The Dispatch - RCMP looking for help identifying suspect
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- Published on Friday, January 6, 2017
Spruce Plains RCMP
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On Dec. 16, 2016, police observed a vehicle departing the Vivian bar. A traffic stop was conducted to check for driver sobriety. Two occupants were located in the vehicle and the driver displayed possible signs of impairment. The male driver was demanded to provide a sample of breath into a roadside screening device, which he failed. As a result, the driver was arrested for impaired operation of motor vehicle.
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Neepawa Legion honours Pittman
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- Published on Friday, January 6, 2017
Photo by Eoin Devereux
On Friday, Dec. 16, Neepawa Royal Canadian Legion Branch Number 23 president Brent Hunter presented Cecil Pittman with a certificate of appreciation.
My perspective- Connecting Canadians
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- Published on Friday, January 6, 2017
Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Rural Canadians got some good news just before Christmas– better broadband coverage is coming. On Dec. 21, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that broadband internet is now considered a basic service. The move puts high speed internet into the same category as landline telephones.
The change came following a year and half of public consultations and resulted in new targets for service under sub-section 46.5(1) of the Telecommunications Act. The new targets apply to both fixed and mobile broadband services. For fixed broadband services, the target is access to an unlimited data option as well as minimum speeds of 50 megabits per second for download and 10 megabits per second for upload. For mobile broadband services, the target is access to the latest mobile wireless technology not only in homes and businesses, but also along major Canadian transportation corridors.
Carberry arena undergoing $546,000 upgrade
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By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The councils of the Town of Carberry and RM of North Cypress-Langford have passed a joint motion on Dec. 12 to do a major upgrade on the Carberry arena. The arena ice plant, which is a geo-thermal unit, has been deemed to be inadequate going forward. A tender has been received and approved from CIMCO to replace the ice plant at the Carberry Plains Community Centre for $546,970 plus taxes.
