Right in the centre- NDP in the wilderness
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- Published on Thursday, January 5, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The once mighty New Democratic Party of Manitoba is floundering. In power from 1999 to 2016, the party once was a powerhouse that neither the Progressive Conservatives nor the Liberals could even challenge, let alone beat. The NDP came to power in 1999, for the third time in history, by way of a coalition of labour, social activist groups and public service unions. Gary Doer, who worked briefly in the provincial civil service and then became president of the Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU), rode that gig into the leadership of the NDP. What many people don’t know is that Doer waffled for a while, as he considered if he would go NDP or PC. He obviously decided to go NDP, but it wasn’t always a done deal. Doer was a coalition builder who surrounded himself with tough guys, who were his enforcers. Women didn’t play a big part in his coalition, a number of vigorous women politicians left the Doer fold over his tenure.
2016: A banner year in sports
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- Published on Thursday, January 5, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
With 2016 now a part of history, it’s time to look back at the past 12 months in Neepawa’s sports landscape. While parts of last year were not all that positive (i.e. the demise of the Farmers baseball team & the MSBL, another non-playoff year for the Natives…), there was still more than enough to keep local sports enthusiasts interested. Here are snippets from the top five sports stories of 2016, according to mywestman.ca and the Neepawa Banner’s Facebook page. Links to the complete articles can be found with the story synopsis.
High speed chase top story of 2016
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- Published on Thursday, January 5, 2017
The top story of 2016, based on page views was a high speed chase that began in Gladstone and ended at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 5 north in Neepawa.
This week, we look back at the Neepawa Banner and Neepawa Press’ top 10 stories of 2016. The results are based on the online page views.
Banner and Press staff
10. Farmery to begin brewing in Neepawa
Published Feb. 26, 2016
Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk’s dream will come one step closer to reality this spring. In 2011, the brothers set out to build Canada’s first estate brewery, which they called Farmery, and at the end of April, they will take delivery of their new brewing equipment. Not only is Farmery a microbrewery, all of the inputs used to make the beer are grown on their Arden-area farm.
Where are they now? 1958-1959 cheerleaders
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- Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2017
By Rick Sparling
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For the 1958 to 1959 school year, eight girls from West Park School took part in the cheerleading team.
