The night before Christ came
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- Published on Saturday, December 24, 2016
By Evan Asselstine
For the Neepawa Banner
There is nothing I hate worse than wet feet. Cold wet feet are the worst. When your feet are wet, it seems every part of you feels it and when your feet are cold it seems to take forever to get warm. My favourite way to get warm is to get nice and close to a warm fire and let the heat of the fire sink in and warm me to my very bones.
Public points to ponder for pigs
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- Published on Saturday, December 24, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Verburggen Prairie Farms Ltd. gave an application to RM of Oakview council this summer which outlined their intent to build a new 6,000-pig feeder barn in that municipality. When the government’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) advertised for comments regarding the same, they received submissions from businesses, organizations and individuals, totalling 11. Between September and November the TRC prepared its 18-page report, which noted the concerns from these submissions and an overview of the site assessment. This report was provided to Oakview on Nov. 24 which then scheduled a public meeting on Dec. 19 to hear from the proponents and public.
View from Parliament Hill - Dec. 24
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- Published on Saturday, December 24, 2016
By Robert Sopuck
Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa M.P.
The Liberal government seems to lack a real understanding of what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to fundraising. Justin Trudeau’s cash-for-access fundraisers are wrong and potentially illegal. He needs to put a stop to it. What they are doing is having billionaires host fancy events at their homes, then making individuals pay $1,500 to the Liberal Party to attend, so that they can have direct access to the prime minister. As the official Opposition, we believe this is blatant corruption and simply not acceptable.
Rivers Foundation continues to grow
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- Published on Friday, December 23, 2016
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
At the seventh annual meeting of Rivers & Area Community Foundation (RACF) it was interesting to note the differences in the financial report, as audited by Sensus accounting. The 2014 audit confirmed $452,313 in assets and $24,731 in expenses; 2015 had $459,600 in assets and only $16,829 as expenses. Treasurer Craig Allison explained the primary reasons for fewer expenses last year.
