Memory Tree on display
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
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Country Meadows Personal Care Home
As a fundraiser for the Country Meadows residents’ handivan outings, we are trying a new project. We are selling photo calendars of the residents at Country Meadows. The calendars are $20 and are available at the business office at Country Meadows or at Harris Pharmacy. Thank you for the support in our new fundraiser.
RCMP Dispatch - Pursuit called off due to conditions and speed
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Spruce Plains RCMP
Media release
On Nov. 5, Neepawa RCMP responded to a vehicle roll over on Road 464, south of Highway 16. Police, Fire and EMS all arrived on scene and located a single vehicle in the ditch, on its side. The lone male driver of the vehicle was detained for an impaired operation investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the male was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The male was brought back to the Neepawa RCMP Detachment and provided two samples of his breath. The readings were 110 mg and 120 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood. As a result, Todd Walker has been charged with two counts of Impaired Operation of Motor Vehicle.
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Neepawa Natives making deals
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- Published on Friday, December 2, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives’ roster continues to evolve, as the club has made a pair of player acquisitions at the MJHL Dec.1 roster deadline. First, the team picked up forward Mackenzie Mindus (1998) from the AJHL’s Drayton Valley Thunder in exchange for future considerations. Minus has played 24 games thus far this season, generating two points (one goal - one assist)
My perspective - Fact and fiction
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Fake news has been in the news a lot lately, especially in the context of the American presidential election. In recent months, fake news sites, with click-bait headlines, have seen wide-spread sharing on social media platforms. With many people never reading beyond the headline, the reports, which either have no solid grounding in fact or are taken wildly out of context, are believed to have played a strong role in shaping voters’ opinions of the candidates and ultimately, the choices they made in the voting booth.
