Right in the centre - News must be reliable, verifiable
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
If all goes according to plan, by the time you read this column, I will have made the following presentation to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa:
We have been involved full time in newspaper publishing since 1989, when we started up The Neepawa Banner from scratch, in competition with The Neepawa Press, which had been publishing since 1896. In 2010, the Neepawa Press was sold to a major corporation. I declined to sell to that same corporation and by 2015, they sold the Neepawa Press to us. We are pleased to be able to store 120 years of history in our archives.
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The Dispatch - RCMP make arrest in meth case
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
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Spruce Plains RCMP
On Nov. 1, Minnedosa RCMP responded to another report of a missing dog at a residence in Clanwilliam. Police attended a residence located on First Avenue and spoke to the residents regarding the missing dog. While speaking to the complainant, police were able to detect a strong smell of marijuana coming from inside the residence. At this time, a male took off from the location and police were allowed to enter the residence.
Farm flooding threatens farmers’ income
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
Brothers frustrated by inaction
Submitted photo. The road by the Coutts’ field (left side, covered in water) is three feet lower than it should be, allowing water to flow over it and flood their fields.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
For farmers, spring is a busy time. Fields need to be tended to and crops need to be planted; what a farmer manages to accomplish in those couple months dictates what a perfect year will yield. Spring is also a time of hope. Hope that the work put in during those first months isn’t wiped out by pests, that the weather helps instead of hinders.
My perspective - Don’t miss the chance
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Every spring, three levels of government release their budgets and for the most part, Canadians respond with questions and concern. They wonder why the highway they travel is still crumbling, why their health care needs aren’t being met and why certain industries or businesses are being chosen as winners. The problem is that by then, it’s too late to start complaining about how governments are spending our money.
