All clear at HyLife after recent evacuation
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. HyLife employees in Neepawa head back into the facility, following an evacuation on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
HyLife employees in Neepawa recently received an unexpected mid-shift break, as the facility had to be temporarily evacuated. Representatives with the company have confirmed that at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, a potentially hazardous condition was discovered within the plant’s piping systems.
Looking Back - Veteran returns after pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge memorial
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. 80 years ago: Friday, Sept. 18, 1936; C. “Scotty” Mann returned after a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge, where he fought during World War 1.
By Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday, Sept. 18, 1936: C. Mann (World War I veteran) returned home Monday night after participating in a pilgrimage to Vimy, where Canada’s war memorial was unveiled by King Edward. Looking well, and a few pounds heavier, he is now busy relating experiences and displaying souvenirs to interested friends.
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The legacy of Terry Fox lives on
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Photos by Tony Eu.
On Friday, Sept. 16, Hazel M. Kellington elementary school held their annual Terry Fox run and following barbecue.
Neepawa raises the roof, literally and figuratively
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- Published on Friday, September 16, 2016
Submitted photo. Left to Right: Myla Ignacio in Maria Clara dress, Ronald Ignacio and Ram Ignacio in Barong Tagalog and Toines Ignacio in a Mestiza dress, take a bow at the end of theFilipino Culturla Festival. The event was fundraiser held in August to assist in covering the cost of roof repiars at St. Dominic’s Church in Neepawa.
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Neepawa Banner
The Filipino Cultural Festival, held on August 27 as a fundraiser for St. Dominic’s Church in Neepawa, has an official total amount of money raised.
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