January 17, 2025 - Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Thursday, January 16, 2025
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Right in the centre - Some housing and immigration questions
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- Published on Thursday, January 16, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Population growth and immigration numbers are in the news again. In 2023, 2,656 people left Manitoba, 25,591 people moved into Manitoba, 11,994 people died and 17,146 babies were born. The Province of Manitoba wants to bring in another 12,000 foreign worker immigrants in 2025. Companies are begging for more workers to fill waiting jobs in many sectors. Universities and Colleges are protesting cuts in foreign student numbers imposed by the federal government. Educational institutions have been charging much higher fees for foreign students than Canadians. There’s a lot of forces at play here.
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January 10, 2025 - Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Thursday, January 9, 2025
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Happy New Year. The first edition of the Banner & Press is our annual Year in Review. For this week,we're spotlighting some of the most notable stories for 2024.
Right in the centre - Thankfully, many changes are ahead
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- Published on Thursday, January 9, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The New Year always sets the stage for reflection on the past year(s) and it’s always a good to time to plan ahead.
Let’s start with the known things. No matter how upsetting world events have become, the sun will rise tomorrow. If it doesn’t, we won’t have anything to worry about anyway but I am nearly sure the sun will rise. The sun has a good track record.
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