Right in the centre - Canada Day a good time to take stock
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- Published on Thursday, June 30, 2016
By Ken Waddell
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Today, Canada Day is a great day to be a Canadian. People who were born here may not appreciate Canada as much as or in the same way as someone who moved here. Canada, for all its faults, is a really good place to live. We need to “stand on guard” for Canada as it may continue to grow even greater.
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A walk down memory lane
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- Published on Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Gladstone’s fourth Annual Walk for Alzheimer’s was held on Thursday, June 23 along with a fundraising barbecue. The Seniors’ Drop-In was the starting point for the walk and the place to donate toward this worthwhile cause by attending the barbecue or making a pledge. The total raised this year was $3265.00.
Photos by Penny Rogers.
$80,000 scholarship awarded to ECI student
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- Published on Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Submitted photo. ECI graduate Victor Popp.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Erickson Collegiate student, Viktor Popp has been selected to receive $80,000 to study Engineering at the University of Manitoba. A 2016 graduate of Erickson Collegiate (ECI), Popp will be at the faculty of Engineering this fall. He was selected by (ECI) staff based on his outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements.
My perspective - Saturday hot spot
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- Published on Wednesday, June 29, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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It was a bustling Saturday night, the shops were open until 9 pm, the restaurants were full and it was hard to find a parking spot on the main drag. This isn’t a scene from modern Toronto, London or New York. This was Neepawa on a Saturday night in the 1950s.
It’s hard to believe.
