Rural Week comes to Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Photo by Kira Paterson. From left: Laurel Grant, Holly Cole and Eunice Chang are all first year medical students at the University of Manitoba who came to Neepawa for Rural Week. Colleen Pitzel (right), a third year med student, wasn’t part of the program, but she wanted to join them on the experience.
By Banner Staff
The Neepawa Banner
From May 23 to 27, Neepawa played host to three first-year medical students, from the University of Manitoba, as part of this year’s Rural Week.
Right in the centre - A life in politics
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
I have often urged people to get involved in a political party. It’s a bit of a stretch for many as about 40 per cent of our population don’t even vote in elections.
Neepawa ready for MJHL draft
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Representatives from the MJHL & the 11 member clubs gathered in Neepawa last year for the annual bantam draft.
This year’s event takes place this weekend in Selkirk.
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Months of extensive research and hard work by the scouting staff of the Neepawa Natives is set to culminate at the 2016 Manitoba Junior Hockey League bantam draft. Neepawa comes into this year’s draft, which will take place this weekend in Selkirk, with the first pick in the opening round. General manager Myles Cathcart said the team has been doing a lot of work in preparation for the selection.
Airport Project receives local support
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- Published on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Photo by Ken Waddell. Darryl Gerrard of Enns Bros., the John Deere dealership in Neepawa, operating a JD 8310R tractor and land roller to smooth out a field seeded to soybeans at the Neepawa Airport Farming project.
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Enns Bros., the John Deere dealership in Neepawa, has stepped up again this year to spearhead the Neepawa Airport Farming project. The Town of Neepawa rents the farmland around the airport to the project, which is jointly administered by the Neepawa Curling Club (Yellowhead Development Society-YDSI) and the Yellowhead Centre (arena and hall). The two facilities invest some cash each year for crop inputs and crop insurance and then share the profits on a 50/50 basis.
