Town looking for local photos
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa municipal website is undergoing a major overhaul and the renovators need the community’s help.
Neepawa MYJC open for business
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
By Michael Macaraeg
Neepawa and area MYJC Youth Engagement Leader
The Neepawa Manitoba Youth Job Centre is open once again for the summer! Centres across Manitoba are in their 41st year of successfully supporting youth employment in Manitoba. The Neepawa Manitoba Youth Job Centre (MYJC) is sponsored by Manitoba Department of Education and Training in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and serves the communities of Arden, Birnie, Brookdale and Eden.
Teepee a new attraction for visitors to RMNP
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
Photo by John Drinkwater. Raising of poles to form a teepee framework.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Wednesday, May 11, a group of Parks Canada staff received training in the raising of a teepee. Instruction took place near the Administration Building in RMNP and was conducted by Art Gordon. Gordon, originally from Swan Lake, MB, now resides in Minnedosa and has been building teepees for many years. An Ojibway, he has worked with Cree and Dakota people, learning their cultures and some of their language.
‘Trojan horse’ bill could have huge impact
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last week, farmers, hunters and anglers breathed a collective sigh of relief. The controversial federal bill, C-246, the Modernizing Animal Protections Act, came for second reading in the House of Commons, but doesn’t appear to have the support of government.
