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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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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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.
Right in the centre - Firm but fair
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- Published on Friday, May 20, 2016
By Ken Waddell
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It was an impressive scene to watch the parade of 40 new PC MLAs parade into their swearing-in ceremony last week. Not since 1915 had such a large group of MLAs from one party been sworn into government. The throne speech was impressive this past Monday, but was basically a re-stating of the PC election platform. A look at the seat map for the legislature shows the 40 PC seats, the 14 NDP and the three liberals in their seating arrangement. It’s a massive majority for the PC party and Premier Brian Pallister.
