My perspective - Death by a thousand cuts?
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- Published on Friday, April 29, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
What’s $16,900 in a budget of more than $7.6 million? Not much, not even one per cent. But for many Neepawa organizations, it’s a lot.
Rivers Police Report: April 2016
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- Published on Thursday, April 28, 2016
By Bruce Klassen
Rivers police chief
Rivers Police Service would like to remind motorists we are running our annual distracted driving/Road Watch campaign. Police will be targeting drivers using their cell phones, and other high-risk driving offences such as impaired driving, speeding and failure to wear a seat belt.
Not so silent E - They’re all 1.5 per cent screwed
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- Published on Thursday, April 28, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Full disclosure; but when it comes to the Neepawa Town Council, this is my favourite time of the year and the reason why is quite simple. Because this is the only time of the year in which people, other than myself and Jackie from NACTV, actually bother to pay any attention to Neepawa Town Council.
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Cut to grant puts VCC’s future in jeopardy
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- Published on Thursday, April 28, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
For the Viscount Cultural Council (VCC), losing half of their annual grant from the Town of Neepawa came as a surprise. On April 19, the Town of Neepawa presented the first reading of their 2016-2017 budget, which included cuts to the grants distributed by the municipality to local organizations.
