My perspective - If you eat...
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
“If you eat, you’re involved in agriculture,” the saying goes. Despite their “involvement”, there are many people in Westman, a relatively rural part of Canada, with absolutely no connection to the industry that provides their food. Last week though, people from across the province had the chance to get up close and personal with agriculture during the 109th Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (RMWF).
Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival celebrates half a century
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
May 27, 1966 saw the first day of the first ever Neepawa Fine Arts Festival. Now known as the Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival, the event will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from April 10 to 13.
Read more: Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival celebrates half a century
Downtown Neepawa landmark demolished
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- Published on Thursday, April 7, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. By mid-day on April 6, demolished building materials were being loaded and hauled away.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A familiar structure along Neepawa’s Mountain Avenue has been torn down. On Tuesday, Apr. 5, the garage for the former Murray’s of Neepawa building was demolished. The adjoining showroom remains intact on the property and there are no plans to knock that building down.
Manitoba RCMP charge mother in death of child
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- Published on Wednesday, April 6, 2016
RCMP
Media Release
On January 31, 2015, the Manitoba RCMP was called to assist the Dakota Ojibway Police Service in an investigation into the death of a two-year-old boy from Waywayseecappo First Nation.
On April 5, 2016, RCMP investigators from the Serious Crimes Unit arrested and charged a 36-year-old woman, the mother of the two-year-old boy, with Second Degree Murder.
She has been remanded in custody and will appear in Brandon Provincial Court at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016.
