Residents offered a say in municipal priorities
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A pre-budget consultation, set for Monday, Feb. 29, will allow Neepawa taxpayers to have their say on what the spending priorities should be in the 2016 municipal budget. Councillor and chair of the Finance and Administration committee, Bill Stilwell, said this gathering has been arranged to allow the public an opportunity to say where their tax dollars are spent.
Varsity boys win Zone Seven Final
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Photo by Kira Paterson. Jayvee Posadas was Neepawa's top scorer of the night, tallying up 25 points.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Another championship banner will be hanging from one of the walls of the NACI gymnasium, as the varsity boys basketball team has won the Zone Seven Championship. The Neepawa Tigers locked up the title with an 83-64 win over the William Morton Warriors on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Natives win in overtime against Selkirk Steelers
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- Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives have rebounded from an extremely disappointing weekend with a very important road win. After falling to Virden and Steinbach on consecutive nights, Neepawa returned to the ice on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to take on the Selkirk Steelers. Desperately needing a win to remain in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League playoff chase, the Natives came back from a two goal deficit late in the third period, to win in overtime 3-2.
Laurence’s national significance recognized
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- Published on Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Banner file photo. This portrait of Margaret Laurence is on display at the Margaret Laurence Home Museum in Neepawa.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The people of Neepawa may already see her as significant, but now the Government of Canada has officially recognized Margaret Laurence as a Person of National Historic Significance.
