Sopuck wins re-election. Trudeau new PM
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- Published on Monday, October 19, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
For voters in the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa riding, there will be a change in government, but not locally. In the local riding, incumbent Conservatives candidate Robert Sopuck was re-elected with a strong majority.
Thankful for lives in Thanksgiving fire
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- Published on Monday, October 19, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Jennifer Pearson and her three children, aged six to 11, had a Thanksgiving they won’t soon forget. At 10:50 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 Rivers-Daly Volunteer Fire Department was called to their home to extinguish a fire which started in a child’s bedroom at the southeast side of the residence. Quick and efficient action by the department saved the bulk of the 310 Fourth Avenue house, which is owned by Manitoba Housing Authority. While the structure still stands, Manitoba Housing has not yet determined if it is worth the cost to restore and repair, or to destroy it — smoke damage is extreme.
Neepawa and OCN split 2nd straight weekend series
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- Published on Sunday, October 18, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives recently travelled north for a pair of games against the OCN Blizzard. It was the second straight weekend that these teams would play a pair of games against one another. It would also be the second straight weekend they would end up splitting those games.
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NACI Tigers top Souris
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- Published on Friday, October 16, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The Neepawa Tigers have improved their Rural Manitoba Football League record to 3-3 on the season, with a 19-15 victory over the Souris Sabres on Thursday, Oct. 15.
