Neepawa of yesteryear – Mountain Ave. north
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Photo courtesy of the Neepawa archives. The Hamilton Hotel (pictured in 1992) was located on Mountain Ave., as well as the Plate and Platter Restaurant and Long’s Shoes.
By Rick Sparling
The Neepawa Press
Last week, we finished up with the west side of Mountain Avenue from Commerce Street to just past Hamilton Street, so we went from the CPR Station, picked up a couple of places west on Merriman’s Road then onto Johnny Roco Station south all the way to the North Star Garage. Today’s column takes us from the Salt Plant on the east side of Mountain Ave. south to the Hamilton Hotel.
Looking back - 1955: 405 lb bear wreaks havoc
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Archived photo. 40 years ago: Neepawa’s new “radar unit” demonstrated by RCMP Sergeant Ernie Michayluk. From left: Councillor Fred Barker, Mayor Lawrence Hurrell and Councillor Peter Cottingham.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday September 27, 1935:
Signs of change for local newspapers
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Photos by Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
On Sept. 22, Provost Signs installed Neepawa Press signage at the Neepawa Banner office. That same day, they also took down the old signage at the Neepawa Press building on Mountain Avenue.
Parkwest defeats NACI
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Photo courtesy of Greg Nesbitt - Nesbitt Publishing LTD
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
The NACI Tigers have fallen to 2-1 on the season in the Rural Manitoba Football League, after a 25-18 loss to the Parkwest Outlaws on Friday, Sept. 25.
