Camp Day deemed a success
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- Published on Saturday, June 13, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
More than 18,000 youth from across Canada, including a pair from Neepawa, will go to camp this year thanks to your generous support during Tim Hortons Camp Day. The annual fundraiser, held on Wednesday, June 3, saw all the proceeds from coffee sales donated to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation to send kids from low-income homes on a camp experience. Tim Hortons was able to raise $12.4 million in total on a national level.
Neepawa's Manitoba Youth Job Centre open for business
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- Published on Friday, June 12, 2015
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The Neepawa Manitoba Youth Job Centre is open once again for the summer! Centres across Manitoba are in their 40th year of successfully supporting youth employment in Manitoba. The Neepawa Manitoba Youth Job Centre (MYJC) is sponsored by Manitoba Children and Youth Opportunities in partnership with The Neepawa Chamber of Commerce, and serves the communities of Neepawa, Arden, Birnie, Eden, Franklin and Riding Mountain.
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Plumas' 'Mr. Baseball' enters Hall of Fame
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- Published on Friday, June 12, 2015
(L to R) Tom Yandeau and Gladwyn Scott at the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
There are 13 new members of the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame, including one whose name is very familiar to the baseball scene in Plumas. Tom Yandeau was one of the individuals who was honoured at a ceremony held at the Morden Event Access Centre on Saturday, June 6.
New book guides readers on a tour of Manitoba's rich history
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- Published on Friday, June 12, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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Part travel guide, part educational guide, the recently published book “Ancient Heartland” aims to educate Manitobans about the natural history around them. “Anywhere you look in Manitoba, there’s something really special,” said Manitoba-based author and publisher Barbara Huck. On June 2, Huck stopped at Neepawa’s Access 2 Books to talk about the book.
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