Friday, October 23, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press
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In this week's edition, find out the official name for Neepawa's multi-use trail park, get some details on how the Roxy Theatre's been doing since they've had to close down, find out about the big money coming from the provincial government to help with the Town of Neepawa's water treatment plant expansion and much more!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Rona, Giant Tiger, Home Hardware and Princess Auto, depending on where you pick up your paper.
Right in the centre - In defence of truth
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Winnipeg Free Press published a three-part series on Manitoba farmers and the farm industry. One of the stated premises of the series is quoted as follows. “Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time and farmers are poised to be on the front line of the crisis, both as casualties and change makers.”
The series did a pretty good job of describing life on the farm during the hectic sowing, growing and harvesting seasons. There was only one problem with the series– they had a hard time proving their premise. That wasn’t surprising, because climate change is NOT the most pressing issue of our time.
Friday, October 16, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Friday, October 16, 2020
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In this week's edition, get the scoop on the massive cyber fraud that has affected the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone, check out some information about the new Staff Sergeant at Spruce Plains RCMP, find out how ArtsForward has been doing financially during the pandemic and much more!
Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Giant Tiger, Peavey Mart and Home Hardware, depending on where you pick up your paper.
Right in the centre - Controlling the fear
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- Published on Friday, October 16, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
After a nearly eight month battle with COVID-19 in Manitoba, it’s time to re-evaluate where we have been, where we are now and how to proceed. At the outset, the province of Manitoba reacted fairly quickly. Nobody really knew where we were headed. There were some very scary predictions and accordingly, some strong measures were implemented. A lot of businesses suffered and some may not survive, in spite of help from both senior levels of government.
