Right in the centre - Stuff happens
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- Published on Friday, July 3, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Never in my memory has there been so many cancellations of events across Canada. COVID-19 has resulted in thousands of events and activities being cancelled. The tide is turning, as people are making up their own, new events and activities to fill the void. Grad parades have popped up all over the country and have been so popular that I can see them becoming a permanent part of annual grad celebrations in the future. Spontaneous events are filling our summer, as we await a return to regularly scheduled events.
Neepawa deals with historic flooding
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- Published on Thursday, July 2, 2020
Aerial photo by Jon Luigi Pido. View of the southeast corner of Neepawa, south of Hwy 16, west of Hwy 5 South.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon has noted that the past few days have been like nothing the community has ever experienced before. On July 1, the Town declared a local state of emergency following a pair of massive storms, which caused severe flooding throughout the region. Those two significant weather events combined, dropped an estimated 101 to 152 millimetres in rainfall. McCutcheon told the Banner & Press that those types of numbers in such a short period of time have not been seen here
Friday, June 26, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press
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- Published on Friday, June 26, 2020
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In this week's edition, read about a huge fundraiser for CancerCare Manitoba, find out about the latest announcement about schools reopening, check out the Farmers' Advocate in our B section and much more!
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Right in the centre - Words are hard
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- Published on Friday, June 26, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I think it’s time to re-visit some definitions. They are open to debate and that is welcomed.
