Manitoba budget cautiously optimistic - Finance Minister Friesen
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Manitoba PC government has set out its budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The new $25 per tonne carbon tax going to be used to cover the cost of raising the Basic Personal Income Tax rate by $1000 on Jan. 1, 2019 and again on Jan. 1, 2020. They are projecting that the deficit will come down. The deficit is the amount the government spends over the amount of income that it has.
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Career Trek - A walk into your future
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
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Career Trek award recipients from NACI (from left) Karl Viloria, John Allen Dionzon, Toines Ignacio, Francheska Kabigting, Alyza Sadiamona, Kate Bulusan, Ranzis Pangan, Peter Esclamado and Sziane Dequito, some of the recipients are not shown.
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
On Saturday, March 10, Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI), grade 6 students graduated from their Career Trek Wonder of Work program at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium held in Brandon.
Ski shack trashed
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
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The interior of the vandalized ski shack, the table has been torn from the wall and the windows smashed.
Micah Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
On the evening of Mar. 1, 2018, sometime after 11:00 p.m., a group of people went into the ski shack at the Neepawa and area cross-country ski club trails and proceeded to damage the property. Windows were broken, the small table was torn off the wall and all area maps and paper on the walls were burned.
News In A Minute is back, new owners to resume popular publication
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- Published on Thursday, March 15, 2018
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Mike and Naomi Waddell have revived a part of Brandon history, with the purchase of News In A Minute.Recently the owner of News In A Minute, Robert ‘Bob’ Ferguson, passed away at which point the 28-year-old publication ceased to exist.
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Next phase of Medical Clinic expansion set to begin soon
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- Published on Thursday, March 15, 2018
Photo by Eoin Devereux The 1,920 sq ft expansion of the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic will be built on the northeast corner of the existing facility. It will include a ground and basement level.
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The tender process has begun for the expansion of the Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic in Neepawa. On Friday, Mar. 9, the Neepawa Area Development Corporation (NADCO) held an on-site meeting with general contractors.
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