Major renovations completed at Bay Hill Inns & Suites
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- Published on Tuesday, September 4, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
With so many high profile construction projects on the go across Neepawa at the moment, the improvements at the Bay Hill Inns & Suites could have easier slipped under the radar. But while the people in Neepawa likely haven’t noticed yet what’s been done, visitors to our town sure have and are quite impressed by them.
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Souris author revisits Neepawa
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- Published on Monday, September 3, 2018
Margaret Laurence Home hosts Rebekah Lee Jenkins’ book launch
Photos by Cassandra Wehrhahn
Author Rebekah Lee Jenkins strikes a pose with her new book and members of her team. From left to right are Becky-JoFlucker, Tammi Amundsen, Rebekah Lee Jenkins, Ev Marshall, and mother Debi Jenkins.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
A self-publishing Souris author revisited Neepawa’s Margaret Laurence Home last week Thursday, Aug.23, for the launch of her newest book “Hope in Oakland”. The author, Rebekah Lee Jenkins, was the Margaret Laurence Home’s very first “writer in residence” just a year prior.
Big time construction underway in Neepawa
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- Published on Monday, September 3, 2018
Photos by Eoin Devereux
Massive tonnage of clay is being moved as the Neepawa wastewater lagoon gets a complete overhaul. The lagoon cells are being re-lined as part of a phased-in project that will see a first of its kind treatment system for Western Canada.
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Extensive construction work involving large earth moving equipment can be seen at the Neepawa lagoon site. Town of Neepawa CAO Colleen Synchynshyn said in an interview with the Neepawa Banner & Press that the $4.4 million project is well underway. It is being half funded by the federal government. What is unique is that the new wastewater treatment process is the first of it’s kind in Western Canada.
Two injured in head-on crash near Neepawa
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- Published on Monday, September 3, 2018
Photo by Ken Waddell
The crew with the STARS Air Ambulance prepare to be transported from the Neepawa Airport to the Hospital to pick up the accident victim.
Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner & Press
Two people sustained serious injuries in a multi-vehicle accident near Neepawa on Thursday, Aug. 23. Fire, police and ambulance crews were called to the scene on Hwy. 16, just east of Neepawa at around 8:45 a.m.
Canada Post talks reach "critical stage"
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- Published on Saturday, September 1, 2018
Strike vote could happen at any time
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A majority of Canada Post employees could soon be walking off the job. About 50,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members will soon vote on whether or not to move forward with a strike. If the two sides fail to reach a new collective agreement by Sept. 26, the CUPW said it will have to be ready for “some type of job action”. The CUPW represents delivery agents and plant employees.
