Manitoba author coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Thursday, November 24, 2016
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We are approaching the time of year when it’s important to get together and renew our personal connections – whether it’s by sharing a meal or a music concert together with friends or coworkers or by the annual sharing of the reading of A Christmas Carol. There’s also a feeling of generosity in the air as we all consider what we can do to make someone else’s holidays a little more festive.
PCSD helping little builders explore
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By Miranda Leybourne
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Few children’s toys have as much of a reputation for aiding in childhood development like LEGO, the stackable, interlocking, coloured blocks created in Denmark in 1940.
According to Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, a website of resources for teachers, there are nine specific skills the colourful toys can foster in children. These include lateral thinking, three dimensional thinking, literacy, problem solving, organization, creativity, communication, critical thinking and motor development.
Natural Health Products to undergo new regulations
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By Miranda Leybourne
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Big changes are in the works for how Health Canada regulates self-care products, including cosmetics, natural health products (NHPs) and non-prescription drugs.
The federal government plans to develop new policies and proposals related to the Regulatory Transparency and Openness Framework (RTOF), which includes all the regulations and rules that companies must follow to sell products in this country.
Read more: Natural Health Products to undergo new regulations
Bell ringers needed for kettle campaign
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By Miranda Leybourne
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The Salvation Army in Neepawa is looking for volunteer bell ringers for their annual Christmas Kettle campaign.
Amanda Naughton-Gale, community services representative at the Neepawa Salvation Army, says even if people can only volunteer an hour or two, it would still make a difference for the campaign, which kicks off on Nov. 26 and runs until the week before Christmas.
