The broken fence and the cow
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- Published on Friday, September 30, 2016
By Grant Guy
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Darwin tried to maneuver a cow from his neighbour’s pasture. He hopped, danced and sidled as he flailed his arms attempting to herd the cow back through the gate. If he could lead the cow back onto the road he could return the cow back to his farm. He was having some success until I, his city cousin, stepped through the gate and onto the neighbour’s pasture.
Neepawa residents give to Drive Away Hunger
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
Photo by Miranda Leybourne. Last Friday, Maureen Cox (left), from Farm Credit Canada, and Amanda Naughton-Gale, of the Neepawa Salvation Army, were at the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store collecting food and money for FCC’s Drive Away Hunger campaign.
By Miranda Leybourne
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Neepawa area residents who stopped by the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store on Fri., Sept. 23, had a chance to take a bite out of local hunger thanks to a partnership between Farm Credit Canada (FCC), the Neepawa Salvation Army and the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op.
‘Just save the damn station and I’ll be the happiest guy in the world’
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In a short period of time, the potential demise of Neepawa’s cable access channel has become a hot topic for many people across the region. Earlier this week, NACTV announced that current president, CEO and acting general manager Ivan Traill will soon retire. That decision, combined with a financial loss accrued by the station last year, has instigated a decision by the NACTV board to cease operations. A motion recommending the TV station shut down will be made at the board’s annual general meeting in November, unless another group is willing to take over.
Read more: ‘Just save the damn station and I’ll be the happiest guy in the world’
Sorority News
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Neepawa Banner
A new year has begun for the Manitoba Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Manitoba childcare shortages are very real and in your town
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
By Tony Eu
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In Manitoba, we have a problem with child care services. That problem being that there simply aren’t enough of them.
As of July 31, 2016, the wait list for childcare in Manitoba contained 14,872 names. That means there are nearly 15,000 children waiting to get into a daycare, 15,000 children who need a place where they will be looked after and cared for while their parents, or parent, go to work.
Read more: Manitoba childcare shortages are very real and in your town
