MNP paying it forward to Minnedosa project
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- Published on Friday, February 9, 2018
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A national accounting firm has decided to ‘pay it forward’ and nine charitable organizations in southern Manitoba are the beneficiaries. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, MNP announced details to its Reach Out/Pay it Forward program for 2018. Starting Feb. 1, and running until Jan. 31 2019, for every client referral provided to all of their southern Manitoba offices, MNP will donate five per cent of the new client’s first year fees to local charities and organizations.
Right in the centre - Justin should be ashamed of himself
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- Published on Thursday, February 8, 2018
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I am certainly no fan of our present prime minister Justin Trudeau and for a number of reasons. However, no matter what my opinion of Trudeau’s style and policies may be, nothing he has ever said, done or not done comes close to his callous answer to a wounded Canadian veteran. In a town hall meeting, a Canadian wounded war veteran who lost one leg and part of his other leg asked the PM a question. He basically said that he signed up knowing he might be wounded or that he might be killed. What he didn’t sign up for was to be mistreated by his own government. He asked why the government was fighting veterans’ request for compensation.
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My perspective - Return to local
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- Published on Thursday, February 8, 2018
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The management of schools in Nova Scotia will look a lot different this fall. At the end of January, the provincial government announced that they would be implementing 22 recommendations from a consultant’s report on educational administration, aimed at improving student outcomes. One of the recommendations that has drawn the most publicity is the elimination of the province’s seven English language school boards.
Natives top Terriers in OT
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- Published on Thursday, February 8, 2018
The Neepawa Natives celebrate a much needed win on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as they topped the Portage Terriers 4-3 in overtime.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A pair of three point nights from line-mates Brett Namaka and Mackenzie Belinski, lifted the Neepawa Natives to a 4-3 overtime win over the Portage Terriers on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Namaka (2 goals - 1 assist), who earned the first star of the game, would score the game winner just 31 seconds into OT. Belinski, meanwhile, scored once and added a pair of assists.