Neepawa Council rejects boarding house request
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- Published on Friday, December 22, 2017
The meeting room at the Town of Neepawa office was filled to capacity on Tuesday, Dec. 19, as individuals listen to the discussion surrounding a boarding house on Whitmore Crescent. Photo property of Alan Gillies. GEM Media.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The final Neepawa Town Council meeting of 2017 proved to be a lively one, as nearly 50 people crammed into the Town Office on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The reason for the capacity crowd was the discussion of a conditional use permit for a boarding house at 8 Whitmore Crescent.
My perspective - The most ridiculed
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- Published on Thursday, December 21, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Christmas is upon us, which means that so too is the season of sweets and baking. Last week’s Neepawa Banner & Press had a collection of seasonal recipes and no matter your taste — sweet or savoury, simple or extravagant— there’s a recipe out there. From cookies to truffles, mincemeat to bars and sausage rolls to cakes, everyone has their favourite Christmas treat.
Right in the centre - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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- Published on Thursday, December 21, 2017
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
For many newspapers it has not been a good year financially. I guess that is obvious as recent news came out that over 30 daily papers, including one in Winnipeg, have been shut down. Now, in fairness, those papers were owned by two large companies who decided that having one paper in a town has better chance at success than two so they closed a bunch of papers to make way for what they hope will be a successful single paper.
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Neepawa hosts 2017 Keith Jordan Memorial Tournament
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- Published on Thursday, December 21, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
This past weekend, Neepawa was home to some of Manitoba’s best female midget hockey teams at the third annual Keith Jordan Memorial Tournament. The event, which is named after the well respected local minor hockey official, who passed away in 2015, featured five teams from across the province, with Neepawa represented by the Natives Midget girls squad. Each team played one another during the round robin portion of the weekend, with the two teams with the best overall records playing in the championship game on Sunday, Dec. 17. The third and fourth ranked teams would also face off on Sunday in the consolation final.
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