Friday, December 4, 2020 Neepawa Banner & Press

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Published on Friday, December 4, 2020

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In this week's edition, read about the additional housing units Touchwood has acquired, find out about the Country of the Week online program started by a Minnedosa dad, learn about the new phone line launched to help Manitobans connect with the services they need and much more!

Don't forget to pick up a hard copy of the Banner & Press so you don't miss out on some great deals in the flyers! In this week's, you can find Giant Tiger, Peavey Mart, Princess Auto and Home Hardware, depending on where you pick up your paper.

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Guest column - Hindsight now sharper than one might like to see

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Published on Friday, December 4, 2020

By Mike Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

As the daily barrage of information with the COVID-19 pandemic comes across the airwaves, internet and newspapers, it is a challenge to sort through the static. As a guest editorial writer this week, I would like to isolate one of the underlying tones that is, at times, being lost in the babble. 

As one looks back through the carnage, largely in the realm of long term care homes, I have a faint hope. I have hope that as a result of the horrific results we have seen, this will shine a spotlight on the need for a more intense focus on elder care in our country. 

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Column like I see 'em - Brian Pallister’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

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Published on Friday, December 4, 2020

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

November has not been very kind to Manitoba premier Brian Pallister, but then again, it hasn’t really been all that kind to any of us, has it?

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