Remembrance Day across the region
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
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Neepawa Guides and Pathfinders did a piece of poppy artwork as part of their Remembrance Day challenge.
Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary surrenders charter
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- Published on Friday, November 18, 2016
By Evelyn Lewandoski and Linda Squance
Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary
In October 2016, the Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary surrendered their Charter after 77 years.
In December 1939, a charter was granted to the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Erickson Branch #143. The objective of the Auxiliary was to serve the members and comrades of the Legion and to fundraise.
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Right in the centre - News must be reliable, verifiable
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
If all goes according to plan, by the time you read this column, I will have made the following presentation to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa:
We have been involved full time in newspaper publishing since 1989, when we started up The Neepawa Banner from scratch, in competition with The Neepawa Press, which had been publishing since 1896. In 2010, the Neepawa Press was sold to a major corporation. I declined to sell to that same corporation and by 2015, they sold the Neepawa Press to us. We are pleased to be able to store 120 years of history in our archives.
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The Dispatch - RCMP make arrest in meth case
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- Published on Thursday, November 17, 2016
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Spruce Plains RCMP
On Nov. 1, Minnedosa RCMP responded to another report of a missing dog at a residence in Clanwilliam. Police attended a residence located on First Avenue and spoke to the residents regarding the missing dog. While speaking to the complainant, police were able to detect a strong smell of marijuana coming from inside the residence. At this time, a male took off from the location and police were allowed to enter the residence.