Female Chiefs crowned MFMHL champs
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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
It was déjà vu all over again on Saturday, Mar. 26 at the Communiplex in Shoal Lake, well, except for the ending. For the second year in a row and almost exactly one year to the day, the Yellowhead Chiefs faced the Central Plains Capitals in a game five winner take all game for the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League championship. In front of a packed house, the two teams continued to showcase the quality of AAA female midget players in the province.
Manitoba Votes 2016 - Service erosion
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The Neepawa Banner
Question: Many rural voters are concerned about doctor shortages and service erosion. What do you think needs to be done in the short term (1 to 2 years) and long term (over 2 years) to address these issues?
Right in the centre - Good or bad?
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In response to a PC Manitoba announcement on how to increase private investment in post-secondary education, the NDP spokesman Andrew Tod called the plan "bad for students, bad for families and bad for colleges and universities.” Of course, the NDP didn’t say why it was bad, but we can assume from past performance why they think it’s bad.
Killarney win THHL championship
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Action from game three in Carberry on Friday, Mar. 25 between the Plainsmen and Killarney Shamrocks
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Killarney Shamrocks didn’t need to rely on luck to win the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) championship. Instead, the top seed from the western division used its speed and skill to outpace the eastern division champs, the Carberry Plainsmen, eventually winning the best-of-five final three games to one.