Right in the centre - Weird things from the election trail
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The municipal elections are over. Due to the election being on Wednesday and due to the fact our papers go to print on Wednesday at 2 p.m., we won’t have results in this week’s paper. We will get the results up on our web site as soon as we can.
The municipal election has been weird. Some towns have very large numbers of candidates, eight, 11, even 13 in one place. That level of candidate choice and interest has not been seen for a long time. Maybe never!
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My perspective - Seeing green
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Fencing and feed for livestock are exempt from provincial sales tax (RST). Also exempt are protective bike helmets, artificial limbs, and children’s safety equipment. Interestingly, so too is retail cannabis.
Stepping up to the challenge
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Submitted photo. Brian McCannell, newly appointed president of the Neepawa Yellowhead Centre.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Neepawa Yellowhead Centre (YHC) has a new president, elected by acclamation at their 7:00 p.m. AGM meeting on Monday, Oct. 15. After four years, Darian Major is stepping down from the president’s seat after the end of his term to welcome a fresh face, Brian McCannell, to the position. Typically presidency ends after three years, but Major stayed on, with the board’s approval, for an additional year to smooth out a transitional period.
The show goes on
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By Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner & Press
As the Roxy Theatre enters its 30th year of community ownership, the Neepawa Theatre Centre (NTC) board of directors has reason to be optimistic. On Oct 15, the NTC, the volunteer board that owns and operates the Roxy Theatre, held its annual general meeting.
