HyLife’s Neepawa investment could total $95 million
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Construction is set to begin on a 130,000 square foot expansion to Neepawa’s HyLife Foods. Owned by La Broquerie-based HyLife, the upgrades to the pork processing plant are part of a $125 million company-wide investment plan announced last week.
The Neepawa plant expansion, which is expected to cost between $90 and $95 million, will focus on the cut floor, as well as packaging and shipping areas. They will also invest in new technologies and processes to improve productivity and yields, as well as increasing shelf life.
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Evening of entertainment with NACTV
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- Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016
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NACTV is inviting you to an evening of entertainment by the Travelling Folk Singer Steve Palmer, along with local musicians Ron Nordstrom and Jim Danino at the Roxy Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Songs from the Heart
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- Published on Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Coming to the Neepawa United Church on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm, are the amazing duo of Reg Downey and Andreas Flested. Reg and Andreas have performed together for many years and offer a diverse concert program, featuring big ballads in Gospel and classic pop. Well-known songs like “You Raise Me Up”, “The Holy City”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, as well as powerful songs they have written themselves will be on their agenda.
Neepawa Farmers ready for THHL season
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- Published on Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Photo by Eoin Devereux. The Neepawa Farmers faced the Minnedosa Bombers in pre-season action on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Yellowhead Centre. That contest ended in a 7-7 tie.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
With the 2016-2017 Tiger Hills Hockey League regular season set to begin, the Neepawa Farmers are heading into the year with a real sense of optimism. Training camp is underway for the senior ‘A’ hockey club, with between 25 and 30 players vying for the chance to represent the team. General manager Rodney White noted that while the core of the 2015-2016 squad has returned, there are also about a half dozen new prospects in camp who are seriously pushing for a spot on the roster.
Award-winning author bringing thrills and chills to local library
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- Published on Wednesday, October 19, 2016
By Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Press
Craig Russell, a Brandon, Man. author who has published two novels and is working on his third, will be at the Neepawa Public Library on Oct. 27.
Just in time for those seeking excitement and chills for Halloween, the American Moonbeam Gold Medal winner will be doing a reading from his newest novel Fragment, an ecological-flavoured, fast-paced thriller.
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