Iron ore project on hold, investors waiting for a change in government

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

It’s been in the ground for a long time, it’s taking a long time to get it out as well.

There’s a large seam of iron ore deep down in the earth, south-west of Arden.

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New Year’s standoff in Minnedosa

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The normally quiet community of Minnedosa was anything but quiet on New Year’s Eve, as it dealt with a dramatic police standoff to ring in 2016.

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Neepawa 4-H clubs busy over the holidays

Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H club

Submitted by Ella Koshel

Neepawa Belles, Beaux and Builders 4-H

My name is Ella Koshel from the Neepawa Belles, Beaux and Builders club. This is my first year of 4-H. I think it’s so fun, I love 4-H. 

Here are some of the things that we have been doing:

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MPI unveils top five frauds of 2015

Submitted Article

Manitoba Public Insurance

Vehicle technology, good old-fashioned investigation skills and strong partnerships with police agencies were major factors in helping identify those people who tried to defraud Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI).

Fraudulent and suspicious claims are handled by Manitoba Public Insurance’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The efforts of this special unit resulted in fraud savings last year of $7.6 million for Manitoba auto insurance rate payers. The SIU investigates about 2,500 claims yearly. 

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Looking back - 1996: Odd Fellows first to ‘adopt a ball diamond’

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Neepawa Press Archives. 20 years ago, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996: IOOF Grand Nobel Bob Lumsden is pictured presenting a $1,000 cheque to Gail White toward a baseball diamond adoption.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago, Friday January 10, 1936:

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