Wrapping up hope for the homeless

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Banner file photo. During their visit to Winnipeg Harvest last year, the HOPE group learned how to make the care package t-shirt rolls.

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI) HOPE social justice group is getting ready to start their next project. From Feb. 8 to Feb. 26, the classes at NACI will be competing in a contest that will help the homeless across the province. 

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Rivers Police 'Beware of email scam.'

By Bruce Klassen

Rivers Police Chief

Rivers Police Service would like to alert Riverdale citizens of the newest scam being circulated. A local resident attended our office with a copy of what he believed to be a general email from Royal Bank of Canada.

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High speed chase in Neepawa

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Photo property of Alan Gillies, GEM Media

By Eoin Devereux and Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

A Winnipeg man is facing a large array of charges in connection to a wild and, at times, dangerous high speed pursuit that ended in Neepawa on Friday, Feb. 5.

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NACTV takes part in local TV hearings

By Kira Paterson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) held a public hearing late in January that focussed a lot of discussion on local television stations. The hearing was held in Gatineau, Que., where stations from all across Canada were represented. Neepawa Access Television (NACTV) was represented by president and CEO Ivan Traill. 

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New veterinarian serving Neepawa area

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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Feb. 1, the Neepawa Veterinary Clinic welcomed a new vet to the practice, Dr. Rhian Beever.  Beever joins Dr. Liz Ostendorf at the mixed animal practice operating out the Neepawa and District Veterinary Clinic building. 

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