Bambi coming to Gladstone. Don't let here doe eyes fool you

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Submitted photo. Samantha Hall aka Bambi

By Vern May

Submitted article

At 23 years old, many of us are still discovering our path, trying on different hats until we find the one that best fits.  It’s safe to say that few young adults are well established in their careers that age – which is what makes Samantha Hall’s story so intriguing.  Hailing from Vancouver, Hall is headed for Manitoba this fall with appearances in Minnedosa and Gladstone as part of CWE Wrestling’s ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ professional wrestling tour.

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Feds invest $9 million in rural high speed internet

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

On July 29, the federal government announced $9 million in funding to expand the availability of rural high speed internet in the area. To delivery the service, the government will partner with Brandon-based NetSet Communications on the construction of 16 new towers, which will reach 10,000 more area homes.  The total cost of the project is expected to cost $25 million and be completed by June 2017.

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Neepawa council discusses suites and sidewalks

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Town of Neepawa held a council meeting on Tuesday, Aug 4.  During the gathering Councillors  received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on planned upgrades to Provincial Highway 16. MIT recently informed Town administration that there will be a slight delay to the planned road surfacing from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junction of Highway 5.

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New federal funding for Neepawa wastewater project

By Banner Staff

The second phase of a major wastewater project in Neepawa has received new federal support. On Aug. 1, Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette Member of Parliament Robert Sopuck announced infrastructure projects in the Town of Neepawa and the Rural Municipalities of Mountain, Dauphin and Harrison Park that will receive funding through the New Building Canada Plan’s Small Communities Fund.

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Gas pumps raised in River

By Sheila Runions

Banner Staff

In 1956 Wes Williams moved a building from Oak River to the west end of the 600 block of Hwy. 25 in Rivers, to augment his service station there. Several ownership and management changes ensued until 1979 when it sat empty for two years before Keith and Marg Lamb purchased the property, which is now called Tempo Place Emporium. After 34 years of business there, the couple has invested approximately $340,000 in upgrades in the last three weeks.

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