Neepawa Town Council briefs

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press

Neepawa Town Council has returned to its winter meeting schedule. Councillors will now meet on every first and third Tuesday of the month. The first of these sessions was held on Tuesday, Sept. 1, and featured discussion on several topics, including:

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Expansion of Neepawa’s daycare facilities in the works

By Kira Paterson 

The Neepawa Press

This year, the Budz 'n Bloom Daycare is once again conducting a survey about childcare needs in the Neepawa area. They are looking to find the extent of the need for daycare spots in the community.

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Neepawa will remain two paper town

purchase of the Neepawa Press

Pictured: From left: Dale Brin (divisional manager with Glacier Media) and Ken and Christine Waddell stand in from the Neepawa Press building in Neepawa. (Picture by Eoin Devereux)

By Ken Waddell 

Publisher Neepawa Press, Neepawa Banner, Rivers Banner and myWestman.ca

The Neepawa Press began in 1896. It’s been a tradition, a mainstay for Neepawa and area for 119 years. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, my wife Christine and I purchased the venerable Neepawa Press. We are pleased to be able to return the paper to being locally owned and operated.

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August accounts - Rivers Police Service

By Bruce Klassen

Chief

As printed in last week’s Rivers Banner, the department once again reminds motorists that school will start this week. Please watch for bicycles and pedestrians going to and coming from school and remember to reduce your speed in the school zones.

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Kenton news - Sept 3rd, 2015

By Paulette Wiens

(204) 838-2261

I wish to apologize to both families for mistakes I made in last week’s column. I mentioned Robin Routledge’s wedding but neglected to say he married Lindsay Carmichael, a young woman from Prince George, B.C. I also said the wedding was in Alberta but it was actually in British Columbia, in Fort St. John, as I stated.

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