New regional hospital badly needed
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Municipal officials from a wide area will be meeting with the Prairie Mountain Regional Health Authority (PMRHA) on March 13 to discuss a proposed new regional hospital.
Neepawa Natives lend support to HMK's reading program
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- Published on Friday, March 6, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
Students at Hazel M. Kellington School in Neepawa recently received some extra support for I Love to Read Month. On Tuesday, Mar. 3, members of the Neepawa Natives hockey club participated in the campaign, which is geared towards getting students excited about reading. Players read to the kids and also helped around the classroom.
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Social to help those displaced
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- Published on Thursday, March 5, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
A benefit social has been planned to help those who lost their homes in the fire at Neepawa Home Hardware last Wednesday night. To be held March 21 at the Yellowhead Centre, the social evening will be held in two parts, offering something for everyone.
The start of a long process
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- Published on Thursday, March 5, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Almost a week after the fire, Neepawa Home Hardware owner Pat Guilbert has a long road ahead of him. On Wednesday evening, he watched the store he bought in September 2008, and expanded since then, burn. Like the tenants, he too lost irreplaceable items in the fire.
‘We lost everything, we came out with the clothes we had on’
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- Published on Thursday, March 5, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
It was just after 6 p.m. last Wednesday when Arlene Vaughan first noticed smoke rising from the back of the Neepawa Home Hardware building. In addition to working in the store, Vaughan and her husband Tom lived in one of the four apartments above the hardware store.
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