Right in the centre - Making the best of what you have

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Winnipeg School Division is asking the province to build three new schools. Considering how long Steinbach and Winkler have waited for new schools, asking for three may be a stretch.

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My perspective - Experience and remembrance

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Every year, the Neepawa Banner publishes a special Remembrance Day feature.  The space is supported by local advertisers and includes first hand accounts of those who have experienced war, either at home or abroad. 

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So What?

By Vern May

Minnedosa & Area Community Development Corporation

Sometimes the complacency I encounter in rural Manitoba drives me nuts! For example, there are those who will say, “So we’re a bedroom community for Brandon, there’s nothing wrong with that. If that’s our identity, so what?”

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Corolla — a force to be reckoned with

By Ben Castle

The Neepawa Banner

The iconic Porsche 911 celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, but are you aware that another very different car, Toyota Corolla, reaches its half-century next year?

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Faithfully yours - Lessons we must not forget - Part two

By Neil Strohschein

The Neepawa Banner

One brief announcement was all it took to send North American economies reeling. The man making the announcement was sitting in an office half a world away; but his announcement had an immediate impact on people who live very close to you and me.

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