Local roads among worst of the worst
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- Published on Thursday, April 20, 2017
P.R. 353 at Brookdale finished 2nd overall in the CAA Manitoba Worst Roads campaign (photo courtesy of Becky Szucki)
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The communities of Brookdale, Minnedosa and Neepawa have found themselves on a list that they’re likely not happy to be on. On Tuesday, Apr. 18, CAA Manitoba released the results of its Worst Roads campaign. The annual initiative is aimed at pressuring governments into spending money to repair problematic roads. Brookdale’s Provincial Road (PR) 353 came in second in both the overall and rural categories, while Minnedosa’s Main Street South finished eighth overall (fifth in the rural road category) and Mountain Avenue in Neepawa was 19th overall (ninth - rural roads). Just over 8,400 votes were cast on 712 different roads. Provincial road 239 in Faulkner was the top vote getter for 2017.
Tea Festival coming
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- Published on Wednesday, April 19, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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Spring is often the season when teas are held -- whether in honour of Easter or Mother’s Day, or to celebrate the season in general. And with the surge in popularity of tea consumption, thanks in part to trendy tea shops like David’s Tea, more people are trading their cup of coffee for a mug of steaming or a glass of iced tea.
Teddy Bear Picnic at Riverbend Park on June 20
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- Published on Tuesday, April 18, 2017
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By Miranda Leybourne
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The annual Teddy Bear Picnic, hosted by ArtsForward, will be back at Riverbend Park in Neepawa on June 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It’s a chance for preschool aged children to bring their favourite stuffed animal and have some fun, while learning about healthcare in a non-threatening environment.
Looking back - 1967: Stoney Creek School surrounded by water
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- Published on Tuesday, April 18, 2017
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago: Friday, April 9, 1937 - L. Vivian entertained the provincial intermediate hockey champions, the local hockey club executive and mayor Pollock at a banquet at the King Edward Hotel Tuesday evening.
Read more: Looking back - 1967: Stoney Creek School surrounded by water
Teaching the importance of wetlands
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- Published on Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Photo by Miranda Leybourne. Nicholas Kotecki, a nature interpreter with Oak Hammock Marsh, shows off a coyote pelt to Grade 1 students at HMK on Tuesday, Apr. 11.
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Hazel M. Kellington Elementary School’s (HMK) “On the Go” program from Oak Hammock Marsh was a big hit again this year, despite a snowstorm in late March that delayed some of the classes’ presentations. The program saw guest nature interpreters from the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, located 20 kilometres north of Winnipeg, teach and interact with the grade school children and explain to them the importance of wetlands.
