Tiny bins, big problems
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- Published on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Press Staff
Piles of garbage continue to be a problem in some areas within the Town of Neepawa. On Monday, Feb 6, the Town’s communal bin serving Mountain Ave. and First Ave, between Hamilton St. and Mill St. was overflowing with garbage and recyclables. At this location, recycling is picked up on Tuesday, while garbage is picked up on Wednesday.
Optimism at Chamber AGM
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- Published on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
After suffering losses in 2015, the Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce presented a much stronger financial situation at their annual general meeting last week. Held at the Neepawa Curling Club on Jan. 30, the AGM and banquet drew a crowd of about about 50 local business people.
Heart and Stroke campaign looking for volunteers
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- Published on Monday, February 6, 2017
By Jean Borchardt
Neepawa Heart and Stroke
The Neepawa Heart and Stroke Campaign still needs volunteers to come forward and help out, by sitting at a table at the Neepawa Gladstone Co-op gathering donations and providing information to help people learn the signs of strokes.
Neepawa's Winter Wonderland back again
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- Published on Friday, February 3, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
The Neepawa Banner
Neepawa’s annual Winter Wonderland Festival is back – and promises to be bigger and better than ever – on Feb. 20, from 12 - 3 p.m. at the Flats.
A tragic death with a silver lining
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- Published on Thursday, February 2, 2017
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
For the second time in 24 years, this reporter has had to announce the tragic passing of someone by means of a house fire. The first was for Ricky Benn right in Rivers (Jan. 25, 2002) and this one, for Bert Cluney in the Spring Valley district southwest of Rivers, two miles west of Deerboine Colony. William Albert “Bert” Cluney was born Feb. 5, 1926; he died eight days before his 91st birthday.
