Neepawa town council: big plans for the Flats
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Photo by Eoin Devereux. The Town of Neepawa has hired a design and consulting firm to develop a master plan for the development of the Flats in Neepawa. Councillors also raised the idea of giving the area a more formal name.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A consultant has been selected to help the Town of Neepawa with the development of the Flats. Council has approved working with Stantec, a Winnipeg based design and consulting firm on creation of a conceptual master plan. Stantec and another firm, WSP Consulting, both bid for the consulting services proposal with Stantec coming in with the lower bid at $8,500.
1946: Town looking at real estate deal to help veterans
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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. 70 years ago, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1946: The Town of Neepawa completed plans to purchase airport homes.
By Cecil Pittman
Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1936
There were no decisions of great importance made at the school board meeting Friday night. The offer of the Dominion Postal Department to supply pictures for a night’s entertainment was favourably received and plans were made to have a showing early in the New Year. Two new flags are to be purchased and the matter of buying some new chairs for the collegiate and auditorium will be further considered.
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Where are they now?
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Neepawa Bantam BB Hockey Club: Front row (from left): Bob Allen, Barry Hunter.
Centre row: Walter Kawka, Ian Stuart, Byron Hamilton, Billy Guinn, Edgar Crabbe, Don Whitmore, Earl Doherty, Len Bolton, Wayne Sparling.
Back row: Walter Green (manager), Keith Graham, Cecil Bolton, Pat Hutchinson, Henry (Hank) Goodridge, Jim Gillespie, Dick Guinan (coach)
The Clint Bennest Memorial Trophy winners for ‘48-‘49
This week, the Neepawa Press introduces a new feature by local author and sports historian Rick Sparling. “Where are they now” attempts to locate and catch up with the teams featured in Sparling’s most recent book, Amateur Hockey in Neepawa: A Scrapbook.
A house warming gift for the MLA
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At the Manitoba legislature Christmas open house on Dec. 3, Eileen Clarke, Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Affairs and MLA for Agassiz greeted many guests including Ken Waddell, president of the Neepawa Natives Junior A Hockey team.
Fall Guide to Home Improvement: Energy savings
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Five tips to make an older home more energy efficient
Photo courtesy of Metro News Service.
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While new homes are being built to be more energy efficient than ever before, thanks to a growing green building movement and increasingly strict building codes, the age of existing dwellings continues to present challenges. More than 40 percent of the housing stock in the United States was built before 1969 and simply wouldn’t stand up to today’s standards. Yet, much can be done to help homeowners improve their building envelope to reduce energy use and increase efficiency.
