My perspective - Authentic stories
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- Published on Friday, November 29, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Canada is becoming increasingly urban and it’s having an unexpected impact on the agricultural community. The 2016 Census of Agriculture found that in 2016, there were 271,935 farm operators across Canada. For comparison’s sake, there are three times as many people who live in the City of Winnipeg. It’s not hard to see why Canadians are so poorly informed about agriculture, they have lost their first hand connection.
Right in the centre - A number of questions
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- Published on Friday, November 29, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
There are a number of questions that need to be answered.
The most pressing one is why do media and governments so blindly accept every story that comes out about climate change? There are hundreds, if not thousands, of stories floating around about climate change. That the climate is changing, and has been changing, since the beginning of time, is true. After that opening statement, everything else is open to question.
My perspective - Is anyone spending money?
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- Published on Friday, November 22, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Iheard a couple of concerning stories over the last week. It started with a large Westman supply place, the kind of place that sells to commercial customers and farmers and all the sorts of people that drive economic activity in the region. The staff there were talking about how quiet it had been lately. No one was spending money.
Right in the centre - What will Alberta do?
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- Published on Friday, November 22, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
What will Alberta do in light of the recent federal election? They elected only Conservative Party of Canada MPs, except for one pro-pipeline NDP guy in Edmonton. Saskatchewan elected only CPC MPs. Manitoba and BC decreased their Liberal numbers. There has been a lot of discussion in Alberta.
My perspective - Stop and (re)start
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- Published on Friday, November 15, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Reset the modem. Reset the router. Reset them again. Wonder why your video still isn’t playing and contemplate whether you want to spend an estimated wait time of 20-30 minutes, which will actually be 50, to see if your internet service provider can do something to make your internet work. If this sounds familiar, chances are you also have rural internet.
