My perspective - Open eyes, open doors
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- Published on Friday, November 16, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Barriers don’t look the same to all Manitobans. For many, a barrier can be as simple as a step or a 12 point font. With the goal of improving accessibility across the province, the government introduced new legislation, which as of Nov. 1, applies to all organizations and levels of government in Manitoba.
Letters - An excuse to privatize
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- Published on Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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Neepawa Banner & Press
So Pallister wants to pay Gordon Campbell $2.5 million to do a cost study of Bipole III and the Keyask generator. Why?
Right in the centre - Governments do some really stupid things sometimes!
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- Published on Monday, November 5, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Yes, governments do some really stupid things and they do so at our expense.
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My perspective - This time, it’s (too) personal
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- Published on Monday, November 5, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
While at times I do so begrudgingly, I am overall happy to participate in Statistics Canada’s surveys. Governments can only make decisions as good as the information they have, and the only way they get that data is if we give it to them.
Right in the centre - Weird things from the election trail
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The municipal elections are over. Due to the election being on Wednesday and due to the fact our papers go to print on Wednesday at 2 p.m., we won’t have results in this week’s paper. We will get the results up on our web site as soon as we can.
The municipal election has been weird. Some towns have very large numbers of candidates, eight, 11, even 13 in one place. That level of candidate choice and interest has not been seen for a long time. Maybe never!
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