My perspective - Remembrance forgotten
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- Published on Thursday, November 10, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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Some days, looking at the news, the world looks to be standing at the precipice of an all-out war. Tensions are high, with terrorist attacks targeting major cities, conflicts in the Middle East drawing stronger world powers into proxy wars and world leaders, both hopeful and elected, advocating aggression. Refugees are fleeing oppressive and dangerous regimes as those elsewhere in the world look on with skepticism and concern.
Right in the centre - Cooperation is the key-part two
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- Published on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
By Ken Waddell
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Last week I wrote in general terms about the Neepawa Area Planning District. Whether it be the NAPD or any other multi-municipal discussion, it doesn’t take long until people are talking about costs and how to share them. More likely, it’s a discussion about how to avoid sharing the costs or at least minimizing the cost.
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My perspective - Copyright or copy-wrong?
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- Published on Friday, November 4, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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This week, an 86-year-old woman became the face of Canada’s new copyright infringement legislation. Christine McMillan is being told she has to pay up for a pirated version of Metro 2033, a first-person shooter game in which survivors of nuclear war must kill mutants, that was downloaded from her IP address. She is one of an unknown number of Canadians who have received threatening letters on behalf of copyright holders, known as the Notice and Notice regime, following changes to Canada’s copyright laws.
Right in the centre - Cooperation is the key
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- Published on Thursday, November 3, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Area Planning District is re-jigging its development plan. Re-jigging the plan is complicated by the fact that North Cypress-Langford is no longer part of the district and the rejigged plan is years overdue (as are most things in governments at any level).
Waste and want
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- Published on Friday, October 28, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Food waste, it’s a bigger problem than we think. According to a VCM International (VCMI) report, Canadians wasted $31 billion worth of food in 2014, that’s close to $900 per person.
VCMI is a research and consulting company that focuses on agriculture, aquaculture, marine and food industries, but identifying and reducing food waste is one their main areas of expertise.
