Right in the centre - Hard decisions
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- Published on Thursday, August 18, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Manitoba’s relatively new Progressive Conservative government has only been in office for a little over 100 days. They are being criticized for not moving fast enough on some of their promises like an Emergency Room strategy and cutting costs to reduce the deficit. It’s a bit early to start criticizing but it’s certainly not too early to examine some of the roadblocks the conservatives face. Let’s see what they are.
Thumbs up, thumbs down
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- Published on Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Neepawa Press
Submitted by Kris Servante
Neepawa, MB (90 years old)
It’s wonderful to live in a town with young people (some older too) who seem happy to assist us older grandmas crossing the street, or struggling in and out of stores with our walkers.
My Perspective - Hungry for knowledge
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- Published on Friday, August 12, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Right now, the biggest challenge facing agriculture isn’t an ageing population, market volatility, weather or rising input costs. Today, the biggest challenge facing farmers is consumer education.
Right in the centre - You can't fix stupid
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- Published on Thursday, August 11, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
They say you can’t fix stupid and there’s plenty of it to go around. It’s at all levels of government, sometimes found in the business world and often in our individual lives.
Thumbs up - To keeping it clean
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- Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Submitted by Clay and Linda Hainstock
The Neepawa Press
A thumbs up to the Town of Neepawa employees. They were at our place the next morning at 8 o'clock to remove the tree that had fallen onto Hamilton street in front of our home [following last Wednesday night’s storm].
