My perspective - Death by a thousand cuts?
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- Published on Friday, April 29, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
What’s $16,900 in a budget of more than $7.6 million? Not much, not even one per cent. But for many Neepawa organizations, it’s a lot.
Not so silent E - They’re all 1.5 per cent screwed
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- Published on Thursday, April 28, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Full disclosure; but when it comes to the Neepawa Town Council, this is my favourite time of the year and the reason why is quite simple. Because this is the only time of the year in which people, other than myself and Jackie from NACTV, actually bother to pay any attention to Neepawa Town Council.
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Right in the Centre - None too soon
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- Published on Thursday, April 28, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The resounding defeat of the Manitoba NDP on April 19 was a long time coming. They won elections in 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2011. By 2016, their luck ran out and to many in Manitoba, it was none too soon. The NDP would never have won the 1999 election except for a combination of circumstances that worked in their favour.
Right in the centre - Having a big impact
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- Published on Friday, April 22, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Tuesday night, the Neepawa town council decided to cut funding to two major local organizations, namely the Viscount Cultural Centre and the Neepawa Natives Junior Hockey Club. Both groups function only because of hundreds and hundreds of hours of non-paid volunteering. Each group, in their own way, makes a huge contribution to the community. The impact to the community morale is huge and the economic implications are even bigger.
My perspective - This little piggy can’t go to market?
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- Published on Thursday, April 21, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Prohibiting the practice of shark finning, making dog fighting illegal, banning the import of products made of dog or cat fur or skin and creating more legal mechanisms to prosecute those who starve animals to death– A newly introduced federal bill aims to close the loopholes that currently allow these practices to continue. You would be hard pressed to find a Canadian who doesn’t support such legislation, the problem is that this isn’t all that Bill C-246 contains.
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