“When will it end?”
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- Published on Thursday, November 8, 2018
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Pictured is a closeup of one of the soldiers depicted in the “When will it end?” Victory Loan artwork.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
When will it end? That was a question likely hanging on many people’s lips throughout the duration of the wars.
Remembering Able Seaman William Dearl Trickett of Kelwood
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AB William Trickett, Athabaskan survivor.
By Blar Gilmore
SLT (RET'D), CD
Like any good Navy ditty, this tale starts in a bar. Little did I know, a visit to the local Legion in my home village of Kelwood, MB would end up as a quest to uncover some of my own Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) family history.
Read more: Remembering Able Seaman William Dearl Trickett of Kelwood
Families are a community’s backbone
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Community starts with family and this month, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (BPCF) is asking area families what the community means to them. This is one of 12 challenges the Foundation has been undertaking this year to better understand the needs, priorities and motivations of the community it serves.
Take your MLA to Work Day
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- Published on Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Photo by Eoin Devereux
Left to right: Carreer Connections Inc. executive director Tracy Williams, Agassiz MLA Eileen Clarke, Mitchell Baryla and Salvation Army manager Amanda Naughton-Gale pose for a picture during the Take your MLA to Work Day tour.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Disability Employment Awareness Month has come to a close with its annual ‘Bring Your MLA to Work Day’. The event featured members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) visiting a local workplace that has hired an individual who happens to have a disability. The employee then provides a tour of their place of work and discusses their duties in their position.
NACI student honoured for volunteer efforts
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Declan Smith of NACI was one of five Manitoba youth selected to receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. He received the award at WE Day in Winnipeg on Oct. 30.
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Declan Smith is a Grade 10 student from Neepawa, MB who was recently awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. He was one of five Manitobans chosen to receive this prestigious award on Oct. 30 at a special breakfast event hosted by WE Schools prior to WE Day in Winnipeg.
