Trucking industry driving Manitoba
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- Published on Thursday, September 13, 2018
Industry contributes over $2 billion annually to province’s GDP
Photo by Diane Warner
The impact of the trucking industry branches out to every variety of business, from construction to agriculture and more.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Banner Staff
Whether it’s the Trans Canada Highway or a country road, the trucking industry is ever present— one thing is for certain, Manitoba moves by truck. Transportation has always been a vital part of the province and today, the highways passing through the “Heart of the Continent” are just another step in the evolution of an industry that began with the river systems used for trade by the First Nations. While the technology has changed, the industry’s importance to Manitoba and its people has not.
Gladstone Transfer Ltd. - 65 years of success
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- Published on Thursday, September 13, 2018
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One of the fleet of 30 trucks operated by Gladstone Transfer Ltd. This family owned company has been in business for three generations.
By Ken Waddell
Banner Staff
Humble beginnings are the best way to describe the start of Gladstone Transfer Ltd. From one truck and one driver in 1952, the rural Manitoba company has grown to 30 trucks and 50 employees in 2018.
Neepawa to hold 38th annual Terry Fox Run
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- Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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The Terry Fox Run has become an annual tradition for families, whether they walk, bike, or run.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
Thirty-eight years ago, Terry Fox ran an average of 26 miles a day for 143 days for his Marathon of Hope, running across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
The conversation goes to pot
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- Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Neepawa Town Council - Sept. 4, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The conversation about cannabis has returned to Neepawa. On Tuesday, Sept. 4, Town Council received an update from its administration regarding potential regulations needed to incorporate the sale of the soon to be legalized product. Council requested this information during a meeting back in July.
Looking back - 1978: Rossnagel family band entertains Glenella seniors
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- Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Photo courtesy of the Banner & Press Archives
Seated from left to right are Charles, Alvin, and Ray Rossnagel playing their instruments at their performance at Glenella’s Senior Citizens Drop-in Centre in 1978.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
110 years ago,
Tuesday,
September 8, 1908
Lord Sackville, British diplomat, is dead.
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