“Canada Reads” Event in Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, March 9, 2018
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
The well known CBC’s “Canada Reads event”, which has been ongoing for 17 years, begins on March 26-29 and Neepawa will be hosting a local version of this event at the Margaret Lawrence Home. Margaret “Peggy” Laurence is an internationally known author, who was born in Neepawa on July 18, 1926. She lived in the house now known as the Margaret Laurence Home from the age of nine until she left to attend college in Winnipeg.
Police promotion in Rivers
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- Published on Thursday, March 8, 2018
By Sheila Runions
Rivers Banner
Effective March 6, Bob Futrell was hired as the local chief of police. He moved to Rivers in 2005 and by 2006, he had joined Rivers Police Service as an auxiliary cadet. His occupation to that point had been an artillery reservist with Canadian Armed Forces and front line officer with the Government of Manitoba’s Security Division. The provincial appointment encompassed roles of tech officer, training officer and the second officer in charge for the Brandon/Dauphin region. After less than two years of volunteer work with Rivers Police, he was hired as a full-time constable in 2008; he is now in his 10th year of service here.
Massive snowfall was snow joke
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- Published on Thursday, March 8, 2018
Just under a foot of snow blankets Neepawa & surrounding area
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Old Man Winter decided to remind Manitoba just who’s the boss one last time, with a massive snowfall earlier in the week. As much as 30 centimetres (cm), or just under 12 inches of snow fell overnight on Sunday, Mar. 4. That system, deemed ‘The Colorado Low’ by meteorologists, was followed up on Monday by another 5-15 cm in some areas.
Manitoba Safeway workers vote to strike
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- Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Neepawa location would be affected
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Safeway employees across Manitoba are ready to strike. On Monday, Mar. 5, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832 (UFCW), who represent Safeway workers within the province, confirmed that its membership had voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike. Employees in Neepawa, Dauphin, Brandon, Thompson, and Winnipeg could potentially walk off the job after the current collective agreement expires on Mar. 17. A strike deadline has not been set.
Looking back - 1988: Turkeys gone wild in Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Jessica Morton
Neepawa Banner & Press
80 years ago
Tuesday, March 1, 1938
Neepawa’s Saturday afternoon dog derby sponsored by Forrest Wilcox and Ron Guinn attracted hundreds of citizens and gave them plenty of thrills and laughs. The course ran from the C.N.R. station down Hamilton Street to Brown Avenue and the crowd lined both sides of the street to cheer the boys and girls as they urged their pups toward the big flag which marked the finishing line. Don Burnett’s “Pal” had little competition, trotting right along at a good pace, reaching the goal a few minutes before his nearest opponent caught up. “Rastus”, driven by Ray Gibbs was the next to cross the line, while Miss Elsie Stewart came in third with “Buster”.
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