Grand opening of Agassiz constituency office
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Photos by Kira McCormick - Adema
Agassiz MLA, Eileen Clarke, gets some help from local dignitaries to cut the ribbon, opening her new constituency office in Gladstone on July 20.
By Kira McCormick - Adema
The Neepawa Banner
On July 20, Eileen Clarke, MLA for the Agassiz constituency, had a grand opening for her new office in Gladstone. Clarke and some of her representatives from the area came together and had a ribbon cutting and visiting. Clarke said in her opening speech, “We know what direction we would like to take Agassiz in.”
Local municipalities get provincial help for road works
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
From small to large, area municipalities will be undertaking road improvement projects this summer thanks to recently announced provincial funding. On July 25, Agassiz MLA and Indigenous and Municipal Relations minister Eileen Clarke announced $12 million in funding under the Municipal Road Improvement Program. Under this program, the province will partner with municipalities and provide half of the project’s funding.
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Right in the centre - Manitoba has the second highest number of VLTs in Canada
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- Published on Thursday, August 3, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
A reader and friend called last week and he was somewhat amazed at how much money gets poured into slot machines in rural towns. That raises the question as to how much do the slot machines return to the winners, to the facility owners and to the government? In 2016, the Town of Neepawa received $57,562.14 which was a $5,000 base fee and the rest on a per capita basis. But that figure pales in comparison to how much money goes out of the community.
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My perspective - And now, for something completely different
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Kate Jackman - Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Last week, as most of Manitoba was experiencing a heat wave, I was looking at some icebergs in Canada’s easternmost province. Over seven days, we saw not only icebergs, but also whales, puffins, subarctic tundra, the earth’s mantle, a landlocked fjord, a Norse settlement and the difference one person can make. Of course, we also ate lots of fish and chips.
Read more: My perspective - And now, for something completely different