A 60th celebration for Neepawa Inner Wheel
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- Published on Friday, October 7, 2016
Submitted photo. The 2016 Neepawa Inner Wheel Members.
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Neepawa Inner Wheel
This year, the Neepawa Inner Wheel (IW) Club is remembering its 60th anniversary. To celebrate, club members hosted the Inner Wheel District 555’s annual general meeting called ‘Fun & Friendship’ on Sept. 16 and 17, in the Arts Forward Centre and the Legion Hall. Visiting Inner Wheel members included the IW Canadian National Representative from St. Mary’s, Ontario, and the IW District International Representative, from Flin Flon, as well as ladies and their husbands, also from Regina and Weyburn.
Hockey Manitoba announces roster
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- Published on Friday, October 7, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Hockey Manitoba has unveiled its under-18 girls and under-16 boys team rosters for the 2016 national championships.
Right in the centre - Viability is the key
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- Published on Friday, October 7, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
There are only two ways to increase net profit: increase income or decrease expenses. When a company wants or needs to establish a higher profit margin, it has those same two choices. A company can make more stuff or get in more product and then sell more. It can also decrease expenses. For a government at any level it is a bit more difficult, as they don’t have the same control over income. Taxes are based on the economy’s productivity and government can’t do much about that in the short term, they can, however, cut expenses. In a public setting, that is a very tough thing to do. Many government jobs are protected by contract or union agreement. In addition, when cuts are made, there is a public outcry about job losses.
‘The Castle’ to lose its throne
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- Published on Thursday, October 6, 2016
Left: Photo courtesy of Beautiful Plains archives. This photo of “The Castle” was taken around 2000, when the building was recognized with a municipal heritage designation.
Right: Photo by John Dietz. The front of Davidson House, located at 344 Main St. E in Neepawa, looks much different in 2016. It has been boarded up to prevent people from gaining access to the now condemned building.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
This imposing three-storey Davidson House, a Neepawa landmark known as ‘The Castle’, is entering its last winter. Due to extensive interior decay and black mould, as well as an asbestos issue, an order to demolish the building has been issued. With the building secured, the Town is expecting that demolition will occur next spring.