Dollars and sense
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- Published on Friday, September 30, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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In the United States, there’s a powerful debate raging over minimum wage. Across the country, low-wage workers are protesting, demanding the minimum wage be increased to $15/hour. Currently, for states that have a minimum wage, the rates are between $5.15 and $10.50 an hour. We are seeing the same debate in Canada, although not to the same extent.
Neepawa residents give to Drive Away Hunger
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
Photo by Miranda Leybourne. Last Friday, Maureen Cox (left), from Farm Credit Canada, and Amanda Naughton-Gale, of the Neepawa Salvation Army, were at the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store collecting food and money for FCC’s Drive Away Hunger campaign.
By Miranda Leybourne
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Neepawa area residents who stopped by the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store on Fri., Sept. 23, had a chance to take a bite out of local hunger thanks to a partnership between Farm Credit Canada (FCC), the Neepawa Salvation Army and the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op.
‘Just save the damn station and I’ll be the happiest guy in the world’
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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In a short period of time, the potential demise of Neepawa’s cable access channel has become a hot topic for many people across the region. Earlier this week, NACTV announced that current president, CEO and acting general manager Ivan Traill will soon retire. That decision, combined with a financial loss accrued by the station last year, has instigated a decision by the NACTV board to cease operations. A motion recommending the TV station shut down will be made at the board’s annual general meeting in November, unless another group is willing to take over.
Read more: ‘Just save the damn station and I’ll be the happiest guy in the world’
Female Chiefs conclude pre-season schedule
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
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The newly minted 2016-2017 Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs have kicked off their pre-season schedule. The Chiefs started the year with a tournament in Saskatchewan in mid-September and finished that weekend event with a 1-0-2 record.