Spring has sprung at the Neepawa Library

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Neepawa Public Library

It’s the end of another long winter and at Neepawa Library, we’re glad to see people popping in to look at gardening books and home improvement magazines. We haven’t seen many April showers, but surely the May flowers will be showing themselves soon!

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Tax deductible receipts for donations to hospital and fire hall

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Press

With two large capital projects in the works, Neepawa area residents now have a way to help support both the construction of the new fire hall and the new regional hospital. Town of Neepawa CAO Colleen Synchyshyn explained that as a result of receiving a few requests from individuals of the public, the Town has designated two specific accounts for the purposes of receiving donations from the public towards those projects.

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Where are they now? - April 12th, 2017

By Rick Sparling

Having covered most of the individuals featured in his most recent book, Amateur Hockey in Neepawa A Scrapbook, local author and sports historian Rick Sparling has attempted to locate and catch up with some of the individuals featured in his first book, The History of Public School Hockey in Neepawa.

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Neepawa hires new fire chief

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Town of Neepawa has hired a new fire chief. Yves Guillas has taken over the position from Scott Gibson, effective immediately. Guillas has over 20 years of accumulated experience as the deputy chief and has also previously served as the interim fire chief back in 2005. His earliest work with the Neepawa Fire Department began in the late ‘70s, when his father, Alban Guillas was chief.

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Westlake Employment asks for support from Town of Neepawa

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

Neepawa Town Council - Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2017

Westlake Employment Skills and Services made a presentation to Town Council, on Tuesday, Apr. 4. Board members and representatives noted that the operational budget for the not-for-profit service from Aug. 2017 to July 2018 will be $68,765. The Province of Manitoba’s education and training program is their main source of funding, making up about 79 per cent of the total budget.

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