NACTV preparing a showcase of talent

By Jean Borchardt
Fund Raising Chair, NACTV

The 2017 NACTV Showcase of Talent will be held on Thursday, March 9, at the Roxy Theatre from 7 to 10 p.m. We want this to be the biggest and best talent show of all time. 

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Barn collapses at HyLife Foods

Banner Staff
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On Tuesday, Jan. 10 a portion of one of the barns at HyLife Foods in Neepawa collapsed due to a combination of wind and snow load. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. and no people or animals were injured.

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Roof collapses in Kelwood

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A centre piece of the community of Kelwood has been severely damaged. On Saturday, Jan. 14, the roof of the Kelwood skating rink caved in. No one was injured. An excess amount of recent snow may have caused a domino effect on the roof. (Photos by John Drinkwater)

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Neepawa businesses awaiting return of dumpsters

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner

A short turn around in the change of garbage contractors is being blamed for the unsightly piles of commercial garbage collecting around Neepawa this month. Without curbside pickup, most of the town’s commercial properties depend on communal dumpsters, located in central locations around town, to dispose of their garbage. However, businesses have been without dumpsters since the beginning of January.

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A special salute to Stu Briese

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Premier Brian Pallister and Stu Briese share a laugh during a get-together at the Neepawa Legion on Monday, Jan. 16.  (photo by Eoin Devereux)

By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Political contemporaries and long-time friends gathered in Neepawa on Monday, Jan. 16 to offer a special sendoff to former Agassiz MLA Stu Briese. In 2014, Briese announced he would not seek re-election for the position he had filled for nearly a decade. That position would ultimately be filled by Eileen Clarke, who won the riding in the 2016 provincial election

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