Carberry arena undergoing $546,000 upgrade

By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The councils of the Town of Carberry and RM of North Cypress-Langford have passed a joint motion on Dec. 12 to do a major upgrade on the Carberry arena. The arena ice plant, which is a geo-thermal unit, has been deemed to be inadequate going forward. A tender has been received and approved from CIMCO to replace the ice plant at the Carberry Plains Community Centre for $546,970 plus taxes.

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High speed chase top story of 2016

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The top story of 2016, based on page views was a high speed chase that began in Gladstone and ended at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 5 north in Neepawa. 

This week, we look back at the Neepawa Banner and Neepawa Press’ top 10 stories of 2016. The results are based on the online page views. 

Banner and Press staff

10. Farmery to begin brewing in Neepawa
Published Feb. 26, 2016

Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk’s dream will come one step closer to reality this spring. In 2011, the brothers set out to build Canada’s first estate brewery, which they called Farmery, and at the end of April, they will take delivery of their new brewing equipment. Not only is Farmery a microbrewery, all of the inputs used to make the beer are grown on their Arden-area farm. 

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Where are they now? 1958-1959 cheerleaders

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By Rick Sparling

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For the 1958 to 1959 school year, eight girls from West Park School took part in the cheerleading team. 

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MPI unveils top five frauds of 2016

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The Neepawa Press

Fraud comes in all shapes and forms, from deliberately staged accidents to bogus auto theft claims. Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) relies on various methods to catch these fraudsters, ranging from good old-fashioned investigative skills to acting on tips from the general public.

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Hair donated in support of cancer patients

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Toines Ignacio (left) and Leann Crammond, of Serenity Hair and Body Studio, in Neepawa.

 
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The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

On Dec. 10,  11-year-old Toines Ignacio cut 14” of her hair to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society. The Grade 5 student hadn’t cut her hair since arriving in Canada on Sept. 26, 2013.

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