Natives continue to collect important points

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Photo by Diane Warner

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

A 27-save-performance from goaltender Tyler Gutenberg secured the Neepawa Natives a very important 3-0 victory over the Dauphin Kings on Friday, Jan. 13.

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2016 a fatal year on Manitoba highways

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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Manitoba Public Insurance is issuing a renewed call to road safety action for all road users in 2017, after recording the deadliest year on Manitoba highways in a decade.  Based on preliminary data, in 2016 there were 101 fatal collisions on public roadways in Manitoba which resulted in the deaths of 112 people. These numbers contrast with 69 collisions and 78 fatalities in 2015. 

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Farmers face fear, frustration over possibility of spring flooding

By Miranda Leybourne

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Farmers in the Westlake-Gladstone region are looking forward to spring with trepidation and a sense of frustration over flooding that they fear will once again happen on their lands, thanks, some of them claim, to the Ducks Unlimited (DU) dam at Big Grass Marsh.

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Terminal expansion moves forward

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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Shur-Gro Farm Services Ltd and Munro Farm Supplies Ltd have announced the second phase of a three-stage expansion of fertilizer storage and handling at Brandon Terminal Ltd.

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Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op supports palliative care

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Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op human resources mananger Glenda Finkewich presenting cheques to Mary Ellen Clark (top picture) and JoAnn Beavington (bottom picture) on Thursday, Jan. 5.

 
By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Palliative care across the region has received some much needed support. On Thursday, Jan. 5, Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op donated cheques for $736.00 to Neepawa and Area Palliative Care and Seven Regions Palliative Care of Gladstone and Area. Co-op human resources manager Glenda Finkewich who presented the cheques, said the Co-op always tries to be a good community partner in every community it’s a part of. 

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