The Dispatch - Speeder of the month clocked at 149 km/h

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Spruce Plains RCMP

On Oct. 15, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Neepawa RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Provincial Road 352 and Road 72N. During the traffic stop, police believed that the driver may be under the influence of alcohol. The male was compelled to produce a sample of his breath into a roadside screening device, which he failed. The male driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. The male was brought back to Neepawa detachment where he provided two samples of breath. The two samples were 160mg and 140mg of alcohol in his blood. Andrew Waldner of Glenella-Lansdowne has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and is currently before the courts.

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Finding the perfect fit

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Neepawa keeps its ‘access to the airwaves’

 

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Photo by Eoin Devereux. The camera rolled at the Neepawa Library on Tuesday, Nov. 1, as local residents gathered for Neepawa Access Television’s (NACTV) annual general meeting.  

NACTV holds annual general meeting

By Banner Staff

Neepawa Banner

Massive changes have been made at Neepawa Access Television (NACTV). Just under 30 people attended the non-profit organization’s annual general meeting at the Neepawa Library on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Perhaps some of them were simply there hoping to see fireworks similar to those that occurred during the 2015 AGM, when the board chair was ousted during what turned into a very combustable get-together. While there were no such theatrics this year, that doesn’t mean that there were not some dramatic decisions made on the future of the station.

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Looking Back 1966: Neepawa Natives prepare for the season by painting

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1936

At the morning session of the first annual music convocation for the University of Manitoba, Ms. Jean Kerr was presented the book prize for obtaining the highest marks in Manitoba in third year piano.

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Open house held to shape future of the Neepawa area

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner

Last week, Neepawa and area residents had the chance to voice their thoughts on the community’s future.  On Oct. 27, the Neepawa and Area Planning District (NAPD) hosted an open house and visioning workshop as part of their development plan review process.  The new plan will apply to all three NAPD partner municipalities: the Town of Neepawa, the RM of Rosedale and the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne.

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