Neepawa residents give to Drive Away Hunger
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
Photo by Miranda Leybourne. Last Friday, Maureen Cox (left), from Farm Credit Canada, and Amanda Naughton-Gale, of the Neepawa Salvation Army, were at the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store collecting food and money for FCC’s Drive Away Hunger campaign.
By Miranda Leybourne
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Neepawa area residents who stopped by the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op grocery store on Fri., Sept. 23, had a chance to take a bite out of local hunger thanks to a partnership between Farm Credit Canada (FCC), the Neepawa Salvation Army and the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op.
‘Just save the damn station and I’ll be the happiest guy in the world’
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By Eoin Devereux
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In a short period of time, the potential demise of Neepawa’s cable access channel has become a hot topic for many people across the region. Earlier this week, NACTV announced that current president, CEO and acting general manager Ivan Traill will soon retire. That decision, combined with a financial loss accrued by the station last year, has instigated a decision by the NACTV board to cease operations. A motion recommending the TV station shut down will be made at the board’s annual general meeting in November, unless another group is willing to take over.
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Sorority News
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A new year has begun for the Manitoba Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Manitoba childcare shortages are very real and in your town
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- Published on Thursday, September 29, 2016
By Tony Eu
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In Manitoba, we have a problem with child care services. That problem being that there simply aren’t enough of them.
As of July 31, 2016, the wait list for childcare in Manitoba contained 14,872 names. That means there are nearly 15,000 children waiting to get into a daycare, 15,000 children who need a place where they will be looked after and cared for while their parents, or parent, go to work.
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Kerreen’s Clothing gets set for autumn with fall fashion show
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Photo by Miranda Leybourne. Maureen Turner, owner of Kerreen’s Clothing, is organizing a fall fashion show in support of Central Plains Cancer Care.
By Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Banner
The leaves and the temperatures are falling, and new fall fashions are here. It’s a wonderful time of year for fashionistas, and Maureen Turner, owner of Kerreen’s Clothing, located at 412 Mountain Ave., is excited about the store’s upcoming Erma and Louise Fall Fashion show.
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