The Dispatch - Beware of callers posing as Canada Revenue Agency employees

Spruce Plains RCMP

Well it’s been a lengthy amount of time since the Spruce Plains RCMP have submitted a report to you, the readers.  The weekly reports were provided regularly by Auxiliary Constable Grant ‘Hymie’ Hurrell, but since the Auxiliary Program no longer operates as it once did, A/Cst. Hurrell was unable to continue.  Thanks Hymie for all your work.  

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Transition planning – the initial meeting

By Lynn Gilmore

Business Development Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture

How do you get your planning started?

Your farm family has taken the first step and is ready to start the discussion on transition planning. The retiring generation and the next generation have decided that the timing is right and the process needs to get started. Getting the process going and underway can be a challenge. Structure in the form of a formal meeting or planning process can be beneficial. Getting the first meeting organized is often the most difficult step, even when both parties agree it is time. 

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Minnedosa train station dispute settled

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by Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

After years of negotiations, Canadian Pacific Railway and Minnedosa Heritage Inc. have come to an agreement on the town’s historic train station. The deal sees CP Rail reclaim ownership of the structure, while Minnedosa Heritage received a monetary settlement to help compensate for its costs of preserving the building. Due to a confidentiality clause attached to the agreement, the exact amount of the settlement has not been made public.

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Big development at Neepawa still under wraps

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By Ken Waddell

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The signs went up last week for the equipment auction for Mr. Ribs Restaurant and Evans Lanes in Neepawa. The contents will be sold on August 30 by Meyers Auctions of Arden and demolition of the building is scheduled to take place a few days later. A demolition permit has ben issued by Neepawa and Area Planning District in the name of T.L. Penner Construction of Kola. The Highway Traffic Board held a hearing on July 20 at the Brandon Provincial Building. The hearing was inconclusive pending further information being clarified.

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My Neepawa - Park Lake

What’s “Your Neepawa”? We’re asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa. To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa.  Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.

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Photo by Jodi Baker. Beautiful Park Lake in the spring