STARS helicopter ambulance
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- Published on Thursday, August 11, 2016
Photo by John Drinkwater.
The Airbus Helicopter BK117 at the Neepawa Hospital landing site. Early evening on Wednesday, August 3, a Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) air ambulance landed at an assigned site near Neepawa Hospital. The 40 minute rendevous flight from their base at Winnipeg International Airport (WIA) was requested to collect a patient for transfer back to (WIA) then on to Health Sciences Centre (HSC) via ground ambulance. The BK117 helicopter covers an approximate 250 km radius holding one critical patient or can be converted to hold two patients should circumstances require. Operating range can be extended further when refuelling is available. STARS captains have a minimum of 3,000 hours flying experience and are trained to fly with night vision goggles. The crew consists of a critical care nurse, an advanced life support paramedic and two pilots.
Tornado touchdown tears apart properties
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- Published on Thursday, August 11, 2016
Photos by Jamie Porrok. The tornado that touched down near Erickson left a wake of destruction in its path, including this flattened swath of forest nearly half a kilometer wide.
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Aug. 8, Neepawa, along with many other communities across western Manitoba, was battered by heavy winds, torrential downpours and hail. But while the storm was nothing to scoff at here in the Land of Plenty, the storm that hit the Erickson area made ours look like a light breeze.
My Neepawa - Reaching for the sun
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- Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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.
Photo by Darryl Gerrard. On July 28, Darryl Gerrard, of Neepawa, caught this view of a sunflower field from below. The crop, belonging to the Brays, is located three miles south of Tim Hortons.
HOPE drive to help local students
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- Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
School may not start for another month, but NACI’s social justice group, HOPE, is already hard at work. Starting this week, boxes bearing a poster with the HOPE logo as well as a list of school supplies can be found around Neepawa at a few of the businesses.
Book on Neepawa’s hockey history set to launch
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- Published on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
By Tony Eu
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The book, Amateur Hockey in Neepawa: A Scrapbook, was written by Rick Sparling. It contains 732 pages filled with articles, photographs, stories and anecdotes from 95 years of amateur hockey in Neepawa, starting in 1894 and continuing all the way to 1989.
