Looking back - 1996: Local investors purchase Neepawa Natives hockey team

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Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman Archives. Looking southeast from the hill where East View Lodge was later constructed shows the major flooding in the spring of 1923.

By Cecil Pittman

The Neepawa Press

80 years ago Tuesday, June 12, 1936

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Neepawa approves new cemetery sidewalk

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Town Council has approved the installation of a new sidewalk at the Neepawa Cemetery. The Town received two formal bids on this project, which will feature an intricate design that wraps around the site’s new columbarium. J.C. Lavish Construction had the low bid at $25,000. That bid amount was approved and a timeline for the work to begin is currently being explored 

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Summer at the food bank

By Sharlette Paddock

Secretary

Summer is almost here! Which means everyone’s normal routine gets traded in for vacations, camps, late night bonfires, visiting family and friends. It is such a wonderful time of year to enjoy the outdoors and our many hours of sunlight. One of the effects of all of us getting out of routine includes the donations to the food bank tend to dwindle for the summer. Unfortunately the use of the food bank does not correlate to this reduction in donations.

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Dauphin RCMP investigate missing person

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Photo courtesy of Manitoba RCMP.

News Release

Manitoba RCMP

Dauphin RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Lorne Robinson, 69 years old, who was reported missing on June 12, 2016 from Dauphin, MB. 

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Area residents give back

Last weekend, teams of Neepawa-area residents showed their support by fundraising and taking part in two charity events.

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Submitted photo. Members of Team Josie Pedersen took part in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, held June 5 in Brandon.

By Banner Staff

The Neepawa Banner

On June 5, Team Josie Pedersen took part in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, held in Brandon. All the money raised stays in Manitoba to aid research for Type 1 diabetes.  

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