A lesson in genealogy
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- Published on Monday, June 6, 2016
By Diane Kowalchuk
Do you know where you came from? Do you know who your grandmother was named after? Do you know which of your ancestors was the first to come to Canada and why he/she ended up here? Do you know what your great-grandfather on your father’s side did for a living? How he died? Where he is buried?
Rivers Police Report - May 2016
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- Published on Saturday, June 4, 2016
By Bruce Klassen
Rivers Police Chief
The month of May saw a total of 40 calls for service by Rivers Police Service, including the theft of groceries from Rivers Bigway Foods on Sunday, May 29. We also kicked off our annual Use Your Head campaign and we participated in a mock accident at Rivers Collegiate. The rest of our calls fell into the following categories.
McCreary School social justice club visits Samaritan House
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Submitted photos. During their trip to Samaritan House, the Operation Difference Makers group sorted through food items at the warehouse facility.
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Operation Difference Makers
McCreary School’s social justice club, “Operation DifferenceMakers,” would like to thank the Samaritan House in Brandon for facilitating some time for students to help spread mulch and weed their community garden. During the time in Brandon, the club also took the opportunity to sort nonperishable food items at the Samaritan House facility.
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Air Cadets celebrate 75 years of excellence
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Photos by John Drinkwater. WO2 Hailey Rapsky presented a plaque to Reviewing Officer Brent Hunter, President of Royal Canadian Legion Branch #23 (Neepawa) as a token of appreciation.
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Air Cadet League of Canada (MB)
The Royal Canadian Air Cadets, in partnership with the Air Cadet League of Canada, has been training youth in Canada for 75 years. Throughout its history, No. 9 Neepawa Air Cadet Squadron has attracted youth from Neepawa, Kelwood, Riding Mountain, Erickson, Onanole, Minnedosa, Franklin, Mentmore, Brookdale, Arden, Gladstone, Mountain Road, Birnie, Eden, Wellwood and Edrans.
Clear Lake businesses excited to start the season
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- Published on Friday, June 3, 2016
Photos by John Drinkwater. Parks Canada staff Megan Cooper (left) and Keanne Brown perform a summer makeover on the Wasagaming Moose.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Looking back at the 2015 season, RMNP operators are ready to thestart the new season. Richard Dupuis, Riding Mountain National Park’s manager of Visitor Experience commented on last year’s season, “We had the busiest [year] in 15 years. We recalibrated the counters at the gates last year and our figures show an increase of 18 per cent in Park attendance. Great weather helped as well. We are constantly improving our events and camping experiences.
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