Speed limit change rejected

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

Neepawa Town Council Meeting - Tuesday, Feb. 16

Speed Limit change rejected:

A request from the Town of Neepawa to lower the speed limit on a portion of Highway 16 has been rejected. Municipal officials had asked the Highway Traffic Board to decrease the speed limit on a two and a half kilometre stretch just east of town to 80 kilometres an hour.

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Lions host pickerel supper

By Jessie Bell

Rivers and Area Lions Club’s 13th annual pickerel fry supper was held on Valentine’s Day in Rivers Legion Hall. It was attended by more than 160 people with an additional 35 take-outs delivered. Preparing the meal were Peter Mellings, Lawrence McFarlane, Murray Kernaghan, Jim Boles and Harvey Wood. Servers were Ross and Chic Lindberg and Betty MacDonald. Don Montague and son Stephen (from Brandon) did deliveries. Marilyn Montague and John Lyons welcomed everyone at the door and sold tickets on a 50/50 draw, won by Steve Malkowich of Brandon (each received $102.50). Lion ladies Aeleen Sclater, Karen Mellings and Donna Treloar performed kitchen duties.

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Poppies, transition and healing

By Warren Smallwood

Publicity

The local Legion Branch 75 is donating $1,500 from its Poppy Fund to the Veterans Transition Network. VTN has moved into the Manitoba/Northwest Ontario Command and the command office has agreed to match funds up to $50,000 to support this organization.

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Riverdale Harvest search for new home

By Sharlette Paddock

Secretary

As indicated in our last newspaper article, Riverdale Harvest food bank has been looking for a new home. Zion Church has graciously extended space to us! We are very excited to begin the planning, co-ordinating and performing of this move. We have not worked out the details yet, but hope within the month to be co-ordinated, if not completely moved.

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Council Clips - Feb. 19

Riverdale Munucipality - Jan. 19:

 Staff Sgt. Wikander and Cpl. Boychuk reviewed the rural RCMP calls for 2015 with comparisons from 2014. There will be a new position (Community Constable) for public relations at schools, etc.  Aaron Tycoles and Donna Morken from Rivers-Daly Community Development Corporation discussed the need for an economic development officer to market the municipality; council was asked to consider this position during budget deliberations.

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