Rivers Police monthly update - November 2015

By Bruce Klaseen

Rivers Police Chief

November was a quiet month with only 39 calls for Rivers Police Service. On the morning of Nov. 1 vandals damaged three vehicles by smashing windows with pumpkins; police have no suspects at this time. Anyone with more information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or Rivers Police, 204-328-7430.

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More network upgrades for Neepawa

Submitted by Westman Communications Group

The Neepawa Banner

Westman Communications Group has just completed the second phase of a fibre network upgrade for Neepawa. The second phase involved doing node splits. A node split essentially doubles the amount of bandwidth available for each house.

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Neepawa unveils fire hall location

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L to R: Deputy mayor Dean Dietrich, Mayor Adrian de Groot, Beth Montgomery and Neepawa Fire Department Chief Scott Gibson

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The Town of Neepawa has unveiled the location for a new 10,000-square-foot fire hall. Mayor Adrian de Groot was joined by councillors, firefighters and enthusiastic members of the community at the ceremonial sod turning on Friday, Dec. 4. The proposed location for the new facility is on the northeast section of the former CN property, near Mill Street. 

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Licence plate covers against the law

Submitted by Spruce Plains RCMP

The Neepawa Banner

Members stopping vehicles over the past several weeks issued tickets for driving without a valid licence (two), driving without driver’s liability insurance (two), carrying liquor in a vehicle contrary to the Liquor and Gaming Control Act (fine $237.50) and the usual speeders.

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Rural art studio in Minnedosa aims to inspire

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Photo by Val Dornn. Marlies Soltys, center, was a big winner at October’s “What’s the Big Idea?” entrepreneurship event, taking home three awards.  Five weeks later, Soltys has signed a lease to launch an art studio in Minnedosa.  

Submitted by Vern May

The Neepawa Banner

A generation ago, the thought of an art gallery becoming a fixture on Main Street in any rural Manitoba community may have been summarily dismissed.  The belief that art represents too small a market within our towns would label the proposal to be a risky endeavor.  However, increasingly, our communities are seeing an adoption of arts and culture and the heart of that activity is making its way “downtown” in our commercial neighborhoods.

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