Cops Corner - Nov. 10, 2015
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By Bruce Klassen
River Police Chief
Rivers Police Service had 57 calls in October; eight of them were in the Criminal Code category. There were two thefts under $5,000 (24 to date in 2015), three properties damaged (13), one fraud (22) and two various other crimes such as breaches, public mischief, harassing phone calls, etc. (19). In total to date there have been 88 Criminal Code cases in 2015 which include four sexual offences, four assaults, one other violent crime (extortion, threats, etc.) and one break and enter.
Helping newcomers on the path towards citizenship
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By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Because of the influx in immigrant workers in Neepawa, Neepawa and Area Settlement Services (NAISS) has been very busy lately. Don Walmsley, coordinator at NAISS, estimated that about one quarter of Neepawa’s population is new immigrants.
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Neepawa town council: one year down, three more to go
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By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Town Council has entered the second year of its municipal mandate by making a few changes to councillor’s portfolios.
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Looking back - 1945: Thief attempts to gain entry to Neepawa Grocery
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Neepawa Press archives. 30 years ago: Nov. 14, 1985: Ed Levandoski has been elected chairman of the Beautiful Plains School Division.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Friday November 8, 1935:
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A bit of history tucked into a box
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Photos courtesy of the Nault family. Top: One of Pte. Elmer Marvin Richardson’s death notices. Bottom: The telegram Pte. Richardson’s wife received.
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The life of an auctioneer is never dull, especially when you are digging through boxes and boxes of “goodies” to get ready for an auction sale.
