Walk with your Doc 2015

By Donna Morken

Friday, May 29 was the second annual Walk With Your Doc, co-ordinated through Healthy Rivers Area, a subcommittee of Riverdale District Health Auxiliary (RDHA). This year the last weekday of May coincided to include University of Manitoba’s Rural Week medical students.

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Knox to celebrate with music

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The Neepawa Banner

On June 13, at 7 pm, Neepawa’s Knox Presbyterian Church will host a special musical evening. The purpose of the celebration is to mark that church’s 138th anniversary. 

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Police partnerships

By Bruce Klassen

Rivers Police Service

Rivers Police Service joined seven other police agencies and Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) during May. We participated in STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program), aimed at drivers who continue to use hand-held electronic devices.

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MJHL Draft held in Neepawa

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Pictured - Above left at the podium is the MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis. To the bottom right of the photo are the hosts of the televised draft, Eoin Devereux of the Neepawa Banner and Cody Buhler, the voice of the Portage Terriers. Photos property of Alan Gillies, GEM Media.

The Neepawa Banner

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League's 2015 bantam draft was held in Neepawa on Sunday, June 7 in Neepawa, MB. For the first time in the league’s history it was televised live on NACTV which is available on MTS TV and Bell TV.

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Young flight enthusiasts take to the sky over Neepawa

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While these Neepawa Grade 6 students’ feet are back on the ground, their minds are probably still in the clouds after returning from a flight with pilot Russ Hamilton. The students participants in COPA for Kids, a program where they learn about aviation. Photo by Eoin Devereux

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Just over 50 grade six students from Neepawa and Carberry recently took to the air for a flight they will not likely soon forget. The youngsters were participants in COPA for Kids, a program where they learn about aviation thanks to a partnership between the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and the Beautiful Plains School Division.

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