Upcoming relief for Kelwood

Local gas station in the midst of development

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

Kelwood is undergoing long anticipated developments, expected to bring some much needed relief to the community and those around it. Picture living in a community where the nearest gas station or grocery store is in another town or city entirely. In and around Kelwood, not having a gas station or grocery store is the reality they have been living with for three or four years. Now those needs are closer to being met.

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FCC supports Neepawa’s effort to go green

AgriSpirit Fund provides $25,000 to swimming pool

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

New funding from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will assist the Town of Neepawa in the installation of solar panels at the municipal swimming pool.

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Mental health Fun Run a success once again

Miles for Mental Health beats last year’s records

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Photo by Cassandra Wehrhahn

Left to right: Miles for Mental Health commitee members Claire McCannell, Sherri Smelski, Diane Martin, Jodi Byram, Sherri Hollier, Mark Perrett, and Tammy Dudenhoffer with speakers Barbara Reid and Craig Heisinger (front).

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

On Sunday, Aug. 19, community members and people from further away were running for a cause.

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Looking back - 1978: Kinsmen playpark receiving final touches

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Photo courtesy of the Neepawa Banner & Press Archives

Heather Welborne (left) and Nancy Collins were hard at work on the Kinsmen park in 1978!

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago,

Tuesday,

August 25, 1908

Lt.-Col. Evans, a commander of the tenth military district, died suddenly at the Battle Creek (Mich.) sanitorium on Sunday.

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New Learning Centre opens near Brookdale

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MBFI Media Release

Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) has officially opened a new Learning Centre at its Brookdale Farm.

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