My perspective - Not much in the middle
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- Published on Thursday, February 19, 2015
Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Over the years, we have seen the size of the Canadian farm increase. Through necessity or opportunity, the unmistakable trend has been towards fewer, larger farms. But will it stay that way forever?
Right in the Centre - Lots of preparation and anticipation
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- Published on Thursday, February 19, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
The provincial NDP are working on a leadership campaign and preparing for the next Manitoba election. The federal political parties are preparing for an election, even sooner, slated for October 2015. Farmers are preparing budgets and gathering all kinds of inputs for the 2015 crop. Municipal councils are preparing budgets.
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Homebodies - The hats I wear...
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- Published on Sunday, February 15, 2015
Rita Friesen
At a two day meeting I attended, we were challenged to consider all the hats we wear. Not the kind of hat you don to keep your ears warm, but the roles we fill in our living. There are some hats that I have outgrown. I am no longer a daughter, for my parents are deceased. I am a sister. I don’t get to wear the wife hat any more either, but I am a mother and grandmother. I am carefully choosing any other hats I pick.
Right in the centre - Keeping it local
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- Published on Friday, February 13, 2015
By Ken Waddell
In my travels around western Manitoba over the years, I have been often struck by the ability of some merchants to survive and thrive in what has to be a very tough market. I was in a store this past weekend and it was quite amazing. It was a hardware store in a small town. It wasn’t in my usual travel area so I hadn’t been in it for quite a while. Only one staff person in the whole place and two huge floors of product.
My Perspective - Time to tell our story
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- Published on Thursday, February 12, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
While Canada began with an agriculture-based economy, that has changed over the last century. Today, most Canadians have lost their direct link to the farm, but that doesn’t mean that farmers are any less vital to Canadians.
