Not so silent E - The ice isn't always cleaner on the other side
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- Published on Friday, January 9, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The holiday season is usually the time of the year when people will overspend on big ticket items and argue with their loved ones about it. It seems as though municipalities are the same way with town council in Minnedosa recently voting in favour of taking out a $3.5-million debenture to assist in the construction a new recreational facility. The total price for phase one of the arena development, according to the most recent feasibility study, is estimated at around $9.3-million.
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My Perspective - Time for a new tactic
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- Published on Friday, January 9, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Every year since 2001, the minimum wage rate in Manitoba has gone up. In 13 years, it has increased from $6.25 an hour to $10.70 an hour, an increase of 71 per cent.
Right in the centre - The long wait
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- Published on Thursday, January 8, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Communities have been waiting for over 100 years for the government to come along and “save” them. Hundreds of communities have died playing the waiting game and many hundreds more are on life support.
Homebodies - The loving hands of the divine still surround me
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- Published on Saturday, January 3, 2015
By Rita Friesen
Lifting a quote from the back of Sunday’s worship service bulletin – “Today we celebrate the last Sunday of the year 2014. It is a time to look back. It is a time to put the things of the past away...It is a time to look forward. It is a time to anticipate the unknown future ahead. Such a dissonant chorus: one humming for the year that has passed, the other shouting for joy for the year ahead!”
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My Perspective - A better version
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- Published on Thursday, January 1, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
The clock is counting down to the end of 2014 and the start of a new year. If you didn’t notice it on your calendar, you surely noticed it at the grocery store checkout, where the magazine racks shout headlines such as “New year, new you”. A new year is a time for a fresh start.
