My perspective - Is anyone spending money?
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- Published on Friday, November 22, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Iheard a couple of concerning stories over the last week. It started with a large Westman supply place, the kind of place that sells to commercial customers and farmers and all the sorts of people that drive economic activity in the region. The staff there were talking about how quiet it had been lately. No one was spending money.
Right in the centre - What will Alberta do?
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- Published on Friday, November 22, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
What will Alberta do in light of the recent federal election? They elected only Conservative Party of Canada MPs, except for one pro-pipeline NDP guy in Edmonton. Saskatchewan elected only CPC MPs. Manitoba and BC decreased their Liberal numbers. There has been a lot of discussion in Alberta.
My perspective - Stop and (re)start
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- Published on Friday, November 15, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Reset the modem. Reset the router. Reset them again. Wonder why your video still isn’t playing and contemplate whether you want to spend an estimated wait time of 20-30 minutes, which will actually be 50, to see if your internet service provider can do something to make your internet work. If this sounds familiar, chances are you also have rural internet.
Right in the centre - The power of words and actions
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- Published on Friday, November 15, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Iwon’t even get into the whole Don Cherry controversy because, try as I might, I couldn’t find the whole tape. I do know that media outlets did edit his words from part of his rant in such a way to make it sound worse than it was. That is just plain wrong and is dishonest reporting. I would like to find the whole speech and then maybe I could comment.
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My perspective - Dreams of cash up in smoke
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- Published on Friday, November 8, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
It seems like it should be the punchline of a joke about governments, but it’s the reality in Manitoba— in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the Province lost money selling drugs. When Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MLL) released their annual report for the year ending March 31, 2019, it showed a $2.4 million loss on cannabis sales.
