My perspective - A strange choice?
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- Published on Friday, March 29, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
What constitutes agriculture? I wondered that last week when a press release came across my desk. In April 2018, the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) was launched to support the country’s agriculture and agri-foods sectors. It’s a $3 billion program, with $1 billion coming from the federal government and $2 billion to be cost shared by federal, provincial and territorial governments.
Right in the centre - Life was harder, but simpler
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- Published on Friday, March 29, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Seventy-one years ago today (March 29), I was born at Holland, Manitoba. A lot has changed in the intervening years. Some of the events and methods of that era would shock people today.
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My perspective - Getting burned
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- Published on Friday, March 22, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, volunteer firefighters in The Pas received an unwelcome surprise, six of them, along with the Town of the The Pas, were named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence. It’s not just that the firefighters were named in the suit that’s troubling, it’s the fact that the case is being brought against them by Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MLL).
Right in the centre - Waiting and watching
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- Published on Friday, March 22, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
After one of the snowiest and coldest winters in my memory, I hope that everyone is on alert for what the next six weeks may bring. I hope that RMs and towns are ready for what the weather may throw at us. A quick look to Nebraska this week will show us that we need to be ready.
My perspective - Fuelling frustration
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- Published on Friday, March 15, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Like most tax saving opportunities, the details are specific, a bit convoluted and hard to find. But as the days roll closer to April 1, when the federal carbon tax will be implemented, information is finally starting to trickle out about just what exemptions farmers will have, and how they can go about accessing them.
