My perspective - A tale of two Canadas
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- Published on Thursday, March 2, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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Did you know that Canadian cell phone users have one of the fastest mobile networks in the world? Neither did I, because I’m usually struggling to find more than three bars of service.
Faithfully yours - Preach it, but keep it simple
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- Published on Sunday, February 26, 2017
Neil Strohschein
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The Bible study project I began many years ago (see last week’s column) is now complete. The project has been burned to disk and the working files have been deleted from my computer’s hard drive to make some space for my next writing project—whatever that might be.
2017 Toyota Tacoma - Tacoma sunrise
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- Published on Thursday, February 23, 2017
By Ben Castle
The Neepawa Banner
If Toyota did cocktail bars, their best-selling cocktail may well be called the “Tacoma Sunrise”…And you could have any beer as long as it’s a Corolla! Tacoma pick-up truck has been around since 1995 and the previous generation, launched for the 2005 model year, has consistently been the best-selling mid-size pickup truck in Canada. This is thanks to a reputation for toughness, reliability and extremely low depreciation. It’s impressive that in its 11th model year (2015), the previous generation Tacoma was still a best-seller, even outselling its larger and more modern big brother, the Tundra. However, the mid-size truck market has seen a bit of a revival in the last couple of years, with the introduction of the popular, all-new Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon and rumours of new contenders from Ford and Nissan.
Right in the centre- Realistic options
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- Published on Thursday, February 23, 2017
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
It’s time to call a spade a spade. We need to shift our thinking in how we fund and administer government services across Manitoba. The bottom line is that towns, villages and RMs have to find their sweet spot and work with that. Not every town is going to have every service, that has become painfully obvious in the past 50 years. Rural Manitoba towns have suffered horrendous declines in population and services in that time frame.
My perspective -Inequity needs a solution
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- Published on Thursday, February 16, 2017
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Look down any Main Street in rural Manitoba and you’re guaranteed to see one thing— lots of small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, but no where is this more evident than in rural communities. In Manitoba, Statistics Canada reported that in 2015, 97.6 per cent of the province’s businesses were small.
