Homebodies - CBC and me, a long term relationship
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- Published on Saturday, November 26, 2016
By Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner
We have long term relationship, CBC and me. Television came to our home in the 1950s. The late ‘50s, but I remember the excitement of Hockey Night in Canada, with the young men of the neighbourhood stopping in on a Saturday night and it wasn’t to come courting! Cartoons, Hitchcock, Lawrence Welk and of course, the station’s emblem when it went off air. I don’t know exactly when I began listening to CBC Radio. It is my favourite station for long road trips. It was the one station that my husband, daughter and I could all agree on during long road trips the years we home schooled.
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Faithfully yours - Christmas is a time to read
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- Published on Saturday, November 26, 2016
By Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner
As you read these words, we are one month away from our annual celebration of Christmas.
That should come as no surprise. Despite howls of protest in the United States and similar cries in Canada, businesses have been selling Christmas decorations, homes have been decorated and Christmas specials have been playing on TV since early November. Today is Black Friday; with its sales and insanity that officially mark the beginning of the annual Christmas shopping season. And we are all bracing ourselves for the annual barrage of envelopes, emails, text messages and phone calls asking for our year-end charitable donations. This is how it happens every year.
My perspective - More, not more of the same
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- Published on Friday, November 25, 2016
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Last week, a number of Canadian media representatives, including Banner owner and publisher Ken Waddell, spoke at hearings of the House of Commons’ Canadian Heritage committee. The committee has been established to look at the media landscape in Canada and throughout 2016, it has been hearing presentations from new and established media providers.
Right in the centre - Maybe there is a chance
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- Published on Thursday, November 24, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Manitoba government’s speech from the throne highlights priorities within three thematic areas – Fixing Our Finances, Repairing Our Services and Rebuilding Our Economy. At first glance, the themes should strike a common chord with most Manitobans.
Observation Nov. 18
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- Published on Sunday, November 20, 2016
By Addy Oberlin
Neepawa Banner
This week we have to reminisce on the beautiful weather we have had. Some of our veterans were saying how cold it sometimes was on November 11 at the cenotaph. My husband had to clear the snow in the church parking lot so we could get in to get married.
