Westman soccer teams for the Manitoba Games
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Submitted photos. The Westman boys soccer team, including the coaches and manager. Back row (L-R): Kaiten Critchlow (coach), Biniyam Adis, Noah White, Wil Miller Harms, Tyson Chambers, Josh Budach, Ryan Bellisle, Angie Chambers (manager) and Diego Rodriguez (coach). Middle row (L-R): Carlos Paz Reyes, Cyro Oliver, Jordan Hartle, Victor Lamb, Camillo “Nano” Rodriguez, Nash Gurr, Kosey Quick Guillen and Bryson Haywood. Front: Gerardo Alas Donado. Missing: Matthew Park.
The Westman girls soccer team, including coaches and the team manager, that will be competing in the Westman Games. Back row (L-R): Dana Yuen (manager), Brianne Zemliak, Molly Blair, Mya Balcaen, Lara Denbow, Brooklyn Perrett, Summer Olson and Chris Yuen (head coach). Front Row (L-R): Kenzie Albert, Lucah Yuen, Claire Tomoniko, Brooklyn Zemliak, Mya Hlady, Marijka Popadynetz, Caitlyn Stevenson and Jorja Hoad. Missing: Madison Browett, Lainie Muir and Megan Smith (assistant coach).
‘We have to stand up for moral issues and human rights’
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Photo by Christine Waddell. Falun Gong practitioners (from left) Jason Liu, Paula Liu, Amy Liu, Robert Christiani and Yue-Zhao stopped in Neepawa on Monday as part of a cross-Canada campaign to raise awareness about the forced organ harvesting that underpins China’s thriving transplant industry.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Aug. 8, five Falun Gong practitioners stopped in Neepawa as part of a cross Canada trip to raise awareness about forced organ harvesting in China. According to a recent report, most of the organs used in China’s burgeoning transplant industry are harvested from prisoners of conscience, many of whom are Falun Gong practitioners.
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New lungs for Nick Ewasiuk
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Submitted photo. Following his double lung transplant, Nick Ewasiuk began his rehabilitation in hospital in Edmonton.
By Vern May
For the Neepawa Banner
The first thing that grabs you about Erickson’s Nick Ewasiuk is his engaging smile and his unforgettable charisma. Even isolated in an Edmonton hospital just days after double lung transplant surgery, that irrepressible quality still shines through as he talks about his journey and what’s still ahead.
Neepawa Natives excited about schedule, hope to see many fans
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By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Natives and the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) are getting back into things, with the new season schedule being released and the Natives’ annual general meeting coming up.
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