Right in the centre - Good or bad?
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- Published on Thursday, March 31, 2016
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
In response to a PC Manitoba announcement on how to increase private investment in post-secondary education, the NDP spokesman Andrew Tod called the plan "bad for students, bad for families and bad for colleges and universities.” Of course, the NDP didn’t say why it was bad, but we can assume from past performance why they think it’s bad.
Killarney win THHL championship
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Action from game three in Carberry on Friday, Mar. 25 between the Plainsmen and Killarney Shamrocks
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Killarney Shamrocks didn’t need to rely on luck to win the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) championship. Instead, the top seed from the western division used its speed and skill to outpace the eastern division champs, the Carberry Plainsmen, eventually winning the best-of-five final three games to one.
Timeline of a tragedy
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Photo by John Dietz. Hundreds of volunteers combed the fields around Chase Martens’ home, looking for the missing two-year-old.
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The Neepawa Banner
A family and community has had its chance to say goodbye to Chase Martens. A funeral service for the two-year-old, who had gone missing the previous week, was held on March 30 at the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church in MacGregor, MB. The youngster’s body was found on March 26, after a massive search effort began on March 22.
Krzyzaniak helps Team Canada to win over Russia
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From Hockey Canada
Media Release
Neepawa’s own Halli Krzyzaniak, along with Meaghan Mikkelson (St. Albert, Alta.), each scored a pair of goals, sparking Team Canada to an 8-1 victory over the Russia National Team at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship.That victory, on Tuesday, Mar. 29, evened the Canadians’ record at 1-1, while the Russians dropped to the bottom of Group A at 0-2.
