BPSD holds evening to recognize teachers and staff
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- Published on Friday, July 3, 2015
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The Neepawa Banner
The Beautiful Plains School Division and Beautiful Plains Teachers’ Association held their annual recognition evening on June 17. The evening provided a chance to recognize long-serving staff and teachers, as well as to say goodbye to those retiring or leaving the division.
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Riverdale Park entering Manitobaville contest
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- Published on Friday, July 3, 2015
By Jen Brown
Vice-president
With the school year coming to an end, our elementary students were more than excited to partake in a fun event that meant a break from the classrooms, and the weather couldn’t have been better for this “water activity!” On Tuesday, June 23, Riverdale Splash Park Committee organized a video that was filmed as part of an entry for the Manitobaville Video Contest, outside at Rivers Elementary.
My perspective - More imagination
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- Published on Friday, July 3, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
This week, we celebrated Canada Day. In 1867, Canada was established as a self-governing dominion, an autonomous region under the British crown, through the British North America Act. The document created the federal and provincial levels of government, as well as the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In the subsequent years, we would see our country grow and change shape, but literally and figuratively.
Right in the centre - A clear but flawed choice
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- Published on Thursday, July 2, 2015
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
Canada is at a crossroads with the upcoming federal election. At this point, there are only really two choices for government and for prime minister. The NDP and Thomas Mulcair and the Conservative Party of Canada and Stephen Harper.
Is there really a choice?
