Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H report
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- Published on Thursday, January 14, 2016
Submitted by Madison Teichroeb
Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H
On Dec. 12, 2015 the Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H Club held their second meeting at the Westbourne Longburn Community Centre. Twelve members were present.
Olmstead to step down as Secretary-Treasurer
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- Published on Thursday, January 14, 2016
File photo. BPSD secretary-treasurer Gord Olmstead.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Beautiful Plains School Division secretary-treasurer Gord Olmstead has informed the Board of Trustees that he’ll be stepping down from the position later this year. Olmstead submitted his letter of retirement at the Wednesday, Jan. 6 board meeting, indicating that he will resign as secretary-treasurer no later than June 30 and cease his employment with the division on Aug. 15.
BPSD receives new provincial funding
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- Published on Thursday, January 14, 2016
Photo by Kira Paterson. A recent funding announcement from the province will have an impact on the BPSD budget deliberations.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD) is receiving a little extra financial support from the province. On Jan. 5, Premier Greg Selinger announced a 2.5 per cent increase to its $1.3 billion budget for school funding. That works out to a $32.5 million increase provincially, with an estimated $475,000 of that earmarked for Beautiful Plains.
Small business optimism declining in Manitoba
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- Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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The Neepawa Press
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has released its latest business barometer index, which shows small business optimism in Manitoba fell to an index of 66.4 in December from an index of 68.0 in November. The December index is above Manitoba’s five year average of 63.8 and above the current national index of 55.7.
Popular program returns to Neepawa Library
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- Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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The Neepawa Press
Happy New Year! All of us at Neepawa Library are looking forward to another year full of books - classics, old favourites and shiny new titles. We have new books coming in all the time and patrons can request the new releases as soon as they are available.
