Neepawa will remain two paper town
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- Published on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Pictured: From left: Dale Brin (divisional manager with Glacier Media) and Ken and Christine Waddell stand in from the Neepawa Press building in Neepawa. (Picture by Eoin Devereux)
By Ken Waddell
Publisher Neepawa Press, Neepawa Banner, Rivers Banner and myWestman.ca
The Neepawa Press began in 1896. It’s been a tradition, a mainstay for Neepawa and area for 119 years. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, my wife Christine and I purchased the venerable Neepawa Press. We are pleased to be able to return the paper to being locally owned and operated.
August accounts - Rivers Police Service
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- Published on Monday, September 7, 2015
By Bruce Klassen
Chief
As printed in last week’s Rivers Banner, the department once again reminds motorists that school will start this week. Please watch for bicycles and pedestrians going to and coming from school and remember to reduce your speed in the school zones.
Kenton news - Sept 3rd, 2015
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- Published on Sunday, September 6, 2015
By Paulette Wiens
(204) 838-2261
I wish to apologize to both families for mistakes I made in last week’s column. I mentioned Robin Routledge’s wedding but neglected to say he married Lindsay Carmichael, a young woman from Prince George, B.C. I also said the wedding was in Alberta but it was actually in British Columbia, in Fort St. John, as I stated.
Local market feeds people around the world
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- Published on Saturday, September 5, 2015
By Esther Krahn
Submitted article
For the past five years a variety of people from the Rivers area have participated in a farmer’s market that has been held in the parking lot of Westoba Credit Union. All proceeds from these sales have been given to Acres of Hope, which is the local growing project for Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). CFGB is a faith-based Canadian charity which is comprised of membership from 15 different denominations and organizations to help address the food needs of thousands of hungry people around the world. In a recent CFGB report they state that through their member agencies, “We committed $41 million in funding to 125 projects in 39 countries that benefitted approximately 1.1 million people in this last year. While the prevalence of hunger in the world is declining, thanks to programs like CFGB, there are still almost 800 million people around the world who still remain chronically hungry. The Canadian government has generously supported CFGB through the years with their funding support of $4 for every $1 raised.
Excitement is growing in Erickson
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- Published on Friday, September 4, 2015
Photo by John Drinkwater. View of the Erickson gardens with many of the participants involved.
By John Drinkwater
The Neepawa Banner
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the sun shone on the grand opening of Erickson’s community garden. The raised bed garden plots are located adjacent to the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve (RMBR) office on 2nd Ave NE.
