Feds invest $9 million in rural high speed internet
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- Published on Thursday, August 6, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
On July 29, the federal government announced $9 million in funding to expand the availability of rural high speed internet in the area. To delivery the service, the government will partner with Brandon-based NetSet Communications on the construction of 16 new towers, which will reach 10,000 more area homes. The total cost of the project is expected to cost $25 million and be completed by June 2017.
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Neepawa council discusses suites and sidewalks
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- Published on Thursday, August 6, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The Town of Neepawa held a council meeting on Tuesday, Aug 4. During the gathering Councillors received an update from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation on planned upgrades to Provincial Highway 16. MIT recently informed Town administration that there will be a slight delay to the planned road surfacing from the west junction of PTH 5 to just past the east junction of Highway 5.
New federal funding for Neepawa wastewater project
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- Published on Thursday, August 6, 2015
By Banner Staff
The second phase of a major wastewater project in Neepawa has received new federal support. On Aug. 1, Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette Member of Parliament Robert Sopuck announced infrastructure projects in the Town of Neepawa and the Rural Municipalities of Mountain, Dauphin and Harrison Park that will receive funding through the New Building Canada Plan’s Small Communities Fund.
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Gas pumps raised in River
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- Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
In 1956 Wes Williams moved a building from Oak River to the west end of the 600 block of Hwy. 25 in Rivers, to augment his service station there. Several ownership and management changes ensued until 1979 when it sat empty for two years before Keith and Marg Lamb purchased the property, which is now called Tempo Place Emporium. After 34 years of business there, the couple has invested approximately $340,000 in upgrades in the last three weeks.
Rivers Police July 2015 report
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- Published on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
By Bruce Klassen
Rivers Police Service Chief
Rivers Police Service responded to 61 calls in July, meaning almost two cases per day. Here are the latest statistics. The fifth violent crime in seven months was dealt with last month, bringing the 2015 assault total to three cases; other violent crimes are one sexual offence and one extortion/uttering threats/etc.
