Looking back - 1986: Neepawa Mayor Homer Gill elected YHA president
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- Published on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Neepawa Press Archives. 30 years ago, Thursday, May 1, 1986: Neepawa’s mayor, Homer Gill, has been named president of the Yellowhead Highway Association.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Tuesday, May 5, 1936
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Two groups make last minute pitch to Neepawa Council
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- Published on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Press/Neepawa Banner
A pair of local organizations are making a last minute plea to Neepawa Town Council to reconsider its stance on grant distribution. On Monday, April 25, Viscount Cultural Centre board chair Amanda Naughton-Gale and Neepawa Natives vice president Cam Tibbett were guests on News and Views, a long running current events program on NACTV.
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Riverdale recreation report
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- Published on Monday, May 2, 2016
By Navi Gill
Recreation manager
In 2015 Riverdale Recreation Commission successfully offered a variety of programs within the community for the advancement of recreation, culture and healthy living. Some programs from last year include a 15-week after-school indoor soccer program at Rivers Elementary, a hunters’ safety course at Riverdale Community Centre (RCC), spring and fall yoga at Rivers United Church, St. John’s Ambulance babysitting course at RCC,Terry Fox Run, Red Cross swimming lessons, drop-in youth floor ball and Rivers senior men’s hockey tournament at RCC.
Rivers committee proceeds with park plan
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- Published on Sunday, May 1, 2016
By Donna Morken
Chairperson
Winter has come and gone and Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee (RTSRC) continues to move forward with its plans to renovate the station and be sustainable. In the fall of 2015 RTSRC applied for a provincial grant called Partners 4 Growth; it provides 50/50 cost-shared funding for regions to identify and pursue economic development opportunities.
Eden area author hopes to heal hearts
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- Published on Saturday, April 30, 2016
The cover of Meredith Froese's first published book, The Heart's Journey.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
An Eden area woman has recently published a book entitled The Heart’s Journey. The author, Meredith Froese, wrote the book in hopes that it would bring healing to her own and others’ hearts. “God kept giving me hearts to write on,” Froese explained. She added, “it was a healing process for myself.”
