Neepawa looking to clear up snow removal challenges
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- Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Administration for the Town of Neepawa is asking for a little bit of understanding from residents when it comes to the first major snowfall of the winter. A low pressure system struck southern Manitoba earlier this month and left between 12 to 15 centimetres of snow across the region.
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End of an era for Neepawa hotel industry
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- Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Picture of the Vivian Hotel from an ad of its grand opening from the January 26, 1962 Neepawa Press.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Vivian family has long been tied with the hotel industry in Neepawa. Spanning three different locations, for almost a century, a Vivian has owned one of the town’s hotels.
Looking back - 1995: Riverside Cemetery tree stolen for Christmas
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- Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Photo courtesy of Cecil Pittman archives. 80 years ago, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1935: The new closed in arena has brought hours of enjoyment to the town and rural citizens.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago, Tuesday December 31, 1935,
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To welcome refugees, community must come together
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- Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
With the turmoil in Syria, the Canadian government is attempting to reduce the damage by bringing refugee families into Canada. However, the process isn’t as simple as it might sound.
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Life membership for loyal lady
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- Published on Saturday, December 19, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Kathy Wiebe (nee Klassen) was born in Georgsthal, Southern Russia on June 23, 1925; a year later her family moved to Canada and in 1942 they moved to a farm near Rivers. Kathy left the district in 1943 but returned nine years later with a husband (Abe, deceased 2008) and two children (Dennis and Shirley). The years 1952-54 were spent living in Oak River and in August 1954 they moved to Rivers, where Kathy remained until 2011 when failing health necessitated a move to Onanole to live with her third and last child, Janey Brown. In July of this year Kathy was able to move back “home” when a suite was available in Riverdale Personal Care Home in Rivers.
