New location for Westlake
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- Published on Thursday, November 12, 2015
Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson. On Friday, Nov. 6, Westlake Employment Skills and Services Centre had an open house to celebrate their move to a new location. From left: board member Loren Huck, client services representative Carole Gaudette-Roy, employment services manager Nancy Jo Moller and board chair Norma Somers.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
After a big move, on Oct. 26, Westlake Employment Skills and Services Centre officially began operations at their new location.
Rotary Auction raises over $20,000
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- Published on Thursday, November 12, 2015
Photo by Eoin Devereux. Neepawa Rotarian and Inner Wheel members manned the phones and took bids on products and services donated by area businesses. The annual TV auction was broadcast live on NAC-TV and is the club’s major fundraiser.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Rotary Club of Neepawa is pleased with the results from its annual live auction. The event, held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Roxy Theatre, was broadcast live on NACTV and featured just under 160 items up for bid.
Local resident working to raise global awareness
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- Published on Thursday, November 12, 2015
Photo by Dr. Alice Kar Yan Wong. Deva-Marie Beck, co-founder and representative of NIGH speaking at the International Nursing Conference in Stepanakert.
By Kira Paterson
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
One local resident is making a big impact in the world. Deva-Marie Beck, of Neepawa, is a co-founder and representative of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH).
Library archives are growing
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- Published on Wednesday, November 11, 2015
By Sherri Dziver
Librarian
Last year Prairie Crocus Regional Library was the recipient of a grant from Rivers & Area Community Foundation to begin an archival materials project. The goal of this project is to organize and preserve the history of Rivers and our community. To this end, a room in the library (upstairs) has been reserved as the place where our history will be preserved, organized and available for the public to view.
Cops Corner - Nov. 10, 2015
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- Published on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
By Bruce Klassen
River Police Chief
Rivers Police Service had 57 calls in October; eight of them were in the Criminal Code category. There were two thefts under $5,000 (24 to date in 2015), three properties damaged (13), one fraud (22) and two various other crimes such as breaches, public mischief, harassing phone calls, etc. (19). In total to date there have been 88 Criminal Code cases in 2015 which include four sexual offences, four assaults, one other violent crime (extortion, threats, etc.) and one break and enter.
