Elementary school to see expanded gymnasium
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- Published on Monday, March 23, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atknison
The Neepawa Banner
The Pine Creek School Division announced last week plans to move ahead with the long awaited expansion of the Gladstone Elementary School gymnasium. Division superintendent Brian Gouriluk explained that the board has been talking about this project for close to 20 years and the timing was right this year to make the expansion a reality. In this coming year’s budget, the division created a reserve fund to designate funds for the project.
Rocky Mountain preparing to move
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- Published on Friday, March 20, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
With less than two weeks until their projected move in date, it's a busy scene at Rocky Mountain Equipment's new building east of Neepawa. Branch manager Shawn Compton said that they are working towards an April 1 move in date, with an official opening on April 6.
Pine Creek School Division budget rising
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Meeting the needs of students through staffing support was a key part of this upcoming year’s budget for the Pine Creek School Division. This year’s budget will rise 4.78 per cent compared to last year, to a total of $14,255,975.
Clean up continues of CN property
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
In the early hours of March 19, the Neepawa Volunteer Fire Department conducted a controlled burn on former CN property. They burned two old fertilizers sheds located near the centre of the property.
Cadence coming to Gladstone
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- Published on Sunday, March 15, 2015
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The stage lights fall, the crowd goes quiet, and four harmonious voices rise up and fill the air. The melodies unfurl into something both familiar and fresh. What comes next may be a classic song by Joni Mitchell or Louis Prima. It may be an old bebop standard or cheeky arrangement of a 1980s hit. But these are arrangements like you’ve never heard them before—containing all the richness of a full band, but performed using just four voices.
