Right in the centre - Maybe it’s time to step forward
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- Published on Friday, February 19, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
There will be many lingering after-effects of COVID-19. Certainly the most heart-wrenching is the deaths. Over 800 people in Manitoba have died in the year C-19 has been with us. That is just over two people per day, no less sad, but it is important to look at the context. About 30 people per day die annually in Manitoba. The death rate for Manitoba for 2020 is reported to have been 11,226, for 2019, 1,127 and for 2018, 11,121. Considering we lost 800 people to C-19, the overall death rate only went up by 99, so obviously C-19 did not raise the death rate by much.
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The wife takes a turn - Call in the volunteers
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- Published on Friday, February 12, 2021
By Christine Wadell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Wars are fought on the battle front, but they are won at home. The volunteers at home supported every battle or war to the point that without them, all would have been lost.
Column like I see 'em - Canada is (at the) back!
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- Published on Friday, February 12, 2021
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Is anybody feeling all that confident about Canada’s procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines right about now? Because the updates we’re all hearing from the federal government regarding their arrival over the next little while is not building much confidence in me.
Right in the centre - Random thoughts
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- Published on Friday, February 5, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
•Last week’s column on Canada Post caused a fair bit of reaction, all confirming what I said. Canada Post has a very big top-down problem. They are out of touch with their local postal workers and local management. Warehouses, and even semi-trailers, get backed up with parcels, even the First Class mail is being delayed for days.
Right in the centre - Canada Post problem at the top
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- Published on Friday, January 29, 2021
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I have no intention of causing any grief to local post office workers. I know they are sharing the same frustrations as everyone else. As a newspaper, we have never had anything except good service from our local post offices. There’s the key word, local. Local people get it, they know how to do the best for the customers, friends, neighbours and for themselves. It’s the same as any business. Local is the best service, usually.
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