My perspective - Urban versus rural
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- Published on Friday, October 25, 2019
We hear a lot about the east-west divide in federal politics, but that might not be the whole story. I read a column in a recent edition of the Moosomin World-Spectator about the urban-rural divide in Canadian politics and it got me thinking– what if that’s the cause of much of the divisiveness we see today?
Right in the centre - Canada at the crossroads
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- Published on Friday, October 25, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
This little list shows a fatal flaw in the Canadian tapestry. It shows the 2018-19 equalization payments that provinces receive, a long standing system that aims to bind Canada together. It’s tearing us apart!
My perspective - Small price, big payoff
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- Published on Friday, October 18, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
My dad was born in 1931 and as a child, he never learned to swim, his mother wouldn’t let him. She wasn’t afraid he’d drown, she was afraid he’d contract polio. The fearful disease could be spread by infected water and left tens of thousands of Canadians with some degree of paralysis.
Right in the centre - Here's the deal
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- Published on Friday, October 18, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Neepawa Banner has been going since 1989, 30 years this week. The Neepawa Banner now includes the Neepawa Press, which has been going since 1896. The Rivers Banner has been going since 1993 and it includes the Rivers Gazette and the Rapid City Reporter, which date back to 1907.
My perspective - Missed opportunity
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- Published on Friday, October 11, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
After close to two years, Manitoba farmers received the good news that new long-term leases for Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) would be available for next year. The good spirits were dampened once the details of the revised program were understood.
