My perspective - No news here
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- Published on Friday, April 5, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last month, the release of the federal budget meant that details about the government’s support for the news media industry were unveiled. Despite the assertion that it would be something else, it looks like a program designed to benefit the country’s largest corporate newspaper chains.
Right in the centre - Too many regulations– again!
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- Published on Friday, April 5, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
We Canadians are being badly duped by political parties and by many media outlets. Take, for example, the neat idea for an on-the-lake splash park at Minnedosa. It’s a really neat idea that will be a kid pleaser, for sure. Not sure if it will be financially viable, as that remains to be seen.
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My perspective - A strange choice?
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- Published on Friday, March 29, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
What constitutes agriculture? I wondered that last week when a press release came across my desk. In April 2018, the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) was launched to support the country’s agriculture and agri-foods sectors. It’s a $3 billion program, with $1 billion coming from the federal government and $2 billion to be cost shared by federal, provincial and territorial governments.
Right in the centre - Life was harder, but simpler
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- Published on Friday, March 29, 2019
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Seventy-one years ago today (March 29), I was born at Holland, Manitoba. A lot has changed in the intervening years. Some of the events and methods of that era would shock people today.
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My perspective - Getting burned
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- Published on Friday, March 22, 2019
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last week, volunteer firefighters in The Pas received an unwelcome surprise, six of them, along with the Town of the The Pas, were named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging negligence. It’s not just that the firefighters were named in the suit that’s troubling, it’s the fact that the case is being brought against them by Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MLL).
