Letters - Democratic reforms
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- Published on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
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Neepawa Banner & Press
Improving democracy, or more correctly the way in which we practice democracy, is difficult. There are dozens of different views, most with some merit and many with inherent problems that are no better than what we have.
Tribute to Tourism award winners announced
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
Photos by John Drinkwater
Top picture: All the award winners and nominees from the 2018 Tribute to Tourism.
By John Drinkwater
Neepawa Banner & Press
The 15th Annual Tribute to Tourism Awards Gala took place on Wednesday, June 13 at the Gladstone & District Community Centre. This event is organized by Tourism Westman and recognizes individuals, businesses, organizations and communities, who have made significant contributions to tourism development and promotion over the past year.
My perspective - Imposing old on new
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to shoot down a proposed tax on internet service providers to fund Canadian news media. This year, there’s a serious push to institute the same type of tax, this time, to fund the production of Canadian entertainment media.
Right in the centre - Shaped by hardship
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- Published on Monday, June 25, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
If you are old enough to have been born in the Great Depression, you are now 80 years old. Few people alive today have adult level memories of those terrible years, 1929-39, when jobs were scarce, farm prices low, crop yields very poor and the combination of heat, dust and despair permeated every pore.
