Survey says…
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- Published on Friday, February 2, 2018
Town of Neepawa releases pre-budget survey results
Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The priorities of the average Neepawa taxpayer are a little bit more clear, thanks to a recent budget survey. The Town of Neepawa recently unveiled the results of a questionnaire asking for ratepayers’ thoughts and suggestions on the 2018 budget. The survey had been available online on the town’s website. In total, 156 people filled out the survey, which averages out to a 3.3 per cent participation rate among the town population (as per the results of the 2016 Statistics Canada Population Census).
New preschool program launched in Neepawa
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- Published on Friday, February 2, 2018
Miranda Leybourne
Neepawa Banner & Press
A brand new program for young children and their caregivers launched in Neepawa on Feb. 1. Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a free parent-child program that focuses on physical activity and nutrition for children ages five years old and under. It will include games, songs, crafts and snacks, and is being put on by the Town of Neepawa’s Recreation Services on Thursday mornings until Mar. 1 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at ArtsForward.
My perspective - Investing in the future
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- Published on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
The province’s agricultural industry faces a major challenge when it comes to succession— the high cost of entry. Few other jobs require such a high upfront investment; you don’t need to own a hospital to become a doctor or a school to become a teacher, but you need a farm to be a farmer. The cost of land, equipment, livestock, seed and other inputs is high and only rising. At their recent annual general meeting, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba’s general farm policy organization, passed a resolution to help combat two problems, with one simple solution. The high cost of entry for young farmers is one problem, while the other is the purchase of farmland as an investment vehicle.
Right in the centre - More on money
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- Published on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Whenever you read charts and do some math you run a bit of risk. On Jan. 19, I wrote about the minimum wage increases, especially the situation in Ontario. I said, “From the employee point of view, a 40 hours a week job at minimum wage of $11.15 per hour comes to $446 per week. At that level, there is no federal income tax, the provincial tax is $6.73, CPP is $15.41 and EI is $7.40. Net is $416.46 per week. At $15 per hour the wages rise to $600 per week, federal tax kicks in at $10.03, provincial tax at $22.26, CPP at 32.29 and EI at $ 9.96. Net is 534.71.” The net difference was $118.25.
