Right in the centre - Minimal questions
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- Published on Thursday, January 18, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
There has been a lot of discussion about the minimum wage being raised to $14 per hour in Ontario. It is scheduled to go to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2019. The recent increase was a raise of $2.40 per hour. It has jolted many small business owners and not in a good way.
My perspective - Long-term solution needed
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- Published on Thursday, January 18, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa is in an enviable position, it has been experiencing a housing shortage for much of the last decade. While this shortage has added value to the town’s housing stock, it has also created challenges, as new residents struggle to find places to live.
Province backs Westman bid for soybean facility
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- Published on Thursday, January 18, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
A local group’s effort to attract a world-class soybean facility to the region has received a financial boost. The Westman Opportunities Leadership Group (WOLG) recently secured a $75,000 grant from the province, through the Partner 4 Growth program. The funding is expected to help advance the WOLG’s attempts in attracting a multi-million dollar soybean processing facility to Manitoba.
50/50 funding for a new lagoon in Riverdale Municipality
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- Published on Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Sheila Runions
Rivers Banner
Riverdale Municipality held a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 4; council and CAO outnumbered interested residents. Mayor Todd Gill suggested the poor attendance was because the project was so old or the weather too cold. Rivers Banner countered that because Christmas holidays were still in effect and children not back in school was why people were absent. Regardless of the reason, only seven citizens, this reporter and two WCG-TV Channel 12 volunteers comprised the crowd.
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