Blue Bomber legend entertains at Neepawa Sports Dinner
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Left to right: Ashton Anderson and Jordan Martin hold up one of the auction items, as CFL Hall of Famer Chris Walby looks on
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
To simply say that former Winnipeg Blue Bombers great Chris Walby has had a legendary career, feels like it’s underselling his accomplishments. Over the span of 16 seasons, Walby established himself as one of the Canadian Football League’s greatest offensive linemen, helping the Bombers win Grey Cups in 1984, 1988 and 1990. After he retired, Walby parlayed that into a successful broadcast career. On top of that, he also had a ‘colourful’ pair of seasons in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. It’s no wonder that the attendees at the ninth annual Neepawa Sports Dinner were so enthralled by the stories of the big man’s eventful legacy.
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WE Day with NACI
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Staff
Neepawa Banner & Press
WE Day Manitoba took place Oct. 25 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. It was an exciting day of music, entertainment, education and change. This year’s line up included Eli Brown, Panicland, George Takei and many more.
Right in the centre - Peace is an elusive thing
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Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner & Press
The world is a very scary place. The amount of violence that has burst upon the world in the past few years is almost unbelievable. The depth of madness associated with the Texas church shooting and the Las Vegas shooting is also almost unbelievable. There has always been, and there always will be, some very sick people in the world, more than willing to foist unspeakable violence on other people.
My perspective - Change is coming
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Kate Jackman - Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner & Press
We can’t deny it any longer, a carbon tax is coming. We knew it was inevitable; after all, about 85 per cent of Canadians already pay a carbon tax of some kind. At the end of last month, the Manitoba government announced a new climate and green plan, which includes a carbon tax, as mandated by the federal government. While Manitoba had held out signing the federal agreement, an independent legal opinion sought last summer concluded that in the absence of a provincial plan, the feds could impose their plan on the province.
