Friday, April 21, 2023 - Neepawa Banner & Press
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For this week's edition of the Banner & Press, breaking story related to HyLife's U.S. operations and what impact (if any) it'll have on Neepawa. As well, a story on a new exhibit at ArtsForward Cultural Centre, the release of Neepawa's 2023 budget and a brand new spring festival planned for Erickson. Those stories, plus Everything for your Farm in the Apr. 21 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.
Right in the Centre - Some big questions
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- Published on Thursday, April 20, 2023
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Our world is changing, perhaps faster than ever before. We are certainly made aware of changes, be they good or bad, faster than ever before. Examining the changes and what is driving them is an important discussion to have.
Jennifer Bilek is an investigative journalist, a feminist and a leading voice really looking behind the curtain at who is pushing changes in our society that she bluntly calls “absolute madness.”
Friday, April 14, 2023 - Neepawa Banner & Press
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An update in the latest edition of the Banner & Press on a missing family heirloon, a council decision that should create more housing options in Neepawa and some interesting numbers from the RCMP for the first three months of 2023. As well, our annual Cancer Awareness Month feature and much more in the April 14 edition of the Neepawa Banner & Press.
Right in the centre - Journalism needs attention from government and corporations
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By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Toronto Star publisher and owner Jordan Bitove made an impassioned plea recently to Canadian corporations and governments to step up and support journalism. Bitove argued that journalism is essential to democracy and that smaller communities are being starved of essential information.
Bitove, speaking to a packed audience of business and community leaders at a Canadian Club luncheon in Toronto, said big tech companies including Google and Meta have drained crucial advertising revenue from media companies, endangering journalism’s business model and indirectly, democracy itself.
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