What's going on at the Beautiful Plains Museum
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- Published on Friday, July 31, 2015
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By Lea Heschuk
There has been a lot going on at the Beautiful Plains Museum this past month! We had Krista Mills, Britney Weber, Zoey Black and Ariel Neufeld, four Brandon University (BU) Rural Museum Archaeological Outreach students, examining our Aboriginal artifacts. The students are doing the work as a senior level “learning by experience” course under the supervision of Dr. Mary Malainey from the BU Department of Anthropology and Mr. Gord Hill, who is the Manitoba Archaeological Society (MAS) Public Outreach Coordinator.
Whelpton finishes second at rodeo finals
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Clay Allan (3rd from left) & Austin Whelpton (3rd from right) stand with sponsors & rodeo queens at the Canadian High School Rodeo finals.
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The Neepawa Banner
Area resident Austin Whelpton represented Manitoba at Canadian High School Rodeo Finals, held July 23 to 25 in Nanton, Alta. Whelpton and his team roping partner, Stonewall’s Clay Allan, came home with a second place finish in the team roping event. The duo roped in a tough field of ropers from across Canada. Whelpton also finished seventh in the tie down roping event.
My perspective - A proactive approach
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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Like hockey and maple syrup, universal health care is an identifiable feature of Canada. The problem is that, unlike hockey and maple syrup, there are shortages within the health care system that leave many people paying for services they can’t access. We aren’t just paying a little bit either. In 2015/2016, the province in planning to spend $6 billion on Health, roughly 38 per cent of the entire $15 billion budget.
Roe heads to Toronto for pageant
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- Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015
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Banner Staff
On Saturday, August 1, Kaylyn Roe will be heading to Toronto to compete in the Miss Teenage Canada Pageant. The pageant itself will take place on Sunday, Aug. 9.
