Neepawa COPP donates AED to Budz ‘n Bloom
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- Published on Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Photo by Gord Gilbertson. Pictured (L-R) CST Jens Houwen, Donna Gork-Todoruk, Len Pritchard and Brien Walsh.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
When there is a medical emergency and every second counts, access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) could be the difference between life and death. With that in mind, Neepawa’s Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) has donated one of these important mobile devices to Budz ’n Bloom Daycare Centre. For now, the AED unit will be stationed at the current daycare facility at 101 Hamilton Street, but it will be transferred to their new location along Mountain Avenue once construction is completed.
Right in the centre - Weird things from the election trail
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The municipal elections are over. Due to the election being on Wednesday and due to the fact our papers go to print on Wednesday at 2 p.m., we won’t have results in this week’s paper. We will get the results up on our web site as soon as we can.
The municipal election has been weird. Some towns have very large numbers of candidates, eight, 11, even 13 in one place. That level of candidate choice and interest has not been seen for a long time. Maybe never!
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My perspective - Seeing green
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Fencing and feed for livestock are exempt from provincial sales tax (RST). Also exempt are protective bike helmets, artificial limbs, and children’s safety equipment. Interestingly, so too is retail cannabis.
Stepping up to the challenge
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- Published on Monday, October 29, 2018
Submitted photo. Brian McCannell, newly appointed president of the Neepawa Yellowhead Centre.
By Cassandra Wehrhahn
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Neepawa Yellowhead Centre (YHC) has a new president, elected by acclamation at their 7:00 p.m. AGM meeting on Monday, Oct. 15. After four years, Darian Major is stepping down from the president’s seat after the end of his term to welcome a fresh face, Brian McCannell, to the position. Typically presidency ends after three years, but Major stayed on, with the board’s approval, for an additional year to smooth out a transitional period.
