Neepawa Articles

If things seem a little tighter on the farm, it’s with good reason. Late last month, Statistics Canada released their report of 2018 farm income and while most people were expecting a drop, the magnitude of that drop came as a big surprise.

If you work in media, you’ve heard this phrase. Maybe a lot. In fact, you’ve probably heard it almost every time you’ve contacted media relations, at the provincial government at least. It is this phrase that translates into the commonly referenced “a department official” or “a government spokesperson.”

Who is responsible for conservation? It’s a question we, as individuals, citizens and governments, need to seriously ask ourselves as we look to the future.

This is always an exciting time in Neepawa. Last week, after months of hard work and practice, students at Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute took to the stage for the biennial major production

NEEPAWA, Man. — What would our communities be like without volunteers? It’s a timely question to ask, especially since last week was National Volunteer Week. How would our lives be worse off without the 12.7 million Canadians who give their time?

Nothing quite beats the sense of community in rural Canada. I had two reminders of this in the last week.

The newspaper industry is one in flux. While the various components that make up the industry are often lumped together, the reality isn’t nearly such a homogeneous group. There are dailies and weeklies, rural and urban markets, chains and independents. The problems of one aren’t necessarily the problems of all.