Posted by Kate
On April 25, 2009, shortly before 2:30 am, the RCMP Neepawa Detachment were notified of that a man had been assaulted outside a licenced premise in the Town of Neepawa. RCMP and local EMS attended, a large crowd was noted outside the establishment and a 52-year-old Neepawa man was found semi-conscious at the scene. He was conveyed to the Neepawa Hospital where he was admitted with non-life threatening injuries.
An investigation followed and on October 29, 2009 the investigative report was submitted to Manitoba Justice for opinion. On March 29, 2010, the RCMP Neepawa Detachment received Crown opinion to lay a charge of Assault Cause Bodily Harm.
Thirty-six year old Kenneth LePage of the Winnipeg Police Service has now been formerly charged with Assault Cause Bodily Harm and has been summonsed to appear in Neepawa Provincial Court on June 1, 2010.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Update: Accident on Hwy #5 north of Neepawa
Posted by Neils
Police reports received this morning confirmed that the 50-year-old Winnipegosis woman involved in the collision with BPSD school bus has succumbed to her injuries. By request of the family the woman will not be identified.
Police report that the investigation continues, the Banner will continue to keep you updated with any further details.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Accident on Hwy #5 north of Neepawa
Posted by Kate
At 8:25 this morning, RCMP Neepawa Detachment along with local EMS, the Eden Fire Department and the Neepawa Fire Department were dispatched to a two vehicle collision about 3 miles north of Neepawa on Highway 5 at the intersection of a gravel road in the RM of Rosedale.
A vehicle, driven by a 50-year-old woman from Winnipegosis, collided into the side of a school bus carrying 13 children. The students were in both elementary school and high school.
Ray Derksen of the BPSD reports that school division personnel were on site prior to the arrival of EMS and kept the students still until they could be check out.
The students underwent a preliminary assessment by EMS on site and were then transported to the Neepawa Hospital. Parents of the students were contacted and told to meet their children at the hospital. Derksen said, "From the EMS assessment, there was no visible trauma [to the students] as far as we know, but they were shaken up emotionally."
All parents of students in the northern part of the division were contacted.
The driver of the vehicle was also transported to the Neepawa Hospital and is being transferred to the Health Sciences Centre. Her condition is not known by police at the present time.
Alcohol is not considered a factor. However, poor visibility due to heavy fog is.
The RCMP Neepawa continue to investigate assisted by the RCMP Dauphin Reconstructionist.
The Banner will keep you updated as more information is known.
At 8:25 this morning, RCMP Neepawa Detachment along with local EMS, the Eden Fire Department and the Neepawa Fire Department were dispatched to a two vehicle collision about 3 miles north of Neepawa on Highway 5 at the intersection of a gravel road in the RM of Rosedale.
A vehicle, driven by a 50-year-old woman from Winnipegosis, collided into the side of a school bus carrying 13 children. The students were in both elementary school and high school.
Ray Derksen of the BPSD reports that school division personnel were on site prior to the arrival of EMS and kept the students still until they could be check out.
The students underwent a preliminary assessment by EMS on site and were then transported to the Neepawa Hospital. Parents of the students were contacted and told to meet their children at the hospital. Derksen said, "From the EMS assessment, there was no visible trauma [to the students] as far as we know, but they were shaken up emotionally."
All parents of students in the northern part of the division were contacted.
The driver of the vehicle was also transported to the Neepawa Hospital and is being transferred to the Health Sciences Centre. Her condition is not known by police at the present time.
Alcohol is not considered a factor. However, poor visibility due to heavy fog is.
The RCMP Neepawa continue to investigate assisted by the RCMP Dauphin Reconstructionist.
The Banner will keep you updated as more information is known.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Missing person
The RCMP in Dauphin, Manitoba are seeking the public's assistance in locating 15 year old Sheldon Desmond Wayne MOAR. MOAR was last seen at his foster home in Dauphin on January 8th, 2010. Sheldon MOAR is approximately 190 cm (6'3",) 78 kg (170 lbs) with short black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who has seen or knows the whereabouts of Sheldon MOAR is asked to contact the Dauphin RCMP at (204) 622-5020.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Springhill wage agreement up for a vote
By Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner
As the United Food and Commercial Workers #832 (UFCW) and Hytek-Springhill hog processing plant at Neepawa wait for the new proposed wage agreement to be translated from English into Korean and Ukrainian, both sides are hoping for a positive ratification vote.
The outcome of the vote may have been placed in jeopardy by an incorrect story in one of the local newspapers, The Neepawa Press.
In an interview with The Neepawa Banner, UFCW negotiator Jeff Traeger said,"The front page story in The Neepawa Press was completely wrong"
The Neepawa Press quoted a web site source and outlined details for an old proposed wage agreement. Those details have nothing to do with the proposed new agreement. Traeger said on Thursday, Feb. 4, "I'm having a really bad day. When I read the story, I see it was from an archived web site from 2002 that The Neepawa Press quoted. In the article, they quoted from the Members for Democracy which ceased to exist in 2006. That old archived web site still has the June 10, 2002 Springhill wage agreement proposal listed and that agreement was good for two years." Since that time a later five year agreement was accepted and it just ran out on January 31, 2010.
A very upset Traeger said, "The only true part in the story in The Neepawa Press is that we negotiated a new agreement before the old one ran out. This is the most shoddy piece of journalism I have ever seen. Here we have an agreement being translated and that will be released to every member at meetings on February 8 and we have this untrue story in every member's mail box."
Traeger went on to say, "We have a very good contract proposal on the table and both the union and the company are recommending members accept it. It's sad that members might take this false information from The Neepawa Press story and decide to go on strike. It will be a sad day for Neepawa and everyone involved if the workers are walking the picket line based on an inaccurate story."
The UFCW is planning member information sessions at Neepawa's Yellowhead Centre on February 8. Traeger said," We are having the information sessions on Monday and I had hoped I could spend my time explaining the agreement rather than having to have every member have a Neepawa Press in their hands and then having to explain that their story is wrong."
Traeger said, "We have obtained the use of the former lunch room right at the (Springhill) plant to hold the vote on February 9, starting at 5 a.m and running until 6 p.m. We're hoping that with a 13 hour vote and with it being held on-site we will give everyone a chance to vote"
The Neepawa Banner
As the United Food and Commercial Workers #832 (UFCW) and Hytek-Springhill hog processing plant at Neepawa wait for the new proposed wage agreement to be translated from English into Korean and Ukrainian, both sides are hoping for a positive ratification vote.
The outcome of the vote may have been placed in jeopardy by an incorrect story in one of the local newspapers, The Neepawa Press.
In an interview with The Neepawa Banner, UFCW negotiator Jeff Traeger said,"The front page story in The Neepawa Press was completely wrong"
The Neepawa Press quoted a web site source and outlined details for an old proposed wage agreement. Those details have nothing to do with the proposed new agreement. Traeger said on Thursday, Feb. 4, "I'm having a really bad day. When I read the story, I see it was from an archived web site from 2002 that The Neepawa Press quoted. In the article, they quoted from the Members for Democracy which ceased to exist in 2006. That old archived web site still has the June 10, 2002 Springhill wage agreement proposal listed and that agreement was good for two years." Since that time a later five year agreement was accepted and it just ran out on January 31, 2010.
A very upset Traeger said, "The only true part in the story in The Neepawa Press is that we negotiated a new agreement before the old one ran out. This is the most shoddy piece of journalism I have ever seen. Here we have an agreement being translated and that will be released to every member at meetings on February 8 and we have this untrue story in every member's mail box."
Traeger went on to say, "We have a very good contract proposal on the table and both the union and the company are recommending members accept it. It's sad that members might take this false information from The Neepawa Press story and decide to go on strike. It will be a sad day for Neepawa and everyone involved if the workers are walking the picket line based on an inaccurate story."
The UFCW is planning member information sessions at Neepawa's Yellowhead Centre on February 8. Traeger said," We are having the information sessions on Monday and I had hoped I could spend my time explaining the agreement rather than having to have every member have a Neepawa Press in their hands and then having to explain that their story is wrong."
Traeger said, "We have obtained the use of the former lunch room right at the (Springhill) plant to hold the vote on February 9, starting at 5 a.m and running until 6 p.m. We're hoping that with a 13 hour vote and with it being held on-site we will give everyone a chance to vote"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
East View Lodge gets green light
Minister approves sale to Town of Neepawa
By Ken Waddell/The Neepawa Banner
Although it's been stalled in amongst political traffic for about 8 months, the old East View Lodge housing project in Neepawa has finally been given the green light. The five story former care home, a land mark on Neepawa's east entrance, was de-commisioned in the spring of 2009 when residents were moved to Country Meadows Care Home located at Neepawa's west end.
Throughout the planning and constructions stage of Country Meadows, a big question was always "what to do with East View"? The building had been turned over by the community to the Marquette Regional Health Authority in the mid 1990s. MRHA later amalgamated with South-West Regional Health Authority and was named Assiniboine Regional Health Authority. EVL is considered to be a solid building, just not suitable for the high level of care needs that are being met at Country Meadows. The ARHA had always intended to dispose of EVL and had wanted to do so as soon as it was empty. The monthly costs of taxes, hydro, heat and maintenance have eaten an unnecessary and unwanted hole in the ARHA budget. That disposal didn't happen as wished as the provincial government, specifically Health Minister Theresa Oswald held up the process. Although no clear reason was given for the delay, it was assumed that the government wanted to try and get some value for the old building and wanted a clear and transparent process. As it turned out the delay was costly both in terms of time, money and delaying much needed housing
The Town of Neepawa had submitted a plan in conjunction with Adler Properties, a consortium of three companies who planned to turn the building into apartments.That proposal and the accompanying agreements lapsed as the months dragged on. The government then agreed to put EVL up for tender and tenders closed late in 2009. No bids were received.
Local MLA Stu Briese, the Town of Neepawa lobbied hard to get a decision from Minister Oswald.
On Jan, 13 the word finally came down that the ARHA had been given permission to go ahead with the deal. ARHA VP of Finance Ted Bartlett said, "The board has received approval from the minister of health to dispose of East View to the Town of Neepawa for one dollar." Bartett explained that as of Jan. 14 the documents had been forwarded to the Town's solicitor for the paper work to be processed.
Town of Neepawa Mayor Bob Durston confirmed that the Town had received the go ahead. "Agreements have to be signed," said Durston which confirmed what Bartlett had said. It also means that the Town of Neepawa can now go ahead with updating the lapsed agreement with Adler properties.
Adler Properties' plan calls for renovations to begin as soon as the documents are in place. They have workers and sub-trades lined up and have blueprints ready to go that call for turning the EVL into apartment style housing.
Neepawa has a huge and chronic housing shortage in part due to 225 immigrant workers coming to Neepawa to work at Hytek-Springhill hog plant. Hytek plans to bring in several more workers to staff the expanding plant.
Historical side note: In 1999 it was announced that EVL was to be replaced. The government changed in 1999 and the project was delayed and not completed until 2009. The cost more than doubled to $29 million. Around 2000, the then CEO of the MRHA anticipated the new care home project might go ahead soon and offered to sell the EVL for a dollar. I happen to know that's true as I was mayor of Neepawa at the time and the offer was extended to me on behalf of the Town of Neepawa. I assured the CEO that the Town would look favorably on that offer. Neither of us knew how many years would pass before it came true.
By Ken Waddell/The Neepawa Banner
Although it's been stalled in amongst political traffic for about 8 months, the old East View Lodge housing project in Neepawa has finally been given the green light. The five story former care home, a land mark on Neepawa's east entrance, was de-commisioned in the spring of 2009 when residents were moved to Country Meadows Care Home located at Neepawa's west end.
Throughout the planning and constructions stage of Country Meadows, a big question was always "what to do with East View"? The building had been turned over by the community to the Marquette Regional Health Authority in the mid 1990s. MRHA later amalgamated with South-West Regional Health Authority and was named Assiniboine Regional Health Authority. EVL is considered to be a solid building, just not suitable for the high level of care needs that are being met at Country Meadows. The ARHA had always intended to dispose of EVL and had wanted to do so as soon as it was empty. The monthly costs of taxes, hydro, heat and maintenance have eaten an unnecessary and unwanted hole in the ARHA budget. That disposal didn't happen as wished as the provincial government, specifically Health Minister Theresa Oswald held up the process. Although no clear reason was given for the delay, it was assumed that the government wanted to try and get some value for the old building and wanted a clear and transparent process. As it turned out the delay was costly both in terms of time, money and delaying much needed housing
The Town of Neepawa had submitted a plan in conjunction with Adler Properties, a consortium of three companies who planned to turn the building into apartments.That proposal and the accompanying agreements lapsed as the months dragged on. The government then agreed to put EVL up for tender and tenders closed late in 2009. No bids were received.
Local MLA Stu Briese, the Town of Neepawa lobbied hard to get a decision from Minister Oswald.
On Jan, 13 the word finally came down that the ARHA had been given permission to go ahead with the deal. ARHA VP of Finance Ted Bartlett said, "The board has received approval from the minister of health to dispose of East View to the Town of Neepawa for one dollar." Bartett explained that as of Jan. 14 the documents had been forwarded to the Town's solicitor for the paper work to be processed.
Town of Neepawa Mayor Bob Durston confirmed that the Town had received the go ahead. "Agreements have to be signed," said Durston which confirmed what Bartlett had said. It also means that the Town of Neepawa can now go ahead with updating the lapsed agreement with Adler properties.
Adler Properties' plan calls for renovations to begin as soon as the documents are in place. They have workers and sub-trades lined up and have blueprints ready to go that call for turning the EVL into apartment style housing.
Neepawa has a huge and chronic housing shortage in part due to 225 immigrant workers coming to Neepawa to work at Hytek-Springhill hog plant. Hytek plans to bring in several more workers to staff the expanding plant.
Historical side note: In 1999 it was announced that EVL was to be replaced. The government changed in 1999 and the project was delayed and not completed until 2009. The cost more than doubled to $29 million. Around 2000, the then CEO of the MRHA anticipated the new care home project might go ahead soon and offered to sell the EVL for a dollar. I happen to know that's true as I was mayor of Neepawa at the time and the offer was extended to me on behalf of the Town of Neepawa. I assured the CEO that the Town would look favorably on that offer. Neither of us knew how many years would pass before it came true.
Friday, January 8, 2010
The cauldron is lit!
Posted by Kate/Neepawa Banner
Neepawa's community torch bearer Muriel Gamey lit the cauldron at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay community celebration in Neepawa today.
On January 8 at 12:48 p.m., John Nelson kicked off Neepawa's leg of the Olympic Torch Relay riding on a 1940 International Harvester Model H tractor owned by Barrie Baker. The Olympic flame came from Gladstone, where torchbearers carried it north on Morris St and then west on Dennis St.
After stopping in Neepawa, the flame headed west to Minnedosa.
In Neepawa, volunteers and torch run organizers began early this morning setting up tents and stages for the community celebration which ran over lunch. Initially scheduled to take place outside at the Yellowhead Centre, the entertainment was moved inside due to temperatures reaching -30C.
Despite the cold weather, as the flame made its way down Mountain Ave., the streets were lined with people cheering.
Community torch bearer Muriel Gamey took the flame to the Yellowhead Centre for the community celebration. After passing through the hall, she went outside to light the cauldron.
When torch bearer Karen Hickman left the Yellowhead with the flame, she was joined by runners from Hazel M. Kellington School.
Read more in next week's Neepawa Banner
See a video of the torch run.
Check our YouTube Channel for additional videos.
Want to know where the torch is now? Click here!
Neepawa's community torch bearer Muriel Gamey lit the cauldron at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay community celebration in Neepawa today.On January 8 at 12:48 p.m., John Nelson kicked off Neepawa's leg of the Olympic Torch Relay riding on a 1940 International Harvester Model H tractor owned by Barrie Baker. The Olympic flame came from Gladstone, where torchbearers carried it north on Morris St and then west on Dennis St.
After stopping in Neepawa, the flame headed west to Minnedosa.
In Neepawa, volunteers and torch run organizers began early this morning setting up tents and stages for the community celebration which ran over lunch. Initially scheduled to take place outside at the Yellowhead Centre, the entertainment was moved inside due to temperatures reaching -30C.
Despite the cold weather, as the flame made its way down Mountain Ave., the streets were lined with people cheering.
Community torch bearer Muriel Gamey took the flame to the Yellowhead Centre for the community celebration. After passing through the hall, she went outside to light the cauldron.
When torch bearer Karen Hickman left the Yellowhead with the flame, she was joined by runners from Hazel M. Kellington School.
Read more in next week's Neepawa Banner
See a video of the torch run.
Check our YouTube Channel for additional videos.
Want to know where the torch is now? Click here!
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