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Friday, January 30, 2026
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We work with multiple suppliers to give you more options:
- Dekalb
- NorthStar
- Pickseed
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A sight to behold in the January cold Journey For Sight fundraiser passes through Neepawa
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Yvonne Sisley, executive director of ArtsForward, has been named a finalist for a Travel Manitoba Tourism Award.
By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press One of Neepawa’s own is in the running to potentially receive recognition on a provincial level. Last week, during the Jan. 20 Neepawa Town Council meeting, deputy mayor Murray Parrott announced that Yvonne Sisley, executive director of ArtsForward, has been selected by Travel Manitoba as a finalist for its Tourism Awards. Sisley was nominated for the Employee of the Year (Rural) award by ArtsForward’s board members. While she was aware of the initial nomination, Sisley noted that she never imagined she would have been selected as a finalist from across Manitoba. Continued on Page 7
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Snowmobilers with Journey for Sight arrived in Neepawa on Saturday, Jan. 24. The annual fundraiser began in Flin Flon earlier in the week and would conclude in Brandon later on the 24th.
By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press An iconic charitable tradition has once again passed through Neepawa, as Journey for Sight made a quick stop
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over the weekend. The annual snowmobile event has been motoring in Manitoba since 1983, with its goal being to support vision-related programs, through fundraising and awareness.
This year, the ride started in Flin Flon on Wednesday Jan. 20 and concluded in Brandon on Saturday, Jan. 24. Along the way, the participants make stops in several communities, including Nee-
pawa. The caravan arrived mid-afternoon locally to top up the full tanks and grab a late lunch at our local Dairy Queen (DQ). Continued on Page 8
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