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Dave Clark wins Neepawa by-election By Eoin Devereux
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Dave Clark is Neepawa’s newest municipal councillor, having claimed victory in the recent summer by-election. T he e le c t ion w a s called to fill a vacant seat for Neepawa Town Council, and featured Clark and Sheri Grant vying for the position. For the by-election, which was held on Wednesday, July 16, there were 360 votes cast out of a possible 3,109 voters, equating to a voter turnout of roughly 11.6 per cent. In regard to the split of the vote, Dave Clark received 272 votes, while Sheri Grant received 88 votes. Continued on Page 12
Amazing Race Neepawa gives local businesses a chance to shine IMAGE COURTESY OF NACTV
Neepawa’s downtown was a hotspot of activity on Saturday, July 19, as people participated in Amazing Race Neepawa. The event saw over 100 participants tour around to a variety of the community’s many local businesses, completing challenges along the way.
By Joshua Jackson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Neepawa’s downtown was alive with action and flood d with the sounds of laughter, healthy competition, and an eagerness to explore the community’s business sector as the fi st-ever Amazing Race Neepawa occurred. Belinda Critchlow, coowner of Hid’n Hollow,
and one of the event’s organizers, said she got the idea to host the Amazing Race Neepawa after talking with some business owners in the community who wanted more activity downtown, especially during the era of online shopping. “One night I was sitting thinking, ‘how could everybody participate in (an event),’ and it hit me,
the Amazing Race would work perfectly because everybody could run their own task or challenge the way they want,” she said. “It started small as something to promote what we have to off r. I hoped for seven or eight businesses that wanted to participate in it.” Critchlow said they sent out invites to many places across the town and were
thrilled to have 20 businesses sign up to take part in the Amazing Race. Over 113 participants had signed up ahead of the race, with more joining the day of to participate in unique challenges as contestants battled it out for over $1,000 in prizes. “The business owners were thrilled with their tasks and what they had come up with. A couple
of businesses didn’t know what the Amazing Race was,” she chuckled. “We gave them a couple of suggestions, and once they got the idea of what it might be, they did the rest on their own. I think it’s brought some of these businesses together, and they’re already talking about doing something in the fall.” Continued on Page 10