On 28 May 1896 the Prospectus Number of The Neepawa Press was “sent free to every resident of Beautiful Plains County.” In 1926, it absorbed the Neepawa Register, which had been formed from the merger of the Neepawa Canadian and Neepawa Star. For much of its existence, the newspaper was published on a biweekly basis.
Designated as an MHS Centennial Business, in October 2017 the newspaper merged with the Neepawa Banner to become the Neepawa Banner and Press.
Period
Publisher
1896-1930
Alexander Dunlop (1856-1930)
1930-1946
Alexander Blake Dunlop (1881-1947)
1946-1948
S. James Dempsey
1948-1968
Wilfred Haldor “Bill” Vopni (1911-1973)
Ian A. MacKenzie (1923-2014)1968-1988
John Campbell “Jack” Huxley (1927-2016)
John Harry Oslund (1929-2014)1988-2010
Jack Gibson
Ewan Pow2010-2015
Glacier Media Group
2015-?
Ken and Christine Waddell
Period
Editor
?-?
Vic O'Neil
?-?
William Portman
?-?
Alexander Fleming “Dick” McKenzie (1890-1970)
?-?
Jennifer Sladek
?-?
George Smellie
?-?
Bill Peters
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Safeway Store / Neepawa Banner Building (243 Hamilton Street, Neepawa)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: White Block / Macdonald Block (272 Hamilton Street, Neepawa)
“New owners for paper,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1968, page 2.
“Neepawa & nearby,” Brandon Sun, 29 July 1971, page 9.
The Story of Manitoba’s Weekly Newspapers by Major A. M. Pratt, The Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association, 1970.
“Read all about it: Neepawa newspapers merge,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 October 2017, page A19.
We thank Kjel Oslund for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 August 2024
