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New vet serving Neepawa area By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner
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n Feb. 1 Neepawa Veterinary Clinic welcomed a new vet to the practice, Dr. Rhian Beever. She joins Dr. Liz Ostendorf at the mixed animal practice operating out of the Neepawa and District Veterinary Clinic building. Rhian grew up on a cow-calf operation southeast of Rivers and attended Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. After graduation in 2012 she spent two years working at Shoal Lake Vet Clinic, then spent about 18 months working with Canadian Food Inspection Agency at HyLife Foods in Neepawa,. Rhian has been wanting to come back to private practice and when this job became available, it seemed like a good opportunity. An added bonus of this location is its proximity to her parents’ farm (Marlin and Eleanor), where she continues to help as time permits. Beever is happy to be back in a mixed clinic, saying, “I like the variety. It’s the mixture that keeps you coming back.”
By Terry Radcliffe Rivers Collegiate’s Grade 10 students will kick off Talk Energy Week (Feb. 20-27) activities with their participation in the Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association (ManSEA) conference, What’s Cooking? The conference will be held in Brandon at the Agricultural Extension Centre and feature presenters on the topics of efficient building design, off-grid systems, bioenergy, alternative energies and future possibilities in energy. Students will participate in a series of round-table discussions with the presenters, and other experts, at the conclusion of the presentations. As a follow-up to the ManSEA conference, Rivers Collegiate will host a Talk Energy Week speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 25. Three presentations will be given by industry leaders concerning the latest developments in Canada’s present energy production and use, alternative energy possibilities, and a look at more sustainable energy production and use. Let’s Talk Energy is a national program based at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, which seeks to promote energy literacy among Canadians. As a result of the emphasis on environmental and sustainable programming being offered at Rivers Collegiate, the initiative contacted Rivers Collegiate to inquire about our interest in possibly hosting a speaker series during Talk Energy Week.
Photo by Kate Jackman-Atkinson