Neepawa Banner & Press
In January 1971, my wife Christine and I moved to Neepawa. We bought a little house at 261 Fourth Avenue in Neepawa for $4,000. I set to work in my new job as Assistant Ag-Rep under the watchful eye of my boss, the late Alan Nebbs. My job was to help with the 4-H Club program, tag along after Mr. Nebbs and occasionally offer advice to farmers. There is a rare farmer in the area that is kind enough to say that my advice was helpful.
To provide context, there were about 40 Ag-rep offices in Manitoba, most with a rep and a staunch secretary. There were about 20 Home Economists and a whole battery of livestock, crops and engineering specialists spread out across the province.