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Friends of the Rivers Lake Paddle Poker Derby

By Jessica Coulter Rivers Banner

It was a beautiful long weekend to be out on Lake Wahtopanah. On Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, from 1-3pm, Friends of the Rivers Lake (FRL) hosted a paddle poker derby out on the lake. The lake was calm, and the sun was shining.

Can collections for canoes

and Chimo Beach areas for contributions from the community.

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put away in the proper place on the shelving units. They were fantastic! We are very, very pleased.”

They sold a total of 84 poker hands, which was a combination of paddle boaters and silent hands at $10 per hand.

at Rivers Collegiate planned a project for Riverdale Harvest. Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division with an intent to fill it with non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by thatclass, theoriginal idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

Prizes were awarded to the top two hands and the lowest hand. The winning hand was three 7’s won by Janice Walker. She received $210. Second hand was three 3’s won by Nia Stewart winning $126. The lowest hand of the day was a 7 of clubs held by Carol Hassard

“I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. St. Augustine School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Festival du Voyaguer in Winnipeg in February. It was very successful and whenever I hear food bank, my ears always perk up!”

Watch your speed School zones are back in effect

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By Jessica Coulter Rivers Banner

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presentation on March 20 to Riverdale Harvest president Heather Gray and Liliane. Because the snow had melted so much, the canoe could not be portagedacrossthe street to Zion Church (home of Riverdale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

winning $84.

Although theprojectwas a sen ior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

When all was said and done, the scalesat Riverdale Harvest noted a total of 434 pounds, “a fabulous amount,” says Heather.

“We are so pleased they decided to help those we serve. A lot of times kids don’t get enough credit but this group of students certainly deserves some praise.

FRL fundraised $420 from the event. They will use the funds for local lake projects.

All students stayed behind to help check expiry dates, sort and

A huge thank-you to all the volunteers manning the stations and all those who participated.

The FRL is already planning another Paddle Poker Derby for July 2024. Be sure to keep your eyes open for the date!

As of Sept. 1, reduced speed limits in school zones go back into effect, even though many school divisions won’t be starting classes until later next week. Drivers who don’t adhere to the 30 km/h limits in school zones from 7am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday could find themselves saddled with a hefty traffic ticket. The reduced speed limits will remain in effect until June.

Drivers are warned to watch for the signs that indicate a reduced-speed school zone. If caught speeding in these areas a fine of at least $200 and move down two levels on the driver safety rating scale could be your consequence.

Elementary school staff member/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign in her school. That threeweek effort simply encouraged students to leave product in the canoe; 87 poundsof food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

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Photo by Sheila Runions

Photo by Heather Gray

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

No motors allowed just paddles.

Tundra

By Chad Carpenter

Observer vs participant

Decision time

By the time you read this column, Manitoba will be well into its provincial election. It will be a short writ period, as election day is Oct. 3.

As reported in the Winnipeg Free Press on Sept. 4, “There are 57 seats up for grabs in what is expected to be a tight, bitter battle for control of the legislature, as the province’s first woman to serve as premier tries to persuade voters to give the Progressive Conservatives a third term in office.”

The NDP, led by Wab Kinew, will try to convince the voters that the PCs made way too many cuts and the NDP will have to spend more on just about everything.

I disagree, but my opinion doesn’t matter much, I have only one vote just like everyone else. The real problem is that little more than half the people vote and that in itself is disgusting. Maybe it’s apathy, or maybe a feeling of helplessness, that they don’t vote is appalling to me.

Provincial rules cover everything from health care to education to farm policy and sport fishing and much more. They say people get the governments they deserve and when nearly half the voters don’t vote, it’s likely true. It’s certainly hard to sympathize with the complainers.

Here’s my take on the election locally and without regard for the party policies. In Agassiz, Jodie Byram is the PC candidate and, based on her abilities and how much she worked with retiring MLA Eileen Clarke, she should make an excellent MLA. I have known a number of MLAs in my time and Eileen Clarke ranks right up there with Glen Cummings. Both were also cabinet ministers and very good ones. In Riding Mountain, Greg Nesbitt deserves re-election. He’s smart, firm and listens well to

Right in the Centre

Ken Waddell

supporters and opponents. He is also currently a cabinet minister.

On the provincial level, the choice of which party forms government will boil down to a few seats, maybe 12-14 in total. Most strong PC seats will go PC and most strong NDP seats will go NDP.

As far as the Liberals go, the reality of Manitoba politics has never really sunk in. The last time the Liberals formed government in Manitoba was under D.L. Campbell in the 1950s. They had an upswing in the late 1980s, but have had little impact with voters since. Considering how unpopular their federal Liberal counterparts are in Manitoba, it’s little wonder that the Manitoba Liberals have become a fringe party.

Well over 10 years ago, after I left the active political scene in Manitoba politics, I had a discussion with then Manitoba Liberal leader Jon Gerrard. Mr. Gerrard would often visit me on one of his many trips to rural Manitoba. He knows me pretty well and he always liked to visit with media types. You could hardly find a nicer man and a good medical doctor. At the time of our meeting, I had recently lost out in a race to be leader of the PC Party of Manitoba. I said, “Jon, it’s pretty obvious that I will never be premier of Manitoba and it’s equally obvious that you won’t be either. Why don’t you pick a party, NDP or PC and go to work in

it and bring your medical experience with you. Both parties badly need it. It’s time to fold the Liberal Party of Manitoba and move on.”

Jon Gerrard didn’t agree with my advice, obviously, but time has proven that I may have been right. I don’t think the Manitoba Liberals have contributed much to the progress of Manitoba since the 1950s. By the way, Premier D.L. Campbell was most noted for being very financially conservative and for bringing Manitoba Hydro to rural Manitoba.

Every election is a political crossroads, or at least a fork in the road. The NDP and the Liberals (especially the federal ones) love to spend money. The problem is there is no extra money to spend unless the economy grows. Manitoba is still dependent on federal payments, which makes it a have-not province. More spending and more taxes will not end that very bad situation.

The PC government has been roundly criticized for not spending more money on health care but if you listen quietly to people in the health care field, more money is not always the answer.

Community survival depends on a listening leadership.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

One’s view of a situation certainly can vary depending on whether one is observing, or participating. Parenting comes to mind. How many times did we witness an over tired or over stimulated child act out or act up in public and – pre parent solemnly, disdainfully sniff no child of mine would ever get away with, behave like that, in public? And then we had a child! My Uncle Walter, one of twelve children, was the one of the older siblings, but one of the last to marry. As he watched his sisters and brothers raise their families, he had a theory for every one of them! And then he married, had five children in very quick succession, including a set of twins, and he apologized to his family, confessing that for all the theories he had put forth, none of them guaranteed success! Big difference in being an observer or a participant!

How about the armchair sports enthusiast? Sitting there in the comfort of a home, possibly a beverage in hand and dog on their lap, the observer knows exactly how the game could have/should have been played and won. From the security of that chair, or, perhaps surrounded by my friends in a common area, the observer could improve almost every play whether it be curling, golf, football or baseball any sport! Be a participant in any of those scenes and it is real life aches and pains, misses and gains. It is doing ones very best and sometimes still coming up short. Perhaps one of the reasons some of us have a trophy gathering dust – in storage or on a shelf because, once, everything came together as a participant. (My trophy goes way back to the early sixties when our small school volleyball team took the divisionals. No indoor gym for practice, just a team of determined farm girls. Don’t ever underestimate us!).

As an observer, and never a participant, this theory holds true for political positions as well. Those of us who observe elected leaders are quick to criticize and freely express our opinion of how the job should be/could be done. Here I do have to use my imagination, and that’s not difficult as I have filled some leadership roles, and imagine how it feels to be doing one’s best under adverse conditions and with a measure of control by superior’s party politics. Being a public participant is challenging, can be demeaning and infuriating, and never easy. Being an observer, however, is easy. And mostly safe.

My thoughts wander a bit, and I wonder how these two words describe my life and living. I trust I am a full participant in life and living, trying to be present in the moment and aware of myself, and of others. I know that I am an observer! A people watcher of the first degree. In my observations as an observer the goal is to view others with a gentle and generous lens, hoping desperately that I will be accorded the same grace.

Strange how a casual and meaningful conversation with a friend can cause me to probe more deeply into my thoughts and feelings. May I fully embrace both observing and participating.

The aerial shot is taken over Lake Wahtopanah at Rivers, Manitoba where there was also a CATP base. The Lake is currently undergoing up grades to the dam. The CATP trained 1000s of airmen from several Allied countries during WWII.

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PHOTOS BY KAY AND DALE DE’ATH

“I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings-From the poem High Flight by John Gillespie Magee Jr.”

Last week, Dale and Kay De’Ath of Neepawa took the opportunity for some high flight when the Commonwealth Air Training Plan (CATP) Museum at Brandon offered a flight day. Kay (pictured above) experienced a flight in the Museum’s Tiger Moth, the model of plane that was used at the CATP base at Neepawa. Dale went up in a Harvard, another of the museum’s restored aircraft.

Rapid

From last weeks front page

It’s a new era in the ancient Far East. The Babylonian empire has been destroyed. Its last king, a man named Belshazzar, was dead. Invading armies from the neighboring kingdom of Media had stormed the king’s palace, found Belshazzar and his nobles in a drunken stupor, and put them all to death. When the residents of Babylonia awoke the following morning, they all had a new king-Darius the Mede.

Darius’ first task was to appoint people to govern his newly conquered territory. He divided Babylonia into governing districts and appointed his best administrators to look after them. Then, he made a startling announcement. He had spared the life of one of ancient Babylon’s nobles; a Jewish man named Daniel; and had appointed him as one of three presidents who governed the nobles. Daniel proved to be the best of the three, and the king considered setting him over the whole kingdom.

As one might expect, the other nobles reacted in jealousy and anger. They were jealous of the position and power Daniel had-a position and power that they wanted. They were angry whenever Daniel punished them for taking bribes, abusing power or acting in other inappropriate ways. But when they tried to find anything in his administration that they could use against him, they failed and they failed miserably. Their only hope of discrediting Daniel was to destroy his faith in God, if they could.

So they hatched what they thought was a brilliant plan. They wouldn’t wait for Darius to start acting like a god. They would make him a god immediately, by getting him to sign a law stating that for 30 days, no one could ask anything of anyone except the king; and that anyone who defied that law was to be thrown into a den of very hungry lions. As soon as the law was signed, they camped near Daniel’s house to see what he would do.

Daniel did not disappoint them. He got down on his knees near a window that faced Jerusalem and he prayed to God, just as he had always done. He was spotted. His actions were reported and Darius had no choice but to order that he be thrown to the lions. But first, Darius pulled Daniel aside and said: “Your God, whom you serve, will deliver you from the lions.” That statement said a lot about Darius. This man was no dummy. He had heard the stories about Israel’s God and how he had delivered Daniel’s friends from the fiery furnace; and about Daniel’s interpretation of the handwriting on the wall the night Belshazzar was slain. He knew how powerful Israel’s God was. He knew that God would never abandon those who put their faith in him. His words to Daniel were words of faith-the faith of a king given to his faithful servant.

Neither man’s faith would be in vain. Daniel was saved from the lions. The king’s faith in God was vindicated. Daniel was able to serve God by serving Darius until his reign ended and King Cyrus of Persia became head of the vast Medio-Persian empire.

Daniel never tried to make a name for himself. He faithfully served kings and emperors wherever he happened to be. His service did more to produce faith in the hearts of those he served than anything else could have done. Today, God asks us to follow Daniel’s example. God will honor our faithfulness by giving us the strength to face any adversity we may encounter; just as he did for Daniel.

Wood ready to take on final junior season in 23 - 24

Submitted

By CHL Wenatchee, Wash

After an all-star season with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Neepawa Titans in 2022-23, forward Briley Wood has designs on finishing his junior hockey career on the right note this season. As he enters the 2023-24 campaign, Wood will enter as a 20-year-old, making this his final year before he reaches the division’s age limit.

Wood grew up in the town of Rivers, in rural western Manitoba, and often played against future Winnipeg teammate Conor Geekie as a youth before reuniting on later teams. Coming through the Yellowhead Chiefs program, he looked more than ready to stake a claim on a junior roster spot – after posting 67 points over two years for the Chiefs’ U15 team, he charged onto the scene for the Yellowhead U18 program with 106 points from 2018 to 2020.

Though he got his first taste of junior hockey early in the 2019-20 season with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, that junior experience came in fits and starts for the first couple of seasons thanks to COVID in Canada – he played five games in the WHL that first season but was not able to make his return to the Hurricanes before the league-wide shutdown in mid-March. He

appeared in 13 of Lethbridge’s 24 games in 2020-21, splitting time with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Neepawa Natives, where he played in 10 games and earned his first four junior points.

The following year, as life returned to normal, he became a regular part of the Lethbridge lineup, with five points in 58 contests. He split time between Junior “A” and the WHL again in 2022-23, this time scoring a pair of goals for the ICE and scoring a team-high 57 points for the newly renamed Neepawa Titans. That total was just what he needed to earn a spot on the MJHL’s top all-star team at the end of the season.

“Playing in Neepawa really helped,” said Wood. “I got a lot of confidence, and they’re a great organization. The staff really helped me develop as a player, to make the jump back up to the WHL.”

With Neepawa out of the MJHL playoff picture, he went back to Winnipeg in March and became a constant in the ICE postseason lineup, playing in all 19 ICE playoff games and scoring four points. His third-period goal in Game 4 against the Saskatoon Blades was the eventual winner in the game that clinched Winnipeg’s spot in the WHL Final.

Now, Wood’s expectation is to stay

Waterfowl Hunting Season

Submitted

By Manitoba Government

Ducks, Sandhill Cranes and Canadian Geese are on the block. Many of you will be starting your Waterfowl Hunting Season which started on Sept 1.

To hunt migratory game birds in Canada, you must possess:

• a valid Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit

• a Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp on the permit

These two documents are issued by the federal government and are valid in all provinces and territories.

The 2023 federal permit is also valid for the 2024 spring special conservation harvest for Snow Geese, Ross’s Geese, and Canada Geese. The Province of Manitoba requires spring Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose hunters, and spring Canada Goose hunters to obtain a free electronic license.

Hunters who are minors (less than 18 years old) have the option to hunt with a Youth MGBH permit. The Youth MGBH permit, as well as the Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation stamp, can only be obtained through the online purchasing system, free of charge.

The Youth MGBH permit provides young hunters with the opportunity to practice their skills under the supervision of an adult mentor, provided they are in possession of a MGBH Permit, throughout the full open season and the special conservation season and provides Youth MGBH Permit holders with their own daily bag and possession limits.

Mentors must possess their own MGBH permit, must have held such a permit in a previous year, and may accompany no more than two youth hunters. Mentors may carry a firearm and may hunt.

If you are just getting into waterfowl hunting, here are the links to all your license requirements.

To harvest wild game with a firearms, you must first complete your Hunter Safety Course: https://mwf.mb.ca/hunter-ed/he-information

in the WHL and to be an impact player. He got an inside look at how the game’s stars ply their trade, earning an invitation to the Colorado Avalanche development camp this summer and making a splash in the 4-on-4 Burgundy and White Game.

“It was an awesome experience,” said Wood. “The pace of play was really fast, and I just had to adjust to that.”

He certainly has the pieces to put together – Wood was hailed in Winnipeg last season for his skating ability and versatility, as well as his skills at the faceoff dot. The full picture looks to be a bright one for Briley Wood no matter what the 2023-24 season brings his way.

Briley Wood landed an invitation to the Colorado Avalanche training camp after his 13-game stint with Winnipeg last season.

Royal Canadian Legion #75

On September 22, 2023 at 7pm in the upper hall.

$10.00/ tickets in clubroom

Come help us Celebrate Legion Week with an Old Time Dance

provided by Prairie Fire

Lunch included ~ Raffle/Baking Table ~ 50/50 Draw

TENDERS

Riverdale Municipality invites tenders for construction of a bulk water station along 2nd Avenue and Manitoba Street in Rivers, MB.

Copies of the full tender including specifications and submission requirements available at www.riversdaly.ca/tenders/ or at the municipal office

Contractors submitting a Tender must be experienced and qualified in mechanical works

Sealed tenders clearly marked with “BULK WATER STATION”

will be received until Friday, September 15th, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Please drop off or mail tenders to one of the following addresses:

Riverdale Municipality

670 – 2nd Ave

Box 520 ~ Rivers MB ~ R0K 1X0

General inquiries should be directed to:

Kat Bridgeman, CAO

204-328-5300

Email: cao@riverdalemb.ca

Only Contractors registered with the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board will be considered. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WENATCHEE WILD.

Rivers Legion Auxiliary

Submitted

By Lisa Smith - Publicity

The members of the Rivers Legion Auxiliary met August 29,2023 in the Rivers Legion upper hall.

A donation was made to Deer Lodge.

Legion Week is September 16th-September 23,2023.There will be an Old Time dance on September 22 in the upper hall. The auxiliary will have a Penny Raffle Table during this event.

The Green Team member did a fantastic job taking care of the cenotaph, painting the disability ramp,as well as weeding the pocket parks.

The next regular meeting of the Rivers Legion Auxiliary will be held October 4,2023

Making memories, one burger at a time

Best Beef Burgers

By Jessica Coulter Rivers Banner

MAKES: 8 BURGERS

PREP: 10 MINUTES

COOK: 10 MINUTES

2 LBS Ground Beef

1 PKG Onion Soup Mix

2 Eggs

6 Tbsp Breadcrumbs

1 Tbsp Montreal Steak Spice

½ Tsp Thyme

Directions:

1) Preheat the Grill (Indoor or outdoor grill) which ever you prefer 450•.

2) In a large bowl mix ground beef, onion soup mix, eggs, breadcrumbs, Montreal Steak Spice, and thyme. Mix well.

3) Divide in to 8 equal portions. Roll in ball and press flat. They are ready for the grill. Place on the grill. Grill for approximately 5 minutes each side.

4) Serve with Fries.

August Police Report

Lon SCHWARTZ (Chief of Police) Rivers Police Service

Here are some of the occurrences that Rivers Police dealt with in the last week of August:

- Police were informed of someone tampering with a cattle fence in the rural area.

- Police received a report of a suspicious, middle-aged man that approached and tried to stop a young female pedestrian in Rivers. Police made patrols but did not locate the person.

- Police were called to the rural area to address a dispute over a jointly owned vehicle. The matter was civil; police only attended to keep the peace in this situation.

- Police were called to a complaint of fireworks being set off. The people were spoken to.

- Police were dispatched to a late-night loud music complaint in the Chimo area. Patrols were made but the music had stopped, and no one was located.

- Police stopped a vehicle travelling at 174km/hr in a 100km/hr zone. Tickets and a serious offence notice were issued.

- Police responded to a complaint of assault at a Rivers residence. The investigation is ongoing.

- Police responded to a report of an unresponsive male in a vehicle at the Rivers Golf Course. The sole occupant of the vehicle was not in medical distress but found to be highly intoxicated. They were issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP), the vehicle was seized, and the person was transported home to family.

- Police attended the elementary school playground where it was reported that a child under 12 had brandished a pocketknife and made threats to other children. The knife was turned over to the police and the child was taken home to their parents. As people under 12 years of age cannot be criminally charged the matter is to be dealt with by parents in conjunction with Child & Family Services.

- Police were called to address a matter of ownership of a dog. After looking into the matter, it was found to be a civil matter, not criminal, and the police are no longer involved.

- A Rivers resident was assisted by police when they were being contacted by a person who is on court-imposed conditions to have No Contact. Charges are pending.

- Police were called to a complaint of people trespassing in CN Rail property. The people were gone before the police arrived.

- Police responded to a domestic conflict in the rural area. Mental health was a factor. The matter was mediated; no offences had occurred.

- A responsible vehicle owner called in to report vehicle trouble and their car parked on the roadside. Police appreciate such calls and often attend to put barrier tape on the vehicle to let others know that the vehicle has been attended to by police.

- Police investigated a suspicious car parked outside a residence with the windows open It was found that the car was having mechanical issues. The hazard lights were engaged, and the owner planned to have it moved.

- Police are investigating a complaint of someone sending texts to a young person encouraging them to self-harm. The matter is under investigation.

- Police were dispatched to a complaint of an impaired driver in Rivers. The vehicle was located, and the driver was found to be sober.

- Police attended Wheatland to address a dispute between neighbors. The two agreed to avoid each other and the matter was quelled without further police involvement.

EXTRAS:

Hamburger Buns

Cheese Slice

Tomato Onion

Lettuce Ketchup

Mustard BBQ Sauce Pickles Bacon

TENDERS

Riverdale Municipality invites tenders for the construction of sidewalk in the following area(s):

Quebec Street - from 5th Avenue North for approximately ½ block (100 ft) in Rivers, MB

Copies of the full tender including specifications and submission requirements available at www.riversdaly.ca/tenders/ or at the municipal office

Contractors submitting a Tender must be experienced and qualified in concrete work

Sealed tenders clearly marked with “SIDEWALK”

will be received until Friday, September 15th, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Please drop off or mail tenders to one of the following addresses:

Riverdale Municipality 670 – 2nd Ave

Box 520 ~ Rivers MB ~ R0K 1X0

General inquiries should be directed to: Kat Bridgeman, CAO 204-328-5300

Email: cao@riverdalemb.ca

Only Contractors registered with the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board will be considered. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Manitoba election 2023

The 2023 Manitoba general election has been called and is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 3, to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Here is a brief review of the ridings and the candidates currently known within the Riding Mountain area, as of Wednesday, Sept. 6. Should additional candidates confirm after the publication deadline (Sept. 6 at 2:00 p.m. CST), in the interest of fairness, their brief bios will appear in the next edition of the newspaper.

According to Elections Manitoba, the riding’s population is 24,960, with 16,761 of those registered voters. The riding has voted Progressive Conservative in all provincial elections since it was first formed.

• 2011 election: Leanne Rowat (PC);

• 2016 election: Greg Nesbitt (PC);

• 2019 election: Greg Nesbitt (PC).

Meet the candidates

Greg Nesbitt, a long time Shoal Lake business owner, community leader and a former Village Councillor, was elected to his first term as the MLA for Riding Mountain in 2016, and re-elected in 2019. In addition to his role as an MLA, he has served as the Chair of the Manitoba PC Caucus. He previously served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living. In his most recent term, he also served as Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development

Greg believes that Manitobans are hardworking people who deserve a government that is fiscally responsible. He is proud to be part of a team with a better plan to create jobs and opportunities and bring back young families to rural communities.

Wayne Chacun was born and raised in Virden, where he lives with his husband, Will, an elementary school principal. For more than 30 years, he has worked as a paramedic in a rural Manitoba. Understanding the challenges and concerns of rural healthcare providers, Wayne has continued to advocate for their improved working conditions through his many years of union activism. His priority is equitable access to public services for all rural Manitobans.

As part of the Manitoba NDP team, Wayne will fix health care and make your life more affordable.

Stewart Endeavors

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Rolling River School Division

is recruiting qualified and trainee School Bus Drivers.

A Bus Driver training program is planned in Fall 2023 for candidates selected as spare drivers and as Bus Drivers for anticipated route vacancies in the 2023-2024 school year.

Daily Regular Route Positions

• Minnedosa area

• Part-time, split shift (before and after school hours)

• 10-month position (September to June on school days)

• Benefit plans apply

Spare Bus Drivers throughout the school division:

FORREST/DOUGLAS OAK RIVER/RIVERS/RAPID

CITY MINNEDOSA ERICKSON/ONANOLE

School Bus Driver Qualifications

• Valid Province of Manitoba School Bus Operator’s Certificate (training provided)

• Valid Province of Manitoba Class 2 Driver’s License (training provided)

• Good driving record

• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, teachers and administration

• Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised

• Ability to work as effectively with others as a member of a team

• Ability to problem-solve

Preferred Qualifications for School Bus Driver

Trainees:

• Completion of Grade 12

• A working knowledge of basic vehicle mechanics

• Manitoba Class 1 or 3 Drivers License

The Division will train suitable candidates without the stated training to enable them to obtain a Class 2 Drivers license and a School Bus Operators Certificate. A $800 training allowance will be paid upon completion of the training and one route or spare bus driver shift. Must work well independently, be flexible, adjust to changing work assignments and deal with and maintain confidential information.

Successful applicants are subject to Criminal Record, Child Abuse Registry and Driver Abstract checks. For further information please contact Cam Woodcock, Transportation Supervisor at 867-2754 Ext. 235 Applications will be reviewed on Friday, September 15, 2023, and accepted until the positions are filled.

Applicants are requested to submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to:

Sarah Woychyshyn

Administrative Assistant, Human Resources

Rolling River School Division PO Box 1170

Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0

Phone: 867-2754 Ext 244 Fax: 867-2037

E-Mail: swoychyshyn@rrsd.mb.ca

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Rolling River School Division welcomes applications from people with disabilities, accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

TENDER SEASONAL CARETAKER/ICEMAKER

Rivers Curling Club will be accepting tenders for a Seasonal Caretaker/ Icemaker for the 2023-2024 curling Season.

Tenders must be signed, and returned in a sealed envelope marked “TENDER” to: Rivers Curling Club Box 85 Rivers, Manitoba R0K 1X0

Only Tenders received on or before Friday, September 29th, 2023 will be accepted.

Lowest or any tender may not be accepted at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

A complete job description is available by contacting Dennis Veitch at dmveitch@goinet.ca or by phoning 204-328-7133.

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Rivers Community Church presents “Soul Care” series

Submitted By Esther Krahn

Rivers Community Church, located at 447 Edward Street, would like to extend an open invitation to everyone for a 3-week series at the church called, “Soul Care”. We are living in a complex and complicated world and everyone is surrounded by many situations and life experiences that are difficult to navigate. At times we can feel alone and wonder how we can best address the situations we face. Underneath these concerns lies the question, “How can we care for ourselves (our souls) in ways that will be helpful and will give us the courage to better navigate

the circumstances of life. Three different speakers will address 3 areas of life.

Sept. 10, Ellen Martens from Boissevain will focus on “Soul Care in the midst of mental health matters”. Ellen started her career as a volunteer co-ordinator with palliative care, has worked at The Counseling Centre in Brandon and currently is self employed in a private practice. Ellen has a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Arts. Ellen and some of their family own a family farm near Boissevain and enjoy community and rural life.

Sept. 17, Wendy Thom from Shoal Lake will focus on “Soul Care in the midst of illness and death”. Wendy is recently retired from serving for 15 years as the pastor at the Shoal Lake Baptist Church and prior to this worked together with her husband Rick as a funeral director for Rae’s Funeral Home in Shoal Lake for 17 years. Wendy

has enjoyed spending more time with her family in her recent retirement and continues to serve in her church as needed.

Sept 24 Wayne Friesen from McGregor will focus on “Soul Care in the midst of conflict”. Wayne has been working with Youth for Christ since 1998 in a variety of roles and is currently a regional training co-ordinator and staff care specialist. He graduated with his M.A. in counseling in 2009 and has also been a therapist with Recovery of Hope since 2011. Wayne enjoys fishing, music, coffee and spending time with his family.

All the speakers are connected to churches in their home communities. The worship services at Rivers Community Church start at 10:30 on Sunday mornings and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information call Esther Krahn at 204-328-7189 or 431-270-0049.

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