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cans from the school foyer into s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the afterMarch 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. at Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a senproject for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to PHOTOS

BY COLIN STARK to play, Zion Church (home of Riverathletes had to pay with food for non-perishables.

Although the Taylor Bridgeman, a gymnast from the Rivers area practicing her beam routine campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also in preparationbyfor events. thatupcoming class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis. age. The young athlete remains the same deBy Micah Waddell “I heard the idea at a meetbeen training as a pending the performance Rivers Bannering in Brandon. St.has Augustine gymnast School had tried Fill a Canoe since the age of of the athlete. To receive the and 10-day On April in 6 conjunction and 7 awithsix is very dedicated the starting score of 10, Festival du Voyaguer in WinRivers gymnast, Taylor to her sport, training five the participant is required in February. It was very Bridgeman,13nipeg years old, days a week and teaching to have all of the mandasuccessful and whenever I hear qualified for Team Manias a junior coach. tory skills within their food bank, my earsothers always perk toba which will be going Taylor ranked f irst all routine. The typical gymup!”

She then brought the sugto the Western Canadian around in the provincial nastics season runs from The canoe at Rivers gestion Harvest, Championships andto Riverdale the championship to June for in 2013 and Elementary School September was which supported the idea and Canad ian Champion- ranked first adequately filled. most gymnasts, though AA in 2015. asked her to present the promo-

ships. Taylor qualified at the 2019 Manitoba opens competition and was able to secure fourth place during the event. Taylor has had an extensive career in the sport, despite her

The gymnasts compete in four different events, the vault, bars, beam and f loor. They begin with a maximum score of 10 for each of the events, which is then marked down or

higher level competitors attend mandatory training camps throughout the summer, with four weeks off per year for rest and recuperation.

and Chimo Beach areas for contributions from the community.

When all was said and done, the scales at 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.

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

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

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 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

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hat would our communities be like without volunteers? It’s a timely question to ask, especially since last week was National Volunteer Week.

How would our lives be worse off without the 12.7 million Canadians who give their time?

Working for a newspaper, I feel like I have a front row seat to just how much work volunteers are doing in our communities. On almost every page of the paper, there’s evidence of those giving their time. Many of the stories we cover are about vital work being undertaken by individual volunteers and volunteer-run boards. Many of our ads are for events and initiatives put on by volunteers. We print thank you messages from those whose family members were helped and those whose lives were made a little more comfortable because of people who went out of their way to give their time. I’m always happy when we can share these stories.

We all have unique skills and volunteering is special because anyone can participate; there are as many different volunteer opportunities as there are individuals.

Volunteering takes on many different forms and across our communities, there are young people helping seniors, the healthy helping the sick and retirees helping those just getting started. Youth are volunteering as a way to build their skills and those further in their careers are volunteering as a way to share what they have spent a lifetime acquiring.

There is also no one reason why people volunteer. Some

Kate Jackman-Atkinson do it because they want to see something exist, be it a new facility, a sports team or a fun event. People also volunteer because they believe in a cause, be it town beautification, advancing education or helping those less fortunate. For some, they give their time because they have been positively impacted by volunteers or an organization in the past and some people volunteer because it’s fun. There’s no right or wrong reason to give your time.

Statistics Canada figures from 2010, the most recent available, show just how many Canadians do give their time. In 2010, volunteers put in hours equivalent to 1.1 million full time jobs, not only that, but the number of volunteers were growing compared to previous years. Despite the fact that about half of all Canadians volunteer, communities do face challenges when it comes to recruitment and retention. Every year, people stop volunteering because of changing priorities, health or because they move, which means that organiza-

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ue to the Easter and Good Friday long weekend, this column is being written a day ahead of the Alberta election. It is bit dangerous to assume a day ahead of an election who will win, but polls show that the United Conservative Party (UCP) will win. If the UCP is victorious, it will mean that there will be conservative style governments in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. It would be nice to think that the Liberal/NDP grip on provincial parties will slip even further. Hopefully, the conservative governments across the country will unite to try and lower deficits and eliminate the very ill-thought-out carbon tax.

As MP Robert Sopuck said at a recent ag forum, a carbon tax in Canada makes no sense whatsoever, as Canada accounts for a bit over one per cent of the carbon emissions in the world.

I love the pictures on Facebook of the beautiful countryside and the caption that says, “I live here.” The second, contrasting picture shows a very smoggy city and the caption says, “I am tired of being told I have to take better care of the environment by people who live here.” How true that is. The ag areas of Canada feed us all, support wildlife in increasing numbers and serve as the largest carbon storage area on the continent, except for the forests perhaps, and are a model of environmental sustainability.

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tions must ensure they are recruiting new volunteers each year. This is where many of the challenges lie, most people want to volunteer, but they need to be matched with the right opportunity. For some, it’s just a case of never having been asked.

Based on 2010 research, Volunteer Canada published a report called Bridging the Gap. The report looked at the growing gap between what volunteers look for and the opportunities organizations offer. While volunteers may face different challenges depending on where they are in their lifecycle, the study found a few gaps that were consistent among youth, families, baby boomers and workplace volunteers. These included the fact that many people are looking for group activities, but few organizations can offer them; many people come with professional skills, but many professionals look for volunteer tasks that differ from their work; and many organizations want long-term commitment, but many more volunteers are looking for short-term opportunities.

Knowing what the challenges are can help organizations overcome them.

Our communities’ dedicated volunteers make our towns and villages, communities– without them, we would have few of the amenities that make rural living rich in opportunity.

Thanks to all those who give their time and for those who would like to, all you have to do is ask!

RIGHT IN THE CENTRE

Ken Waddell Certainly, all sectors need to look to doing everything better, but it is hard to swallow moral instruction from cities that bury millions of tonnes of garbage and in the case of many seashore communities, dump their garbage in the ocean and wonder why the turtles get strangled and the whales eat plastic.

British Columbia is a province that has its own quirky set of politics. They split the conservative vote between so-called liberals and conservatives and then wonder why NDP governments get elected. The premier of BC says he wants cars and light trucks to be emission free by 2040. Jason Kenney, who may be Alberta’s premier by the time you read this, has reportedly said that he can make BC carbon free by 2020, by simply shutting off the pipelines. Not likely to happen, but it makes for a good illustration of how senseless a carbon tax has become.

The day may come when electric vehicles replace gas and diesel powered ones, but it is long way off.

Also, when people spout the merits of electric cars and trucks, they aren’t f iguring in the cost of electricity

or the money required to build the infrastructure to produce it. Wind generators and heat powered steam generators are costly and don’t have the long service life of hydro dams.

Some of Manitoba’s early dams are approaching 100 years of age. Wind turbines, at the present technology, die off long before that.

When, or if the full switch to electric power comes, be it wind, solar, steam or hydro sourced, Manitoba will be in a good position. The problem is that the economy has to survive to get to the future and it certainly won’t survive under the NDP/Liberal/socialist model for our economy. Excessive and useless taxes, like the carbon tax, will do nothing to help us “get there”. A country has to grow into prosperous change, not tax its way in.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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Apr. 19: Starting at the Zion Church, Way of the Cross/Prayer Walk, 3 p.m.

Apr. 21: Easter Service at Zion Church 11 a.m. followed by fellowship meal and kids’ activity.

Apr. 23: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8 a.m.

Apr. 23: RACF, Will week presentation, Rivers Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m.

Apr. 24: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Apr. 25: Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s, 12 noon Apr. 25: Rivers 50+ monthly meeting at 2 p.m.

Apr. 25: Rivers United Church Thrift Sale, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Apr. 26: Rivers United Church Thrift Sale, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Apr. 27: Rivers United Church Thrift sale, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Apr. 27: Catholic Spring Tea 2-3:30 p.m.

April 28: Harding Community Club Spring Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Apr. 29: Bottle drive Class of 2019, 5:30 p.m.

May. 4: RDHA annual Florence Nightingale Tea, Rivers Legion Hall, 2 p.m.

May 22: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

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Home Bodies

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Name: Trevor Peters Birthday: Mar 26/1980 Occupation: Customer Account Rep (grain buyer) at Viterra First Job: Green Team cutting grass in Oak River Hobbies: Coaching hockey, raising Simmental cattle In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: Grew up in Cardale, lived outside of Rivers for 12 years Where do you live? 5 miles east of Rivers Hometown: Cardale Where did you attend school? Oak River K-9, Rivers 10-12 Favourite or Dream Vacation Spot: Want to go to Nashville Favourite Food: Steak Favourite Holiday: San Francisco Favourite Music, Song or Artist: Garth Brooks – Baton Rouge Favourite Sports Team: Edmonton Oilers Favourite Animal: Cows Favourite TV show: Gold Rush Favourite Actor/Actress: Parker Schnabel When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? Wanted to be an NHL hockey player and play for the Boston Bruins Comment: Really enjoy living in the community of Rivers and look forward to living a long life here!!!

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have given this a fair bit of consideration and am well aware that I do not have all the facts, however I have a great deal of feelings. If I had my druthers we would take a step back in agricultural development. There would be a home, a yard, life, on every quarter section, or at least on every half section. In my envisioning there is a family, with a garden, pets, and perhaps even some livestock, living and loving the land. The garden would supply healthy food for the family, some chores for the children, and a haven for bees and butterf lies. There are not nearly enough of these insects, not of chores with a purpose for children. No problem if the chickens become pets, and the cow has a name, that is a part of rural life.

It goes further than that. The trees surrounding the yard provide shelter for wildlife, a diminishing habitat as we progress. The tree line catches snow, and the drifts are wondrous for winter play and slow down the spring melt, conserving precious moisture. If I understand correctly, when South Western Manitoba suffered from extreme overland f looding a few years ago, if there had been dug outs, and sloughs, and wetlands, the water would have lingered rather than rushing and damaging roads and fields. I get

By Micah Waddell Rivers Banner

New Liberal Bills, a cause for concern

A meeting regarding the Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) carriers of Manitoba was held in Minnedosa on Saturday April 13. Members of parliament, Larry Maguire of Brandon-Souris; Blain Calkins of Red Deer-Lacomb; Mel Arnold of North Okanagan-Shuswap attended in support of Robert Sopuck, who moderated the forum. About 15 gun owners and wildlife enthusiasts attended the forum, which was held at the Minnedosa Golf Club.

The most interesting discussion during the meeting was the possible implementation of Bill, C 71 and C 75. These bills give the government the capability to re-assess any PAL owner back to the age of 18 regardless of recent behaviour and reform. Meaning there is potential for long term PAL holders to have their card revoked due to long past issues.

The other side of these bills bring about what the Conservatives are calling a new long gun registry, essentially making it necessary for gun sales to be recorded and kept for 20 years. The lawful gun owning Canadian would make rebuttal saying that the system would be onerous and time consuming all the while, being completely ineffective in stopping gun related crime. Opponents of the bill are calling it a back door gun registry.

The Liberal government has been maintaining that the new bills are not a “backdoor gun registry” due to the fact that the records will not be recorded by the government, but by the retailers and all records will only be available to police and government with

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it: we have enormous farming equipment and the fewer obstacles on the land the easier it is to farm.

Let’s designate a corner for a family, and we all win.

In my dream world we do not bring back the one room school house. Our roads and transportation system allow easy, if not quick, access to large schools.

However I am of the age that I know how dedicated and efficient many young teachers with ten months of normal school were. Young men and women did an incredible job of managing and teaching dozens of children in multiple grades, with lasting results.

In my dream world I accept the fact that both parents will need to be gainfully employed. Gone are the days when a small mom and dad farm can pay its own way. Sadly. It was deeply satisfying to be a stay at home mom and a farming partner. The work was hard and the days were long. Working together for a common goal, involving the entire family in the process, taught life skills and values. The chores were never make work projects, rather an essential contribution to the whole.

If I had my druthers time would slow down, but only we can control that. Making space in a day or a week to engage in an activity that brings satisfaction and contentment slows the pace. Allows us the breathe and feel rather than rush. In my dream world folks would stop by for coffee without scheduling a meeting at a local restaurant. Neighbours being neighbourly.

And here’s the wonder, such communities still exist.

Enriching lives. Meeting needs. Still, if I had my druthers there would be more people living in the country! For the land and the people.

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a warrant. The MP’s argue the new bills make a redundant point of assuring verification of PAL upon sale, something that was already required under previous legislation. The Liberal government also has attempted through this bill to give the RCMP the right to classify firearms based on their own observations and inspections.

The gathering of people at Minnedosa meeting, long time gun owners, were there to discuss ways to combat this legislation. The general consensus was simply to rally the non-voting gun owners to vote against the Liberals in the upcoming election. The election is scheduled for October 2019 but there have been rumours it could be called much earlier.

Will Week

We all have will power!

Having a valid, up-to-date Will, Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney ensures that your wishes will be met after your death.

It also provides a great opportunity to make a charitable gift to a cause that’s important to you.

Will Week, which takes place annually, is a series of free public presentations on the importance of Wills and estate planning.

Sessions are presented, by professionals on a volunteer basis, as a public service and are for information purposes only.

Will Week 2019 is April 22-27 In Rivers & Area this year, Mr. Blair Fylik of Meighen Haddad LLB in Brandon has volunteered to provide an information session regarding wills and estate planning.

This free of charge session will be held at the Rivers Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. on April 23rd.

Cookies and refreshments will be served.

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Stories shared and lessons learned

My name is Stephen Lloyd Jowett. I was born in Brandon, Manitoba to a single mom and was soon adopted into a blended family of six. My new dad was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces in CFB Shilo, who during his service, trained w it h memb er s of t he Wabowden Swampy Cree First Nation. In becoming close friends with these northern patriots, dad and I shared in their ecological traditions and stories.

As a child, I was welcomed by Cree ecologists into an opportunity to a m a l g a m ate d i f ferent ‘ways of life’. At nine years of age, I had the best of all worlds and often found myself dreaming of being this bi-cultural explorer … perhaps during the time of the great Bison herds; I guess something similar to Kevin Costner in ‘Dances with Wolves’.

More than twenty years have passed and it feels as if there is a strong whisper in the wind to remind me of those days long ago.

Now, as an Environmenta l Technolog ies Management graduate from Assiniboine Community College and within only two months of completing my second diploma in Natural Resources Management Technology from the University College of the North (UCN), there is a personal sense of accomplishment and pride in my learning. Accepted into my new family and my dad’s Swampy Cree friends, all from different cultures added to the creation of my story.

We all self-ref lect in a variety of ways, but according to one of my

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latest Professors, sharing a ‘story’ worthy of an audience is more than sporadic misplaced words and thoughts. Through ‘storytelling’, we get this great chance to express how events in our lives inf luence us. It is this journey that gives us the opportunity to share how the course of events has led us to who we are today.

Since the dawn of time, humanity has used ‘storytelling’ as a way to express experiences. It’s about learning, describing the knowledge we gain, the decisions we make, and the risks we take. It is about wonder. In sharing our story we are able to pull from our experiences and develop our perspectives. We use storytelling to deliver our perspective to an audience in hopes of them understanding our purpose and meaning.

Looking back on my story, I can see the challenges that were in my path to success, what lessons I learned, and what events in my life led me here to where I am in my education. At a base level, a ‘story’ is a connected series of important events in our life and every story can be broken into three elements: 1) a character; 2) a conf lict; and 3) a goal. I had never writ-

ten a story before and so this assignment was difficult. Conf licts were many as education isn’t easy for me. After weeks of edits, I became tired and frustrated and almost defeated. I groaned as my Professor stated “let’s give it another try Stephen, clean up the grammar and untangle the sentences”.

It was almost crippling to overcome my inability to spell, to clarify my meaning and avoid sentences with an unclear message.

I had to rewrite, rethink, rewrite, and see the larger issue. Rethink some more, rewrite further and repeat as necessary … in fact, fourteen times!

Well, at 19-years of age, I had my own son. He is growing fast and has many questions about wildlife and culture - many that I had for my father! To carry dad’s momentum and ethic, I now try my very best to use his teachings, my science-based information, and handson learning related to experiences gathered in the NRMT Program here at University College of the North.

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here in The Pas! Just as those Swampy Cree ecowarriors did for me so very long ago, I too share stories of hunting and the ethic of fair pursuit. It is now my turn to tell a ‘story’, to reach a ‘goal’, and to share my new knowledge about w ildlife biolog y, small mammal identif ication, biological diversity, fish growth, conservation and sustainability.

My latest efforts with

‘Career Trek’ (a not-forprof it organization and registered charity that helps youth discover the importance of education across Manitoba), allows me this same privilege of giving knowledge. I am proud of my work with this organization, these youngsters, and the potential that will stem from it.

I believe passionate ‘storytelling’ about wildlife and culture are cr itical to

future wildlife conservation. By demonstrating the importance we all play in caring for nature, we encourage an action plan w ith an engaged youth who are invested in themselves and their communities … all while leaving a better ‘story’ … perhaps helping others to reach their goals or find new ones?

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April 18, 1929 The services conducted all last week at St. James’ Church, by the “Crusaders,” were eminently inspirational and must be considered as very successful. This band of young people - three men and a young lady - carried with them a happy spiritual atmosphere which was helpful and contagious and exemplified in their lives the fact that to be followers of Christ is a normal and satisfying experience.

We think that the response to their labours here was not only beneficial to those who attended the services in steadily growing numbers, but must have been gratifying to the Crusaders themselves. We wish them every blessing and increasing success in their future labours and regret that their visits to our town can not be made frequent.

April 20, 1939 It was announced in Ottawa that when King George and Queen Elizabeth land at Quebec on May 15, to begin their tour of the dominion, post office employees from coast to coast will place on sale the new postage stamps issued specifically to commemorate the royal visit.

The commemorative stamps will be of one two

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The winners of the Armstrong Trophy, the Oak River All-Stars who captured it during a best of three game series against Ericksdale. (April 16, 1959)

and three cent denominations and will be available at all post offices until the supply is exhausted. The number to be issued has not been stated.

The one cent stamp will be black and green, with full face portraits of Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. The two cent stamp will be brown and black, with a picture of the national war memorial, to be unveiled in Ottawa by the King on May 18. The three cent stamp will have full face portraits of the King and Queen and will be red and black. All three stamps will be double size, slightly wider then they are high. The border will be the same as ordinary stamps and there will be no

special wording to indicate they mark the visit.

April 21, 1949 Rivers and district celebrated a happy Easter this year, despite biting cold winds and subsequent lack of Easter finery.

While the season is primarily of religious import, the long weekend was the signal to start motoring trips, to go visiting, or to entertain guests. Special Easter services were featured at places of worship in town and at the Joint Air School, while Easter Sunday saw the commencement of regular summer services at Roseville and Tarbolton churches in the rural areas. Gay f lowers were in profusion at all

churches. Local businesses enjoyed “excellent” preEaster sales. One or two institutions remained closed on Easter Monday.

April 16, 1959 “Buttons and Bows” might well have been the theme of the Protestant Ladies Guild of Rivers Ca mp Fa sh ion Show, Tuesday, April 7. Afternoon dress evening dresses and even sports ensemble featured attractive buttons and bows. Proceeds will go to the Riverdale Hospital District Fund. Prints and checks indicated the preference of Rivers Women.

The only unfigured outfits were fitted suits.

Shir t waists show by the 14 models were many

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Prime Minister St. Laurent, who, with Mrs. St. Laurent visited Rivers and the Joint Air School on Wednesday, are shown aboard their train as they depart for their trip across Canada. (April 21, 1949)

in number and proved to be popular with the audience. Of special note among them was a black and white vertical striped Kay Windsor. It featured buttons down the front and a red carnation at the waist added the right touch to the colourful ensemble.

April 24, 1969 Bulk ordering of supplies for the Rolling River School Division has now been instituted. Among the list of items are all

paper goods, sports equipment, audio visual supplies and the arrangements for school caretaking. The board says that bulk purchasing will bring about a 25 per cent saving. The purchases were tendered.

The RRSD along with towns, villages and municipalities within the division, presented a brief to the local Boundries Commission hearing, held Mar. 10 in Shoal Lake.

Producers, politicians talk canola seed dispute On Saturday, Apr. 13, Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa MP Robert Sopuck held a town hall meeting at the Minnedosa Golf & Country Club. Approximately 25 producers from the area attended to hear what he and other MPs had to say about the recent disruption of canola seed exports to China. Sopuck and the other speakers gave some information about what the government is currently doing to deal with the situation and statistics that show just how integral China’s market is to Canada’s canola industry. The floor was then opened up to the audience to ask questions, make suggestions and state their thoughts on the situation.

Pictured at the table, from left: Larry Maguire, MP Brandon-Souris; Blaine Calkins, MP Red DeerLacomb; moderator Robert Sopuck, MP DauphinSwan River-Neepawa; Dan Mazier, Past President Keystone Agriculture Producers and Mel Arnold, MP North Okanagan-Shuswap.

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Mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Easter Sunday at 1:30 P.M.

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weeding and watering for a period of three years, at an amended cost of $69,761.30.

The following properties were recovered through tax sale by Riverdale Municipality at a Tax Sale Auction held Dec. 12, 2018 and the following properties have been transferred to Riverdale Municipality as listed: Lot 11 Blk 2 Pl 145, Lot 1 Blk 3 Pl 145, and Lot 5 Blk 3 Pl 145.

The meeting of March 19 was rescheduled for March 26, 2019 to accommodate attendance at the Municipal Officials Seminar in Winnipeg.

A $10,000 grant towards the start-up of the Riverdale Community Daycare was approved.

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4:00pm Location: Riverdale Early Learning Centre 350 Dominion Street (Rivers Collegiate) North Entrance Please join us in celebrating the opening of the first licensed early learning centre in our community! Our celebration will include the ribbon cutting ceremony, speeches from some very special guests, refreshments and the unveiling apply of ourfor donation tree! (discounts multipletribute insertions.)

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Hamiota: 71 Maple Ave. 204-764-2544 Brandon: 20-18th St., 204-727-5927 knightcm@mymts.net

Hunt, For allMiller your & Co. LLP electrical needs

Garry Radford

Carpentry Drywall/Taping Painting/Texture Decks Mill Work and Much More First in Fine Finishing

Jack Cram, Lawyer ALEXANDER Phone 204-727-8491 or 204-328-7540 (Thursdays, ELECTRIC 2-5 p.m.) for appointments.

204-721-4320

204-721-4542

Professional Painting & Decorating

Jeannie Bos

• Residential & Commercial • Farm Wiring & Trenching

Brandon - Rivers

Rapid City, MB jeanniesinteriors@hotmail.com

204-761-2192

Hunt, Miller & Co. LLP

Hair Dynamics

Phone 204-727-8491 or 204-328-7540 (Thursdays, 2-5 p.m.) for appointments.

1-855-727-0330 | 204-727-0330

OPEN Tues., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

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• Decks Experienced Home Improvement Specialists • Kitchens • Bathrooms 204-573-2120 • Basement development magnumwdwrks@gmail.com

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Jake: 204-761-0900 Tyson: 204-761-8765

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Dry bulk transportation

Lakeside Septic Service

Stylists and nail technician on staff

Potable water delivery.

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204.759.3313 Toll Free 844.877.7767 gregnesbittmla@mymts.net #7 � 515 4th Avenue Burlington Place, Shoal Lake, MB

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• Residential & Commercial • HVAC Installations • Licensed Gas Fitting • 24 hr Emergency Service • Repair & Maintenance • Septic Truck Services • Duct Cleaning • Backhoe & Skidsteer Services

Hamiota’s

Ph. 204-328-7893

204-764-2744 FUNERAL DIRECTOR Dwayne Campbell ~ 204-764-2746

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Johan’s Construction Ltd. 204-745-7628 cell 204-328-7310 office “Building for all your farm needs!”

Mini storage units for rent.

Serving Rivers and area since 1906.

Phone 204-727-0694 or 1-800-897-5694 www.brockiedonovan.com

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April 19, 2019 Rivers Banner 7

RIVERS

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS Obituary Diane Madden Madden – Diane Christina Madden (Greenaway); of Rivers, MB; beloved wife of the late Vaughan Madden; passed away at the Riverdale Health Centre, Rivers, MB on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 74 years of age. Diane is lovingly remembered by her children Craige (Monica), Kent (Dawn), Michelle (Keith) Marshall; grandchildren Joshua (Natasha), Scott (Jonathan), Kelsey (Lyle) Hodgins and their children Myah and Ivy, Kaitlin (Rylan), Kirsten and her son Connor, Brenna (Jory); and brother David (Pat) Greenaway. A graveside service for friends and family will be held at the Pettapiece Cemetery on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 11:00am. For those so desiring, donations may be made in Diane’s memory to the Riverdale Palliative Care Program, c/o Prairie Mountain Health, Rivers, MB, R0K 1X0. Messages of condolence may be shared at www.campbellfuneralhome.ca. Campbell Funeral Home, Hamiota are in care of the arrangements.

(866) 620-2744

Help Wanted

Rolling River School Division Head Custodians Rivers Collegiate - 8 hours per day Onanole School - 5.5 hours per day 12 months per year - split shift positions

The Custodian provides cleaning and minor maintenance services to ensure a positive physical environment of the school building.

Qualifications Required: • Grade 12 • Prior work-related cleaning and building maintenance experience • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Prior successful experience planning work activities, providing work load direction or employee supervision • Ability to work as effectively with others as a member of a team • Physically fit and capable of performing physically demanding work.

• Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised • Ability to communicate effectively with people both orally and in writing • Able to work a split shift (early morning shift and late afternoon to evening shift) Preferred: • Current WHIMIS training and certification • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Valid Class 5 Drivers License A willingness to complete and maintain WHMIS certification is a job requirement Salary as per C.U.P.E. Collective Agreement. Start date to be arranged. (by July 1, 2019).

For further information please contact Mr. Fred Scott, Maintenance Supervisor at 867-2754 Ext. 239 fscott@rrsd.mb.ca Please submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to the following by Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Sarah Woychyshyn Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Rolling River School Division Box 1170 Minnedosa, MB ROJ 1EO Phone: 867-2754 Fax: 867-2037 E-Mail: swoychyshyn@rrsd.mb.ca The Rolling River School Division thanks all applicants for their interest.

Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Employment is conditional upon an acceptable Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Check.

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LIFEGUARDS

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Minimum charge: $5+GST Extra insertions: 1/2 original price

Help Wanted

Thank You

Rolling River School Division

Thank you to everyone for the cards, donations to RCC, expressions of sympathy and food we received after the passing of our mum, grandma, and great grandma, Donna Veitch.

It was all greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, The Veitch Family

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For more details and application information, please visit our website at www.rrsd.mb.ca select Employment then Teaching Positions.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Notice RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OAKVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.50/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

Wage scale extends to $21.55/hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team.

As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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REGARDING THE 2019 FINANCIAL PLAN PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Subsection 162 (2) of The Municipal Act that the Council of the R. M. of Oakview intends to present its financial plan for the fiscal year 2019 at a public hearing in the R. M of Oakview council chambers at 10 Cochrane Street in Oak River on Tuesday, the 7th day of May, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Council will hear any person who wishes to make a representation, ask questions, or register an objection to the financial plan, as provided.

Copies of the proposed financial plan will be available for review commencing on the 25th day of April 2019 and may be examined by any person during regular office hours of the Municipal office at Oak River or Rapid City. Please note the municipal offices will be closed on April 29th – May 1st, 2019, both inclusive for the annual MMAA Conference.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Diane Kuculym Chief Administrative Officer R. M. of Oakview Email: oakviewcao@mymts.net Phone: 204-566-2146 April 12th, 2019

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VOLUNTEER WITH THE RED CROSS TODAY! Email: vmb@redcross.ca Phone: 204-982-7634

Coming Events

Bridal Shower,

for Gabriela Cousin (fiancée of Alastair McFadden) Friday, May 3, 6:30-8:30pm Social to follow at 9pm Behlen Lounge, Riverdale Community Centre Donations for community gift may be made at Rivers Home Hardware.

Health Trouble Walking?

Hip or Knee Replacement?

Restrictions in daily activities?

$2,500 Tax Credit $40,000 refund cheque/ rebates Disability Tax Credit.

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Mobile/RTM 1648 SQFT SHOWHOME Ready-to-Move

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Huron Tri-pane windows, fir plywood.

Interior drywalled and ready to paint.

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EVENTS TELUS MANITOBA 2019 MOTORCYCLE RIDE FOR DAD. Fighting Prostate Cancer Saturday, May 25 10:00 A.M. Official Start Earl’s Polo Park Shopping Centre.

Register online: ridefordad. ca/manitoba STEEL BUILDINGS STEEL BUILDING SALE ...

"BIG BLOWOUT SALE – ALL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR!" 20X23 $5,977.

23X25 $5,954. 25X27 $7,432.

30X31 $9,574. 32X31 $9,648.

One End Wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036 www.pioneersteel.ca FEED AND SEED FORAGE SEED FOR SALE: Organic & conventional: Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Crested Wheatgrass, Timothy, etc.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Dream Job! Live in caregiver/ housekeeper. Summers in Winnipeg and winters in the tropics. Call 204-997-4629

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BLOWOUT SALE NEXT WEEK APRIL 26 & 27

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• 10 Inch Deep Cycle - $69.50* • 12 Inch Deep Cycle - $77.50* • 6 Volt Golf Cart - $104.50* * All items are + Taxes & with core exchange

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Rivers Skating Club Wraps Up Season

PHOTO BY MICAH WADDELL

The water levels of Lake Watopanah have begun to return to normal after the dry spell near the end of summer 2018. Water is freely flowing over the spillway, making for a interesting sight if one is willing to walk down (and back up) the hill for a look. Boating enthusiasts and fishermen and women anxiously await the final melt of the sheet of ice still covering the majority of lake.

HERITAGE CO-OP 1997 LTD.

Notice of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday April 30, 2019

PHOTO BY MEGAN VANDAL

Rivers Skating Club hosted our year end ice show on Sunday, March 31! The theme was Music Through the Ages and we where thrilled with the great crowd who came out to cheer on our skaters this year!

Our CanSkate groups (learn to skate) demonstrated their skills, while performing to some popular classic tunes.

The RisingStar and StarSkate groups (beginner figure skating/level one figure skating) skated to music from 50’s, 60’s, 80’s and current songs.

The Rivers Banner appreciates you readership

Minnedosa Community Conference Centre REGISTRATION - 6:00 PM DINNER - 6:30 PM MEETING - 7:30 PM Dinner Tickets Available at all Heritage Co-op Locations $8 each

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