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Volume 110, Issue 37

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Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.

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Can collections for canoes

Photo by Sheila Runions

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on 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 after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the PHOTO BYWe MICAH are WADDELL very, very Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! foodAnderson was weighedand and sorted. the scales at Riverdale in aplaques ceremonious Studies in Science class culminated Left: Terry Annplinary Nolin Rivers Post Master presented to Cam Jim Duthie of Rivers EMS,Harvest Richardpleased.” Brown of the Rivers Elementary school staff mempresentation March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a at Rivers plannedofa Rivers Fire Department andCollegiate Chief Futrell PoliceonServices. project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. to helpRivers those we serve. A lot paign her school. That threethe snow had melted you to participate. The collegiate students secured a canoe from Canada Post created plaques cated women and men. responders are in ready to help at stampsBecause and includes a thank timesof kids don’t agetmoments enough week effort simply encouraged so much, theCanada canoe could not The hosted Post a poorOffice boy floorordered hockey of Rolling River Schoolto Division that employees could present three the notice. Thanks to message from Post. with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in thank emergency responders in five stamp tribute, designed by plaques to thank our local emer- their courage, compassion and non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe; 87 pounds of food gency responders; their communities. Each know from we the areyounger in William Lam and illustrated was collected dale Harvest). Rather, the teens by the canoe. Some students also paramedics, All students stayedexpertise behind to we campaign was Plaque fully organized police and firefighters. When feature a large version of one good hands. Shiro Nishiguchi, recognizes the by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. from a suggestion made of five stampscame commemorative life-saving work of those dedi- disaster strikes these emergency by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis. “I heard the idea at a meet181026M0 ing in Brandon. St. Augustine 181026M1 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!” She then brought the sugThe canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, Elementary School was which supported the idea and adequately filled. Photo by Heather Gray asked her to present the promo-


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