Rolling Into Rivers!

By Jessica Coulter Rivers Banner

Let’s get this party started. Rivers will be playing host to a big event this summer and it looks like the whole community wants to be involved. We will be celebrating the 110th anniversary of the community and the role that Sekine Bicycles have played in our history.

On Apr. 12, 2023, the committee of interested organizations met again to discuss and continue outlining the event, as well as, confirm what needs to be done ahead of time to make sure everyone will be ready.

To start, the Riverdale Community Development Corporation will be holding their “Clean for Green” contest. The hope is to have everyone involved in cleaning up and painting up to get ready for the big weekend. There will be prizes for those who join in.

The first draft of the schedule for the big July weekend is as follows. Please note that these are not the final details. There are still meetings to come where more details will be ironed out. This schedule is just to show you how many events will be taking place over the course of the weekend and to show you how hard the committee is working to arrange everything.

Thursday, July 6th - Class of 1973 Lunch and Reunion 11am – 5pm or later at Legion Club Room, after 2pm Class of 1974 will join in and anyone else who wants to visit.

Friday, July 7th – Breakfast at the golf course with a golf tournament starting at 10am. To enter call the Riverdale Golf and Country Club 204-328-7122

10am - the new Rivers and Area Game and Fish Association Shooting Range and Learning Centre open to the public for touring, with hot dogs at noon at the range.

2pm - Grand Opening - MP, MLA, Mayor, dignitaries will be attending. The open house will continue.

3:30pm - Old-Fashioned Turkey Shoot with ammunition and guns supplied.

Small Fee to Be Determined

4-7pm - Rivers Police Service will have a multi-agency police display from (delete the word from)in the parking lot at the legion.

Saturday, July 8th - Lions Pancake Breakfast 7–9am 9am - Parade starting at Elementary School hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. (bicycles, antique tractors, antique cars all welcome)(separate the parade from the next line)

CN Little Obie will be available during the day for rides. Firefighters and CN/ Rivers Police will help with this. It will start at the parking lot across from Riverdale Community Centre. Exact start time for rides to be determined. CN and Rivers Police will provide rail safety information.

10:30am - Bicycle rides by Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee A & L Cycle sponsoring - 37kms, 20kms and 5kms. Registration at 10:30 am. Prizes and Demonstrations of E-bikes

11:30am–1:30pm - BBQ lunch by Heritage Co-op in their parking lot.

11am to 11pm - Beer gardens at Legion parking lot with music from 5–10pm.

12 to 4pm - Antique Car Show sponsored by the Legion.

11am-11pm - Corn Hole and Bocci Ball in Legion Cenotaph Park

11am – 11 pm - Rivers Pipe Band 50-year Reunion. You may even see the old Tartan Bus there.

2pm - Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee (RTSRC) has their VIA Rail Winnipeg to Churchill Train Trip raffle draw at the VIA Rail Stationette. Sekine Bicycle and Wall hanging raffle draws during the day.

RTSRC coloring contest for the kids, the municipality will have the Bouncy Castle for the kids.

5pm– 6pm - Friends of Rivers Lake with CJ’s Snack Shack – Pork Ribs supper

6:30– 9pm - at Whatopanah Lake the 2nd annual Hootenanny (Music)

Fireworks after dark at Millennium Park with Free hot dogs all sponsored by Riverdale Municipality and Chamber of Commerce in Millennium Park.

Sunday, July 9th - Antique Tractor Trek – Registration at Redferns at 9:30 am, registration fee $25.00. All proceeds to go to Cancer Care. The trek is from here to Oak River and back. Paid Participants will have lunch at Clack’s Museum. Pre-register with Tom and Jean Ryall at 204-328-7546 or Harry & Joan Airey at 204-328-7103.

11am–3pm - Friends of Rivers Lake – Paddle Poker – 5 locations, more details next meeting. No engines allowed, must reach sites by paddling only (kayaks, canoes, etc)

Curling Club- raffle – two tickets to Brier in Regina RTSRC – tickets on Sekine Bicycle and Sekine Wall Hanging, Selling Coffee & Chocolate, Give Aways by A & L Cycle Legion is doing 50/50’s

The next meeting is May 10, 2023, at Lee’s Restaurant from 12–1pm. All will be confirmed after that.