October 28, 2022

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Fuel Your Dreams local winner

The Tempo Place Em porium in Rivers has once a gain welcomed a prize winner in the annual Fuel Your Dreams contest. Tempo Place Empor ium owners Vaughn and S haron Lamb presented Kent Wareham with a $4,000 travel voucher and $500 Visa Card on Oct. 21. Kent was a Grand Prize winner of the annual summer pro motion hosted by Tempo S ervice Stations through out Western Canada. F uel Your Dreams runs from June to August every year.

Kent finds himself in a growing group of residents – Tempo Place Emporium in Rivers has

drawn a major prize win ner six times in the last e ight years. Keep in mind that Tempo customers across Western Canada are eligible to enter this draw. “It’s quite amaz ing when you think of h ow many winners have come from Rivers over the years.” Kent said. The regularity of prize win ners is truly a testament t o the support the Rivers community pours into their local businesses.

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.

Kent said that he’s looking forward to a much-awaited trip with his family: “I feel very for tunate to have won and it w ill give us an opportun ity to get away this winter for a break from the cold Manitoba hockey rinks to some sunny & warmer destination.” Kent said

that he hadn’t given the contest much thought; he’d fill out his name af ter gassing up, and often t imes Vaughn would have to remind him about the draw and to be sure to fill out his information. He didn’t pay attention to when the prize was being drawn, and then he got a phone call from Vaughn and Sharon. “It took me a few minutes to realize what I had won and what the grand prize actually was” Kent admitted. What a wonderful phone call that must have been. Congratulations Kent!

Can collections for canoes

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff

Asreported in the March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci plinary Studies in Science class 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 that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

Left to right:  Sharon Lamb Owner, Barry Cooper Heritage Coop, Kent Wareham Prize Winner, Vaughn Lamb Owner.

tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire month-long promotion, which culminated in a ceremonious presentation on March 20 to Riverdale Harvest president Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted so much, the canoe could not be portaged across the street to Zion Church (home of River dale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

the church basement the after noon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted. Although the project was a sen ior students brainstorm, the en tire 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

tributions 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.

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

“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

Rivers United Church to host Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Market

Elementary school staff mem ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar cam paign 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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For over a decade, the Rivers United Church has been hosting an annual Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Market. Ten Thousand Villages is a not for profit, volunteer run, fair trade retail store. They work with artisans in the global south to cre ate long term, fair trade relationships by bringing their goods to the North American market. Ten

Thousand Villages works with artisan partners from over 70 artisan groups from 30+ countries.

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

The Christmas Mar ket at the church began as an initiative of the church outreach commit tee, which tries to bring awareness of global and local issues to the church community. A representa tive from the Ten Thou sand Villages Brandon store also speaks to the congregation during the service prior to the sale,

She then brought the sug gestion to Riverdale Harvest, which supported the idea and asked her to present the promo

highlighting the good that comes to people in other countries when their work and crafts are supported. Rather than having resi dents drive to Brandon to visit the store, the store comes to Rivers, making it easier to support.

By purchasing fair trade products, consumers in North America are able to ensure that artisans in the global south are paid a fair wage, have safe working conditions, that there is no child labour

or forced labour and that environmentally friendly practices are used. Ten Thousand Villages in Brandon has been a fair trade retailer since 1990 and has continued to have a long standing partnership with the Riv ers United Church. The annual sale has not run for the past two years due to Covid restrictions. Both the Church and Ten Thousand Villages are ex cited to be able to hold the sale this year. “We have

been coming to the Rivers United Church for many years and appreciate the community’s continued support. We are really looking forward to coming back and sharing our mes sage and showcasing our products”, said Meeghan Gavin, Manager of Ten Thousand Villages in Brandon.

This year’s sale will occur on Sun. Nov. 13, at 12 p.m., following church service at 11 a.m. The sale is open to the public.

Entry to the event is free and everyone is welcome to attend service and the sale, or just the sale. Avail able for purchase will be food products, holiday decor, kitchen items, home decor, kids books and toys, and much more. Rivers United Church is located at 339 Main St. in Riv ers. To learn more about the sale contact Meeghan Gavin at 204.726.8755 or email villagesbrandon@ gmail.com

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Standing up to the feds

This past week, Alberta’s premier Danielle Smith was sworn in, named her cabinet and presided over an AGM. She brought a lot of people into cabinet, among them her leadership rivals.

She also laid down some rules for how to deal with Ottawa. Other than Quebec, no other province has been so vocal in their complaints about how they are treated by Ottawa.

Our federal government has done just about everything possible to thwart the Al berta economy with their asinine efforts to force feed electric vehicles decades ahead of realistic usage. The federal message is oil is bad, tax it heavily, break buisnesses and families but convert everything to electricity. The problem is that electric vehicles, while having many advantages, cannot simply meet the rigours of the Canadian climate or distances. Their capacity is suspect at best.

But there are other issues that go back way farther in our history.

Health care is a prime example. The federal government isn’t actually supposed to be involved in heath under the consti tution but they inserted themselves with both feet back in the days of universal izing medicare. Begun in Saskatchewan, and not by Tommy Douglas, in 1938, medicare grew for many years until it was adopted by Tommy Douglas and the CCF

party in 1962. The CCF later became the New Democratic Party and love to claim medicare as their baby. It isn’t but that’s another story.

The feds got into health care in the 1960s with the extension of health care across Canada by the Lester Pearson Liberal government. It has evolved and expanded so the the Canadian Health Act has far reaching effects. The problem is the act is not applied equally across the land. In Manitoba you can’t buy certain health services. We are told it’s “against the Canada Health Act.” Problem is, those same services can be purchased privately in Quebec and Alberta. Maybe in other provinces as well. That may not be a fight

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that Alberta wants to make with Ottawa but what it does prove is that federal laws are heavy-handed and applied without equity.

It’s early in Danielle Smith’s tenure and she does have to get elected in a byelection. She plans to introduce a yet to be detailed Sovereignty Act that she claims will allow Alberta to not enforce federal

regulations if the province deems them to be detrimental to Alberta. Sounds good to me but the prospect is driving the Liberals and NDP crazy. According to them, provinces, and people in general are supposed to pay and obey. No questioning

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federal wisdom allowed. Not surprising, considering how much Prime Minister Trudeau loves Communist China. Just think about that for a minute.

Alberta is able to back the feds off more often, just as Quebec has, maybe we will have a better country. If it works, other provinces could do well to copy Al berta. Maybe our Manitoba government

should make some similar noises as we go through the process.

Smith’s idea is simple. If legislation isn’t good for Alberta, they won’t enforce it. If the feds don’t like it, they can sue and go to the Supreme Court. It’s unfortunate if it has to go to that but we shouldn’t be surprised. The feds have screwed up the COVID-19 situation from vaccines to C-19 rules to the Arrive Canada App. As mentioned above, they have spent us into the poorhouse by enforcing a highly questionable climate policy. In reality, there isn’t much the feds have done right in recent years.

It’s no wonder Alberta is angry. We all should be.

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 staff.

Twelve MVLs, part nine

Ibegan my journey through public school in a one room school house, located three miles south of our family farm. It had one teacher and 30 students in Grades 1-6.

After two years, that school closed and I was bussed an additional four miles to the “town school;” from which I graduated in 1969. My Grade Three class had as many students as in all six grades of the old country school. Our numbers increased when I en tered Grade Seven and we were joined by students f rom a neighboring school that fed into ours. In Grade 10, we were joined by students from our town’s Roman Catholic school, bringing our total number to around 50 students.

Because of our small size and the limited space in our school building, some advanced high school courses (required for entrance into specific university programs) were not offered. But all was not lost. Those courses were available through the Correspondence School division of the Alberta Department of Educa tion. Upon enrolling in a course, the student received a t ext book and a bundle of lesson plans, assignment sheets and mailing envelopes. The course syllabus included a contact phone number for an instructor the student could call if individual assistance was required.

One thing was missing from the student’s pack age. Term tests and final exams were mailed to an

“ invigilator” who, after administering the exams, returned them to the correspondence teachers for grading. In Alberta, in 1969, we were doing Dis tance Education long before it became as popular a s it is today.

When it came to keeping up with their class work, correspondence students were on their own. No body was looking over their shoulders reminding them to get their work done and their assignments in on time. The desire for a good grade on the final exam was all the motivation a student needed. The self-discipline learned by taking just one correspond ence course helped these students adjust to life in a u niversity setting.

In his lecture on the Seven Laws of Leadership, the late Charles “Tremendous” Jones spoke about his father. Jones Sr. was a strict disciplinarian but, as Jones Jr. observed, “my father taught me to walk a chalk line. He never taught me discipline.”

The same thing is true of life in a public school. All schools have rules. Students are told what they are the day classes begin. They are also told what punishments await those who violate the rules. The rules can prevent anti-social behavior during school hours, but they cannot teach students the self-discipline they need if they are to succeed in post-secondary education and in life. Self-discipline is rooted in a desire to excel in all parts of life. It

motivates a student to do what has to be done before it has to be done.

And when those students graduate from college or university, and get jobs in which they are permitted to work remotely or unsupervised, the same desire to excel will create the same self-discipline that will enable them to work with the same due diligence and integrity that they showed while in public school and in post-secondary education.

Over the past two years, we have seen radical changes in how we learn and in how we work. Selfdisciplined students will do well when taking classes on line. Self-disciplined workers will be in high demand. The desire to excel that helped you build self-discipline while in public school will serve you well in this new age of distance learning and work from home.

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“It’s no wonder Alberta is angry. We all should be.

Home Bodies

By Rita FRiesen Fall cleaning...

Remember when housewives believed in spring and fall cleaning? I mean deep cleaning; closets, windows, carpets, the whole house, upstairs and downstairs. I confess I indulged in that same obsession for decades. There was a greater need for the ritual when heating with wood or coal in the winter, storing chore clothes in the entryway, and intense confinement in winter, and so much track ing in in the summer. My lifestyle has shifted, and s o have my standards! There are days that if I can find enough space on the kitchen table to set down a couple of plates, that’s good enough. I chose the flooring for my home extremely well, even if on short notice, and I can go days without noticing the debris, unless I am walking barefoot! No carpets anywhere works best for me.

On those warm days last week I washed all the windows, inside and out. The one thing I miss about the home on the acreage is the south facing windows, the natural light that flooded the main rooms and chased the darkness from every corner. In this home there are no south facing windows and no good way to add some, so I live with lights on and very little window covering. Cleaning the windows actually

helped! I became aware that I must have missed doing this chore in spring, for the windows quite needed a cleaning. Downside is that I resent the raindrops falling on their polished surfaces!

Part of the process this fall is replacing burned out light bulbs. In summer, no big deal if there is one or two out in the fixtures, but with the shorten ing daylight hours I want light. Reality is that my g rands are not keen on me standing on a ladder too often, and they may be correct. Fortunately I have a spotter, a ladder holder, an ally. There is one bulb left to replace, the highest one, in the entryway. It will be done.

With no dogs, or children, living with me, my fall cleaning now centres on the yard and garden. Much more fun! I enjoy tidying the garages, making room to store the lawn furniture, and ensuring that all the tools and equipment is ready for next spring. I feel like a genius for deciding to store all the garden hoses in a large barrel -like container. They are all drained and neatly coiled, lid on and safely stored. No clutter. I do wonder what I will think of my idea in spring when I need them again…The last lawn mow was a bit shorter in height than the summer mows, and so I don’t rake the leaves, hoping the winds take then away, far away. I do rake the leaves in the back yard on to the strawberry patch. That worked really well last year so I can hope it works this year as well.

Fall cleaning, inside and out, is therapeutic for me. A preparation for the changing seasons. An accept ance of the way things are. Perhaps as I mature (get o lder!) there are more opportunities to be reflective.

Community Memorial Service

Submitted Riverdale Palliative Care

Riverdale Palliative Care Committee will host a Com munity Memorial Service on November 6, 2022 at 3:00 p. m at the Rivers Community Church, 447 Edward Street.

We have not been able to host this event since Novem ber 2019 and this year we are planning this event and are asking for your help.

Such a long time has passed and we are asking if you have suffered a loss during this time and would like to have their name remembered please contact: Dora (204-3287167) or Esther (204-328-7189). You can imagine that this is a tremendous challenge, as we have had many deaths.

Our Memorial Service is meant as a time to remember and honor the lives of people from our community who have died in the last three years. It is also an opportunity for fellowship and to share memories of our loved ones. Covid19 impacted many aspects of life, including grief and mourning. We hope that this service can also show community support for those experiencing a death dur ing this time.

We are looking forward to hearing from you, if you would like to have your loved ones name remembered on November 6 in a community setting. You do not have to be in attendance to have us honor your loved one.

Join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Tundra

By Chad Carpenter

447 Edward Street ~ 204-328-7882

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Big news from Rivers Curling Club

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The Rivers Curling Club just had new ecofriendly curling rink liners installed at the Riverdale Community Center. These new liners are a game changer, and will allow the club to save money, reduce the burden on volunteers, and allow for more time doing what curlers love best—curling!

Before explaining how these rink liners are ecofriendly, let’s back up. The “old way” of making a curling sheet (the long surface of ice on which you curl) is to carefully paint the markings and flood a thin layer of water to seal in the paint. You have to seal it about six times. There’s a whole laundry list of issues with this method.

First, those thin layers of ice add up to about an inch or 1 1/4 inches of ice in total. The sheets have virtually no insulation factor, meaning it takes a lot of energy to keep the thick sheets frozen all season long.

Old way, time consuming

Second, the “old way” is a time-consuming process, with four sheets of ice taking as much as 450 man hours to put in. Many rural curling clubs simply cannot afford to pay a crew to do this every year, and it’s a lot of work to ask of volunteers.

Finally, the paints used contain all sorts of chem icals, in particular the w hite paint contains ti tanium dioxide. Accord ing to the Material Safety D ata Sheet (MSDS), titanium dioxide needs to be disposed of properly, but typically at the end of the season, rinks are simply let to thaw out and then the water (along with the paint) is pushed down the storm drains.

Enter the solution—or rather, the “Hack to Hack Solution”—an Albertabased company owned by Kevin Grumetza, which prints the liners in Edmonton and installs them all over Canada. No dealing with layer upon

layer of thin ice sealing the paint—just flood once, to about ½ to 5/8 inch thick. The thinner ice takes less energy to keep frozen all season long. If there’s a power outage or issue with the refrigeration plant and the ice melts, there’s noth ing to redo but the water.

Four sheets of ice can be done in 50 man hours, not 450! And no more paint going down the storm drains in the spring.

There are well over 1,000 sheets like this in the world, for curling and hockey. One really neat opportunity opened up by the drastic reduction in man hours in setup is the feasibility of sum mer bonspiels, a curler’s d ream come true!

Two year cost recovery

While the up-front cost is considerably higher than the “old way” of doing things, the cost recovery is only about two years for the curling sheets, and they last 2030+ years. The Rivers Curling Club executive team took everything into consideration be fore making the big d ecision: the overall use of less water, the use of less hydro, helping the plant operations, etc, and decided this was a great opportunity for the community. They also did their due diligence and contacted curling clubs and facilities that have been using the same product for over 15 years.

It’s really an investment that pays for itself in a matter of time.

T he owner, Kevin Grumetza, of Alberta, ar rived this past Sun. Oct. 16 and was ready to help install the curling sheets at the RCC with volun teer members of the exec utive. Dave Falkevitch, D ennis Veitch, and Al McDonald all helped with each sheet, water, and watching the plant. The anticipated time it takes to get the ice ready to use with the new liners is two days, but of course the first time around takes a bit longer.

The Rivers Curl ing Club used to spend

$1,200 per season on paint alone, not to men tion an untold number of volunteer hours to install. The cost of this project was $23,000. The Club received $2,000 from the Rivers Commun ity Foundation. It took o ne and a half hours to get the sheets laid to perfection, then another couple to set in hacks, the divider ropes, and a few other overlays. The Club’s caretaker was not available yet, so the ice needed to be scraped and prepared before the first use. This has been done by volunteers. The ice is now ready to play on, taking about half the time as usual.

Now, the most import ant concern raised is nat urally: can we still put a l oonie at the center of the button for good luck using this new process with the digitally printed liners?

This reporter was assured by the owner Kevin Gru metza himself that yes, t here’s no problem at all.

Come on out and throw some rocks on Friday nights, or join a league that best suits your avail ability. There are lots of o ptions for all ages from youth to as long as you want to curl!

The sheets put in place by Hack to Hack Solution speed up te process of making curling ice and will last for years to come.

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Meet the Riverdale council

David Creighton

Where do you live? In Rivers, just north of the Ele mentary school.

How long have you been part of this community? We moved here in 2012, my wife Lesley grew up here.

Hometown: Moosomin, Sask.

If not from the region, where you came from before settling here, and why you came to this region. We lived in Carstairs, AB. for several years before moving back here. My Wife wanted to be back closer to her family, so we made the move to Rivers.

Job? I am the CEO of Brandon Flight Centre, an EMT with Shared Health, and a proud member of the Rivers/Daly Fire Depart ment.

C hildhood dream job: Anything related to cars.

Tell us about yourself and your family: I am married with 3 children. My wife is a teacher at Rivers Elemen tary, our oldest is in year 2 of University in Edmonton, and our boys are in Grade 8 & 11.

Everett Smith

In Rivers since: 1977

Where do you live? I live at Chimo Resort

How long have you been part of this community? I grew up and went to school in Rivers then moved to Brandon for many years. I moved back to this community in 2012.

Hometown: Rivers

Job? I work the family farm with my parents.

Childhood dream job: Pro hockey player

Pets? A Siberian Husky named Leah and more re cently, two cats we call Oreo and Cheddar.

Hobbies: I enjoy most every thing outdoors that doesn’t require sunscreen including snowmobiling, fishing, hunt ing, and hiking. I also enjoy working on/restoring old vehicles and other “junk”.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I exhibit both tendencies. I can blend into a crowd, or take hold of a room.

What’s the coolest thing you’ve done? I’ve been on some interesting fly-in, and sled-in, week-long camping excursions in all four seasons. Sometimes we achieved our intended goals and sometimes we did not, but all were great fun with good memories. I enjoy mountain sledding and have rode in BC and Wyoming several times. What was the best advice you were ever given? “Its

Pets? We have 3 dogs, Bella, Miley and Bailey.

Hobbies: Watching our boys dirt-biking, taking the dogs for a walk.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? A little bit of both, depending on the situation.

What’s your favorite food? Favorite food would have to be a barbequed steak!

What’s your favorite mov ie? Cannonball Run, Smokey & t he Bandit, Shawshank Redemption.

Favourite TV show: Up load, Only Murders in the Building, X-files.

Favourite actor/actress: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson.

better to have people think you’re a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt”. I’m still trying to master that particular skill.

What’s your favorite food? Anything that comes fresh from the garden.

What’s your favorite movie? I can’t name one favorite but Slapshot and The Big Lebow ski are great. Whenever I find Dumb and Dumber on TV I always seem to end up watch ing however much of it is left.

What show are you cur rently binge-watching? Any of the Disney Star Wars Series

Favourite TV show: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Favourite actor/actress: I can’t honestly say that I have favorites.

Favourite song or artist: Zeppelin or Hendrix but any classic rock is good. I grew up in a house that always had 880 (some may remember it as 1570) on in the background so I definitely have a fondness for authentic country western music.

Favourite sports team: Win nipeg Jets……I was one of only 3 or 4 fans of the original Jets back in school when there was very little to cheer about. The Boston Bruins deserve an honorable mention.

Dream vacation spot: Cen tral Europe

Favourite holiday: Any one that involves a big meal

Favourite song or artist: (Depending on the day) Mark Cohen, Disturbed, Metallica.

Favourite sports team: Roughriders

Dream vacation spot: Any where warm but not too hot!

Favourite animal: Has to be dogs!!

Additional comments: I am very proud to serve our Municipality for a second term! We have a fantastic community, one that we should all be very proud of! I look forward to working with the new Mayor and Council to continue to build on the successes of the previous governments.

Riverdale: Meet your new mayor!

Heather Lamb

Birthday: 3 June 1961

In Rivers since: June 2017

Where do you live? On an acreage south of Rivers town. How long have you been part of this community? June 2017

Hometown: I was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I worked for CN for 37 years. The majority of my career was in management. While work ing full time, I progressed my career doing 10 years of night courses, eventually completing Business Admin Certificate at RRCC and Certified Profes sional APICS designation through University of Mani toba. This helped accelerate my career into attaining senior management positions. Upon retirement, we decided to pur chase land and retire in Riv ers, Manitoba. My husband, Kelvin, was born and raised in Oakburn, Manitoba and also loves hunting and fishing. After working for CN for 35

years, moving to the country was Kel’s dream retirement; I love this railroad community we now call home. It was a good decision and fit for us.

Job? I worked at CN. My last position worked was Director, Transcona Shops & LRC.

Childhood dream job: Teacher

Tell us about yourself and your family: Kelvin and I have two adult children who live in Winnipeg. Our son Matthew is an electrician for CN. Our Daughter, Jennifer works for CN as well in the clerical field. She married Kyle who works for CN as well and is a Railway Engineer driving our trains. As you can see, we are quite a railroad family! Jen and Kyle have two children, Hunter who is now 3 and a new baby Tripp who was born on 1 September. We are blessed with wonderful children and grandchildren!

Pets? We have a Pomeran ian named Gracie. She is a friendly young dog who loves everyone she meets.

Hobbies: I enjoy taking care of my indoor plants. Also enjoy an outdoor garden in the summer for both flowers and ketogenic vegetables. Canning and dehydrating are also popular activities in our kitchen. I also enjoy curling, hiking and playing with our grandchildren.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I can be both so it would depend on the circum stance.

What was the best advice you were ever given? Treat others the way you would want to be treated and do your best!

What’s your favorite food?

I am on a ketogenic lifestyle since 2017 so I enjoy all low carb foods like eggs, greens and non-root vegetables; healthy fats like butter, olive oil and avocado oil; and meat protein like beef, venison, pork, chicken and fish. I make all my own sauces, ketchup, salad dressings and even ice cream.

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Favourite animal: I love dogs. Horses are a close run ner up.

Additional comments: I would like to thank the out going members of council for the years they have invested in the community. I commend and congratulate all incoming members of council along with anyone whose name has previously appeared on a ballot. To sit at the table can be a dif ficult and enlightening experi ence. The challenges faced by councils can be of their own making or thrust upon them by circumstances outside of their control. When a council makes an official decision, they do so based on the information and collective experience that they have accumulated up to that moment. This council will face challenges, no doubt, but that is part of the job. I look forward to sitting with the new council and moving forward with the matters of the municipality.

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Favourite actor/actress: Julie Andrews

Favourite song or artist: Whitney Houston, Tina Turner

Favourite sports team: Winnipeg Jets

vacation spot: Blue Field Bay in Jamaica

Favourite holiday: Christ

Additional comments: I look forward to working with our new Municipal Council, where we can work together to sustain a safe growing community with services and merchants serving our needs in a positive way. I look forward to getting to know all staff to determine how this new team may best support them, ultimately servicing our community’s needs. It will be a balancing act of ensuring training and education with safe working equipment while ensuring our costs are well managed. When people work together for common goals, success will be achieved for all.

Letter: the indignation of Jesus

In the October 14th copy of the Rivers Banner, in part seven of his Twelve MVLs, Neil Strohschein correctly stated that people need to repent of their sins in order to be forgiven. In the same letter, he also mentioned that Jesus didn’t engage in any form of slander or character assassination towards people, or act like a “jerk” when he had to be blunt or confrontational. By using scripture, I hope to show that Mr. Strohschein is incorrect. I begin with the herald of the King, John the Baptist, who came preaching the message of repentance along with baptizing people in the Jordan River. A group of men came to investigate and John greeted them with the following: •“You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Matthew 3:7 Not exactly a friendly greeting, but let’s look at the remarks Jesus himself said to the same group when he encountered them: •You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins. John 8:23,24

• If God were your Father, you would love me… Why is my language not clear to you?

Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!” John 8:42-45 By the end of the chapter, they were ready to stone Jesus to death.

Who were the men that John and Jesus treated harshly? They were the religious leaders of the Jews who held the offices of Pharisees, teachers of the law and scribes; men that were responsible for interpreting, teaching and enforcing the laws of God laid out in the scriptures. But they perverted God’s laws by adding their own rules and regulations. Using their self proclaimed positions of prominence and prestige, they ruled over the people with an iron fist, becoming powerful and wealthy in the process. Not only that, they were too self righteous to acknowledge that they too were sinners in need of repentance. Jesus came to preach the Gospel and destroy their tyrannical hold over the people and

continued his condemnation in the entire 23rd Chapter of Matthew. Here’s a few: •Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.

Matthew 23:15

• Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead…you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Matthew 23: 27,28,31 As you have read, Jesus had no kind words for the self-righteous or false teachers of his day; and to be clear, any preacher or teacher, past, present and future, who misleads the people will be judged accordingly. If you have any com ments, concerns or questions, you can reach me at 204-720-4383 orjgklassen@ icloud.com.

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Gender-based education in RRSD

Karen’s Facebook post promoting the event reads as follows:

On Tues. Oct. 18, a meet ing took place in Sandy Lake at the Seniors' Drop in Centre (100 Main Street) at 7 p.m. This meeting was precipi tated from a social media post shared by Karen Shindruk who recently resigned after 19 years as an Educational Assistant at Erickson Ele mentary School. Her stated reason for resigning was over her concern about the new gender-based curriculum, and the cultural climate at the school having become inhospitable, with her beliefs and concerns being classified as invalid.

Sandy Lake falls within the Rolling River School Division, as do many schools within the Banner coverage region.

“Concerned about public school education and the future of your children? We have inquired and have been informed about Gender Identity/Gender expression in Manitoba Sex Education Cur riculum. The Department of Education has no official govern ment curriculum detailing the instruction of gender identity and expression other than some broader overreaching recommendations for diversity and inclusion in schools.

The 2005 Sex Education Cur riculum which is biologically based and primarily male/female gendered is the one that is still being used in schools. Teachers teaching gender identity are supplementing this curriculum with resources from queer professional development sources and adding ideological views about gender from these supplements. Not all sex ed teach

ers across the province are doing this. Gender identity/expression education is not mandated in all schools but being introduced by individuals within schools who believe in this ideology and have administrative and School Board support to use it. Our understand ing is that if it’s being done it’s the individual schools and School Board supporting and defending it, not the Dept of Ed. Parents with concerns are asked to speak directly with their child’s teacher, principal and school board.”

It was reported that ap proximately 50-60 people attended the meeting, includ ing the RRSD board trustees, R RSD teachers, parents, community members, repre sentatives from the Sexuality Education Resource Centre in Brandon, and students from RRSD schools. The discussions were moderated which kept things respectful

Korrena’s Boutique

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If you’ve been to Carol’s Time Again Treasures, lo cated at 245 1st Ave in Rivers, in the last month and a half, you may have noticed some changes. Carol has closed her shop, and Korrena’s Boutique has moved in.

Korrena Bethinger and her friend Daina Guild both have an eye for art, beauty, and high-quality products. What started as Daina’s idea to have a “made in Manitoba” store has evolved into much more than that. Korrena’s Boutique offers a space for artistic people to meet up, talk to each other, and get inspired. The Boutique sells products from small business owners operating out of Brandon, Winnipeg, and other places; nearly 100% of the products are from Manitoba.

Brands/businesses include Jewelry Raccoon, Lil Tree Hugger, CG Pure Wash, Soy Harvest, Mac & Jack, Burton Alpacas, and more. Prod ucts include beaded jewelry, hand-made soaps, all-natural deodorant, natural products for dogs, soy-based candles, spice mixtures, throw pillows, knit and crocheted baby and household items, river rock soap dishes, restored antique windows…it’s hard to believe it all fits in one shop, with a long table at the back of the shop for sitting and relaxing with others. Korrena hopes her

shop can serve as a welcoming space: “Bring your to-go coffee from the Honey House!” she says—she doesn’t want to of fer coffee herself as she wants to fill a niche that isn’t being filled by other businesses in Rivers rather than compete for business.

Korrena and Daina are both originally from Brandon.

Korrena lived in Alberta for many years but moved to Rivers this past August to be with her mother Denise, who has lived here for over 20 years.

Denise is also helping out at the Boutique. Many readers know Korrena as a friendly face at Home Hardware in Rivers. She hasn’t quit her day job quite yet, as the boutique is only open three days a week: Thurs/Fri 3 – 7 p.m. and Sat 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Korrena has an old pug named Paris who visits the shop quite frequently.

Daina recently got married as is now a farmer in Gladstone, but comes to look after the shop every other Saturday.

Korrena enjoys the slower pace of town life and having a true community she can be a part of. She’s an avid sewer and crocheter, and hopes to hold community events like crafting workshops, or whatever suits the needs of the community. She likes pretty things (who doesn’t!), but what’s more, she enjoys the process of organ izing the pretty things; she likes a challenge and finds it all very cathartic. A number of items featured in the store are hand-made by her, in cluding the “swear word dish cloths”, throw pillows, and baby dresses.

The building is owned by Todd Gill, and when Korrena saw the “for rent” sign she jumped at the opportunity. Nice rental space is hard to find in Rivers, she explains, and she wanted just the right ambiance. If you’re looking for just the right gift, there’s no need to drive to Brandon or buy something online. Shop local!

and on-topic. The prospect ive School Trustee candi dates Crystal Erickson and Kevin Tyschinski answered prepared questions before the meeting transitioned to an open forum for questions from attendees. The meeting concluded at 8:30 p.m.

The following is the official statement from The Rolling River Teachers' Association:

“Members of the Rolling River Teachers’ Association proudly support 2SLGBTQIA+ students. In terms of provincial legislation and RRSD board policy that’s a clear expectation and obligation. Our members do it gladly.

All teachers and principals in the division work hard to give stu dents a safe, caring and inclusive school environment. Any move to marginalize our students will not find traction with our members.

T he most important question prospective trustees need to answer is, "What will you do to ensure that 2SLGBTQIA+ students continue learning in a respectful, safe, and inclusive classroom?"

Petitions to deny the children of our communities safe spaces – to deny our students’ very existence

– are misguided. They are hurt ful and contribute to the five-fold increase in suicide ideation and nearly eight-fold increase in sui cide attempts among transgender youth.”

Thomas Mathews, President of the Rolling River Teachers' Associa tion, pointed to a number o f web resources where parents or others who are concerned can find more information: the RRSD policy on "Respect for Hu man Diversity" available at ht tps://www.rrsd.mb.ca/ common/pages/Display File.aspx?itemId=10247192 which was adopted in 2014 and was reaffirmed in 2019, and the provincial docu ment on Supporting TransG ender and Gender Di verse Students in Manitoba S chools: https://www.edu. gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/sup port/transgender/full_doc. pdf

T he second resource above is an 86-page docu ment detailing a lot of the human rights legislation that forms the cornerstone of the “Safe and Caring

School” policies throughout the province.

A nyone interested in exactly what children are learning at school regard ing gender-based education can consult the K-8 Human Sexuality curriculum: https://www.edu.gov. mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/ hs_k-8/ although at the time of writing, only the Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 5, and Grade 7 files (no other grades) were avail able for viewing/download, a nd each lesson needs to be downloaded individually, which translates into a lot of clicking. Besides these resources, concerned par ents can talk to their chil dren and ask what they are learning, or talk with their teacher, to see what they are teaching and how much academic freedom they have in supplementing the official curriculum. Although there are different views on what is being taught and how it is being taught, everyone agrees: this is an important issue in our schools and our community as a whole.

Manitoba is investing $34 million this year in culture and communities through the Arts, Culture and Sport in Community Fund.

This fund supports capital projects, special initiatives and community celebrations allowing local arts, culture and amateur sport organizations to innovate and respond to emerging community needs, including those that are led by Indigenous, Francophone and ethnocultural communities.

Online funding applications open August 16, 2022. All eligible non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply.

To learn more please call 1-866-626-4862 or visit Manitoba.ca/ACSC.

Sarah Ploaker

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