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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 Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.”

Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a 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.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged 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 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 SUBMITTED PHOTOS campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger Cheque presentation for $2,200 (right) Sue Green(Cj’s) and (left)Dave Falkevitch (Friends of Rivers Lake) March 22. by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, Reg Hildebrand and The Pork-u-lator came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis. New they cook for. Reg has also not on the mini golf course. and Jeff took over after sup- algae that are present dur“Music in the Park”.

Lorne Green “I heard the idea at a meeta nd com mun it y-based cooked in many competiMusic is a large part of per, finishing up at almost ing warm summers that deCj’s Snack Shack ing in Brandon. St. Augustine events are anSchool important tions around the country any Hootenanny and there 9:30 p.m. Approximately ters swimming here most had tried Fill a Canoe Cj’s Snack Shack lo- part of Cj’s existence andwithasthe“Team in conjunction 10-day Pork-u-lator” so was lots of music. Cj’s has 250 to 300 people joined late summers. Friends of Festival du no Voyaguer Win- are well-known. traditionally held “Music us during the afternoon Rivers Lake have shown cated at Rivers Provincial the “Hootenanny” was his inskills nipeg in February.He It was very let us down and in the Park” every Satur- and evening for the supper an interest in working to Park held the 1st Annual exception. didn’t successful and whenever I hear “ Hootena ny ” on Sat .

The ”Hootenany” was produced some tasty ribs day night with Host Dave and music. remove the weeds which food bank, my ears always perk September 3, 2022. Cj’s a dream thatup!” was born and chicken. Linda added Oakey. We have attracted Cj’s “Hootenany” was a may reduce the amount is open every summer to around a campfire with thethecowboy beans and a number of musicians to roaring success with over of algae present along the She then brought sugTheto canoe at Rivers gestion Riverdale Harvest, provide food, kayak rent- Lorne and Sue andtoReg a cob of corn make a “ jam” with him and we $2,200 being presented to beach. We look forward Elementary School was which supported the idea and als, mini golf, bait, and and Linda Hildebrand. good old country dinner.

Friends of Rivers Lake to to assisting any efforts to adequately filled. invited as many of them Photo by Heather Gray asked her to present the promo-

firewood to campers and visitors to the park. The locals in the area have become huge supporters of the good food and hospitality and fallen in love with the Saturday night

Reg and Linda own a huge smoker known as “The Pork-u-lator” and because of Covid restrictions for two years, have not been able to use it for any of the normal events

Picnic tables were set up to provide for a countrystyle dining experience.

In addition to the food, some face painting and a scavenger hunt kept the kids busy when they were

as possible to join us for this event. A good group showed up to entertain us.

Dave, The BIBAK group, Effrin, Robin, Shaya, and Jeff took turns entertaining us from 4:30 p.m. and Dave

be used for beach cleanup and maintenance at the Provincial beach. The Provincial Beach has been the topic of conversation for a number of years because of the weeds and

mitigate this problem.

Cj’s plans to host the 2nd Annual Hootenany again next Labor Day Weekend and will be making it bigger and better for everyone to enjoy. See you there!

Time to re-evaluate

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ierre Poilievre won the leadership contest in overwhelming fashion.

He won 330 of the 338 seats across Canada. He won 70 percent of the popular vote. His outstanding win shows that the Conservative party of Canada is very much ready for a change in how we do government.

I believe that many Canadians agree, that governments need to back off in a lot of areas.

I have been pondering some areas where we perhaps need to ask why governments do what they do.

Although it is a provincial, not federal, area, why do governments register marriages? I can see that church or faith based organization might want to record marriages but why does government have to do that. Why do governments license marriage commissioners, priests and minsters? Any two people who wish to form a legal marriage can do so simply by living as a couple for six months. I am not hard set on the government registering marriages issue but it seems like a waste of government time and resources.

In Poillevre’s victory speech, he issued a very catching phrase saying that Canadians don’t need the government run their lives, they need a government who can run a passport office. He could have added to the list by including the immigration office which is reported to be hundreds of thousands

of applications behind. Canada Health is f loundering in messaging and methodology. Why do we have provincial and federal food inspectors? Why can we not fix food inspection regulations so we can export food from province to province? Some would even argue why we need two levels in Agricultural departments but perhaps that’s a step too far.

I have also read that a large percentage of the increase in jobs over the past two years has been government jobs. That is puzzling as I am sure that increases in government employment hasn’t been in direct patient health care which would have been more beneficial and acceptable to the public.

It’s a small thing, but why do we have

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Ken Waddell a company or government department wants to know something, perhaps they could hire a private polling firm to find out what they need to know.

Pierre Poilievre is calling for smaller government and I agree. I personally believe we should sell the CBC and have constantly said so. I think a strong case cold be made to eliminate or very

In Poillevre’s victory speech, he issued a very catching phrase saying that Canadians don’t need the government run their lives, they need a government who can run a passport office.

to put down sex or gender on forms and surveys. If it doesn’t matter if you are female or male or another designation, why does it have to be asked on forms and surveys? Speaking of surveys, and no insult mean to anyone, but do we really need to have Statistics Canada. If

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much scale down the CRTC as well.

Hundreds of people work at the CRTC deciding who can and cannot broadcast on radio, TV and internet as well as what they can broadcast. It’s expensive censorship at best and a waste of time and effort at most.

Governments should only do for its citizens what they can’t do for themselves such as military and national defence, homeland security, policing, tax collection and international diplomacy. A case can be made for a food inspection system but many government activities could be scaled back. As Pierre says, smaller government makes for bigger citizens.

It will be an interesting ride over the next two years as the Trudeau Liberals try to escape the wave of opposition headed up and represented by Poilievre.

The people have spoken loudly with both a protest and a warning.

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 three

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rade 7 Physical Education. Yippee!! This is where we separate the athletes (of which there were several in my Grade 7 class) from those whose middle name is “Clutz” (of which I was one). Spoiler alert-my grades in PE were not all that impressive.

Our PE teacher focused on the basics. Every class started with calisthenics-15 minutes of them. From then on, we were introduced to such wonderful skills as rope climbing, tumbling, vaulting, working on parallel bars and standing on our heads. In the spring and fall, we enjoyed outdoor sports. In the winter, we tried to develop skills in volleyball and basketball.

Everything we did (or didn’t do) contributed to our final grade.

My PE grade was not that great. In rope climbing, I made it to the ceiling of the gym and back to the ground safely. I completed the challenge on the parallel bars. My time for the 100 yard dash was in the bottom 10 per cent. Standing on my head? That happened once, which was not a surprise. I have a hard enough time standing on my feet. Of the five shots we needed to complete to get a perfect score in Basketball skills, I got one. And in tumbling, I landed on my head and pulled some muscles in my neck. Fortunately, the blow was cushioned by a 4-inch

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foam mat and no further injuries were sustained.

Now-if they had given out grades for slinging bales, forking manure from smelly hog pens and cattle gutters, milking cows, shoveling grain, picking rocks, fixing fences or hauling grain from the combine in a 1947 2-ton Mercury farm truck, I would have been given perfect scores. By the time I reached Grade 7, I could do those things quite well.

This experience, along with many others just like it, taught me the third Most Valuable Lesson I learned during my years in public school: “No one of us can be all things to all people; and no one of us can do everything. Each of us has great personal strengths.

Each of us also has glaring personal weaknesses.”

During our years in public school, we learn to work with others as a team. We use our strengths to compensate for the weaknesses of others; and we allow others to use their strengths to compensate for our weaknesses. We learn to lead in the areas where we are strong, and to follow the lead of others in the areas where we are weak. By working together and looking out for each other, we are able to accomplish far more as a team than any one of us could ever hope to accomplish on our own.

Of all the life skills we learn in public school, team building and teamwork are, by far, the most import-

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There will be challenges to face. There always are. Every human relationship has its times of tension. Even the best of friends will exchange harsh words from time to time. Employers and employees will disagree on many things. Strong teams are not afraid of problems. They see them as opportunities to learn from each other and devise means of overcoming their problems. Their struggles make them stronger than ever; thanks to the team building and teamwork skills they learned in public school.

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aving extra time to sit and think, my thoughts went back to some of the very basic lessons that my dad taught, instilled, enforced in me. Some are farm lessons, some life lessons and some faith lessons. Most of them serve me well.

Not having brothers, I was the outside daughter.

Thankfully! I learned how to roll down the lip of a gunny sack to facilitate the movement of grain or chop from pile to sack. It was such a simple thing and made the task easier and tidier. This led to learning how to quick tie the filled bag, with the knot that could be released with one tug. As my abilities increased I was the one wielding the shovel and there was a skill to that as well. Filling the gunny sacks was short regular dig, lift and deposit movements.

Using the shovel or pitch fork for moving manure required a slightly different set of movements. Dig, lift, and throw, with a particular upward thrust that sent the manure soaring to land on the pile or stone boat. I don’t use these skills often these days, but have not forgotten any of them!

Life lessons were taught by word and example.

Keep your word. If you say you are going to do something, then do it. Keep learning, always. Dad

returned to high school and then on to university as an adult. He attended the same school as my sisters and I did. He was encouraged by the acting principle to get his final subject for graduation requirements, so he came to school for his classes only. After that it was one year full time university, teaching positions and continuing education in summer school and evening classes. Dad was a veracious reader; history, poetry, world news and some westerns.

Always learning, always open to ideas, not always embracing them. I like to think that his example for life learning is a legacy I embrace. The last course I completed coincided with my seventieth birthday.

The faith lessons that I learned from my dad are the ones that sustain me daily. These too, were taught with words and deeds. He was a lay preacher, a Sunday school teacher, a deacon and a wise man.

With his ability to speak publicly with ease, with his store of life lessons and his depth of knowledge and understanding of the scriptures, dad needed very little prep time to offer insightful and encouraging ref lections. For much of my life I was reluctant to be comfortable with illness or death. I didn’t like the smell of the hospital, I didn’t like to think of the loss of a loved one. Dad took a very long time to die – the long good bye -. The disease that robbed him of his mobility also robbed him of his memory and awareness. As my family and I sat with him, he showed me that death is simply stepping through a portal, a passing through that valley of the shadow of death.

This lesson has had the most lasting effect on me, and my life choices. Sharing this portion of his life journey has dispelled my fears. Thanks, again, dad.

Rivers Law of the Month School Bus laws

Submitted Rivers Police Service Since summer break is ending and students are headed back to class Rivers Police Service wants to remind the public of the rules of the road pertaining to school buses.

School buses make frequent stops as passengers enter and leave. Children getting on or off the bus may not be paying attention to the traffic around them. As a driver, it is your responsibility to pay close attention and keep children safe when you are near a school bus.

When a bus displays f lashing overhead amber lights, it is about to stop to load or unload students.

You must slow down and prepare to stop.

It is illegal to pass from either direct ion when the bus displays f lashing red lights and the stop arm extends from the left side. You must stop at least five metres from the bus. You must remain stopped until the f lashing overhead red lights are

turned off and the stop arm is folded in.

Failure to stop for a school bus with stop arm extended & lights f lashing is a $672 fine.

You are not required to stop if travelling in the opposite direction on a divided roadway separated by a physical median or ditch. A double solid line is not considered a physical separation.

I l leg a l l y pa s s i n g a school bus results in a large fine and moves you down the Driver Safety Rating scale. Be cautious around school buses, and always stop when a bus’ red lights are f lashing.

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Rivers & Area Game & Fish Association will be accepting new Memberships, Gun Range Registration, and Orientation on Saturday, 17th Sept, 10 am-2 pm at our new Gun Range (north on Taylor Rd; look for signage). All are Welcome! For questions, contact our Membership Chair Ron Taylor 204-761-8276

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Sarah’s Science Corner Flight challenge

Warren Smallwood Zion Church

Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic in this week’s hands-on Let’s Talk Science activity. This challenge is best suited for grades 1-8 students.

What you need • 1 piece of cardstock cut into a triangle • 1 straw • 1 elastic • 1 paper clip • Extra: pieces of ribbon, stickers, an extra paper clip or elastic • Tools: tape, scissors Safety First! Do not launch your glider toward another person or animal.

What to do 1. Make a bend about 1 inch from the top of the straw.

2. Place t he elast ic around the bend and tape the tip of the straw to the rest of the straw so that the straw and elastic are looped together. This is the launcher part of your glider.

3. Add a paper clip to one of the corners of your paper triangle.

4. Lay the launcher in the center of the paper triangle. Leave a little bit of the straw sticking over the top of the tip of the triangle and tape the launcher with a few pieces of tape to hold it on tight.

5. You are ready to test your glider. To launch it,

put the elastic over the tip of your thumb or finger of one hand while holding onto the straw with the other hand. Then let go of the straw. You might have to practice this a bit. If it doesn't work, you can launch your glider by throwing it.

What's Happening?

There are four main forces of f light: 1.T h r u s t : You c a n change the amount of thrust you give your glider by changing how far you pull back on the elastic or how hard you throw it. Do you think your glider will go further or not as far if you give it more thrust?

2.Drag: Drag is cause by air and the particles in the air like dust. Drag can slow your glider down or make it not go as far.

Do you think your glider will go further or not as far if you f ly it indoors or outdoors toward the wind on a windy day?

3.Weight: Wi l l your glider f ly better if it has more weight on it? You can test this by adding some

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stickers or an extra paper clip or other materials you might have at home.

4.Lift: How a glider lifts into the air depends on the angle it is at. You can test this by launching your glider on an angle toward the ceiling or an angle toward the f loor or try other angles. Which angle keeps your glider in the air the longest?

Lastly, if your glider is spinning a bit when you fly it, you can try adding ribbons or bend the corners of the triangle paper up to help make it more stable.

Try it out!

Times are rapidly changing and Zion Church is changing with t hem. We have had d iscussions about t he spiritual needs of our communit y and what needs are not being met.

Recreational and family activities and programs compete for t i me on Saturday and Sunday.

School and organized sports tournaments usua l ly r un from Fr iday evening to Sunday evening. Professional sports a re heav i ly weighted toward weekends as well.

The church is no longer the centre of community and family social life.

Before the days of fast internet, streaming of entertainment and instant communication churches provided fellowship with other people and prog rams for var ious ages. Sunday School, youth groups and adult Bible studies provided avenues for mentoring and spir itual g rowth.

Volunteers were ready and willing to help with these programs. Sunday morning services cannot, and should not try to meet all these needs in one service. Some large city churches still continue to

by the Lumo Project.

The video was shot in the Middle East with authentic looking actors and costumes. The low volume language is Hebrew. The voice-over is a reading of NIV version of the Bible. It is a powerful method of presentation of the Bible story. After each video we will review and discuss the section covered.

The church will also be open, starting September 27, for drop in and coffee on Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 and Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00.

The members of Zion Church will be encouraged to attend Sunday morning services at any of t he ot her chu rches. Members of other churches are welcome to attend any of our activities without any pressure from or commitment to Zion.

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offer all these programs, but small rural churches can no longer do it all.

The churches in Rivers have a long history of cooperation when holding special events, and even for some shared programs.

Z ion C hu r c h fe e l s called to a different approach. Our building has become a community resource for a number of organizations. Justice, mercy and love for others has been evident in all the different activities taking place in the building. We have also sensed a serious lack of biblical knowledge among our youth and young adult population. Our location just across the street from the post of f ice makes us appear more like a storefront mission than a traditional church. It is time for a radical change.

Effective immediately we will no longer hold Sunday morning services. Starting in the last week in September we will begin Wednesday evening meetings. The pattern will be a short time of worship in song and prayer. T hen a longer period of Bible study and discussion. We will start with a study of the Gospel of Luke using a set of videos produced

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The Queen’s visit to Rivers

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ning the royal couple’s itinerary, and the Rivers trip was seen as rectifying the fiasco.

The Nov. 1 issue of the Rivers Gazette describes the cold, chilly wind and snow in Rivers that greeted the travellers, not only the royal couple, but also the 50,000 persons that greeted Princess Elizabeth in Rivers. It also mentioned that twenty persons were given first aid during the day, including a heart attack, several faintings, and others needing assistance and rest. The Nov. 8 issue of the Rivers Gazette provides photographic proof of the visit, saying “Rivers—and for that matter, all western Manitoba— will long remember Oct. 28, 1951.

The front page of the Nov. 15 issue of the Rivers Gazette ran the headline “A Princess’ Farewell to Rivers”, with the Canadian

Press reporting that Rivers was one of the highlights of the royal tour. Apparently there was reference to “the world’s largest tri-training camp being located in an inaccessible place on the prairies”, which certainly displeased residents and the Rivers Gazette reporter at the time, who noted “The happy part of it all is that Rivers boasts of its

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aircraft after its landing. It was designed with a semicircular lounge, executive desk, swivel chair, filing cabinet, phone to talk to the pilot, private cloak room, washroom with hot and cold running water, and blue upholstery. Pretty snazzy!

Unsu r pr i si ngly, t he royal visit made the front page of not one, not two, but three editions of the Rivers Gazette. The Oct. 25, 1951 edition of the Rivers Gazette stated: Welcome, Elizabeth! With the author, Ron Tuckwell, describing her face coming warmly alive with the brilliance of her smile during her visit to Winnipeg in mid-Oct. as part of the cross-country tour. There was some controversy surrounding this earlier visit to Winnipeg, as time was not allotted for a proper visit to the veterans’ hospital; however, this was attributed as an oversight on behalf of those plan-

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With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, we look back at the royal visit in 1951, when then-princess visited Rivers with Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh). Born on April 21, 1926, Queen Elizabeth II reigned from Feb. 6, 1952 until her death. She will not be forgotten.

The Story of Rivers (1963) has this to say about the royal visit: “The Canadian Joint Air Training Center visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, set for the 28th day of October and scheduled to last twenty minutes, was extended to fifty…The royal couple would travel in a C-5 RCAF craft, their two-section train following over CN lines.”

The Story of Rivers talks about the consideration to catering and providing

comforts to an unknown number of guests who might g reet the regal guests. How difficult it must have been to plan!

In the end, fifty thousand people, more than 10 thousand vehicles, came from all parts of Canada and even the USA. “A momentary hush fell over the vast audience as the sky mammoth settled on the tarmac and while a 21-gun salute sounded out…the royal pair moved toward a receiving line of public off icials and some one hundred Deer Lodge war veterans—many unable to rise from their wheelchairs in greeting “their Lady”; some wept, unashamedly.”

The Remembering Rivers and Area (2013) history book adds that the plane that the royal couple used was the only such aircraft in the world—it was special in that it had radial engines with reverse propellers which acted as air brakes, slowing the

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fresh air. The hot air will be found in Ottawa”. Zing!

Some years later, in January 1958, Her Majesty Elizabeth passed over Rivers by plane on her way to Australia. With no time to make a pit stop, an aircraft from the based rose to salute and greet her, and radioed her greeting to all below.

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Gem canning jars and lids

Ladies Legion Auxiliary

Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner C ont rover s y i n t he Canadian canning community! With prices of goods steadily increasing year after year, many are turning to gardening and canning as a way to save money and get back to their roots. Gem canning jars have been popular in Western Canada since the 1930’s; their mouth size (opening) of 78 mm is the Goldilocks’ happy medium—right between the 70 mm standard size and the 85 mm w ide mouth size.

Dominion Glass, Domglas, Consumers Glass, and Bernardin had all made Gem jars over the years, with Bernardin being the final company

The regular meeting of the Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held Aug. 30th,2022 in the Rivers Legion upper hall; 11 members attended.

There were no new applications for memberships this month.

Chelsea Kolesar was sworn in as a new member.

We welcome her to the auxiliary.

A Green team member was hired and they took care of the flowers at the Cenotaph.

A donation was made to the Rivers Legion Branch no. 75.

The next regular meeting will be held Oct. 4,2022.

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to stop producing them in 2000. While that may be over two decades ago, these jars were made to last, and had been passed down from generation to generation. They were particularly popular with Hutterite colonies and in Western Canada in general.

In 2002, Bernardin announced that production of the lids would also be discontinued. Many in the canning community were outraged, as up until now they could still use their old Gem jars, but lids are one-time use only.

The controversy made national headlines.

The rationale for discontinuing the lids was that the parent company, Newell, had built a new manufacturing plant in

Indiana and did not install manufacturing lines for the Gem lids (or jars), as the market for the Gem si ze represented on ly 10% of their business in Canada. While spokespersons for the company encouraged consumers to buy the standard or wide mouth size, no trade-in offers were made; consumers were expected to fork out the cash for all new jars.

A f t er a s i g n i f ic a nt amount of public backlash, the production of Gem lids was re-instated at the end of 2003.

They were discontinued again in January 2022, with COVID-19 being blamed. Consumers can stock up on lids only to a point—the sealing compound loses strength

over the years (even if the lids are just sitting in a box), and so it’s not recommended to buy more lids that you can use up in a couple of seasons.

Otherwise, you risk an increased number of seal failures.

Many long-time customers in Manitoba feel betrayed for a second time by Bernardin. With a pack of a dozen new standard or wide mouth jars costing roughly $2$2.50 per jar, it doesn’t exactly make canning the cheap endeavour it’s supposed to be. If Bernardin or another company doesn’t step up and start making Gem lids, this f avou r it e of We st er n Manitoba might go the way of the dodo.

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KENNETH CHARLES WILLIAMSON 1923 - 2022

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Ken Williamson passed away September 4, 2022 at Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg in his 100th year.

Ken was born on June 30, 1923 on the farm near Kenton, Manitoba. He was the youngest of five children born to Florence and Alexander Williamson. In 1947, following his return from service after World War II, Ken married Bette Shopland of Rocanville, Saskatchewan. They resided in Brandon, Manitoba for many years and raised three children: Brian, Marlene and Kennie. Ken was employed by Canadian Pacific Railways, then became the property manager of Hillside Townhouses and other rental accommodations in Brandon. Ken retired in 1997 at the age of 74 at which time Ken and Bette moved to Chimo Beach, Rivers, MB. Ken was a self-taught handyman, skilled at many things including carpentry. He completed numerous projects large and small from crafting furniture to constructing the home they shared in Chimo Resort. Ken and Bette enjoyed travel, gardening, golf, bowling and FiftyPlus Club activities with their many friends. Ken particularly enjoyed trying to outsmart the squirrels in their backyard. They found great pleasure in their family and were devoted, loving grandparents. Following Bette’s passing in 2011, Ken resided independently in Rivers until, at the age of 96, he moved to Victoria Landing in Brandon and then in December 2019, he moved to Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg.

Ken was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Bette and his siblings, Nettie, Posey, Victor and Alastair.

He is survived by his children, Brian (Pat), Marlene (Ian McKay) and Kennie, six grandchildren (Jimmie Ferguson (Katya), Chuck Williamson (Andrea), Melissa Morales, Jake Williamson (Tamara), Evelyn Eichhorst, Rob Ferguson (Gaby), seven great-grandchildren (Ilya and Lev Ferguson, Charlie Williamson, Atreya Morales, Zach, Maddy and Bella Ferguson).

The family would like to acknowledge and thank the staff on Tower 5 at Deer Lodge Centre for their kind and compassionate care.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. September 24, 2022 at Rivers United Church with a reception to follow immediately at the Church. Interment with the family will occur later.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer Society of Manitoba or Deer Lodge Foundation, Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg, MB. NEIL BARDAL FUNERAL CENTRE 204-949-2200 neilbardalinc.com

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Must work well independently, be flexible, adjust to changing work assignments and deal with and maintain confidential information.

Successful applicants are subject to Criminal Record, Child Abuse Registry and Driver Abstract checks.

For further information please contact Cam Woodcock, Transportation Supervisor at 867-2754 Ext. 235 Applications will be reviewed on Monday, September 26, 2022 and accepted until the positions are filled.

Applicants are requested to submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to: Sarah Woychyshyn Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Rolling River School Division P.O. Box 1170 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: 867-2754 Ext 244 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. Rolling River School Division welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process. Disability accommodations available upon request.

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Ash, birch, oak, and poplar The most popular hardwoods to burn in the area are ash, birch, oak, and poplar. Ash weighs an average of 3,200 pounds per cord and has an average BTU output of 20-24 million BTUs per cord. These are impressive numbers, making ash popular, especially to keep the wood stove or boiler going all night long or if you’re out for the day.

Birch weighs on average slightly less than Ash (just under 3,000 pounds per cord) and produces roughly the same BTUs: 21 million BTUs per cord. What most people use birch for is the bark, which contains an oil that makes it extremely flammable, making it great for starting fires. If you have an indoor wood fireplace with a glass window, this is the wood for you. It produces a nice flame and doesn’t turn to coal quickly the way ash or oak does, so pull up your chair, put your feet up, and watch the wood burn.

Oak is extremely soughta fter, weigh ing 3,8 0 0 pounds per cord and producing an average 27 million BTUs per cord. If you can find it, and afford it, oak is a favourite to use on cold winter nights so you don’t have to get up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire.

Poplar weights 2,100 pounds per cord and has a heat output of 15 million BTUs. While those numbers aren’t as impressive when compared to other hardwoods on the list, it is rather abundant in Westman, to say the least, so is generally cheaper per cord and easier to find. You may have lots of poplar on your property, which means it’s free heat. It’s also got a great scent and flame, making it a pleasure to watch burn, either in an outdoor firepit or in a fireplace with a glass window. Just be sure you’re using white poplar; black poplar is poor quality.

Popular softwood species in the area are jack pine and tamarack (larch). Pine

Many people living out of town heat their homes using wood. Not all wood is created equal, and knowing which species burn hotter can help save you money this winter.

First, wood is classified into either softwood or hardwood. Typically softwood trees are faster growing and less dense than hardwood, but that’s not always the case. It turns out that the real difference between these types of wood is that hardwood trees are deciduous (they have leaves) while softwood trees are coniferous (they have needles). Another way to make the distinction is that hardwoods are angiosperms, which are flowering plants where the mature seed is surrounded by an ovule (usually a fruit, like apples) whereas softwoods are gymnosperms: they have “naked” seeds. A little bit of botany can come in handy with decisions about firewood.

ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Firewood is measCLEANER POSITIONS ured by the cord.

PERMANENT 12-month positions A cord is a measJob Location Hours Shift Approximate Shift Times urement they don’t per day (subject to change) teach you at school!

Custodian Forrest, MB 8 Day 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

It’s 128 cubic feet, Cleaner Rivers, MB 8 Evening 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. which is for example a stack of wood 8 feet Cleaner Forrest, MB 7 Evening 3:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. long by 4 feet wide Cleaner Minnedosa, MB 8 Evening 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. by 4 feet tall. It’s a Cleaner Erickson, MB 4 Evening 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. unit of volume, not Qualifications Required: weight. Weight is • Grade 12 or equivalent simply measured in • Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised • Ability to work effectively with others as a member of a team pounds, and nor• Ability to communicate effectively with people both orally and in writing mally it refers to • Physically fit and capable of performing physically demanding work. dry weight (after Qualifications Required: the wood has been • Current WHIMIS training and certification aged). Another im• Prior work-related cleaning and/or building maintenance experience • Valid Class 5 Drivers License portant unit of measurement when talk- The successful applicant will: • work effectively under pressure, within defined timeframes and with a variety of people in ing about firewood is a team environment a BTU, which stands • work well independently, be flexible, adjust to changing work assignments and deal with for British Thermal and maintain confidential information.

• complete and maintain WHMIS certification Unit; it’s the amount of thermal energy Training will be provided to the successful applicant. it takes to raise one Salary and benefits as per C.U.P.E. Collective Agreement Head Custodian $20.06 -$21.36 per hour pound of water one Cleaner $18.52 per hour degree Fahrenheit.

For further information please contact Mr. Fred Scott, Maintenance Supervisor The exact weight at 867-2754 Ext. 239 fscott@rrsd.mb.ca and BTUs vary, but Applicants are requested to submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the numbers below the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to the following: give a good idea of Sarah Woychyshyn the relative burning Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Rolling River School Division properties of each PO Box 1170, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 of the most popular Phone: 867-2754 • Fax: 867-2037 (and most accessible) E-Mail: swoychyshyn@rrsd.mb.ca species here in West- Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. man.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon an acceptable Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Check. Rolling River School Division welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

weighs approximately 2,700 pounds per cord with heat output of 18 million BTUs. It’s a popular choice for firepits or fireplaces with a window, as it produces a nice scent and nice flame.

Jack pine is the most common species of pine in Manitoba.

Tamarack is technically a softwood because it has needles, but it actually loses its needles each fall the way a deciduous tree loses its leaves. Tamarack weighs about 3,300 pounds per cord and gives off 22 million BTUs per cord. It burns hot, but not as long as oak. Tamarack wood has a high sap content, so it will “snap, crackle, and pop” while burning, throwing embers, and therefore is not recommended for outdoor firepits.

Mix it up It’s useful to mix up the wood species you use: start your fire with birch bark, get a nice quick fire going with pine, then throw a

piece of ash or oak in to keep things going for a while. If it starts to cool off, add some tamarack.

When asking around about what’s the best wood to burn, don’t be surprised if you get the smart-aleck answer “dry wood”. That is, of course, very true. Wood should be cut and split in early spring, allowing it to dry through the summer months and early fall, until it reaches 15 per cent or less moisture. This may take several seasons, depending on the wood. If unsure, bang two pieces of wood together; the sound they make should sound hollow if they are well-seasoned. If it sounds more like a thud, the wood needs to dry longer.

Bur n i ng g reen (unseasoned, freshly cut) wood will result in lots of creosote to clean out of your unit; creosote is also dangerous as an excessive buildup can result in a chimney fire. If you do need to burn green wood, go for ash, as it has a naturally low moisture con-

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tent, about 30 per cent. Of course, burning green wood also has the disadvantage of lower BTUs, meaning less bang for your buck. Rotting wood will not burn hot or long, so be sure to inspect your wood.

Buy local to help prevent the spread of tree disease and pests. With sellers offering a wide range of pricing, keep the above weights and BTUs in mind when price shopping, and you won’t get taken advantage of. There are still some great deals to be had, depending on how much you want to work for it—8 ft logs are cheaper than pre-cut, and you can save on delivery fees by picking up yourself. If you load and unload your truck, that will also save you some hard-earned cash. That being said, sometimes it’s worth paying extra to avoid the backpain. You may balk at the price of oak or ash, but you’ll thank yourself when it’s -30° and you don’t need to top up your exterior wood boiler as often.