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Dan Mazier re-elected in Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa riding

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. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF ELECTIONS CANADA 2021 FEDERAL ELECTION NATIONA RESULTS

158 seats +3 net gain 32.24% popular vote 119 seats -2 net loss 34.00% popular vote

Can collections for canoes

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34 seats +2 net gain 7.75% popular vote

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Mazier has won his re-election bid for M.P. in the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa federal riding.

s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. 25 seats +1 net gain Pupils co-ordinated the entire March 9 edition, the By Eoin Devereux 17.70% popular vote Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which

Riversclass Banner culminated in a ceremonious plinary Studies in Science at Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to 2 seats 0 project net gain Riverdale Harvest president for Riverdale Harvest. Dan Mazier will once again repreHeather Gray andRiver-NeeLiliane. Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, sent the Dauphin-Swan 2.32% popular vote had melted students secured a canoe from pawa electoralBecause ridingthe insnow Ottawa. The Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not Conservative Party candidate and to with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the streetin0 seats 0 net gain cumbent of Parliament (MP) Zion Church (home of Rivernon-perishables. Although theMember dale Harvest). Rather,Sept. the teens campaign was fullyclaimed organizedvictory on Monday, 20 5.09% popular vote boxes and garbage by that class, the original idea carried with 22,221 votes.bags, That amounts to came from a suggestion made a solid 59 per cent of the total ballots by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis. “I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. St. Augustine 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. asked her to present the promo-

cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were cast within the constituency. As for the national numbers, as of the noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very Arthur Holroyd, the NDP candiBanner & Press publication deadline, food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” date, finished in second with 5,524 Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party Elementary school staff memAlthough the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a volunteer Yvonne ior students brainstorm, the Carlson en- fabulous Heather. votes, while Kevin of amount,” the ofsays Canada will ber/Harvest form a minority governinitiated camtire high school was was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Liberal Party third with 4,649 ment with 158Crouch ridings, a gaina similar of three to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threetotal votes. Other candidates in the seat compared to their status just before hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged riding included McKenna the ofelection The toConservatives, but this group students call. students leave product in tournament in whichDonnan to play, credit of the People’s Party (3,965 votes), the meanwhile, will make the official 87 pounds of food athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe;up was collected from seats the younger the canoe. Some students All students behind to having Green Party’s Shirleyalso Lambrecht (816 stayed opposition, won 119 in canvassed Rivers, River help check expiryparliament. dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. votes) and Lori Oak Falloon-Austin of the

Maverick Party (380 votes).

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