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Thursday, February 7th, 2019

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Sheet 2

Sheet 3

Sheet 4

COTE 1 vs COX 2

KOSTUCHUK 3 vs JOHNSON 4

ALLAN 5 vs DEPREZ 6

WOLSTENHOLME 7 vs ROZAK 8

Draw 2 12:15 pm

WILKINSON 9 vs ATKINS 10

RACHUL 11 vs WILSON 12

DRAD 13 vs LUMAX 14

McCREANOR 15 vs MORKEN 16

Draw 3 3:15 pm

ALLAN 5 vs WOLSTENHOLME 7

DEPREZ 6 vs ROZAK 8

COTE 1 vs KOSTUCHUK 3

COX 2 vs JOHNSON 4

Draw 4 6:00 pm

DRAD 13 vs McCREANOR 15

LUMAX 14 vs MORKEN 16

WILKINSON 9 vs RACHUL 11

ATKINS 10 vs WILSON 12

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Draw 5 9:30 am

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ROZAK 8 vs ALLAN 5

DEPREZ 6 vs WOLSTENHOLME 7

Draw 6 1:00 pm

WILSON 12 vs WILKINSON 9

ATKINS 10 vs RACHUL 11

MORKEN 16 vs DRAD 13

LUMAX 14 vs McCREANOR 15

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Gainsboro, Sk. and Cal- Alice Fast was the maes- Chubaty’s team also from teams battle for the prize. gary (former rec. director tro who orchestrated the Brandon were forced to Gail Bridgeman, Darlene in Rivers- Brenda Porter) chocolate fountain and forfeit due to bad weather, Gourlay, Jean Ryall and

By Sheila Runions Banner Staff to take part in this event. delectable dessert table. travel commitments and Kelly Simpson defeated Sixteen teams from the schools. cans fromperformthe school foyerillness into and Beach areasBfor conput away in the proper place on R iver s a nd West ma s r enp or tThe e d i n theme t he tion forto the bon- Many costume, on Chimo Sunday.

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campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis. “I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. St. Augustine and convenience store in Fill supportive With 11 retail locations in ees that serve more than School had tried a Canoe from the very will make the transition.

Melita, but hasinexperience said Tara Parislau, The store will be closed as seven communities prior to 10,000 members in approxiconjunction withstart," the 10-day Voyaguer Win- of Melita Bigway of March 3, in order to take this acquisition, Valleyview mately seven communities operating food Festival stores indufive the in owner nipeg includin February.Foods, It was very other communities, which was supplied inventory and complete the Co-op helps feed, fuel, grow throughout Southwestern successful and whenever I hear ing Kenton, Oak Lake, Oak by a branch of Co-op. "I transition to a Co-op Food and build southwestern Manitoba. Giving back to food bank, my ears always perk River, Pierson up!� and Virden. know Valleyview Co-op Store. The store will then Manitoba with more than our communities is a proud Many of the product and willthelook She then brought sug-after our custom- reopen March 8. Valleyview 10,000 members and many tradition at Valleyview The canoe RiversCo-op is locally invested gestion Riverdale service offerings in thetostore ersHarvest, based on more thanat10 more customers.

Co-op. Since 2014, ValleyElementary School was which supported the idea and will remain the same. One years of experience working view Co-op has donated to adequately filled. in the community, having Photo by Heather Gray asked her to present the promo-

Valleyview Co-op purchases food store in Melita Valley view Co-op is expanding its presence in Melita, Man., with the acquisition of Melita Bigway Foods. “Valleyview Co-op is an established business in southwestern Manitoba and the addition of this location provides another opportunity for us to serve our members and give back to the community,� said David Wowk, General Manager of Valleyview Coop. Valleyview Co-op currently operates a gas bar

of the biggest differences is that Valleyview Co-op members will have another location to earn equity and cash back on every purchase. “The community has been so welcoming and

with TGP and the Co-op family."There are currently 30 employees working at the food store. While Valleyview Co-op will review current staffing levels, it anticipates most employees

sponsored and donated to many local initiatives, including $25,000 to the Melita Communiplex and $1,700 to the Southwestern Manitoba Regional Library from Fuel Good Day in 2017.

About Valleyview Co-op Valleyview Co-op has served its members and customers since 1929. Today, Valleyview Co-op has more than 200 employ-

many various organizations, teams and events and supported its members with more than $7.8 million in patronage refunds.

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ou can’t believe everything you see on the internet, we’ve known that for a long time. However, maybe it’s time to question whether you can believe anything on the internet? Since 2012, Imperva Incapsula, an online security firm, has published an annual report on bot traffic. Between 2012 and 2016, bots were responsible for more traffic than humans, four out of five years.

Bots aren’t inherently bad. Any program that runs automated tasks over the internet is considered a bot.

Like any tool, they can be used for good or bad purposes.

Bad bots were big in the news last year. In November, eight people were charged by the US Justice Department in two large cases of digital ad fraud. These fraudulent operations duped advertisers out of $36 million by faking both the number of people viewing their ads and the webpages on which they were being placed. This was done by infecting 1.7 million computers with malware, which remotely directed traffic to empty websites, designed to fool advertisers into thinking their ad was being seen on a premium website, such as The Economist. The infected computers used sophisticated techniques to resemble humans and outwit the software designed to filter out fake traffic.

This came a month after small advertisers filed suit against Facebook, accusing the social media company of misreporting views of their video ads. Facebook said they

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Kate Jackman-Atkinson were overestimating the time viewers spent watching the videos by 60 to 80 per cent. The plaintiffs are arguing the misreporting falls between 150 and 900 per cent.

In August, a New York Times investigation looked at the problem of fake video views on YouTube. They found that one could buy 5,000 views for $15. These views seldom come from real people, but instead, bots or click farms— rows of individual computers or smart phones, downloading the same app or watching the same video. All this, to make something appear more popular than it really is.

Of all of the bots “working” on the internet, roughly half of them are doing useful things that improve our online experience. It’s bots that scour the internet to find search engine results and bots that transport website content into apps. For example, in 2016, 4 per cent of the internet’s entire traffic was Facebook’s feed fetcher, the bot that refreshes your Facebook feed when you’re using the social media

platform’s app on a mobile device. Despite all of these helpful and benign bots, the Imperva report found that in 2016, 24 per cent of total online traffic was malicious bots known as impersonators, bots that take on false identities to get around security software and are usually used as part of cyber attacks. It’s unclear where the fraudulent ad and video views, a cross between fake and real, fall on the spectrum of good and bad bot traffic.

The prevalence of bots is only expected to increase, as companies find more ways to use the internet to make our lives easier and criminals find more ways to scam a buck. Digital assistants, weather apps and any number of online monitoring programs are becoming more prevalent in our day-to-day lives and for the most part, we’re happy for their help.

Then there’s the middle ground, good tools used for fraudulent purposes. Knowing what we know now, we all need to be a little more vigilant and ask a few more questions. The video with lots of views– is it actually any good? The Instagram influencer– do they have anything besides fame and sponsored content, that may or may not be legitimate? Those Facebook or Google ad views– are they generating any sales? There are no magic potions that will bring fame or popularity, despite what the internet might tell you.

A second look in 30 years

anitoba takes a serious look at education, rarely. In my lifetime, there have only been two major reviews. One was done by the Duff Roblin government in the 1960s. The other was done in the 1990s by the Gary Filmon government.

The 1960s report will be remembered for bringing in larger school divisions and division owned school buses. There were some moves towards adding courses such as Home-Ec and Shops to the regular fare of Math, English, History, Physics and Chemistry.

The 1990s report, headed by former Winnipeg mayor, Bill Norrie, was, in my opinion, the best government report ever written. The Norrie Report called for a major overhaul of school division boundaries.

The Norrie Report was considered too controversial by the Filmon government to implement. Mr. Filmon, while he may have liked the report’s f indings, didn’t see how he could muster the support to bring about the changes.

W hen t he Nor r ie Repor t was ordered, Clay ton M a n ness wa s a cabinet minister. Manness is a well known man. He attended the University of Manitoba in the 1960s.

He farmed, ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba against Gary Filmon and became a cabinet minister. Manness is co-chairing this newest review of Manitoba’s education system.

As matter of interest, the Norrie Report recommended joining the

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Ken Waddell school divisions that served Macgregor, McCreary, Carberry, Gladstone and Neepawa. Basically, a joining of Beautiful Plains School Division and Pine Creek School Division. It suggested amalgamating the divisions serving Binscarth,Erickson, Hamiota, Rossburn, Shoal Lake, St. Lazare, Birtle, Minnedosa, Rapid City, Rivers and Russell.

Just by look ing at the recommendations for the areas within or near this newspaper’s coverage area, one can see that the report was indeed controversial.

This new report will be more farreaching. Not only will boundaries be reviewed, but educational standards.

That is likely more important. By all measures, many Manitoba students do very well, but by those same standards, Manitoba’s overall test scores are pretty bad. Talk to any teacher and you will also find deep complaints about the ever changing curriculum and how the changes are often not for the better. The most commonly mentioned complaints are about basic math and reading skills.

Ironically, the biggest complaint about our education system, that is

how it is funded, is not part of the review. Minister of Education, Kelvin Goertzen, says the review might even look at eliminating school divisions, but that won’t be possible if funding isn’t addressed. You can’t levy taxes without elected representation, so if education taxes on property are to stay in place, there will have to be elected school boards. You can’t have taxation without representation.

The report is to take a year.

That means the report lands on the minister’s desk about 10 months ahead of the next provincial election. Guess what will be a major topic of the next Manitoba election? It will be education standards, school division boundaries and yes, it will be about financing, regardless if this new report mandate officially covers taxes or not. It will be an interesting year.

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Feb. 4: Legion Ladies Aux. general meeting 7 pm Feb. 7-10: Golden Gals Provincial Championships at RCC Feb. 11: Rivers Legion Branch #75 Exmeeting 1 p.m. downstairs Feb. 11:Rivers Legion Branch #75 general meeting upstairs hall 7 pm Feb. 13: Rivers Game & Fish meeting Lee’s Restaurant 6 pm supper, meeting Feb. 20-25: Senior Men’s and Women’s Provincial Curling Championship at RCC Feb. 23: 4 person Fun Stick Bonspiel Contact BDN Curling Club Feb. 26: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8 a.m.

Feb. 27: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 28: Rivers Chamber of Commerce meeting Mar. 4: Legion Ladies Aux. general meeting 7 pm Mar. 9: Rivers Game & Fish Annual Fish Derby 10 am -2 pm Mar. 11: Rivers Legion Branch #75 general meeting Upstairs hall 7 pm Mar. 13: Rivers Game & Fish meeting Mar. 11: Rivers Legion Branch #75 Exmeeting 1 p.m. downstairs Mar. 26: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8 a.m.

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen The sound of silence...

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Name: Kathy Davis Birthday: January 30, 1968 Occupation: Secretary/Treasurer at Rivers Legion as well as Support Worker at Rolling Dale.

First Job: Worked at a Drive In Burger Bar. Hobbies: Volunteering.

In Rivers since: 2001 Where do you live? In Rivers.

Hometown: Crane Valley, Saskatchewan Where did you attend school? Crane Valley High School Favourite or Dream Vacation Spot: New Orleans Favourite Food: Everything!

Favourite Holiday: Christmas.

Favourite Song: “Face on a Cutting Room Floor” Favourite Sports Team: Saskatchewan Rough Riders Favourite Animal: Cats & Dogs Favourite TV show: Shameless Favourite Actor: Sam Elliott When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? An Investigative Reporter.

y father was profoundly hard of hearing.

He was a caring and competent teacher, a lay preacher in the church and a passable farmer. Walter became adept at lip reading, making us children aware that we needed to get his attention before we spoke to him. He was almost 70 before he found a hearing aid that worked for him. He didn’t like it, but he mostly wore it, when encouraged to.

We watched the aging process and progress. After mom died, Walter moved into an independent care facility, eased over to the assisted wing and then up to the heavy care. He suffered from Parkinson’s, accompanied by dementia. There was one recurring theme in our conversations. He was determined that every night, the cinder block walls swung away and the place became a work site. Like a newspaper production, he heard the clicking and clacking of typewriters, messages whistling through tubes to desks at other levels, and the grinding of the moving blocks and the office noise kept him awake. He would be exhausted at the start of the day and felt strongly the injustice of seniors being used as forced labour every night. I listened and sympathized, not understanding, not disagreeing.

A few years ago, I came across a study on absolute silence. Thoughts and images merged. An anechoic chamber is virtually sound proof, 99.99 per cent.

When an individual enters the chamber, the sounds they do hear are unfamiliar and often frightening; their heart beating, stomach rumbling, blood pumping through their head, bones rubbing against each other, skin sliding over muscles, tendons creaking and a high pitched whine from the electrical signals and impulses from their own nervous systems. And it is worse in the dark. Individuals often hallucinate, have a

Where am I?

English Museum The English Museum is a collection of buildings and various pioneer artifacts, local historical photos and agricultural equipment located on the family farm of Claire and Beth English.

They can be found 1 ¼ miles north of Bradwardine or 12 miles south-west of Rivers.

The first building to become part of this collection was the retirement home of Claire’s great-grandfather, which was built in Hamiota around 1902. It was moved

to the farm in 1985 and to this day remains furnished with turn of the century décor. St. Matthews Anglican Church was moved to its present location on the farm in 1986. The collection opened to the public in the spring of 1987. Some of the more unique artifacts to be found in English Museum include: -A collection of photos and a complete uniform of the Rivers & District Pipe Band from 1960’s -Four cabinets full of fine china-Noritake, Bavarian,

Czech and English Bone China - Gramophone - Lamp/radio in the shape of a bomb - Wood-burning cookstove - Treadle sewing machine - Flat top comb for cutting brush-cuts - 1926 Model T Ford (original owner) - A nt ique wrenches mounted on barn boardAntique plows (outside) -Collection of plates from churches across Manitoba and Saskatchewan -Banners of Court Greenwood and Court Blossom, Canadian Order of Forresters -Collection of Rivers Gazette-Reporter newspapers The English Museum is now open by appointment only at 204-328-7176.

Zion Church

580--2nd Avenue, Rivers

Sunday school/morning service at 10:30 a.m.

heightened sense of smell and occasionally sense an evil presence. The brain to ear connections at work.

Polish neurophysiologist, Jerzy Konorski, maintains ‘we’d all be constantly hallucinating were it not for all the grounding input we receive from our other senses.’ The record for someone to voluntarily remain in the anechoic chamber is 45 minutes.

So, if I am severely hearing impaired , still, and in the dark, the clicking and clacking and whirring, all the sounds associated with the production of a newspaper in times past, the sights and sounds that I can identify, then that is what I hear. Part of my theory comes from the fact that my dad’s story did not change. It was a regular occurrence for his ‘home’ to become a work place. He saw the process and heard the sounds. Exactly what I envision a prolonged time in the deepest silence and darkness would do. To make any sense of it all, you identify with something you can identify. Always a reader, dad saw and heard a paper being produced and the noise and bustle kept him awake and fatigued.

The sound of silence, deafening and terrifying.

And very real.

Rivers Community Church 447 Edward Street, Rivers

Sunday worship service/Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.

BG Club (age 3-Gr. 4), 204-412-0448 for details.

Junior youth (Gr. 5-9), 204-328-7854 for details.

Senior youth (Gr. 10-12), 204-328-7016 for details.

Phone 204-328-7882 or 204-328-7189.

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Rivers and Area Lions Club Benefit Supper for

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Perogies, Cabbage Rolls, Ham, etc.

Sunday February 10th Rivers Legion Hall 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.

Adults $15.00 12 & under $5.00 Take Out Call 328-7440

FREE ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN WORKSHOP Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Ukrainian Hall, Minnedosa MB, 202 5th St. NW 12:00pm Free Lunch 12:30pm—2:30pm Workshop Phone to register: 204-821-6153 or Email to register: jewel.mazur@gov.mb.ca The Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a voluntary, confidential, self-assessment of a producer's own farm or ranch that assists farm managers in identifying agrienvironmental assets and risks and developing an action plan to reduce the identified risks. Environmental Farm Planning began in Manitoba in 2004 and continues to be a high priority for Federal and Provincial governments. It also offers access to funding dollars to complete projects identified through the EFP process.

Environmental farm planning improves the health and value of your farm, your business and leaves behind your legacy for the next generation of farmers.

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Schedule

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

Friday, February 8th, 2019 Time

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

Sheet 3

Sheet 4

Draw 1 9:30am

COTE 1 vs COX 2

KOSTUCHUK 3 vs JOHNSON 4

ALLAN 5 vs DEPREZ 6

WOLSTENHOLME 7 vs ROZAK 8

Draw 2 12:15 pm

WILKINSON 9 vs ATKINS 10

RACHUL 11 vs WILSON 12

DRAD 13 vs LUMAX 14

McCREANOR 15 vs MORKEN 16

Draw 3 3:15 pm

ALLAN 5 vs WOLSTENHOLME 7

DEPREZ 6 vs ROZAK 8

COTE 1 vs KOSTUCHUK 3

COX 2 vs JOHNSON 4

Draw 4 6:00 pm

DRAD 13 vs McCREANOR 15

LUMAX 14 vs MORKEN 16

WILKINSON 9 vs RACHUL 11

ATKINS 10 vs WILSON 12

Saturday, February 9th, 2019 Time

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

Sheet 3

Sheet 4

Draw 5 9:30 am

JOHNSON 4 vs COTE 1

COX 2 vs KOSTUCHUK 3

ROZAK 8 vs ALLAN 5

DEPREZ 6 vs WOLSTENHOLME 7

Draw 6 1:00 pm

WILSON 12 vs WILKINSON 9

ATKINS 10 vs RACHUL 11

MORKEN 16 vs DRAD 13

LUMAX 14 vs McCREANOR 15

Draw 7 3:00 pm

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We welcome you to Rivers!

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BANNER CLASSIFIEDS Obituary Bob Macdonald MacDonald – P.R. (Bob) MacDonald; of Rivers, MB; beloved husband of Charlotte; father of Alan (Betty), Diane (Tom), and Lenny; grandfather of Kaila (Trevor), Dana (Bryan), Brittany; great grandfather of Theo; passed away on his 93rd Birthday, Tuesday, January 22nd. A service to celebrate Bob’s life will be held at a later date. For those so desiring, donations may be made in Bob’s memory to the Riverdale Health Centre Palliative Care Program, Rivers, MB, R0K 1X0. Messages of condolence can be shared at www.campbellfuneralhome.ca.

Campbell Funeral Home, Hamiota are in care of the arrangements. (866) 620-2744

Help Wanted

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.50/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

Wage scale extends to $21.55/hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team.

As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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Livestock HBH Angus Farms Cattleman's Connection Bull & Female Sale, March 1, 2019, 1:00pm at Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Offering 75 powerful Black Angus bulls sired by exclusive breed leading sires, and 20 elite females. For more information or a catalogue contact Neil Carson 204-773-6927, Darcy Heapy 204-365-7755 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca (PL#116061)

Help Wanted

Rolling River School Division KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2019-2020 Kindergarten Registration for the Rolling River School Division will be held during the week of February 4th - 8th, 2019 (9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m.). Children who will be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2019 are eligible for Kindergarten.

Please register at the following catchment area schools: SCHOOL PHONE NO. Douglas Elementary 204-763-4480 Erickson Elementary 204-636-2266 Forrest Elementary 204-728-7674 Oak River Elementary 204-566-2167 Onanole Elementary 204-848-2402 Rapid City Elementary 204-826-2824 Rivers Elementary 204-328-7416 Tanner’s Crossing Elementary 204-867-2591 *Parents are required to present their child’s birth certificate and medical number at time of registration. *Please contact the School Division Office (204-867-2754 Ext. 0) if unsure of your catchment area school.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY R.M.OF OAKVIEW/OAK RIVER The R. M. of Oakview is inviting applications for a full time municipal Public Works Employee (Oakview/Oak River). Working under the supervision of the C.A.O. of the R. M. of Oakview, the Public Works Employee is responsible for but not limited to public utilities; car wash and equipment maintenance; garbage and recycling; and maintaining municipal property which includes streets; sidewalks; cemeteries; municipal roads; culverts; and ditches.

APPLICANTS MUST: - Possess or be willing to obtain Class II Water Treatment; and Class I Water Distribution; Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection (Min. Grade 12 required).

- Have the ability to work independently with minimum supervision - Possess a valid Class 5 Driver’s License willing to upgrade if required - Have the ability to operate and maintain a variety of equipment. You will be required to perform corrective maintenance and repairs to buildings, sewer and water mains; and water meters - Must have excellent public relations skills and be willing to supervise summer students - Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate.

- Please state salary expected - The municipality offers a comprehensive benefits package For more information, please contact the C.A.O. at the number listed below. Please submit a resume along with a cover letter, a legible copy of all relevant certification and education transcripts; a copy of a Driver’s Abstract; and three references to the R.M. of Oakview municipal office in Oak River.

Deadline is Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 12 noon or until a suitable candidate is hired.

The R.M. of Oakview Box 179 Oak River, MB R0K 1T0 Phone: 204-566-2146; Fax: 204-566-2126; Email: oakviewcao@mymts.net.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Classifieds MUST be PREPAID Visa/Mastercard accepted

Help Wanted Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District is dedicated to the adoption of sustainable practices that enhance quality of life and build sustainable communities through integrated land and water management. Our employees enjoy opportunities to learn and implement new skills.

RESOURCE TECHNICIAN, OAK RIVER, MANITOBA (PERMENANT, FULL TIME) The Resource Technician is responsible for the implementation, management, and supervision of land and water stewardship programming for landowners, residents, and municipalities.

Key responsibilities include:     

Planning and delivery of programs and projects such as shelterbelt planting, well water testing, abandoned well sealing, and construction Engaging with the public Site project evaluation Surveying, data collection and entry Supervising summer staff

Successful candidates will possess:      

Verbal and written communication skills Post-secondary education in a natural resources field Knowledge of agricultural practices, hydrology, erosion and environmental stewardship A valid Class 5 Driver’s License Proficiency in GPS, ArcMap, RTK, and Microsoft Office Experience in the use and maintenance of program equipment

HOW TO APPLY For more information and a full job description visit www.littlesaskatchewanrivercd.ca. Applicants will submit a cover letter and resume outlining how they meet the specific requirements of the position, salary expectation, and three references by February 22, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. to: Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District Box 209 Oak River, MB R0K 1T0 Email: lsrcd.admin@mts.net Please indicate on the envelope or email subject line “Resource Technician Position”.

The Little Saskatchewan River CD would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District Summer Employment Opportunity WATERSHED TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT, OAK RIVER, MANITOBA (Seasonal, May to August)

Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District is dedicated to the adoption of sustainable practices that enhance quality of life and build sustainable communities through integrated land and water management. Our employees enjoy opportunities to learn and implement new skills.

In collaboration with the Resource Technician, the Watershed Technician Assistant gains experience in the delivery of land and water stewardship programs for landowners, residents, and municipalities.

Key responsibilities include:   

Delivery of programs such as shelterbelt planting, well water testing and abandoned well sealing Engaging with the public Collecting GPS data and creating maps using GIS

Successful candidates will possess:     

Oral and written communication skills Awareness of conservation and farming practices Post-secondary education in a natural resources field A valid Class 5 driver’s license Be between 16 and 30 years’ old

HOW TO APPLY For more information and a full job description visit www.littlesaskatchewanrivercd.ca. Applicants will submit a resume and cover letter outlining how they meet the specific requirements of the position by February 22, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. to: Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District Box 209 Oak River, MB R0K 1T0 Email: lsrcd.admin@mts.net Please indicate on the envelope or email subject line “Summer Position”.

We thank all who apply, however only those chosen for interviews will be contacted.

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FOR SALE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Rivers Advertisements and204-573-2120, stateWORKS! Reach over 413,000 ments contained herein are Manitoba readers weekly. magnumwdwrks@gmail.com the sole responsibility of the Book your Announcements, persons or entities that post the Sales, Employment OpporSTEVEN KROEKER advertisement, and the Manitunities, Auctions, Wanted toba Community Newspaper Ads, For Rent, Volunteer OpAssociation and membership portunities, etc. People rely on do not make any warranty as these classifieds to find what to the accuracy, completeness, they need. Be seen in 2019! truthfulness or reliability of such Call this newspaper NOW or advertisements. For greater email classified@mcna.com information on advertising for details. MCNA (204) 947esidential, conditions, please consult the 1691. www.mcna.com m building.

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LEASING of Trucks, TruckJake: 204-761-0900 92 or beds, Trailers, full repair, Tyson: otmail.ca BATTERIES FOR EVERY- 204-761-8765 safeties & Autopac trailer THING. Automotive, farm, repair. Kaldeck Truck & Trailer construction, ATV, marine, Inc., Hwy #1 MacGregor, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, MB. 1-888-685-3127 www. tools, radios, computers etc. kaldecktrailers.com Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR Do you have a PRESS REequipment. The Battery Man. LEASE / MEDIA ADVISORY Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 that needs to go out? Let us www.batteryman.ca help you with that! Though we 4-6870 Serving Rivers and area cannot guarantee publication, since 1906.

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Help Wanted

Parkway Co-op, Roblin MB • Position requires a strong background in Agronomy, Ag Equip. and Petroleum Sales & Customer Service.

• Develop and implement a customer communication plan, providing relevant, timely, accurate information on agronomy, petroleum products, and services available • Strong skills in any of the following areas are an asset; Crop Inputs, Petroleum, Livestock equip. and Grain storage & Handling.

• We offer a highly competitive compensation program, a comprehensive benefits package.

Contact: Parkway Co-op, Box 729 Roblin MB R0L 1P0 Attn: Lawrie Lungal, HR Mgr E: l.lungal@parkwaycoop.com Ph: 204-937-6414

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Snoman celebrates National Snowmobiling Environment Month Manitoba – Snoman (Snowmobilers of Manitoba) Inc. and the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) reminds riders to keep nature beautiful as we celebrate National Snowmobiling Environment Month during February. Through the Snowmobile Responsibly campaign introduced by CCSO, Snoman encour-

ages everyone to take personal responsibility for their decisions and actions on the snow this winter.

“Every day, riders make many important, snowmobile-related decisions that can impact their personal well being, that of others and of the natural setting in which they ride,” said Yvonne Rideout, Executive Director, Snoman. “Deci-

sions should be based on obeying applicable laws and rules, using good common sense, riding with care and control, and making smart choices.”

Some of the key messages touted by snowmobile organizations are respect sensitive areas, stay on the trail, no trespassing on private property, protect wildlife, embrace new tech-

nologies, maintain your sled and leave tracks, not trash.

“Snowmobiling is a good news story because snowmobiles have improved continuously thanks to oil injection, sound reduction measures, variable height exhaust valves, direct injection, on-board computers, and new 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine technologies that comply with EPA

requirements,” said Alan Butler, President, Snoman.

“We ask snowmobilers to refrain from using after market pipes that increase noise and annoy others.”

Keeping nature beautiful during each and every ride depends primarily on the personal decisions and actions of each rider, so choose to Snowmobile Responsibly this winter.

Snoman Inc., a notfor-prof it organization, is dedicated to providing strong leadership and support to its member clubs to develop safe and environmentally responsible snowmobile trails to further the enjoyment of organized recreational snowmobiling in Manitoba.

8 Rivers Banner February 1, 2019 January 29, 1959 Rivers High School Annual Bonspiel played here on January 23 and 24, drew a total of 20 rinks from towns and surrounding schools. The two day ‘spiel went off without a hitch. The weather man held the mercury down in the little tube, giving the air a frosty bite.

Several visiting rinks displayed some nice curling.

Barry Forman (a chip off the old block) skipped his rink through the entire ‘spiel without a loss to take the top

honours. Other members of the winning rink were, Keith Westwood, Jay Watts and Elaine White.

February 3, 1949 Four infants were baptized at a special service held in St. James Anglican church on Sunday evening.

The children were Elizabeth Anne, daughter of Flt.Lt. A.B. and Mrs. Morabito; Sandra Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hall; Elaine Anne, daughter of Mr.

Looking Back and Mrs. Russell E. Bridgeman; and Melville James, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Harvey.

The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. G. R. F. Ebsary.

February 2, 1939 On Friday evening last, in a game which was wide open, and at other times slow and ragged, the Rivers and Melville juveniles skated off the ice at the end of ten minutes overtime with the score deadlocked at 4-4. The Rivers team showed a complete reversal of form from

their last two encounters and except for a few soft one that dribbled past Art Bellamy in the Rivers nets, they should have left the ice at the end of the third period as winners.

But it was not so.

January 31, 1929 Robert Burns, Scotland’s immortal bard, was remembered, and honour paid to his memory, at a special night set apart on Friday, when the Oldtimers Association held a banquet and program, followed by a dance.

The night was bitterly cold, but eighty five sat down to a fine banquet prepared by the members of Excelsior Lodge, L. O. B. A. The tables were loaded with good things daintily arranged by Chas Howard, who acted as chairman, recited Bobbie Burns grace and fell too with zest. It was notable how many had come from a distance to grace the occasion.

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A Spray Copter service was inaugurated at Bourne Aerodrome, Cambridge, England, by Pest Control Limited. Using a helicopter fitted with spraying equipment carrying 65 gallons of spray liquid, the spray copter can spray from 20 to 30 acres of crops.

Vegetation, pools and water streams can be cared for, and even beneath overhanging rocks is the spray effective in the matter of mosquito control. Such machines will be used in various parts of Africa, to control cotton pests in Sudan, for spraying coffee plantations in Kenya,for spraying tobacco, potatoes and maize in southern Rhodesia and for spraying corn, citrus and deciduous fruit in South Africa.

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