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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.

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Pupils co-ordinated the entire March 9on edition, promotion, which 12 InterdisciThe ice is startingGrade to break up andmonth-long drift back culminated in a ceremonious plinary Studies in Science and forth across the lake.

Withclass so much open at Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to water, it won’t be long until boats go in. It is project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president nearly full spring inBoat south Manitoba Gray and Liliane.

Dubbed the Load western of Food, Heather and the wildlife is proving it. Turkeys Becauseare the snow had melted students secured a canoe from so much, the canoe could not Rolling River School Division showing their faces again and deer are all over with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to the place around the lake. non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made 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 suggestion to Riverdale Harvest, which supported the idea and asked her to present the promo-

Zion Church (home of Riverdale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

cans from the school foyer into the church basement the afternoon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted.

Although the project was a senior students brainstorm, the entire 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

and Chimo Beach areas for contributions 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.

“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

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

Elementary school staff member/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign 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.

Photo by Heather Gray

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A balanced diet… of news

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ome weeks, I worry that we’ll scare off our readers. As we left for the holiday weekend, the list of completed or in process stories included two about Neepawa council (both about the financial plan), two about local annual general meetings, one about changes at the planning district and one about the impact on businesses of the federal and provincial budgets. I was (only sort of ) joking that we’d scare our readers away from the May 2 paper; they wouldn’t yet have woken up, a week later.

But the one thing you can always guarantee in this business is that there will be change and the unexpected— our plans are almost never executed in the way we originally planned. Something always comes up. That was the case for this paper, as Monday morning greeted us with the major news that HyLife Ltd, the company the owns HyLife Foods, Neepawa’s largest employer, was to be bought by Thailand’s largest agricultural conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF).

By Monday at lunch time, only a few hours after we had posted it on our website, the story had been viewed more times than last week’s paper. I’m sure lots of readers will be picking up the hard copy of this week’s paper to find out more about what this will mean for the community. This breaking news

MY PERSPECTIVE

Kate Jackman-Atkinson meant that it wouldn’t be all financial reports for readers this week. Phew!

Some weeks, putting together a newspaper feels a little like trying to force our readers to eat their vegetables. Municipal, provincial and federal budgets are extremely important and have a meaningful impact on people’s day-to-day lives. Policy changes and updates about the business community can signal the health of a community’s business sector and the employment it provides. But that doesn’t mean it’s what most people want to read about, even though they know they should.

Most people want to read about the fun stuff. Our more popular stories involve sports, things kids are doing at school and inspiring stories about local residents. They involve accidents, crime and scandal.

People pick up the paper for f lyers and ads, to know

what they should buy or where they should go. These most certainly aren’t junk, but they aren’t the veggies you begrudgingly eat, and only because someone is watching.

Here lies our challenge, we need to inform the public about these things, but few people have a good grasp of the terms— balance sheet, income statement, audited or unaudited— let alone what they mean. People know these things are important, but we need to help them understand what they’re reading. After reading a story, people should have a basic grasp of the facts, what the impact will be and where they can go for more information.

Information is more accessible than ever, but our job is to turn it into news. We take that raw information and help readers understand what it will mean for them; will they be paying more taxes or less, and what will the money fund? Who do they talk to before undertaking a building project? What is the expected impact on local jobs? If someone is only reading our story, what do they need to take away from it so they can be better and more engaged citizens?

As our readers look through this “veggie” rich paper, we hope we’ve included enough seasoning (or bacon) to make them go down easily and maybe have readers coming back for more.

Assorted topics from a rural perspective

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onday morning came early with the blockbuster news t hat HyL i fe wa s bei ng sold. HyLife is perhaps best known locally for its hog processing plant at Neepawa, which employs over 1,300 people. A bit lesser known is that the company has barns, feed mills and other hog-related enterprises across Manitoba, as well as interests in the U.S., China, Japan and Mexico. What is even less well known is that the founding families, the Janzens and Vielefaures, started out from very humble hog farmer beginnings.

Through hard work, vision and foresight, they have built a lot of capacity and wealth. Though they nearly went broke in the hog farming business, they will likely retire quite wealthy.

They should be complimented and thanked for all they have done. It’s a marvellous story, one to be emulated.

•The Town of Rivers continues to grow and the most recent sign is that Heritage Co-op has taken over the local food store, formerly known as Bigway Foods. Rivers has a lot of things going for it. While some towns might feel they have suffered by being in the shadow of a city like Brandon, it seems River’s proximity to the Wheat City indeed has been an advantage.

You can call Rivers a service town, a bedroom community, a retirement town and a resort town. It’s all of that and more. And no, our little publishing company doesn’t like paying taxes any more than anyone else, but the

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Ken Waddell improvements to water and sewer recently and a few years ago to the Riverdale Community Centre, have made Rivers a place to be proud of.

• The most recent Town of Neepawa council meeting looked at projections for population growth expecting the town to go from the current 4,600 to 7,500 residents. The proposed $5 million sewage lagoon debenture will be a bit of a jolt, but if the Town of Neepawa is to continue to grow, and I think it will, there will need to be more housing and more industry and businesses. That means more water and sewage. It’s pretty simple.

•So why do towns grow? The answer is fairly simple. People want to live there and people want to live in certain places for various reasons.

Sometimes ,it is for sentimental or emotional reasons, but usually, it is more pragmatic and based on available amenities and services. More and more, it’s for more pragmatic reasons, such as access to jobs, schools, health care and housing that can be afforded.

•Towns also grow, or die, because of critical mass. It seems there needs to be a certain number of people, a

certain level of services and, of course, a certain level of employment, to keep the critical mass healthy. An elementary study of Manitoba history shows how towns sprang up, grew and then diminished over the past 120 years or so. Many towns have simply disappeared.

• Sometimes, the fate of a community is affected by outside forces, such as government or corporate consolidation. When that happens, it is very frustrating, but communities can draw together, to counteract those forces. I think a good example of that is Rivers and surrounding area. A lot of communities could learn from their example.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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Apr. 25: Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s, 12 noon Apr. 25: Rivers 50+ monthly meeting at 2 p.m.

Apr. 25: Rivers United Church Thrift Sale, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Apr. 26: Rivers United Church Thrift Sale, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Apr. 26: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 - 7:30 p.m.

Apr. 27: Rivers United Church Thrift sale, 9 a.m. - 2p.m.

Apr. 27: Catholic Spring Tea, 2-3:30 p.m.

April 28: Harding Community Club Spring Supper, 4:30-6:30pm Apr. 28: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

Apr. 29: Bottle drive Class of 2019, 5:30 p.m.

May 1: Riverdale Early Learning Centre grand opening and ribbon cutting, 4:00 p.m.

May 3: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 7:30 p.m.

May. 4: RDHA annual Florence Nightingale Tea, Rivers Legion Hall, 2 p.m.

May 5: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

May 10: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 - 7:30 p.m.

May 12: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen Shopping from home

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Name: Megan Vandal Birthday: March 23 Occupation: RN at BRHC and BU First Job: Sorting flyers at a newspaper publishing company Hobbies: Reading, camping and any other outside activities with my family! In winter, I am busy with Rivers Skating Club as president, helper and sometimes coach.

In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: 2002 Where do you live? Rivers Hometown: Stonewall, MB Where did you attend school? Elementary and Collegiate at Stonewall, MB. and University of Manitoba, Brandon Site for my Bachelor of Nursing degree.

Favourite or Dream Vacation Spot: anywhere warm!

Favourite Food: chocolate Favourite Holiday: Christmas!

Favourite Music, Song or Artist: I like pretty much everything! Right now I have been listening to some oldies!

Favourite Sports Team: The Rivers Silver Jets Synchro team!

Favourite Animal: dogs and horses Favourite TV show: Modern Family Favourite Actor/Actress: Don’t really have a favorite When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a Vet when I was younger but eventually realized I wanted to be a nurse.

leaning up corners, we came across a 1971 reprint of the 1927 Eaton’s Spring and Summer catalogue. Fascinating. The cover shows a basket of colourful tulips with two small pots with hyacinths. Artistic and delightful. The intro page begins– “For 58 years, Eaton’s have been identified with Canada’s progress.” The paragraphs following describe their policies, their factories and laboratories.

“The Eaton Factories are huge, well-lighted buildings with skilled workers and the most modern equipment for the production of garments of many descriptions, as well as hosiery, leather goods and other lines, amidst clean, healthful surroundings.” This opening page concludes with– “Quick service given telegraph and telephone orders. Orders shipped COD same day as received.”

A page entitled– “All for the Bonny Bairns” displays bonnets, lawn bonnets, little laddie hats, bonnets f lounced and frilled, ranging in price from 45 cents to $1.59, and a lovely little coat to match for $2.65 to $3.75. Sheffield made pocket knives– deluxe model $1.50. For a dollar, your choice– silver plated bread tray, six and a half inch f lower vase with artificial f lowers, pie server, butter dish, marmalade pot, etc.

Bibles– in French or English– a dollar to $3.50 for the pulpit size. Medical volumes, song books, Methodist hymn books, Presbyterian books of praise, Roman

Catholic Prayer books, Church of England books.

One stop shopping.

The fashions have changed somewhat. Shirred ribbon garters from 29 to 50 cents. Girdles galore. Corsets abound. And then! A beautiful scarf of Canadian Fox– $27.50, or a grey squirrel choker– $12.50, and one from skunk for only $10.00. An all wool Gabardine coat– in a choice of five colours– $13. 95.

The catalogue really offered everything for a home, and at one time, you could purchase a home. The deluxe kitchen range– coal or wood burning– $70, and if you wanted a tiled and mirrored warming closet, add $3. Wagon sets, extra heavy, steel clad doubletree- $7.00. Powerful, double lift cantilevered hay stacker required an investment of $68. 50. The fanciest buggy, with padded seats and top, weighing 485 pounds, for $141.25.

Oils and grease, radiators, luggage carriers, bumpers, upholstery, and even replacement soft tops for Fords and Chevrolets. Mind boggling.

These catalogues were often the way a child or immigrant learned to read, see the picture and figure out the lettering. When the volume entered the home, it was pored over, offering hours of evening dreaming and planning. Entertainment and purpose.

Today, on an average evening, someone in a household is online, browsing the swap and shop sites, researching and shopping online. There is no spring and summer, winter and fall catalogue coming in. Remember when we received both the Sears and Eaton’s dream books? And so I wonder, while some things have changed, others have not. We still love to look and dream and shop from the comfort of our homes.

Two major differences that do come to mind; not as many trees are needed for paper, and few handheld devices end up serving a final purpose in the outhouse!

Where am I?

On this day April 26 1860 - Military - Founding of the Second Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada from six independent militia units; later the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto, which became the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, the country's oldest continuously-serving infantry regiment.

1880 - Energy - First lignite coal mined in Saskatchewan is floated in barges down the Souris River and Assiniboine River to Winnipeg.

1900 - Disaster - A chimney fire spreads in high winds, causing a massive conflagration that levels two thirds of Hull, Quebec; spreads across the river, destroying most of the Ottawa lumber yards in LeBreton Flats; kills 7, causes $10 million in losses, with 15,000 people losing their homes; called the worst fire in Canadian history.

1920 - Winnipeg Falcons win hockey's first Olympic Gold medal, defeating Sweden 12-1 in the single-knockout final, after beating Czechoslovakia 15-0, and the U.S. 2-0 in the tournament.

1954 - Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins.

1986 - World's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR explodes, 31 die, radioactive contamination reaches much of Western Europe 2009 - Health - First cases of the 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) confirmed in Canada; declared a pandemic by the WHO on June 11.

By Donna Falkevitch Rivers Banner Flooded Assiniboine Valley 2011 The 2011 flood really started in the fall of 2010 with several major rainfall events and generally wet conditions.

Brandon prepared well in advance of the anticipated flood, building up both earthen dikes and sandbag/Hesco bastion dikes. After a heavy snowfall on April 29 and 30 over much of the Assiniboine River watershed, the crest forecast for Brandon was revised upward, well above the flood of 1976. The river peaked at about 36,700 cu ft/s (1,040 m3/s), 60 per cent higher than the previous highest recorded peak of 23,000 cu ft/s (650 m3/s) in 1923. The 2011 event is estimated to be a 1 in 300-year flood.

I have seen many flood years in the Assiniboine Valley south of Rivers but never before witnessed the extreme force of those vast quantities of water as they tore apart highway #250 in April 2011. I have been visiting family in the valley all of my life but for 33 years, our family lived right in the valley, down a road appropriately named “River Road”. In many flood years that road was just another part of the river, as it rose to engulf almost two

miles of the three mile stretch. We became very adept at finding alternative routes in and out of the valley, as roads could become swallowed up in a matter of hours. Several times the road chosen to go in to town and the road home turned out to be different by many miles. The only time Highway #250 was breached and ripped apart was in 2011. For several months, any trip to Brandon, 25 miles to the south-east, turned into a 40 plus mile jaunt to the west and north before we could get around the river. We were also without a home phone from April until August of that year due to flooding. Of course there were no crops planted in the valley that year and a variety of new water weeds invaded our cropland. Let’s hope we never witness another flood to that extent in our lifetime.

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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4-H awards senior members for highest achievement

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M e m b e r s , p a r e nt s , grandparents and Leaders gathered in Neepawa for the annual South Parkland 4-H Fun and Recognition Day. Workshops and fun activities were organized throughout the afternoon, while senior members attended interviews.

Following the banquet, judges Elizabeth Mandziuk, Judith Martin, and Erin Szymesko presented awards to the successful senior members. South Parkland 4-H Entrance Bursaries are sponsored by South Parkland Area 4-H Council and were awarded to three members based

Submitted Wheat City Whiskey Jacks The Wheat City Whiskey Jacks, proud members of the Expedition League have confirmed the broadcast home of the team for the 2019-20 inaugural season, along with the team’s broadcast voice.

The Whiskey Jacks will be carried live on internet radio station KICK FM dot CA (www.kickfm.ca), the station will carry all 64 regular season games plus the playoffs should the Whiskey Jacks get to the post season. As well,

on a written application outlining 4-H involvement and future plans. Lauren McKee, of the Rapid City 4-H Rodeo Club, Tyler Dalke of the Newdale 4-H Club and Foster Tolton, of the Kenton Kraftsmen, each received $200 to be used towards continuing their education.

The 4-H Gold Watch Award is considered the top honour that 4-H members can receive to recognize their years of involvement in the 4-H program. Members submit an application outlining their 4-H history and attend an interview where they are asked questions about themselves, their communities and their knowledge of the program;

three members were selected to receive watches.

Hanna Popp of the Erickson Beef 4-H Club was awarded the gold watch sponsored

by Heritage Co-op Ltd. of Minnedosa, Foster Tolton of the Kenton Kraftsmen 4-H Club was awarded the gold watch sponsored

by Richardson Pioneer of Shoal Lake, and Tyler Dalke of the Newdale 4-H Club was awarded the gold watch sponsored by Jackson Seeds (2013) Ltd. of Inglis.

The gold watches were supplied and engraved by Reesor’s Jewellery of Brandon.

Congratulations to all of the members for their hard work and their years of dedication to their 4-H clubs.

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South Parkland 4-H Gold Watch Award: l to r: Erin Szymesko (judge), Tyler Dalke, Hanna Popp, Foster Tolton, Judith Martin (judge), Elizabeth Mandzuik (judge)

Play by play voice named for Whiskey Jacks baseball

the station will carry a daily (Mon-Fri) coach’s show featuring Whiskey Jacks head coach Grant Hamilton w ith K ICK F M’s Darrell “Bones” Jones. “A s a n org a nization we’re excited to partner with KICK FM, Darrell Jones stepped up from day one as a supporter of the Whiskey Jacks and we’re happy to be associated with his station” said Ray Walker, general manager of the Whiskey Jacks.

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iliar voice to Brandon and area listeners when hearing the new playby-play announcer for the inaugural season of the Wheat City Whiskey Jacks. Bob Bruce, a longtime fixture on Brandon radio and television will slip the headset on for the 32 home games for the Whiskey Jacks. For road games, KICK FM will pick up the other team’s radio broadcast.

“I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Bob, and working with him for more than 30 years. He is the consummate professional broadcaster, he will do a

masterful job for our ball club this year,” Walker added.

The Wheat City Whiskey Jack s beg in t heir inaugural season in the Expedition League on May 24, when they visit the Souris Valley Sabre Dogs in Minot, North Dakota. The season opener in Brandon is Tuesday, May 28, when the Whiskey Jacks host the Sabre Dog s i n a home a nd home series. Tickets for all games are on-sale now at the Whiskey Jacks website – www.wheatcitywhiskeyjacks.com

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Notice of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday April 30, 2019 Minnedosa Community Conference Centre REGISTRATION - 6:00 PM DINNER - 6:30 PM MEETING - 7:30 PM Dinner Tickets Available at all Heritage Co-op Locations $8 each

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President’s Report Manager’s Report Auditor’s Report Election of Directors Appointment of Auditors

April 25, 1929 In spite of very unpleasant weather and bad roads, a fairly good crowd attended the play “Dust of the Earth,” put on by the Kenton Young People on Wednesday of last week, in Oddfellows Hall. They were treated to an excellent per formance, the story itself being worth while and its presentation being a credit to the actors, some who showed unusual ability. The Kenton young people are sure of a cordial welcome at Rivers, at any future visit.

The various parts were taken by: Gordon Hunter as David Moore; Mrs. G. Tisdale as Susan Moore; Miss Maimie Cormacka as Elizabeth Moore; Bert Curry as Jerry Moore; John Anderson as Rev. Dr. Templeton; Miss Bessie Bridges as Arabella; G eo. Da l le y a s Joh n Ryder; Wm. Reynolds as wandering Tom; Lorne Curry as old Mose and Mrs. Lorne Handford as Nell.

Miss A lice Brandon and Wm. Cooper provided some excellent music during intermissions.

A. S. Trueman acted as director and to him, much of the credit of the success of the play must be given.

April 27, 1939 Rivers School Trustees held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 19 at 8 p.m. in the school, J. T. Bowman presiding.

The following resolutions were declared carried: That minutes of last meeting be adopted as read.

That the Van Committee be instructed to procure suitable markers for cars being used as school vans.

That accounts amounting too $105.91 be paid.

Reports from the Principa l and Attendance Of f icer for the month of March were read and filed.

A letter from premier Bracken, was read, inviting the board to send two representatives to the official welcome to their Majesties at the Legislative Building, Winnipeg, on May 24.

Trustee C. J. McFadden gave a very interesting report on his visit, as a school delegate, to t he M a n itoba S chool Tr ustees C onvent ion, for which he received a hearty thanks from the members of the board.

April 28, 1949 The parliament back in harness after a two-

Looking Back week Easter recess, the crescendo of election talk is reaching its peak in this politically-conscious capital.

An ever-widening eddy of speculat ion on the possible voting date has captured the imagination of political observers and current predictions range from late June to the spring of next year.

At present, June 27 or July 27 seems to be the most popular, with October not far behind.

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Laurent, back from his “get acquainted” tour of western Canada, has said a number of times that even he doesn’t know yet when it will be.

At the same time there doesn’t seem to be any unanimity in the cabinet.

Trade Minister Howe for one said that he favours a early summer election.

State Secretary Bradley has hinted that the vote won’t come until next spring.

April 23, 1959 A number of lad ies gathered at the Harrows school March 14, at which time, a branch guild to the Riverdale Hospital was formed.

Officers elected Mrs. A. Chapman, president;

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Michael Rose Adobo, topped the junior piano solo class at Neepawa Fine Arts Festival last week and was awarded the Neepawa Inner Wheel Club trophy. He was also winner of three other classes at the festival.

M r s . G. L e a r mon a h , vice-president; Mrs. J. McLeod, secretary treasurer; Mesdames A. Chapman, H. Whelpton and R. Chapman, were ap-

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Maggie Smallwood Rivers Mb If you happened to be outside on the afternoon of April 19 – you should have been because it was a simply gorgeous spring day — you m ight have noticed a group of folks wandering the streets. It was Good Friday and this was the annual Prayer Walk, when attendees from various churches stop at about 10 differ-

ent locations in Rivers, to read Scripture verses pertaining to Good Friday and to pray for those particular locations.

municipal office/fire hall celebrate those things we and police station, both have in common, one of schools, care home and them being the occasion hospital. of surely the g reatest The Prayer Walk was sacrifice ever made for originally an idea put the cause of all humanPrayer Walk route forth by some members ity. (If you, dear reader, This year, about 25 of Immaculate Concep- have no idea what I am people traveled together t ion Roman Cat hol ic talking about, please ask for just over an hour, Church, and was seen as a regular church-goer; starting and ending at a way to witness to the they should be more than Zion church, across from community at large that happy to enlighten you.) the post office. The route Christians can together was more or less circular, and included all churches in town, as well as the Riverdale Early Learning Centre Inc.

Rivers United Church Thrift Sale Thursday April 25, 1 - 9 p.m.

Friday April 26, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday April, 27, 9 a.m. 2 p.m. at the Rivers United Church

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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4:00pm Location: Riverdale Early Learning Centre 350 Dominion Street (Rivers Collegiate) North Entrance Please join us in celebrating the opening of the first licensed early learning centre in our community! Our celebration will include the ribbon cutting ceremony, speeches from some very special guests, refreshments and the unveiling of our donation tribute tree!

pointed representatives to the parent guild.

A second meeting was held April 14, when membership dues were paid and several money raising

projects were discussed with the decision to sponsor a ‘hard-time’ dance at Harrow School May 29.

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Koch Fertilizer to build new headquarters in Brandon

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Marie was born January 21, 1917 at Seech, Manitoba.

She was predeceased by her parents, Anton and Anne (Kaskiw) and her two brothers, John and Joseph. She is survived by numerous cousins and other more distant relatives. She is also survived by Helen Gourlay (nee: Arnold), and Douglas Gourlay (Audrey) who was 2 years old when Marie came to the Gourlay farm. She was also very close to Doug and Audrey’s family, who visited Marie on a regular basis.

Marie was very active in many community activities and especially during the Second World War, when women of the community got together for quilting bees and other projects that were sent to Great Britain. She volunteered for over forty years and worked tirelessly in maintaining the cemetery at White Bank Lea. She competed for many years in numerous Agricultural Society Fairs throughout the area, showing baking, crocheting, quilting, garden produce and grains. She won numerous awards. She was an excellent cook and baker, but could also handle any kind of chore on the farm, such as milking cows, stooking, and driving a grain truck at harvest.

Picking wild berries and maintaining a large garden were her specialties.

A funeral service was held for Marie on Monday April 22nd at the Oak River United Church, Oak River, MB at 11 am with John Shaw officiating and interment at the White Bank Lea Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Gerald Gourlay, Robert Gourlay, Mike Martel, Thomas Heapy, Mark Gill, and Danny Wiltsie. If anyone wishes to make a donation in memory of Marie, in lieu of flowers they may do so to the Hamiota Birch Lodge Activities Fund, c/o Hamiota District Health Centre, Hamiota, MB, R0M 0T0 or to a charity of their choice. Campbell Funeral Home, Hamiota were in care of the arrangements.

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Notice UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On the date and at the time and location shown below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any persons who wish to make them in respect to the following matter: RIVERDALE MUNICIPALITY BY-LAW NO. 2019-04 being an AMENDMENT to the Riverdale Municipality Development Plan By-law No. 14-01, as amended.

HEARING LOCATION: Riverdale Municipal Council Chambers 670 – 2nd Avenue Rivers, Manitoba ROK 1X0 DATE & TIME: May 7, 2019 at 6:05 P.M. GENERAL INTENT OF BYLAW No. 2019-04 To re-designate an area of land in Pt. SEC. 33-12-20WPM in Riverdale Municipality.

FROM: RURAL / AGRICULTURE AREA TO: RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREA AREA AFFECTED BY BY-LAW No. 2019-04 An area of land generally described as being located on the east side of Lake Wahtopanah at its northerly extent in the municipality and more particularly described as being the westerly four-hundred and fifty feet of SEC. 33-12-20WPM located in Riverdale Municipality as shown outlined in a heavy broken line on the map attached hereto and marked as Schedule “A” of this by-law.

Invasive Species Awareness Week in Manitoba April 21-27, 2019 Submitted mwsa The Province of Manitoba has declared the last week of April as Invasive Species Awareness Week (C.C.S.M. c. I97). The Manitoba Weed Supervisors Association (MWSA) recognizes this week by highlighting just a few of the invasive plants considered to be a significant threat to the landscape of our province.

The MWSA is comprised of and represents Weed Supervisors, who are individually employed by Weed Control Districts, formed by one or more Municipalities.

Weed Supervisors work under the authority of The Noxious Weeds Act of Manitoba (NWA). The NWA sets out requirements regarding various control or destruction measures for different plants. A comprehensive listing of noxious weeds is found in The Noxious Weeds Regulation, which contains schedules that rank plants according to their threat levels and specifies the areas of the province to which these levels apply.

The Act requires that Tier 1 weeds must be eradicated without conditions.

Weed Control Districts, first started in 1964, have developed programs to deal with invasive plants, such as leafy spurge and red bartsia, which have managed to establish within Manitoba, causing severe agronomic and economic impacts.

Leafy spurge, an invasive

perennial first recorded in Manitoba in 1911 is a serious pest of forage and grazing land. A study conducted in 2010 by the Rural Development Institute (Brandon) estimates that leafy spurge caused a staggering annual economic loss (direct and indirect costs) of approximately $40 million. There’s little doubt that these costs have risen signif icantly since then.

Red bartsia is another forage and pasture invader.

It was first introduced to the Gimli area in the 1950's.

The Interlake Weed Control District was formed in 1967 and throughout the ensuing years control measures were undertaken. Unfortunately, a truly effective control program was not initiated until 1999. By that time red bartsia had infested much of the Interlake region. Although the weed is now being controlled on roadsides, the cost is huge.

In the 2018 season, a total of $176,849.20 was spent controlling the weed on the district’s rights-of-way.

With the district’s total known red bartsia infestation at 1,768.5 miles (one side), extensive seed reserves in the soil and seed viability in the nine year range, there is no easy, quick fix for this problem. With new infestations of red bartsia already appearing in other parts of Manitoba, it is imperative that all areas incorporate careful monitoring and aggressive control measures to prevent further outbreaks.

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best control is to prevent its initial introduction.

Both leafy spurge and red bartsia are on Manitoba’s Noxious Weeds Act as are the follow two weeds which are Tier 1 weeds on the Act. Either of them could pose a greater threat to Manitoba landscapes.

Orange Hawkweed A perennial herb, orange hawkweed reproduces by seeds as well as by numerous horizontal stolons, and rhizomes underground. It is fibrous rooted, with a milky latex in the stems and leaves orange hawkweed prefers well drained, coarse textured soils, moderately low in organic matter and typically low pH. The plants tend to exclude desirable plants (including native wildf lowers) by forming dense mats that can cover large areas. Orange hawkweed has been identified in the south-east corner of Manitoba within the past few years. Known to have been a problem in neighboring Minnesota, it is suspected to have been transported across the border by construction equipment and recreational vehicles. Other common names include: devil's-paintbrush, king devil, red daisy, flameweed and devil's-weed.

Tall waterhemp This member of the pigweed family can grow more than 8 feet tall. The leaves of waterhemp plants are often glossy and more elongated (lanceolate) compared to

redroot or smooth pigweed.

Waterhemp is well-adapted to high temperatures and intense sunlight and is capable of producing 500,000 seeds per plant that tend to germinate throughout the summer. Late flushes can keep coming after the control measure window has closed. Waterhemp is native to the U.S. but it was not considered a major agronomic problem until the 1980s, when herbicide resistance and changing production systems that included more corn and soybean favored the “weediness” of this plant.

It is a serious threat to soybean production. The native habitat of waterhemp is wet, low-lying areas, but it is quite at home in reduced tillage and no-till environments. Watch for patches to pop up along field edges or near the field entrance.

Waterhemp seed is easily transported when equipment moves from field to field. In fact, at least one case of tall waterhemp detection in Manitoba is related to the purchase of equipment from an area where waterhemp is more prevalent.

More information on Invasive plants either threatening or already present in Manitoba can be found in The Noxious Weeds Act (C.C.S.M. c. N110) and the Noxious Weeds Regulation (Man.Reg.42/17), by contacting your local Weed District or at the MWSA website, www.mbweeds.ca

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