November 15, 2019

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The Rivers Legion held a wonderful Remembrance Day service in the Rivers Collegiate Gymnasium on Monday. The place was packed, all sitting room was filled and good portion of attendees stood in the Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, back, to honour our veterans.

Thom Heijmans, Heather SomeFront slight technical difficulties with the sound system led to a minor delay of ten minutes or so. A Gray, Liliane Dupuis. row L/R: MinamiRivers Kijima, Collegiate Haile representative delivered a touching and meaningful address on how Remembrance Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Day affects her life, given that she is not old enough to remember a time when our world was ravaged Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok. with wide spread conflict. Rivers Elementary students recited “In Flanders Fields” for the audience,with American Sign Language (ASL) accompaniment.

Warren Smallwood (pictured left) lead the ceremonies, marching on the veterans and guiding the course of the Remembrance Day Service. Comrade Dave Cluney attended as the guest speaker.

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s r e p or t e d i n t he March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisciplinary Studies in Science class at Rivers Collegiate planned a project for Riverdale Harvest.

Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division with an intent to f ill it with non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

“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-

tion to the schools.

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

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

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.

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eset the modem. Reset the router. Reset them again.

Wonder why your video still isn’t playing and contemplate whether you want to spend an estimated wait time of 20-30 minutes, which will actually be 50, to see if your internet service provider can do something to make your internet work. If this sounds familiar, chances are you also have rural internet.

I feel like I write about this too much, but the reality is, slow and expensive broadband is one of the major factors holding back rural development. In most of the farms and acreages within the Banner’s coverage area, options are limited and expensive.

On July 16, the federal government launched Canada’s Connectivity Strategy, which will spend $6 billion to help every Canadian access high speed internet, with a minimum speed of 50 Mbps upload and 10 Mbps download. A download speed of 50 Mbps was identified by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as the minimum speed required for Canadians to take advantage of cloud-based software applications, multiple government services (such as telehealth services or business support), online learning resources and high-definition streaming videos. This is also the required speed to support multiple simultaneous users.

This target is still out of reach for many rural Manitobans.

According to Government of Canada’s National Broadband

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Kate Jackman-Atkinson Internet Service Availability Map, most residents in the Banner’s coverage area are a long way off this target, we have to settle for having 75 to 100 per cent coverage at the 5/1 Mbps level.

On a good day, a recent speed test put my rural home internet at 15.2 Mbps upload and 1.2 Mbps download. At times, it’s painful to use.

A key tool in developing high-speed internet across Canada will be the new Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), which will support broadband projects across the country. The government said the fund is designed to meet the unique needs of rural and remote communities and will be informed by feedback from Canadians, as part of their roadmap for supporting strong and resilient rural communities through economic development. I’m glad this is being recognized as a key economic development issue.

The pace of technological proliferation is rapid and it’s essential that rural broadband continues to advance. It wasn’t

long ago that 5/1 was considered acceptable, but those days are gone. Whether it’s to access business services or precision ag, the rural economy needs broadband to keep expanding, in terms of both speed and access.

A study found that historically in Canada, broadband deployment has resulted in the growth of both employment and average wages, particularly in rural regions. The study also estimated that providing new broadband access in places that were previously without would increase employment growth and average wage growth in service industries by 1.17 and 1.01 percentage points respectively per year. Rural communities can’t pass this up.

As rural communities are looking for ways to adapt to changing economic realities, access to broadband internet gives them access to new customers, new products and services, new ways of doing business and new options. The ability to fully participate in the economy is essential if communities want to not just survive, but also attract and retain talent in order to grow.

Rural Manitoba will never have the same quality, quantity or price of broadband access as say, downtown Toronto, but in the same way that electrification was brought to all rural communities because it was a necessary utility, the same is true of broadband. The days of high speed internet being a luxury are over, it’s vital to participate in today’s economy.

The power of words and actions

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won’t even get into the whole Don Cherry controversy because, try as I might, I couldn’t find the whole tape. I do know that media outlets did edit his words from part of his rant in such a way to make it sound worse than it was. That is just plain wrong and is dishonest reporting. I would like to find the whole speech and then maybe I could comment.

In contrast, some people have questioned why our prime minister can wear “blackface” and not be condemned.

Well, actually, he was condemned for it, but that theatrical misstep is small compared to his many other blunders.

Buying the Trans Mountain pipeline and then stalling it is much worse. Cancelling other pipelines is bad too. Bad for Alberta and Saskatchewan and bad for all of Canada. How Trudeau, the younger, can face Canadians and not feel ashamed for what he has done to the economy is mystifying. If anything, he should be doing everything he can to promote Alberta and Saskatchewan, so they can keep sending money to his beloved Quebec. Believe it or not, Quebec will suck $13 billion out BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland this year. It is an imbalance that must be addressed.

I say Trudeau, the younger, as it was Justin’s father, Pierre, who trampled

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Ken Waddell Alberta in the 1970s. Now his son is doing likewise. For people too young to remember the 1970s disaster, check it out online or in the history books. Look up National Energy Policy.

There is more to the Pierre Trudeau story. It is said to be documented by CBC archive film footage that Pierre, in his youth, appeared to be a bit of a fan of the Nazis. CBC footage aside, the late Archie Doan, of Riding Mountain, told me and a group of people one night at the Chicken Corral Restaurant in Neepawa that he was on a troop train at Montreal during WWII. Doan said, “We couldn’t pull out of the station because of a student protest. One of the protesters running around there was wearing a jacket with a swastika on the back. His name was Pierre Elliot Trudeau.”

Now, we may assume that young Pierre got past his youthful enthusiasm for the Nazi Party, but he didn’t lose his enthusiasm for politics.

In the 1960s, Trudeau and two friends

met with a fourth man, Rene Levesque, to decide how to re-shape both Quebec and Canada. Levesque disagreed with their vision for Canada and decided to go it alone and formed the Parti Quebecois, with the intent of taking his province out of confederation. The other three, Jean Marchand, Gérard Pelletier and Pierre Trudeau were called the Three Wise Men of Quebec. Pierre became prime minister, his friends, cabinet minsters, after they took control of the Liberal party. They set out to refashion Canada in a very socialist mold. It can be argued that they have succeeded.

Countries need to evolve and Canada is no exception. Trudeau, the elder, knew very well that political decisions are made by those who show up, be it at political conventions or at the election polls. The Trudeaus have shown they certainly know how to evolve our country but I believe their vision has been harmful to Canada.

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Nov. 15: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 15: RACF granting evening Nov. 17: Strathclair Theatre Chorus Disney Dazzle concert, Rivers Collegiate, 7 p.m.

Nov. 17: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

Nov. 18: Flu clinic, Riverdale Community Centre, Rivers, 1-7 p.m.

Nov. 21: Shop the block, various participating businesses, 5 - 8 p.m.

Nov. 21: Rivers 50+ Club meeting, 2 p.m.

Nov. 22: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 23: H.E.L.P Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 23: Riverdale PCH Tea and Cookie Sale, Riverdale Personal Care Home, 1:30 - 3 p.m. Rivers Legion, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Nov. 24: Riverdale Palliative Care, Service of Lights, St. James Anglican, 3 p.m.

Nov. 24: Grey Cup Party, Legion Club Room, doors open 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 24: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

Nov. 26: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8:15 a.m.

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

Nov. 29: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace, 5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen It is with heavy hearts….

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Name: Mike Klassen Birthday: June...that’s all I’m giving up.

Occupation: Principal at Rivers Collegiate in the Rolling River School Division First Job: I worked on a construction crew from when I was twelve years old until I was nineteen during summer break. Loved it!

Hobbies: Anything outdoors or nature related; camping, hiking, sports, and travelling with my family.

In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: I started working at RCI in fall 2005.

Where do you live? Brandon Hometown: Winnipeg Where did you attend school? Westwood Collegiate (Winnipeg), University of Manitoba, Brandon University, and Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC).

Favourite or dream vacation spot: Honestly, I’m not sure anymore where I dream of going for vacation. Maybe Australia or New Zealand. Everyone loves to go away on trips but personally, I feel that Canada is underrated and I would enjoy the opportunity to travel anywhere in Canada....even Saskatchewan!

Favourite food: My wife and I enjoy many of the restaurant options that Brandon has to offer. Butter Chicken, Rice, Naan bread at Chilli Chutney— Delicious! Thai-Green Curry is another go-to for us at home.

Favourite holiday: Does summer count? I love Christmas break—and being with family.

Favourite music, song or artist: Walk off the Earth, Jack Johnson, The Arkells, Lumineers are a few of my favourite artists.

Favourite sports team: Pittsburgh Penguins.

Favourite Animal: Eagles or Hawks.

Favourite TV show: I haven’t had TV or Internet at home for almost 6 years now so TV shows really aren’t my thing unless I can catch an NHL game. I do however love movies—superhero, action, and comedies.

I really enjoy watching the Avengers series with my kids as well as anything that can get me to laugh.

Favourite actor/actress: actor: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—he does everything and what I like most about him is that people say they enjoy working with him.

Actress: Jennifer Lawrence—she’s another one that seems to be able to take on all types of roles and do very well.

When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? I dreamed of playing professional hockey or soccer. I loved sports and the idea of working doing a job that involved being active. So, becoming a Physical Education teacher was always in the cards though for me. I still enjoy coaching and working with young people as much as I did when I started teaching.

hese all too familiar words let us know that we are about to read, or hear, of another death.

We say them with sadness and we receive them with sadness. I have said and heard these words often.

This week, my favourite sister-in-law died. Yes, she was 90. Yes, she had lived a full and fulfilling life. Yes, she was ready to go. But. But I was not yet ready to have her go. I was 28 when Ed and I married. There was a deep discomfort within the faith family and the family of birth; I had been divorced, the first in the faith community and the first in the natural family.

Many people were uncomfortable with this. Not so my husband’s younger sister.

They had always been close. Both enjoyed playing baseball, playing guitar and telling corny jokes. They were of the younger set in the family, secure in who they were. Secure enough to see people for who they were. And so, she became my security blanket. When we attended family gatherings, and there were many of them, I stuck to her like Velcro. She not only tolerated me, she embraced me, protecting and supporting me. Full credit to her husband, who loved me as well.

She and her husband spent time in Pennsylvania,

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don’t recall the exact location at which the following story took place, but its details will remain embedded in my mind for as long as I live. It is the story of a man whose love for his son led to an unprecedented act of heroism.

The man lived in a small village, somewhere in South America. The village was nestled in a peaceful valley, surrounded by steep hills. Heavy rains had been falling in the area for several days and the ground in and around the village was saturated with water.

Suddenly, one afternoon, the side of the hill closest to the village gave way. A huge wall of mud, rocks and debris hit the village, crushing and covering everything in its path, including most of the village school, which, on that day, was full of the village’s children.

While most of the survivors looked on in shock, the man in our story sprang into action. He ran to what was left of the school, picked a spot and began to dig through the rubble. Friends and neighbours tried to get him to stop digging. He refused. Rescue workers and the police ordered him to leave the scene. He looked at them and said: “I am looking for my son. Now are you going to help me dig or not?” They walked away.

He kept digging.

In a short time, his efforts were rewarded. As he removed a piece of debris, he found a large open space in which 30 children were trapped. They were in shock, but they were unharmed. All were rescued. One of those children was the man’s son.

This man’s heroics were witnessed by many, at least

working with the Mennonite Central Committee, at the headquarters for the overseas support. We visited them there and they were wonderful hosts. My sisterin-law was an incredible quilter. She did not make the auditions to be a quilter for the group preparing quilts for the fundraising auction. A fact we often chuckled about.

Last year, as I prepared to leave after a visit, she asked if I was still working with fabric. I assured her I was and she raided her stash for me. I left with two bags filled with wonderful fabric. As I left, I asked her husband if he wanted to know the approximate value of my haul. Nope, just take it away. By then, we all knew that quilting days were past.

I could see by the colour choices what her plans had been. I spent time working with the fabric and last winter when she was hospitalized, I was able to show her four tops that I had pieced with her generous gift.

She was delighted. As I folded them to pack away, she insisted that I leave them up for her husband to see. I was quite certain that he wouldn’t care, but I complied.

I was right. I was thankful she got to see the fabric put to good use.

This summer was tough for her. She lost a daughterin-law to ALS and then weeks later, a son to cancer.

As I visited her after the services, working on a jigsaw puzzle, faces down, she blurted out, “I am tired of funerals.” I knew, and she knew, that the next one would be hers. She became more frail, used a walker to get around, even in her home. And then she fell. Broke her hip. Existing health conditions prevented surgery.

And so the phone call... it is with heavy hearts... one of whom wrote and shared his story. But they are not unusual. Every second of every hour of every day, some parent somewhere in our world is expending every ounce of energy he or she has to rescue a child who is addicted to drugs, involved with a street gang or in the clutches of a mind-bending cult. They work behind the scenes, fighting what, to many observers, is a losing battle. But they refuse to quit, because this is their child, their f lesh and blood and they are driven by a love that will not let their child or any child go without a fight.

Most of us aren’t involved in life-and-death struggles like the ones described above, but we are equally dedicated to our children and just as determined to see them succeed in life. We share life lessons we have learned. We hope they will learn from our mistakes. But they don’t (neither did we) and we must watch in silence as they face and deal with the consequences of their choices.

We help where we can, but we know that there is only so much we can do. They made the choices– they must deal with the fall-out.

You and I will never live long enough to see all that our children will become or achieve. While they are with us, we do our best to show them how to live as loving and caring members of a loving and caring society.

And when they leave home, we send them on their way with these words of assurance: “We love you, we will pray for you and if you ever need our help, we’re just a phone call away.” That’s what our parents did for us.

We honour them by doing the same for our kids.

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Don’t forget me – Soldiers at heart

Sgt. J.A. Hudec Rapid City, Mb

I stood there browsing the faces under glass with my own uniformed reflection peering back at me, trying to imagine what these young men went through during their years overseas.

My mind couldn’t register even a single thought of where to begin on that subject. My years of service have been easy compared to these men.

To my right along the hallway were photos of dashing young men in their uniform; bright eyed and full of zip while posing next to their airplane or battle tank. Comrades, their arms wrapped around each other smiling into the camera as if no cares in the world existed. On one side were those who survived and still living in the area, the other side, those of the fallen. My thoughts quickly took note as to how many were on each wall, wondering how so many could come from such a small town as Rapid City, Manitoba.

I entered further into the building. I smelt the years on the old floor boards and could see that the crowd was a good mix of young and old. The Legion was coming to life to celebrate heroic deeds and voices rising to tell tales of adventure.

I turned back to look at the photos again, a frame held 4 individual photos.

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same last name. I heard a cheery voice behind me, “Those are the Hyndman brothers”. Pointing to the bottom picture he remarked, “That’s my uncle”. The pride in his voice could not be ignored.

I replied, “That handsome young man” as I pointed in confirmation. His reply hit me with surprise, “Yes he is, and in fact he is sitting just over there. I’ll go get him for you”. I quickly wondered if I should go to him instead of me waiting for his arrival, worried he may not be able to move as fast I could. But in an instant, a nimble 88 year old was bouncing beside me.

Shortened in height by age was the only sign I could see that impacted him. With a ready smile he introduced himself as “Timer” the young handsome man in the photo. My grin being a bit embarrassed, I managed to introduce myself and I could feel the bond of two soldiers despite the years in difference as we shook hands.

I asked him on the spot how in the world you get a nickname like “Timer”.

My imagination was going astray on the possibilities.

He laughed and said, “I was the youngest of 5 children, one sister and three brothers, the brothers you see here in this photo. While working with my uncle on the farm one day, he called me “old timer” even though I was the youngest, and

everyone found it funny and the word “Timer” stuck.

He went on to tell me about his uncle, losing one leg to World War I and the impact of his stories leading up to his own enlistment in World War II. “All the boys went” he remarked, “My brother Bob, Nyall and Orie”. He pointed to the top right photo of Orie Frank Hyndman. “He is the only one who never made it back, his plane blown to smithereens while on Sub patrol”. Timers’ animation was astonishing as his arms rose to mock the explosion. I could almost see the moment and it took me off guard, as quick as he made the comment, I could see in his eyes the sadness of Orie’s passing and the impact it had on this closeknit community.

At that moment the ceremony was about to begin. I told Timer I wanted to hear more of his adventures and agreed to meet up after the meal break. With thoughts of Orie Hyndman’s plane crashing into the sea, the bright screen in front of the hall flashed with names of the fallen; the Padre calling out their names. A poem was read called, “A soldier died today”.

A poem of how life goes on and our war vets, who at one time had gone through unimaginable atrocities, die normally uncelebrated and unannounced to the Canad ian populat ion.

Other than close family

and friends in attendance, a war vets death is a quiet death.

As the day progressed, I took every opportunity to sit and speak with Timer. I should say listen to him. His adventures kept me wanting to hear more. I asked what the most memorable day he could remember was.

His eyes lit up and as he held my arm he replied. “I can see it like it happened yesterday”. To my surprise, the story was not about blowing up tanks or digging trenches for hours. It was about a chance a meeting and family. It was about a precious few hours of peace and normalcy.

“There I was, standing at a random corner in Arnhem. A small Dutch city we stopped in before going on to Germany. I was hoping to meet up with my brother Bob, as I knew his company was suppose to pass through there, but it turns out I missed him by a day or two. As I stood there I heard banging on a side of a truck. Amid all the noise I heard a voice calling Timer...Timer... There he was, my other brother Nyall, grinning ear to ear, banging on his transport truck to stop, yelling “it’s my brother!”. We stood there on that corner hugging and crying. Tears wetting our shirts and checking over each other as to ensure we were both in one piece and in good health. We managed to spend just shy of

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The Riverdale Fire Department Trivia Night was a huge success at the legion. There were 26 raffle prizes won and then to top the evening off, the take-home amount for the 50/50 draw was over $500, which was won by Andrea Wardle from Rivers. A packed house made for a fun time!

In celebration of Bob and Nyall Hyndman, in memory of Orie Hyndman and especially for Trooper Harold “Timer” Hyndman, thank you for leading the way.

5 hours together. The best day I had overseas”.

Timer went on to tell other stories to me. His brother Nyall made it back to Rapid City, MB a full year before him. Which was good news to my ears, and like Nyall my transport also was leaving for home to Shilo. I took my poppy off my tunic and pinned it to his below his bright red flower. He knew what it meant.

The Remembrance Day ceremonies were wrapped

up and I must part from the “old timer”. I stood up and hugged him, thanking him for a great time and a great day. He broke from my embrace and looked me in the eyes. He had one more thing to say and tell me. He took my hands in his and said the words only two soldiers with a common bond could ever know and could be near and dear to ones heart.

“Don’t forget me”.

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Planning for the future The twisting of words RiveRs BanneR

By Dianne Kowalchuck Rivers WI

When members of Rivers Women’s Institute (WI) gathered at the home of Helen Stewart on Nov. 8, the main topic of discussion was what should or could be done differently in 2020.

After a healthy discussion, it was established that the purpose going forward is threefold and is the same as it has always been: one, to host educational programs; two, to give back to the community in any way possible; and three, to provide opportunities for our members to socialize and to support one another. These are the goals of Women’s Institute worldwide. In the end, there wasn’t much the members wanted to change as they go forward. They like a certain structure in the meetings; they like the roll call and the reciting of the Mary Stewart Collect. They want to continue giving to Riverdale Harvest, the Children’s Hospital Book Mart, and the women’s shelter. They

want to continue to deliver for programs, and donate Meals on Wheels and to food for Riverdale Harvest be a member of Ag in the and gifts for the women’s Classroom. They decided shelter. Members were Cell: 204-573-0702 that they will gather for very generous with their meals more often – perdonations to the women’s Office: 204-328-7494 haps a supper out prior shelter – a huge mound of Email: info@riversbanner.com to an evening meeting Box or 70 toiletries, hats, scarves, and - 529 2nd Ave. a potluck lunch before an other personal items was Rivers, MB R0K 1X0 afternoon program. There collected. Included in this is great benefit in being donation was a quilt which together to share a meal. consisted of blocks made The WI also hopes to do a by the members and was project for Manitoba 150. finished by Helen Stewart.

Following the regular It was lovely. meeting, the annual meetA planning committee ing was held. This was a was formed to finalize our quick meeting with a few many activities and probrief reports. Pat Wood grams for 2020. No doubt has finished her term as the year will be filled with President. She will be suc- much learning and much ceeded by Helen Stewart. laughter. Guests are most Heather Lamb has taken welcome. on the job of treasurer, Rivers WI will hold its and Jean Ryall is President annual Christmas Family Elect. Dianne Kowalchuk Potluck Party on Sunday, remains as Secretary, and Dec. 8, at St. James AngliJosephine Hunt and Joanne can Church (5:30 pm).

Bos continue as Friendship Everyone is welcome. The Convenor and Phoning food will be great and the Convenor respectively. program will be entertainThe roll call at the Nov- ing. For much information, ember meeting is always call Dianne at 329-7690. very important. Members pay their fees for the next year, make suggestions

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uring the apparent f inal “real” Coaches Corner hosted by Don Cherry and co-anchored by Ron McLean, an observation was made by Cherry. He stated that he sees fewer people honouring those who served to keep and defend the freedoms we as Canadians enjoy. In a very vague quote that people have blown out of proportion, Cherry says, “You people, who come here, whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy.”

Riverdale Palliative Care extends an invitation for all to attend our

Service of Lights

Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church The service is being held to remember and reflect on the lives of people who have died in the past two years. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call Dora Irvine at 204-328-7167 or Esther Krahn at 204-328-7189.

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This quote has been taken out of context and twisted, people all over striking out with cries of racism and insensitivity. Don, in this segment, did not refer to race or colour, language or dress.

In no way was the comment derogatory, or do we forget that there are immigrants coming to Canada from many different back grounds and nationalities including white Europeans? To call this comment racist is to be blind and ignorant.

I cannot say for certain that what is quoted was all he said, due to the fact that Sportsnet appears to have made a significant effort hide the full episode. Don has simply stated that if you want to enjoy our freedoms you should at the very least respect those soldiers who are the reason we have our freedoms. Sportsnet’s decision to fire this man over such a comment is pan-

dering to the sensitive and uninformed portion of our population, Don Cherry, like any one else, has a right to voice his own opinion without being persecuted for it.

The way this world has gone with the level of sensitivity and misinterpretation infuriates me. There was once a time when you could voice your opinion without being strung up by the masses or hung out to dry by the media. People would for the most part just accept that you had a different opinion and move on. Ron McLean should never have made an apology for what Cherry said. The very idea that McLean could even remotely control Cherry is laughable and would suggest that McLean thinks he has control over Don’s right to free speech. I wish to go back to a time when free speech was free speech and people were less sensitive.

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November 14, 1929 retiring. In that period, The United Church Mr. Dunsmore has been wa s f i led on Su nd ay prominent in the public evening, when a special life of the town as few Memorial ser vice was others have. held. The Rivers Branch For ma ny yea r s he of the Canadia Legion, was chairman of RivB.E.S.L. attending in a ers School Board; for body. This splendid as- 14 years he has acted as EA sociation, we notice, is mayor. It is a great record ON growing in numbers and of service . hygienist exer t ing a benef icent • Residential & Commercial November 17, 1949 i n f luence wherever a omesbranch • Farm Wiring &The Trenching Many building prois located. jects that might have LegionBrandon members -occuRivers 6 pied the central pews of otherwise been shelved l.com the church.

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Construction work at the air port continues, both in and out of the camp site.

Accommodation elsewhere in the community, however, is still urgently needed. There should be no let-up in building activity for the next year or two.

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November 12, 1959 A meeting of the River-

dale Hospital board was held in the town office, Monday, Nov. 9.

Monies received for the sale of debentures and construction grants amounted to $98,645.

An addition account was passed for payment to Sigurdson Construction Company. Interviewing of applicants for matron will take place this week.

It is expected a decision will be made by Nov. 17.

Applications have been advertised for the positions of secretary Treasurer and janitor.

Joh n Zmet a na, a nnounced that some equipment for the hospital, valued at $15,000 has arrived.

On this day -Nov 15

1777- Articles of Confederation- the first constitution of the United States is approved by the Continental Congress.

1899- Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill was captured by Boers in Natal.

1911- Designs for Canadian $5 & $10 gold coins are set from proclamation.

1920 - The League of Nations met for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland.

1956 - Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the "Love Me Tender" movie.

1966 - The flight of Gemini 12 ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

1985 - Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland.

1990 - Frank Farian, producer of Milli Vanilli, publicly admitted that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album and that they lip-synch when they perform live.

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Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 10th day of December, 2019, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at Riverdale Municipality, 670-2nd Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number 49065

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L -$21,300 B -$26,200

$5,454.29

LOT 5 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC L -$79,900 ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 11-11-20 WPM

$5,362.16

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LOT 9 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC L -$79,500 ALL MINES AND MINERALS B -$190,400 AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 11-11-20 WPM

$12,355.46

104930

LOT 12 PLAN 57576 BLTO EXC L -$70,500 ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS RESERVED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 11-11-20 WPM

$4,925.92

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LOT 21 BLOCK 2 PLAN 145 BLTO IN SE 1/4 7-12-22 WPM

$1,769.32

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166400

LOT 13 BLOCK 16 PLAN 286 BLTO IN NE 1/4 23 AND NW 1/4 24-12-21 WPM - 230 2ND AVE

L -$300

LOT 23 BLOCK 2 PLAN 145 L-$600 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN SE 1/4 7-12-22 WPM, LOT 24 BLOCK 2 PLAN 145 BLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN SE 1/4 7-12-22 WPM

$1,786.14

167600

LOTS 13, 14 AND 15 BLOCK 3 L -$900 PLAN 190 BLTO IN E 1/2 7-12-22 B -$9,900 WPM

$2,397.21

167800

LOTS 18 AND 19 BLOCK 3 PLAN L -$600 190 BLTO IN E 1/2 7-12-22 WPM B -$8,200

$3,868.91

185400

LOTS 1 TO 5, BOTH INCLUSIVE, L -$3,400 BLOCK 2 PLAN 130 BLTO EXC B -$210,500 ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN NW 1/4 1612-21 WPM - RAILWAY AVE

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The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

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Wartime memories from Frank week 3

By Donna Falkevitch Rivers Banner

I would like to continue sharing more of Fra n k For ness’s wa rtime memories with our readers. Thank you to his daughter Karen for a l low i ng me to read through her father’s journal and present some of the excerpts. These are in Frank’s words as he wrote them.

Bradwardine School Cairn - Pioneers and Legion Beth and Clair English recognized the photo last week as the monuments at the east end of Bradwardine. These monuments, one dedicated in 1970 and the other in 2003, were built on the former school site to commemorate the pioneers of the Ancrum, Tarbolton, and Bradwardine areas, and to those who built the Bradwardine Community Hall and the Bradwardine Royal Canadian Legion.

The first school at Bradwardine, a one-classroom structure, was built in 1905. Bradwardine Consolidated resulted from the 1915 consolidation of Bradwardine School with Ancrum School. A second classroom was added to the original building. Over the years, other rural schools in its vicinity closed and their students came here: Tarbolton School (1948) and Spring Valley School. A new three-room school building was erected in 1956. It closed in 1961 and the Rolling River School Division arranged in July 1969 to move the building to Rivers where it was joined to the Rivers Collegiate.

Some of the teachers we may recall working out of Bradwardine School were: Miss A. B. Sedgewick (1936), Isabel Prowse Lamb (1941), Alva Richardson (1943), Mary E. Cole (1943), Joan Bunting (1944), Miss K. Reddon (1946), Louise Garnett (1947), Marie Hooey (1948), Molly Cormack (1949), Mary Lowe (1950), Gladys Graham (1955-1962), Mrs. Charles Howell (1956), Helen Milne (1958-1962), Josephine Wilkes (1962), Beatrice Hutton (1963), Graham Murray (1963), Mary Cole (1964-1968), Miron Paul Swintak (1964), Eldon Robinson (1966-1968), Mrs. Florence (1967), and Phyllis Leslie (1968).

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Flashes of Memory: Mail- Receiving a letter with dried blood on it from a close friend who had been killed while bringing up the mail.

The Padre I saw him sitting by his slit trench in the chalk soil of the Caen Perimeter in 1944, stark naked except for his steel helmet. He was sitting there picking f leas from his uniform jacket, his white body blotchy from f lea bites.

Vignettes: Supreme CommandIn front line Korea- A fresh replacement 2/Lt standing in front of a Bren gun orders the gunner to clear his weapon for inspect ion. W hen the g unner demurred and mentioned that the off icer was standing in line with the muzzle, the 2/LT became irate, informing the soldier 19113US0 19113US1

Frank Forness that he had given an order and that should it be disobeyed, the soldier would be subject to Court M a r t i a l. T hereupon, the gunner cleared his weapon shooting the Off icer in the leg. He was the only wounded that I saw evacuated directly from a forward platoon position by helicopter.

-The Colonel thought it was hilariously funny!

Missing in Action- In the sandy areas around Bray Dunes in 194 4, the battalion was holding a defensive position before again going into the offense. I was told to take my crew and l ay a t e le phone l i ne from one of the forward rif le companies farther forward for a listening patrol position. Taking two of my men, we dutifully crawled forward to the designated position paying out telephone line as we went. I must add that this was broad daylight as no one had told us that the enemy was

close enough to bother us. However, we crawled up a sandy rise to take a peek on the other side.

There was a snap and a spurt of sand close to my head. No one need tell me that I was being shot at. I ducked back under cover, hooked up our f ield phone to let them know we had been spotted by the Germans and did they still want this place as a listening post. We had just made connection when a machine gun of f on our right cut loose. A burst of bullets strung a line a few feet below us. Ref lex action took over and we ran, rolled and dove for cover into a small dip in the ground. Amazingly, no one was hurt and being safe from direct f ire, I decided that the best thing to do was wait until dark and then pull back.

The phone remained on the vacated crest so we were out of communication with our unit. When the light faded, we moved back without incident, only to f ind that we had been reported as being machine g unned and missing as either prisoner or casualty. Ever yone laughed- except three members of a certain line crew.

Check back next week for our last installment of Frank’s war memories, “Lest We Forget”.

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