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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 off on Wednesday, July 3, 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. cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for conPupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students beginning with the parade down 2nd Avenue. (More photos on page 8) Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and

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

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f you ask rural Canadians about the biggest thing holding their communities back, directly or indirectly, it almost always comes down to technology. In rural Canada, the unlimited, cheap, broadband internet and five bars of cell service urban Canadians take for granted is some combination of non-existent or expensive.

The role of connectivity is vital. It goes beyond the obvious and communities without it are at a distinct disadvantage. Almost every business is driven by information, it’s almost impossible to attract businesses to a community where accessing the broader world of customers and suppliers isn’t easy to do. It’s important for education, not just in the formal sense, but it also allows farmers and small business owners to find out about what’s going on beyond the community and how it might help their business— whether it’s market reports, news or researching new products or services. It’s a key component of the next wave of precision agriculture.

High speed internet is a crucial part of residents’ lifestyle and recreational needs.

Infrastructure Canada recently released a report about rural Canada. Called “Rural Opportunity, National Prosperity, An Economic Development Strategy for Rural Canada”, the report looks at how the federal government plans to address the challenges faced by rural Canadians. Not surprisingly to anyone who has used internet in rural Canada, one area of focus is connectivity. It’s a prime situation for some government help. Low

Kate Jackman-Atkinson population density, remoteness and at times, challenging terrain, means we can’t rely on market forces alone to bring rural and remote Canadians this vital service.

Increasingly, governments are recognizing the importance of broadband connectivity and in 2010, Finland was the first country to make a minimum broadband speed a legal right. Since then, other countries have followed suit, including Canada. In 2016, the federal government set a target speed of 50 megabits per second (Mbps) download and 10 Mbps upload (“50/10”). This target was set in 2016, with a deadline of 2021 to supply 90 per cent of Canadians with these speeds.

We’ll need to see a lot of improvement within a short amount of time. In 2018, government figures showed that 4.9 million Canadians lacked access to the 50/10 standard. Their figures showed that only 37 per cent of rural households were able to access the target speeds.

I am one of these 4.9 million Canadians; at home, my cell phone registers a download speed of just below 20 Mbps, while I can get an upload speed of just over 10.4

Mbps. Compared to my home internet, which registers download speeds between 5 and 15 Mbps and 1 Mbps of upload speed if I’m lucky, it’s blistering. For comparison’s sake, 97 percent of households in urban areas have 50/10 service.

Since the 50/10 target was announced three years ago, we haven’t seen a lot of measurable change. It really just seems like we’ve seen consolidation within the market. It might be coincidence, but if providers are getting government funding, Canadians would be better served by more competition to help push for service improvements, not less. As a consumer on the ground, it’s not entirely clear to me how service will be so dramatically increased.

More and more countries are setting universal service standards and for most, the deadlines will be coming up within the next three years. The challenges Canada faces in connecting our scattered population are harder than those faced by Belgium, Sweden and Taiwan, but more countries pushing to bring this essential service to all of their residents will inevitably make better technology available to all of us. Lack of access to affordable broadband is the major factor hampering the economic development potential of rural Canada. Until rural Canadians fully enjoy this right, we will be a shadow of our country’s collective potential.

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number of questions crossed my mind over the long weekend and so I thought I would share them. With both a Manitoban and Canadian election this fall, be sure to ask the politicians these questions.

•How come we have so many different kinds of groups of rights? Why can’t we just have human rights and leave it at that?

•Instead of chasing around after different groups’ rights, why don’t we just address the various real injustices that exist? For example, why do some communities have clean drinking water and others don’t? Why do some students have good schools and some don’t? Why are there huge discrepancies in the amount of money government puts into housing in urban areas as compared to rural and remote areas?

•How is it that political parties can hijack the political nomination process? And better yet, why would they want to do so? Why is it that local constituency associations are sometimes overruled on who can be their candidate? Isn’t that just plain wrong?

•Why is it that in the provincial legislature and the federal parliament, MLAs and MPs have to vote only along party lines? How can the leader (premier or prime minister) have the nerve to dictate to the members how to vote on items (other than the budget perhaps)? What if a member wants to vote according to their conscience? What if a member knows full well that their constituency is against a piece of legislation? Should they not be allowed a free vote? Whenever a member questions the government and

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•When people vote for a politician, they expect them to vote along with the majority of the constituency or at the very least, according to their conscience. They should expect nothing less, but in many cases, the reality falls far short of the expectation.

•Why are so many people not casting votes to elect their representatives? Is it because they feel it’s useless? I wonder. No, I don’t wonder, I know! People figure it’s useless to vote because they feel nothing will change. Maybe the parties want it that way, keep expectations low, keep voter turnout low and you can win government on 40 per cent of the votes cast. If only 50 per cent of the voters actually cast votes, you can then win an election by getting 20 per cent of the people out to vote for your party.

Pretty simple way to win an election, isn’t it? Only have to convince two in 10 people to actually vote for you and you get elected.

As I pondered over the Canada Day long weekend how fortunate we are in Canada, it also crossed my mind as to how fragile that fortune is. Our democracy is not nearly as vibrant or as strong as it once was. Many of our leaders can’t speak all that well.

Some of them obviously can’t think very well either. For many of them, we have no clue as to what they really believe. They develop policy by focus groups and on the fly. Policies have to keep the mainstream media happy or they will be trashed. If a policy doesn’t meet the accepted narrative of the CBC, it will be, at best, ignored or at worst, ridiculed.

•Why do we send billions of dollars each year to Manitoba to prop up our poorly managed economy and many more billions of dollars to Quebec so they can have a cheap daycare and a propped up arts and cultural community?

•Why can Quebec and Alberta have privately run health clinics, diagnostic services and surgery and we can’t?

•Why, why, why?

The answer is simple, it’s because we let them and we need to stomp our feet and lift Canada up to an even better position.

Complacency is a bad thing and it is long past time when we should be getting more involved.

Elections are coming folks, elections are coming!

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July 5: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace 5-7:30 p.m.

July 7: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

July 12: Rivers Legion general meeting July 12: Rivers Legion Chase the Ace 5-7:30 p.m.

July 15: Oak River Fair and lawn tractor pull July 20: Indoor yard sale, St. James Church July 22: Rivers Community Centre, golf tournament July 29-Aug. 2: Derek Laxdal Hockey Camp Aug. 12-13: Future Stars Female Hockey Camp Aug. 23-25: MB Baseball Senior Provincials.

Sept. 25: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 27: Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce meeting, Noon Oct. 23: Riverdale District Health Auxiliary meeting, Kiwanis Courts lounge, Rivers, 1:30 p.m.

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

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Name: Tyler Gill Birthday: November 4th 1992 Occupation: Journeyman Plumber at Gill’s Plumbing & Heating First job: Washing dishes at Chicken Jacks Hobbies: Playing hockey, softball, golf, snowmobiling and motorcycle rides In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: Rivers, since day 1. Born and raised Where do you live? Chimo Resort Hometown: Rivers Where did you attend school? Rivers Elementary, Rivers Collegiate, Assiniboine Community College Dream Vacation Spot: I would like to travel Europe one day Favourite Food: Trudi Anderson’s Fried Bread Favourite holiday: Canada Day Favourite Song or Artist: I can listen to basically any type of music Favourite Sports Team: Toronto Maple Leafs Favourite Animal: My dog – Jet Favourite TV show: Currently – The Blacklist Favourite Actor/Actress: Mark Wahlberg When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? A drummer Comment: I’ve lived in Rivers my entire life, I love seeing the community continue to grow and I look forward to raising my family here.

his word has crossed my readings several times this week. Gifts are something I try to never take for granted and I admit that I have difficulty recognizing mine.

“We start with gifts. Merit comes from what we make of them.” Jean Toomer (1894-1967), an African–American poet/novelist. He led a turbulent life, at one point embracing the Quaker faith values. His words are true.

Merit comes from what we make of our gifts. It would not matter how great our talent, ability or aptitude is, if these gifts remain unused, they have no merit. Value, absolutely, not merit.

What courage it takes to offer our gifts to the general public. They can be trampled on, scorned and discredited.

Damaging to the gift giver! When the proffered gift is received, how much we all benefit. That ties in with a quote from Embers, One Ojibway’s Meditations by Richard Wagamese –“A gift is not a gift until it is shared.”

Agree or disagree, but think about it. Thumbing through the hymn book, I paused to read “’Tis the Gift to be Simple”, words and melody from the Shakers. Shakers and Quakers in the same afternoon. It is the thought here that also captivates me; a gift to be simple, to be free. So much about today is about getting and having. Clutter and chaos? In the eye of the beholder.

By this time, I was feeling that my supply of quotes about gifts was a little biased, faith filled. A quick Google search widened the scope of sources. The need to choose wisely arose! Audrey Hepburn is recorded as saying, “Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.” A quote that did not have a source – “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” I really like that one. Here I know, too, that one can give all the tools to develop self-esteem and value, and there is no guarantee that either of those gifts may become established.

There are a number of cartoons – comics – that I followed. One was For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston and the other was the whole Peanuts/Charlie Brown collection by Charles M. Schulz. “If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.” –Charles M. Schulz.

It has been a week when I have come to accept the gifts given me, some natural, some learned. At one point, I struggled with the concept that my concept of a gift was to be an artist, musician, star athlete, orator, author.

Gifts that are visible and easily discerned. I am learning.

Compassion, empathy, listening, patience. Definitely gifts that are needed for and in our world today. There are times when I feel that I spend too much time reflecting and being introspective. And behold, these, too, are gifts!

Rambling thoughts, random sources of inspiration. I did receive the gift of being able to laugh at myself. And that was a learned gift!

On this Day - July 5

1889 - John Norquay dies; Premier of Manitoba 1874-87. He was Manitoba's only premier of mixed European and Aboriginal ancestry.

1930 - Daredevil George Stathakis dies in a plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel, but his turtle survives.

1935 - The Canadian Wheat Board is established in Winnipeg, MB. 1942 - World War II - Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond novels, attends a security course at the Special 25 training school for spies at STS 103 (Special Training School 103), better known as Camp X. 1957 - Charles Noble dies. The inventor of the Noble Blade, settled in Claresholm district of south-

ern Alberta from North Dakota, but drought, poor harvests and low prices for grain forced him into bankruptcy. In 1935, he developed a new plough that sliced under the sod, leaving grass and weeds behind to protect topsoil from the wind. He built a factory to manufacture the Noble Cultivator in Nobleford, Alberta.

1972 - National Ballet of Canada ends First European tour after performances in Monte Carlo, London, Glasgow, Paris, and Stuttgart.

2006 - Tennis -Canadian Daniel Nestor participates in the longest match in Wimbledon history, lasting six hours and nine minutes.

Kid’s Park & Skate Park Rivers Kid’s Park This lovely park, surrounded by large mature trees, is located in the 500 block, along highway 25 on what once were four Town-owned lots. Construction on the park began in 2004, at a cost of almost $25,000. High, secure fencing encloses the rolling, grassy playpark area so caregivers may rest, easily knowing the children are safely contained. Sandboxes, plastic junglegym and swing set along with park benches and picnic tables makes this area a perfect place to visit on a nice day!

Skate Park Completed in 2007, Rivers Skate Park is situated immediately to the east of Rivers Kid’s Park. This 45’x70’ concrete skate park was constructed by Barkman Concrete Ltd. of Steinbach at a cost of $42,600. Consisting of a main concrete pad and complemented with mini ramps, handrails, fun-box and steps, this park is sure to entertain skateboarders and BMX enthusiasts!

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Cardale celebrates 110 years

Sarah Clark Cardale, MB

One hundred and ten years has passed since the Hamlet of Cardale was first established with the arrival of the railway and named after a local communityminded farmer. Saturday June 22 saw past and present residents, alongside some friends and neighbours, brave the weather and celebrate this milestone.

Despite the windy weather, approximately 40 people gathered at the former Cardale Consolidated School site to honour the 80 some teachers, 900 plus students and many trustees of the now demolished four room schoolhouse. Many Alumni were present and a lot of reminiscing and laughs were had and despite the loss of our school in 2013, the spirit of Cardale shone through.

A small committee of volunteers has brought forward an idea to build a

memorial made of salvaged school bricks. The design of this memorial is not yet finalized but former students and teachers have the opportunity to have their name and years attended engraved on a brick to be used as part of the memorial. For more information on this please contact Lois Hyndman at 204-566-2364 or Garnet Hyndman at 204-764-2323. Everyone is encouraged to please spread the word about this project as a tentative closing date of Dec. 31, 2019 has been set to purchase a brick for engraving.

In attendance was the recent Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Stephens, who joins the late Graeme Shaw to become the second product of Cardale to receive this honour. He is seen pictured alongside Mildred Shaw, wife of the late Graeme Shaw, at the new sign which commemorates both Cardale’s Milestone

and the accomplishments of these two men.

After some lunch and continued visiting, the children of the community helped Reeve Brent Fortune reopen the newly updated playground by holding the ribbon for the ribbon cutting ceremony. As soon as the ribbon was cut the kids all simultaneously shouted for joy and ran into the playground. Once the formalities were over, it was time for the free kids carnival which included games, face painting, popcorn and prizes. Although the weather interfered with a few of the planned activities, the day was a success and enjoyed by the young and young at heart alike. The Cardale Playground Committee would like to thank everyone who attended and the businesses and individuals who donated raffle prizes and time to help make this event a success.

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Top: At the 110 year celebration of the Cardale community, kids had the opportunity to have their faces painted, hold the ribbon during the ribbon cutting ceremony for Reeve Brent Fortune and play on the newly refreshed playground.

Right: Bruce Stephens, recent inductee to the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame standing beside Mildred Shaw wife of the late Hall of Famer, Graeme Shaw alongside the new sign to commemorate the 110 years of Cardale and the two fantastic baseball players the town and community raised.

Waldners receive support at 22nd annual Little Valley Jamboree

By John Drinkwater Rivers Banner

Ella Waldner is one of two recipients of the 22nd annual Little Valley Jamboree (LVJ).

She and her parents, Kevin and Jamie Waldner, reside in Rivers, MB. Jamie said, “At 20 weeks pregnancy, a diagnosis determined that Ella would be born with a rare genetic condition, known as Kabuki Syndrome, which affects one PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Pictured are parents Jamie and Kevin Waldner, with their daughter Ella.

The 22nd annual Little Valley Jamboree took place on June 15 to 16 at the Erickson Recreation Centre. This year’s concert was a benefit for Ella Waldner of Rivers and Blake Payette of Neepawa. Inclement weather, including heavy rain and cooler temperatures, did not deter the crowds as they enjoyed the entertainment sheltered in the community rec centre. Above: The Country Rose Band giving a performance at the Jamboree.

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The left half of her heart did not develop properly. At 12 hours old, she was transferred to Edmonton, where at eight days, she had her first open heart surgery. Her second open heart surgery occurred at 4 1/2 months old.”

Kevin added, “ I work at Springland Manufacturing in Rivers and frequently have to take time off, as Ella attends various appointments.”

Recently, the family

attended a new procedure for Ella in Morden, MB. Called ABM Hypnotherapy, it entails visits every six weeks, two sessions a day for three to five days.

The family are very grateful to the organizers of LVJ and all the supporters.

The money raised from the event will help offset costs of frequent travel, time off work and medications.

Looking Back July 4, 1929 A meeting of returned men wa s held i n t he Wager Hall on Wednesday evening of last week for the purpose of organizing a Rivers Branch of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L. In addition to the local men, Comrades Cairns and Tateham, of Brandon, were present.

The following of f icers were elected: President – M. Henderson Vice Pres. – B. J. D. Ellis Sec. Treas – C. J. Foster Executives – J. Blake, Norman Tivy, D. A. Moore and G. A. Moule Following the meeting, lunch was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis.

July 6, 1939 A very successful banquet was held at the school on Thursday evening for Grades 11 and 12 of Rivers High School. After the bountiful supper, Roland Donogh acted as chairman and the students took part in the progrom that

followed.

The toast to the King was proposed by Adolphe Charron, responded to by the singing of the National Anthem.

The Valedictory Address was given by Phillipe Charron.

Toast to the School Board: proposed by Albert Goodeve; responded to by Mr. J. T. Bowman, Chairman of the board, who brought greetings and congratulations to the students.

Toast to the student body, proposed by Principal Stewart, who gave a fine talk to the graduating class; responded to by Doris Goodeve.

Toast to t he school staff: proposed by Mary Tivy; responded to by Mr. P. Buhr.

The class prophecy, read by Adolphe Charron , was humorous and entertaining.

June 30, 1949 T he Rev. G. R . F. Ebsary, rector of St. James parish here, has received notice that he will assue charge of the parishioners

at Belmont, Baldur and Ninette, this fall.

Mr. Ebsary has served t h is par ish – R ivers, Roseville and Ancrum – for the past two years, it being the first such field to which he was assigned upon graduating. During his sojourn here, he has taken an active part in local activities of many kinds.

Word came this week from Rt. Rev. W. W. H. Thomas, bishop of Brandon, to the effect that if the parish of St. James can supply a house, he will allow the present rector to remain here.

July 2, 1959 The towns of Manitoba are on the air. A mobile radio team from one of the most powerful stations in the prairie provinces again takes to the road this week to broadcast the story of Manitoba com mu n it ies to thousands of listeners in western Canada and the United States. The team is from CBW Manitoba, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Trans

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In the next few weeks f ive dif ferent areas of Manitoba will feed programs to CBW. The programs will originate from temporary studios set up in towns for a week long series called Manitoba Mirror.

It i s i nt ende d t h at Manitoba M irror w ill make people in all corners of the province, as well as listeners in Winnipeg, more familiar with their province.

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Mr s . Audrey Aitkins, superintendant of nurses, Riverdale Hospital, was presented with a wheelchair f o r u s e by o u t g oi n g patients of Rivers and Dis tric t recently by year- old Omicron Chapter, Bet a Sigma Phi Sorority. Making the presentation were Mrs. John Zme t ana (le f t), past president, and in Coming president, Mary Mula (right).

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Thank You Robins On April 20th, 2019 our world suddenly changed forever. The loss of David Terry Robins (husband and father) was a devastating for us, but we have been fortunate to be surrounded by amazing friends, family and neighbours. The support of food, visits/phone calls and offers of help have been very comforting and appreciated. Many charitable donations have been received in Terry’s name.

From the bottom of our hearts thank you!

Love and Gratitude Wendy, Derek, Dana and Stacey

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Ken Bayes

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December 29, 1939 - June 29, 2019 Kenneth Raymond Bayes (the Jewish Cowboy), passed away on June 29, 2019 in Rapid City Manitoba at the age of 79 years.

Ken was born in Minnedosa MB to Raymond and Isabell Bayes. Ken went to school in Rapid City and spent the majority of his life in the Rapid City Community. On February 15 th 1964, Ken married Myrna Sibbald, now deceased, and had three sons; Kevin, Steven and Robyn. Ken worked in several jobs throughout his life including the mines in Churchill MB, Imperial taxi, Samples Trucking, Brandon Stockyards, Morris Rod Weeder, Rolling River School Division to name a few. Ken retired from Rolling River School Division in Minnedosa in 2005. Despite retiring he continued as a spare bus driver until 2018. Throughout his life Ken volunteered in several community organizations such as the Rapid City 4H(Beef and Horses), the Rapid City Agriculture Society (Honorary member) and the Rapid City Youth Rodeo. Ken’s passion in life other than his family was horses. He was involved in several trail riding events throughout Manitoba. He was a horse trainer, involved in Team Penning, breeder of Paint Horses and Registered Quarter Horses. In the late years of his life, Ken enjoyed driving a team of horses providing hay rides for the Westman Dreams for Kids, weddings and caroling in Rapid City and surrounding communities.

Ken is survived by his sons, Kevin, Steven(Carla), Robyn(Jennifer); seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; brother Gordon(Lorna) and sister Sharon(Clarence). Ken is also leaving behind Yvonne Grant (partner) who has four children; Brenda, Gordon, Robbie, Greg May and their respected families.

Ken will be sorrily missed by his family and friends as he had a warm heart and a magnetic personality.

A viewing to take place at White’s Funeral home, Minnedosa on Wednesday July 3 from 6-7 pm. The funeral service will be held on Friday July 5th at 1 pm, at the Rapid City Legion Hall with Elgin Hall officiating.

Internment to follow at the Rapid City Cemetery.

A celebration of Ken will be held at the Legion Hall immediately after the interment.

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Above are some of the students in Mrs. Creighton’s grade school class who won a pizza party courtesy of Rivers CDC and the Clean For Green program.

The class managed to do a very good job cleaning up the Kids Park on the

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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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A Community Development Corporation (CDC) is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated to assist communities in providing programs, services and engage in activities that promote and support the growth of a community. It is governed by a board, made up of council members and volunteers from the community.

CDC’s usually have a geographic area to serve, such as the Riverdale CDC, which serves all of Riverdale Municipality. The CDC is involved in many activities from assisting with community projects to instilling pride in our community. In some circumstances, the group provides small business loans, less than 10,000.00, to assist developing industry and fostering economic growth. The CDC is a large force behind economic development, like tourism and recreation. The CDC will also assist the public in obtaining information regarding a specific service or opportunity in our community.

St ay t un e d f o r m o r e s to r ie s o f Community Development and the development that is taking place in our community.

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Parade cruises through Rivers

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PHOTOS BY DONNA FALKEVITCH

Right: The Heritage Co-op Barbeque cruiser made an appearance in the Rivers Ag. Fair parade July 3, showing their support for our community.

Below: The Rivers Ag. Society cruiser was a definite eye catcher in the parade on Wednesday.

Members of the group who operate the fair got to ride in style and comfort through the streets of Rivers.

Bottom: Two very nice vintage tractors found themselves in the parade, driven by Mayor Gill (top) and Mr. Ryall (bottom)

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