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Riverdale Early Learning Centre receives $25,000 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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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.”

Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe; 87 pounds of food campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger March 22. by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, FILE PHOTO came from a suggestion made Riverdale Early Learning Centre was announced as the winner of the Manitobaville contest.

The contest is based on people’s choice and people were asked to vote by harvest volunteer Liliane through text and social media. Pictured above is the staff of the daycare during the grand opening, earlier this summer.

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“I heard the idea at a meetproject, Riverdale Early St.created for this wonderful daycare. Brittany MacLel- show how much support 14, in celebration of the ing in Brandon.

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Rivers Banner in conjunction withManitobaville the 10-day prize: $25,000. comes as bfoard said, “We are abso- daycare.” support it has received in Festival du Voyaguer in WinThe RELCnipeg hadin been a welcome boost for the lutely thrilled to have won, The voting concluded the past and throughout Recently the contest February. It was very Riversand forwhenever project and it will help to it was totally unexpected on Aug. 2, and the winner, the contest. known as Manitobaville in the works insuccessful I hear The daycare has been was taken by storm as area some time and food recently bank, my earscontinue always perkimprovements in and were happy to have Riverdale Early Learning been a huge areas, such as the fenced made it to the top ten Centre, was announced open for about four months. residents and supporters opened, it has up!”

She then brought the sug-space enjoyed by and some of us are still Aug. 6. An appreciation The kids and their families outdoor cast their votes in favour of success for the community The canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, that was the young attendees of School the was in disbelief. It just goes to barbecue was held Aug. have enjoyed it greatly.

Rivers and its community and for the board Elementary which supported the idea and adequately filled.

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Looking beyond our choices

ny one consumer has little power, but consumers as a collective wield great power. Each day, individuals spend their money and in doing so, face choices. Sometimes, we don’t have much of a choice– if you want to purchase power, you must do so from Manitoba Hydro. But most of the time, we do.

Every day, customers decide which businesses they want to support and often, their decisions are based on a variety of hard factors, such as selection, convenience and price. But customers also make decisions based on their values: does the business support the things I care about? It can be choosing to support a local business because they sponsor or donate to organizations in your community, or it could be because a large company supports something you value, for example, sourcing agricultural products from Canada.

By now, most people are pretty familiar with the important role small businesses play in the local economy. I can tell you with 100 per cent certainty that Amazon isn’t supporting the construction of your local hall or sponsoring local fairs and festivals.

Local businesses are and for many, this factors into their spending decisions.

Numerous studies have documented the multiplier

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Kate Jackman-Atkinson effect, that is, the amount of spin off to the local economy for each dollar spent. For many consumers, keeping money in the local economy is important and figures show that between 13 and 65 per cent of each dollar spent at a local business stays in that economy.

The exact number is dependant on factors such as the type of business– retail or food services– and the type of ownership– franchise or independent. Regardless, for many customers, keeping some portion of their money within the local economy is important and helps guide their spending decisions.

That doesn’t mean that customers are only interested in the issues local to their communities or that large businesses can’t have an impact on small towns.

Multinational chains can also support issues about which customers care. McDonald’s, for example, has partnered with Canadian cattle producers to source

sustainable meat and also works with more than 100 Canadian suppliers. For many rural residents, where the agricultural sector is an important part of the local economy, this focus, which is also a large part of the company’s advertising, matters. It’s also a contrast to other chains, which have faced backlash from farmers over advertising that’s misleading in its message that Canadian products aren’t as safe or healthy as those from elsewhere.

There are many examples of customer feedback (or pressure) changing how a company does business. From changes in aspects such as how products are presented, purchased or consumed, to actual changes in the product itself, including formulation, the origin of source materials or the labour used to make it, customers want to feel good about how they spend their money.

Customers have more power than they think, because at the end of the day, they are crucial to a company’s success. Next time you open your wallet, remember that. Remember that each dollar helps build or tear down a community, each dollar tells a business what you as a consumer value, and what you don’t. Sometimes, as customers, we don’t have options, but often times, we do.

What the government should do

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ith a provincial election fast approaching, parties are making lots of plans and promises. If a party really wanted to improve life for Manitobans and the economy, here is a list of what they should do.

•Hold serious talks with the federal government to scrap the Indian Act and release or re-deploy all the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) workers. Yes, all of them.

DIAND has been an unmitigated disaster for over 100 years and should be done away with. The province should ask for all that money and put it into education, health and water infrastructure for First Nations and remote communities. There are many, many things that should be moved down the spending priority list until access to education, health and water infrastructure have been brought closer to equal across Manitoba.

•The government should cancel Multi Material Stewardship Manitoba. It has become very ineffective in recycling and coupled with all the new realities in the recycling world, it’s time to wave good-bye to the MMSM approach. Now that China and The Philippines are no longer accepting so-called recyclables from North America, the market has changed drastically. Recycling doesn’t work very well when it is collected in single container (blue boxes), co-mingled with all the other blue box contents and then crushed in garbage truck and hauled to facility. There are far too many ways

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Ken Waddell to accumulate contamination. Besides, who wants to sort through all that mixed up material after it’s been all mashed together.

Small rural waste sites are finding it more and more difficult to find a market and that adds to the frustration and the cost. The MMSM levy is placed on a lot of containers that will never be recycled due to contamination or, recently, because many containers are no longer eligible to be recycled.

•Clean burning of recyclables to generate heat (and possibly steam for electricity) is being researched at Evergreen Environmental at Minnedosa.

Kudos to all involved with that initiative, but why does it need to be researched when the technology is already in use? Remember the 69 containers of contaminated recyclables that President Duterte of The Philippines sent back to Canada with sarcastic best wishes?

Well, they are going to end up in a clean energy burn facility at Vancouver, a CBC web site reported in May, 2019.

Sixty-nine containers of garbage, shipped to the Philippines, but mislabelled and rejected by that country’s facilities, will

return to Canada to be burned in Metro Vancouver’s waste-to-energy incinerator in Burnaby.

These are but two issues that the province should take on. They also need to get school funding off property taxes, as it is a huge cost to residential, commercial and farm property owners.

They should develop a school classroom testing program as our children are being short-changed in many ways.

Math skills are abysmal and you know that is the case when students themselves are saying that they know that they are lacking basic math.

I have little faith that any parties will adopt the above suggestions, but they should. Opportunities for equality and economic growth are slipping away with every passing day.

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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Aug. 25: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

Aug. 27: Legion Auxiliary Executive Meeting, 6:30 p.m. upstairs.

Aug. 31: Fall Classic fish derby Sept. 1: Rivers Legion Bingo, doors open 12:15 p.m.

Sept. 9: Rivers Legion General Meeting, 7 p.m.

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. 4: Flu clinic, Valleyview Senior Centre, Rapid City, 2-6 p.m.

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

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

Nov. 23: H.E.L.P Christmas Bazaar, Rivers Legion, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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

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Name: Rene Bernuy Birthday: April 27 Occupation: Retired. Worked at Transport Canada as Coast Guard Radio Operator and at Nav Canada as Flight Services Specialist and Air Traffic Controller.

First job: Barber (for 3 years) Hobbies: Flying, Dancing, Travelling In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: 2010 Where do you live? Chimo Resort Hometown: Wauchope, Sk. Where did you attend school? Wauchope, Bellegarde and Manor, Sk. Dream vacation spot: Costa Rica Favourite food: Any type of fish.

Favourite holiday: Easter Favourite song or artist: Elvis Presley and Nana Mouskouri.

Favourite TV show: Jeopardy Favourite actor/actress: Julia Roberts When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? I can’t remember.

Comment: I have enjoyed volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers & Sisters, Foster Parents Plan and church choir. My most rewarding time was building a small house for my foster child and her aunt in Haiti.

On this day Aug. 23

1797 - Emanuel Allen sold at public auction in Montréal; last slave transaction in Canada.

1835- Red River settlers protest Hudson's Bay Company monopoly and high prices.

1882 - NWT Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dewdney replaces Battleford with Regina as the seat of government for the Northwest Territories.

1917 - Ontario cabinet passes order-in-council allowing the city of Berlin to change its name to Kitchener.

1943 - Trans Canada Airlines starts transatlantic service; now Air Canada.

1957 - Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas opens 740 km stretch of Trans-Canada Highway; First province to complete its portion of highway.

1963 - Founding of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, under founding dean Larry Smith at Saskatoon.

1974 - Paul Anka's (You're) Having My Baby the #1 Billboard hit for the second week in a row.

1988 - Fire ignites thousands of litres of oil laced with PCBs at a storage dump in St-Basile-le-Grand, SE of Montréal, forcing 3,000 residents to evacuate for 19 days; local labourer later admits to arson.

2002 - Statistics Canada reports 2002 to be one of theworst growing seasons since the dust bowl of the 1930s; slashes crop production forecasts; confirms prairie farmers' worst fears.

returned again to the Isle of Iona. It has been several years since my feet walked the island. My heart and mind return a thousand times. I know the pier at which the ferry docks. I know the rocky shore and the curving, climbing street, up past the ruins of the nunnery to the fortress of the abbey. I know the path to the cove, through holdings, past crofters. The hills beckon, the waves call.

The isle is known as a “thin place”, a place where there the distance between heaven and earth fades and all is one, at peace. “Where heaven and earth embrace, the past interweaves with the future, different nations and languages mingle, and what we want is replaced by what we need. My heart returns to the isle, the abbey, the peace and the rest.”

It has been a sleepless night. Breathing techniques failed, reading failed to bring me to the deep. The reading from “The Invitation”, by Oriah, prompted reflection.

The chapter dealt with times when we need to recant of a vow. One made to our self, or to another. There is a time when one may need to break a promise to allow the

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein

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hen I got my first computer many years ago, I could never have imagined how much the world of computing would change and how rapidly that change would come.

I had an internet account back when inet2000 was first launched. I was sending these columns to The Banner electronically in 2003. I had to dial a phone number that got me connected to an older computer, transfer the file and then wait to see if it was accepted or not. Sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn’t. We didn’t fret over that, unless we were getting close to the publication deadline. Then, everyone fretted about everything.

I would never have dreamed that the world of electronic communication would explode the way it has in the last 15 years. Today, social media, with its many different platforms, has become the primary means by which we communicate with others. Text messages fly back and forth with lightning speed. News headlines (with pictures) can be sent to anyone anywhere in the world faster than they can be reported on radio, TV or in print. We can now get in touch with anyone, at any time, from anywhere in the world.

But life in the world of social media isn’t as rosy as it appears.

It has become virtually impossible to protect confidential information stored anywhere on “the net.” Every user of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other similar platforms soon learns that if you don’t want the information you post to be used without your permission, don’t post it. Keep your confidential information to yourself– that’s your best protection.

Another issue with social media is the ease with which false and misleading information can be posted and spread around the world. In less time than it takes you to read this sentence, a post advocating racism, prejudice or hate can spread its filth to receptive people anywhere in the world.

Regular users of social media quickly learn to block the posts they don’t want to receive or that they find offensive. I do that a lot; and I have gone to the extent of unfriending and unfollowing those who persist in posting them.

Then we must address the inappropriate use of electronic communication. Issues that should be discussed face-to-face (like ending a relationship, breaking an engagement or terminating one’s employment) can be easily and impersonally dealt with by text message instead of being discussed in private. Time alone will tell how many people have been

soul and spirit to heal, to become well, to grow again. For most, the making of a promise is a solemn thing, under consideration in the making, a suffering in the breaking.

The desire to be true to one’s word versus the need for the soul and spirit to be at peace, to be true to our being and our call is hard and hurtful work. Relationships may suffer, and break. What price do we pay?

The return to the abbey, the massive stone gathering place with its aged beams, stained glass windows and welcoming spirit, brought the calm. Here, at Iona, all are welcome, it matters not creed, colour, denomination or belief, young or old. The toll of the bell calls all who will, to gather. The hymns are sung; the prayers follow the worship book. It is here, in well-written and thoughtful prayers, that my peace returns. There is an evening prayer that intercedes for those seeking the courage to say, “it is enough”. This line comforts me. It is healthy and good to know one’s limits, to know one’s self. To say, it is enough.

As my mind and heart retrace the roads of Iona, the abbey an anchor from most vantage points, the peace and rest return. The last ferry has left early evening, and the only ones moving about are residents, workers and guests.

There is a oneness in our purpose. My feet travel to steep path to the ocean shore, the pounding of the surf reaffirming the power and might of the Divine. The distant call of the nearly extinct corncrake is a reminder of the sacredness of all life. The doors of the wee stone kirk are closed for the day, the ruins of the nunnery stand tall. The summer dusk lingers. And here, back on the Isle, sleep welcomes and then embraces me. permanently scarred after being “dumped” by a text message.

Finally, have you ever noticed what happens to some people if their internet connection suddenly goes down? Panic sets in. A few may even exhibit symptoms of withdrawal. It all makes me wonder if we aren’t developing an addiction to a narcotic, but to something as powerful and as damaging as a narcotic.

Too much exposure to social media (or any form of mass media) robs us of time we could be spending in other activities– like reading a good book, spending face-to-face time with those we love, going for a walk or developing the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, meditation and prayer.

The last of the above is most important. God doesn’t use social media. His spirit speaks to our spirit. That line of communication is always open. We can call at any time, for any thing. God’s always ready to hear and help us.

Just for today, put your cell phone aside, turn off your computer, sit quietly and talk with God. You might be surprised at the changes you will experience through just one conversation.

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Nasturtium

Patricia Hanbidge School of Hort.

It seems like everything in life is cyclical in nature.

My kids are wearing what I wore for clothing many years ago. In the garden, I am also finding that I am growing some of those plants that were favourites in the last couple of generations. As Sept. 9 is Grandparents Day, this column is dedicated to our grandparents.......... whom in most cases have had a great inf luence on our lives.

One of the first “oldfashioned” f lowers that come to m i nd i s t he nasturtium. These easy to grow and deliciously scented “ jewels” can be found almost everywhere!

This is great from the perspective of the gardener as the nasturtium is actually a very versatile plant. It can be used to edge beds, drape over the edges of containers, up a trellis and even in your favourite window box!

Although it is not necessary to seed them inside, you do get a jump on the season if you do. I get encouragement from my youngest daughter, who loves to sip the nectar from the f lowers to never neglect starting nasturtiums early.

The nasturtium (genus Tropaeolum) comes from a Greek word meaning “to twine”. In the 16th Century, this plant was brought to Europe as a symbol of victory in

battle. It is believed to have been first cultivated in Peru as a f lavour to add to foods.

Tod ay, na st u r t iu m s are used for a variety of purposes depending on the type grown. Dwarf types of nasturtiums are a great compact plant that is bushy in stature and covered in wonderful jeweled blooms. Common cultivars include: ‘A la sk a’; ‘E mpress of India’ and ‘Whirlybird’.

S em i-t r a i l i ng na st u rtiums are wonderful in their own right as they will reach a length of up to about a metre. Try out Tropaeolum ‘Gloriou s G le a m M i x t u r e’ which was chosen as an All America Selections winner back in 1935! I have fond memories of my children cavorting in and out of bean teepees in the garden. Of course, we never just used beans but d res sed t hem up with some of the single climbing nasturtiums like ‘Jewel of Africa’. Another nice factor of the nasturtium is that the seeds are quite large so easily planted by tiny fingers!

Nasturtiums thrive on neglect which also helps with their attractiveness.

They are best grown in full sun and will most def initely f lower more f loriforously in sun but actually do quite well in partial shade. Keeping the costs down for gardeners is also possible as nasturtium seeds can be sowed directly into the

garden in May. They do best in a light soil but in richer soils they may bloom a little less but have lush green growth.

My personal favourite reason for growing nasturtiums is that the entire plant is edible! The bright f lowers are wonderful as part of any salad but even the leaves will bring a peppery taste to the salad, turning a mediocre meal into a gourmet feast. They also bring a beautiful finishing touch as a garnish on desserts.

For me, I enjoy the f lavour of nasturtiums right through the year by making nasturtium vinegar.

Read on and find an easy recipe that you can use!

Nasturtium Vinegar Add a few leaves and blossoms to a clean bottle or jar. If you like, you can also add a clove of garlic.

Fill the container with vinegar and allow to sit for a few weeks. Once the vinegar is f lavoured use it freely in place of plain vinegar for marinades, salad dressing and anything else that tickles your fancy.

Last but not least, the fresh seeds of nasturtiums can be used as well. In World War II the dry seeds were picked and ground as a substitute for pepper. Fresh seeds can be picked and pickled as well as a more economical substitute for capers.

Enjoy your roots and plant this super “oldfashioned” f lower!

Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club The members, leaders and families wish to extend their sincere thanks to all the buyers and bidders for their outstanding support of the 2019 Steer Sale held in conjunction with the Rivers Agricultural Fair Wednesday July 3rd.

4-H Member Alice Rooke Zach Veitch Chase Airey Camryn Veitch Levi Best Kinley Peters Austyn Peters Layton Veitch

Landon Hockley Brendan English

Buyer Henry Meats Enns Brothers Redfern Farm Services Heritage Co-op & Tempo Place Emporium MAD Concaves (Murray Skayman) Pauline Switzer Prairie Rose Meats Oak River Quick Freeze, McCallum Services & JS Henry & Son Donovan Holsteins Renard’s Meat Services

Alice Rooke, Grand Champion Steer, purchased by Henry Meats, Brandon MB.

Zach Veitch, Reserve Grand Champion Steer, purchased by Enns Brothers, Brandon MB Also, a big thank-you to the sponsors of Rivers & District 4-H Beef Achievement: SH Dayton John Deere, Hair Dynamics, Fusion Credit Union, Rivers Home Hardware, Jack & Dorothy Beever Family, Rivers Super Thrifty, Big Sky Simmentals, HBH Farms Inc., Rock’n H Livestock Supplies, Norm’s Kuston Korral Kleaning, Rivers Royal Canadian Legion Branch 75, Westoba Credit Union, Raven Ridge Angus, Dennis & Beth Wilcox, Cattlex Ltd., HTA Charolais, Clay Hills Livestock, Melody Acres, Daly Repair & Rivers Agricultural Society.

Also thanks to: our judges for the day Carman & Donna Jackson of High Bluff Stock Farms, Inglis MB, our photographer Joan Airey, Connor English for being our ringman and Kolton McIntosh for auctioning the steers.

To our bidders, buyers, sponsors and helpful hands: thanks for making the 2109 Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club achievement & steer sale such a huge success!

August 24, 1939 The interest of the Line Elevator Company in the farmer goes much beyond the handling of his grain. The Northwest Grain Dealers Association, some years ago, organized a public relations department under the direction of L. W. Brockington, K. C, one of Canada’s outstanding public men. This department has been dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of its farmer customers.

Much important work has been undertaken by Line Elevators. This includes: advocating continuation of the Wheat Board and the 80 cent pr ice; u nder t a k i ng a survey of research into i ndust r ia l ut i l i zat ion of farm products in the United States; advocati ng est abl i s h ment of a Western Division of the National Research Council to f ind new industrial uses for wheat

Looking Back and other farm products.

August 25, 1949 There has been a lot of talks about gardens in this area. Some folks are willing – and ready – to prove that their spuds are the biggest in the municipality; there are other who claim they have raised the oddestlooking tomato they ever saw – and the number on each stock, you would never believe it!

Well, here’s a chance to prove it. Let the world see the oddest, biggest and best and you might win a subscription to The Gazette for a year!

August 20, 1959 Three men, district residents, were rushed t o Br a ndon G ener a l Hos pit a l fol low i ng a collision, when their car struck a moving freight train about seven miles north of the junction of No. 10 and 25 Highway, at C.P.R. level crossing

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(near the Trans-Canada pipeline pumping station, which crosses the highway at that point), at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.

August 21, 1969 Crops in the area have m a d e g o o d pr o g r e s s with better-than-average weather during the past week, but they are still a week to 10 days late.

Consequently, frost is a greater threat. South of a line from Brandon to Brooks, swathing of early crops and a little t hreshing has beg un.

There is a widespread difference in yields of rye threshed, from 5 to 25 bushels per acre. Rye yields in the Reston area are 20-25 bushels return from a 40-50 bushel per acre crop. Due to the disastrous frost in June, many heads had only a few kernels as the frost hit the grain during the f lowering stage.

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Janis Plaseki, 19, graduated June 20 as a medical laboratory technician after successfully completing a two-year course in theory at Manitoba Institute of Technology and practise at St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg. (1969)

Wiebe returns to her roots has certificates in boundary hospital until 2009, with the west Community Options.

By Sheila Runions Senior Services President and dynamics in group liv- last three years serving as the Now, Sherry is excited for the ing, approaches for everyday activity facilitator at Riverdale opportunity to work in her In June 2000, Jean Young support work, Level 2 CPR Personal Care Home. Sherry former hometown area which was hired as the senior services and PIECES (a development quit working at our PCH is Rivers Rapid City Senior co-ordinator for Rivers. In program to regulate the needs to become the recreational Services.

Sherry grew up on the February 2015, her territory of individuals through assess- supervisor for all of Prairie expanded to include Rapid ment and care programs), Mountain Health, a position family hobby farm three miles she held from 2009-16. The west of Rivers. She received City, because that town’s co- among others.

Her career began back in next two years were spent as most her schooling in Rivers, ordinator (Mavis Cronkrite) resigned. Now, after nearly 20 1992 when she held two jobs the recreational supervisor/ graduating from the collegiate years of employment with Riv- in Rivers area, as a home care wellness co-ordinator for in 1988 as Sherry Mulligan. ers Rapid City Senior Services, attendant and a nurses aide at Rotary Villas in Brandon; the Her parents, Mel and Joyce, octogenarian Jean has retired; Riverdale Health Centre. She last six months of her career now live on an acreage three her last day was Thursday, stayed with home care for two were worked as the assistant miles south of Rivers, her eldAug. 15. On Monday, Aug. years, but remained at our program manager at South- est son (Curtis Wiebe) and his 19 her successor began working out of our office, which is located in the Riverdale Municipality building.

Sherry Wiebe comes to us with 26 years experience working with elderly people.

During the interview, we asked why she applied for this job. Sherry’s entire face lit up as she broke into a huge smile and said, “I have a passion for seniors; I always have.” In addition to this obvious care for and delight working with those in their golden years, Sherry is highly qualified and certified.

She is one of very few Manitobans to possess a certificate of leadership in wellness management, from International Council on Active Aging and PHOTO BY SHEILA RUNION Wellness, University of VanSherry Wiebe settles in at her office and is already busy with paperwork. couver, in June 2018. She also

family live in Wheatland, as does her youngest son Riley Wiebe. With two of her three grandchildren living in the area, as well as her parents and other friends/family members, it’s no wonder she wants to return to her roots and be closer to those she loves.

Sherry is very much looking forward to meeting seniors in the area and has already attended one afternoon of games at Rivers 50 Plus Club. She

has plans to go to Valleyview Senior Centre in Rapid City and she wants to conduct a number of home visits to meet the population we serve. If you would like to schedule an appointment with her, please call 204-764-0440 or stop by the office. She plans to be open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (half hour lunch), though much of her time will be spent out of office working with the retired folk in our communities.

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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!

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Party leaders challenged to make small business their big focus of the 2019 Manitoba Election

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its Manitoba Election 2019: Small Business Platform, and is challenging party leaders to make small business their big focus of the 2019 Manitoba Election. CFIB, as a non-partisan organization, sent all political parties its Leaders’ Survey asking for specific commitments on key small business issues.

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“Manitoba’s small businesses have been hit with a barrage of cost increases from all levels of government over the last two years,” said Jonathan Alward, CFIB’s director of provincial affairs in Manitoba. “It is essential that the next provincial government addresses key cost concerns for small businesses by increasing the Basic Personal Exemption amount, reducing the unfair school tax burden, and ending the job killing payroll tax.”

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exemption currently ranks the lowest west of Prince Edward Island and is $2,420 lower than the national average •School property taxes: Spending per student is increasing much faster than inflation, and businesses are paying 3.9 times more than residents on school property taxes •Payroll taxes: Manitoba now has the fourth highest payroll tax burden in the country.

This is largely because of the Health and Post-secondary Education Tax Levy •Spending: Spending and revenue forecasts reveal the province is on track to balanced budgets before 2024, but the debt-to-GDP ratio has ballooned from 2007 to 2019 (21.2 per cent to 34.4 per cent) •Minimum wage: Increasing the minimum wage from $11.35 per hour (current) to $15.00 per hour would cost a business with 10 full-time employees $81,977 annually •Statutory holidays: The majority of small business owners believe that all Manitoba businesses should have the choice to remain open during statutory holidays.

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50+ Club Update Kathy Roberts Rivers 50+

The 50+ Club has had an active year. A dedicated committee has been successful in obtaining

a grant, enabling us to replace the clubroom flooring and have the walls painted. The new flooring looks great and the lines for floor shuffle and floor curling should be imprinted

soon.

To celebrate Canada 150, the Club made a time capsule. The capsule contains interesting items such as the “1906 Rivers and Area 2013� history

book, newspapers, various flyers, pictures, etc. This capsule (cedar chest) has been placed in the library to be opened in 2038, Canada 175.

Games continued on

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a casual basis during the summer months. (Lovely and cool during those hot days!) Pool, shuff leboard, cribbage, Shanghai rummy and euchre were a few of the games enjoyed.

We were pleased to be joined by the seniors from Rapid City. Fourteen members went to the Rapid City Fun Day on Aug. 14, for a potluck lunch and games.

A club picnic was held on the beautiful grounds at the home of Adrienne and Roger Beaudin on Aug. 16.

Games, fellowship and a great meal were enjoyed.

Organized games will resume in September. All seniors are welcome! Please accept this invitation to join us for games and coffee.

Come and see what we have to offer.