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With movie theatres and other recreational activities unavailable during these trying times, it was wonderful to see people finding alternatives to the usual pass-times. Riverdale CDC hosted an inflatable drive in theatre, a good crowd L/R:inMeghan was in attendance. Many people chose to setBack up row shop the back of their pick Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, up trucks with pillows and other seating arrangements.

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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United Church Can collections servicesfor will canoes resume

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much thought and discussion.

with a group of people. That

in-person services, starting on Sunday, October 4, 2020. To be sure though, the services won’t look the same as they did six months ago.

The decision to offer inperson worship was made after

the doors to the sanctuary will be closed until we meet again.

All these changes are being made for the safety of our congregants. We understand, however, that some may still not feel comfortable gathering

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dianne Kowalchuk at 3287690 or dckowalchuk@hotmail.com.

is completely guidelines willfor concans from the school foyerPublic into Health and Chimo Beach areas put away understandable. in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. Rivers United Church Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the be aftertributions from community. the shelving units.that Theywe were March 9 edition, the We will do the best strictly adhered to,themeannoon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic!

We are very, Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which When the pandemic first ing that gatherings must be can, all the while waiting forvery plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” interrupted our lives, Rivers less than 50 people. Family the dayElementary that we can all meet 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 United Church continued to the units be separated from againber/Harvest without volunteer fear of Yvonne the ior students brainstorm, en- will fabulous amount,” says Heather. project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president offer weekly services, other family bythey twodecided coronavirus.

Crouch initiated a similar camtirechurch high school was encouraged “We are units so pleased Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. help those wewill serve. paign in her school. threeBecause the snow had melted to participate.

The collegiate students secured a canoe from but not within the church metres; to alternate pews be A lot Although there willThat be no of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged not hosted a poor boy floor hockey Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could building. Rev. Margret Kris- roped off. Masks must be worn choir in this version of Rivwith 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 tjansson readily began a when entering and leaving, ers United Church worship 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 was distributed we willfrom still mayAll bestudents removedstayed once behind the services, thehave younger the teens that the canoe.

Some studentsbut also to was collected campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, ministry group on Thursday, March 22. garbage or canvassed Oak River help check expiry dates, deliveredRivers, to the music, including organ instruworshipper is seated.

Theresort and by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes andonline came from a suggestion made home. This work was very will be no congregational mentals, solo/duo singers, and by harvest volunteer Liliane much appreciated. At the singing or unison readings powerful arrangements found Dupuis. time, we thought that this or prayers. The hymn books on line. The services will be es“I heard the idea at PHOTOS a meet-BY DONNA FALKEVITCH interruption to our weekly have been removed from the sential “United Church” with ing in Brandon. St. Augustine In the latter part of August, Friends of Rivers Lake School had initiated tried Fill a their Canoeproject of shore gatherings would last only a pews. There will be no paper scripture readings, meditative enhancement along the Provincial Park side of Lakewith Wahtopanah in conjunction the 10-day (Rivers Lake). few of months. How wrong bulletins and no paper handed prayers, and thought-provokThe willow trees that surrounded the beach and parking inlot were cut to allow we were! As time goes by, we out or around. There will be ing reflections. Best of all, we Festival du Voyaguer Winnipeg in view February.

It waslake. very FRL purchased for free-flow of the water and an unobstructed of the become more accustomed no handshakes or hugs or will be meeting “in communsuccessful and whenever I hear a dock and placed it at Rivers Provincial Park for public use when accessing to this new way of living, high fives. Ventilation will be ity” and we will be able to greet food bank, my ears always perk the park by watercraft. This will be a welcome addition for next year’s boaters. but many long to be back increased. Pew backs, door (from six feet away) people up!”

These projects were made possible using She generous donations then brought the sug- from the Rivers “in church”. The Council of knobs, hand railings, and we have not seen for months. canoe at Rivers gestion150 to Riverdale Harvest,FishThe and Area Community Foundation, Manitoba Grant, Rivers and Game, Rivers United Church has washrooms will be sanitized Once again, we can say, “I’ll Elementary School was which supported the idea and and CJ’s Snack Shack. adequately filled. decided that we can return to after every gathering, and then see you at church.”

Photo by Heather Gray to present the promo- in the amount On Wednesday Sept 23, Friends of Riversasked Lakeher received a cheque of $2,000 from Assiniboine West Watershed District to be used to complete future projects which will benefit the Rivers Lake area. Regional Manager Colleen Cuvelier presented the cheque to President Ed Mackay at Daly Beach, while members L-R Mark Fletcher, Dave Falkevitch, Chad Zelmer, Samantha Lepp, Ed Shaw and Graham Common looked on. Daly Beach is the site of their next project which will see upgrades to the boat launch area.

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Champion the truth!

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his year’s celebration of National Newspaper week is aptly titled, “Champion the Truth”.

The value of newspapers and championing the truth has never been more important to Canada and to North America. The newspaper is the bedrock of our society’s eternal quest for facts and truth. Without news reporters, that have to be supported by advertising by the way, many very important stories would go untold.

People can express their love for radio, TV or the internet, but the majority of the news stories that populate the latter three types of media originate from a newspaper. It might be a small town eight or 12 page weekly paper or a 100 page metro daily, but most of the news we hear today comes originally from a newspaper.

It’s a standing joke that the staff in big city radio and TV station newsrooms gather round the morning paper to see what their stories will be that day.

Without reporters, and advertisers supporting them, there would be very little news.

Newspapers are usually fairly reliable and the closer to local ownership, the more reliable it becomes. There is an accountability factor in communities, especially if the paper is locally owned. It’s a model we have tried hard to follow.

It is no coincidence that of the 12 papers that have closed in the past year in Manitoba, all

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was a brilliant English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist and was a contemporary of Charles Darwin. Both were staunch evolutionists and both well known during the latter half of the 19th century, in England and abroad. You may have heard of Darwin’s influential book published in 1859, titled The Origin of Species, but if you haven’t, I’m sure you are familiar with its contents. It is considered to be the bible of natural selection and evolutionary thought, even though there were others who had written on the subject prior to Darwin, Spencer being one of them. Darwin continues to be remembered well past a century after his death, unlike Spencer, whom you have probably never heard of. Although he rejected the Christian faith and was considered an atheist, one of his writings appears to support the biblical account of creation, found in the first book and verse of the Bible.

•Genesis 1:1 - “ In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

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were owned by large corporations and most of them with a head office hundreds of miles away from the town where the paper was published.

Local ownership brings accountability to the scene at a far higher rate than large corporations can usually deliver.

There is another accountability factor to newspapers and that’s if it’s in print, it needs to have a name attached to it. Anonymity and newspapers don’t make a good partnership.

Columns have to have known authors, stories have to as well. Letters to the editor need to be signed.

A number of years ago, papers started to run a “sound off” page where anonymous people could spout off about anything that came to mind. It’s still being allowed by a few newspapers and personally, I think they are nuts to do so.

Some time later, the idea of internet blogs came along and writers would put out news and opinions and let other people weigh in anonymously on the topic of the day. A very good Brandon writer, Curtis Brown, who toiled at one time for the Brandon Sun, had an excellent run with his blog. I wrote to Curtis and advised him of the danger of allowing anonymous comments. You wouldn’t allow it in a letter to the editor in the paper, so why would you even even consider it on the internet? He didn’t agree, until much later, when the com-

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Ken Waddell ments slipped so far from credibility that he stopped. The Winnipeg Free Press and its sister paper, the Brandon Sun, run a lot of stories on their websites. They used to allow anonymous comments. That didn’t work out well, so they started to “monitor” the comments. That was a poor use of time and money, and I told them so, but they persisted. When they got some stories that were open to racist comments, no amount of monitoring could curtail the filthy flood, so they eventually canned their comments section.

Good riddance, I say.

If an opinion is worth expressing, it needs to have a name attached to it. Some people don’t have enough confidence or courage of their convictions to state their views in an identifiable public manner. Perhaps then it shouldn’t be said.

There may be an odd exception, such as when speaking out would endanger their job.

Perhaps their objection is of a legal or moral nature. If that’s the case, they need to be talking to the police, not making anonymous comments.

Newspapers need to be celebrated every week. If a community still has a newspaper, they need to do everything they can to keep it viable.

Without the newspaper, local communities can easily lose control of accountability for councils and school boards. The local paper carries news and ads you will never see on big city TV, in big city papers or hear on the city radio.

Championing the truth in an accountable manner is the bedrock of our communities and the local newspapers do it well.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer chair 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.

In the Beginning

Spencer wrote that everything that exists can be placed in five categories: time, force, action, space and matter, and all five can be found in this verse: 1. Time - In the beginning 2. Force - God 3. Action - Created 4. Space - The Heavens 5. Matter - The Earth Imagine all of this thought coming to light from an atheistic worldview when it was already written in the Bible centuries prior. It does seem to be rather ironic.

During my school years, I was taught the theory of evolution, which entailed the following: •Billions of years ago, matter was in varying gaseous states, swirling and mixing together, followed by a big bang, resulting in a tremendous amount of heat.

•After a long cooling period, solid and liquid matter came into existence.

•From the liquid slime, singlecelled organisms (protozoans or amoebas) came into being, eventually becoming amphibians, followed by reptiles, followed by something else

becoming monkeys, and after that, you and I. I can vividly remember mentioning the Bible in a Grade 5 science class, which resulted in an embarrassing rebuke from my teacher. I quickly learned there was no room for any notion of creation, God, or any hint of intelligent design in the education system. Years of indoctrination was followed by modest reading and research, which led to the conclusion of the entire theory being one of confusion and chaos. What sense can you make of this beautiful and complex universe made by a mindless process of pure chance with no rhyme or reason? The precision at which our earth spins and revolves around the sun is staggering, not to mention the rest of the planets.

Because Darwin had no knowledge of genetics, later scientists had to tweak their thinking, becoming Neo- Darwinists. Then, after DNA was discovered, more tweaking was necessary. This ideological system of chaos and confusion being in constant flux is pre-

sented as factual. For example, the earth’s age must continually increase to allow enough time for all these impossible changes to occur.

Albert Einstein, arguably the greatest scientist of all time, believed in an intelligent designer behind the universe. Though one may believe in intelligent design, it doesn’t necessarily indicate the designer they have in mind is the God of the Bible as I believe. It appears that Intelligent Design has been gaining momentum, and why not?

Common sense would indicate that someone intelligent designed your house, car, toaster, and even your toothbrush. And

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that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.”

I certainly know which one inspires me and I hope you will agree. God made you and I to have a loving fellowship with HIm through His Son, Jesus Christ.

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what about your body? Did you know you consist of 30 - 40 trillion cells, consisting of about 200 different types? Are you aware of how complex even one cell is, sharing information with other cells? Someone with massive intelligence made you, and I believe that someone is the God of the Bible. Listen to what the Psalmist in the Bible says: •Psalm 139:14 - “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”

Now listen to a quote from the well-known astronomer, Carl Sagan: •“Who are we? We find

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen Great pleasure in little things...

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he had the gift, than which there is none more enviable, of finding great pleasure in little things.” L.M. Montgomery, Mistress

Pat, 1935.

When I come across a quote that says, perfectly, what I feel and would like to express, I am quietly elated.

This quote spoke to me on more than one level. It has become a custom to speak with two of my sisters on a weekly basis, face time. We delve into our shared past, reviewing memories, getting to know each other better as adults– ok, old ladies– and exploring new thoughts and concepts. Sister the elder has been asked by her son what she considered her gifts. Quick of wit, she asked if the ability to get lost could be considered a gift. My guess is that it could be, if you had the time and energy to embrace new and unexpected places. I stand in awe of authors and artists, creative folks whose work enhances so many others’ lives. Those with the ability to see the ordinary and transform it into a universal language. Oh, I know, there are gifts that have been entrusted to my keeping, it is simply difficult for me to acknowledge them. Something about an early culture that felt praise for deeds or words would be head swelling, humbleness misunderstood as

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein The growing season

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rom early spring to late fall each year, an unwritten time line guided life on our family farm. There was a time for everything– spring cultivation, seeding, cleaning corrals, making hay, harvesting, baling straw and fall cultivation. Our schedule was dictated by the growing season of the wheat, oats and barley we sowed each year.

My mom had a schedule of her own. There was a specific time to plant the garden, set out her gladiolus bulbs, buy cases of fruit to turn into fall preserves or jam and harvest the produce from the garden. Her schedule closely adhered to the growing seasons of the seeds she planted each spring and the availability of fresh fruit from BC. Everything that grew on our farm, whether wild or domestic, had its own unique growing season. Leaf lettuce, for example, could be cut after a few weeks.

The same applied to radishes. Wheat took around 100 days to mature; barley and oats, not as long. We did our spring work, planted our seeds and then waited for the seeds to sprout, grow to maturity and produce a harvest. Every farmer knows that you never reap a harvest the day after the seed is sown. The harvest comes at the end of the growing season.

The same principle applies to preparing a delicious meal. Some meals (like soup and grilled cheese sandwiches) can be prepared in around 15 minutes. But most meals take much longer. Holiday dinners can take several hours– longer if, in addition to the meat and vegetables, the cook is also baking dinner rolls, preparing appetizers and crafting those delicious desserts that you just can’t get enough of. But there is no such thing as an instant meal. Good food always takes time to prepare.

Then, as every parent knows, you never expect your children to act like adults until they have grown to adulthood. The daily chores you give them are based on their level of maturity. As they learn more and can do more, they can be given more responsibilities so

the Uriah Heep humble, not a healthy humble. So here, L.M. Montgomery named my gift!

I practiced my gift this week. Walking without my dogs, I had the time to stop and watch the beavers. They are big, healthy creatures. The ones I watched, just before sunset, were snacking, no, eating voraciously, before beginning their nocturnal work of dam building. More than one brown swimmer in the river beside me, I paused to watch the one peeling the bark from a slender willow stalk. Sitting in a raised spot, still in the river, it ate that bark like I eat corn on the cob! Truly moving it from one end to the other, clearing all bark as the stalk progressed from left to right, the paws working like my hands. And when the good was gone, the beaver discarded the branch as I would a cob and reached for another. An older, more cautious beaver had spotted me, watched me for a moment and then, with a great splashing slap of the tail, disappeared. I wondered if the one who remained fixated on the meal was younger and didn’t care about danger (Yikes! Like some of the younger people in this COVID crisis?), or if it had assessed me as non-threatening. Bottom line, I am thankful it stayed, for I witnessed a non violent nature of things.

Finding great pleasure in little things… watching my great grands make my grands become parents, good parents. The miracle of a small, not always clean, hand reaching for yours for comfort and assurance. A gift.

The colours of this autumn, different from any other autumn and yet the same. The strident colours of the vines ascending the supportive trees. The golds, oranges, browns and greens a kaleidoscope of hues on the hills. The warmth and comfort of my home, the support of family and friends. Great pleasure in little things. that, in due season, they will be ready to leave home, set up homes of their own and function as responsible, contributing members of society.

Finally, this principle applies to our words and deeds.

Sometimes, the consequences of an inappropriate word or deed are felt immediately. At other times, it can be many years before inappropriate actions are uncovered, the full extent of damage done by them is revealed and those responsible for inf licting the pain are identified and punished.

Likewise, we do not always see the full impact of our good deeds. We may think they will help one or two people. But if those people, thanks to the good we do for them, each help two others and those they help do the same, our single act of kindness has made a difference in the lives of 14 people and the number will keep growing as additional good deeds are done.

That is why St. Paul urged the Galatians to keep on doing good deeds for others, even though they never saw any positive response from those for which the good deeds were done. “Don’t grow weary while doing what is right,” he wrote. “We will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all...” (Galatians 6:9-10a) There is much wisdom in those words– wisdom we all should take to heart, especially in these challenging days.

Community Calendar

Oct. 4: Rivers United Church resumes services 11 am (masks worn to enter) Oct. 4: Bingo at Rivers Legion upper hall (doors open at 11am) masks mandatory Oct. 6: Legion Aux general meeting 7 p.m. in upper Legion hall. (masks worn to enter) Oct. 9: Chase the Ace at Rivers Legion Clubroom 5 til 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 and 24: Flu clinic, Riverdale Community Centre, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Book appointment at 1-877646-3888 after Oct. 14.

Oct. 11: Bingo at Rivers Legion upper hall (doors open at 11 am) masks mandatory Oct. 11: Rivers United Church service 11 am Oct. 14: Rivers Curling Club Annual General Meeting 7:30 p.m. in Behlen Lounge Oct. 16: Chase the Ace at Rivers Legion Clubroom 5 until 7:30 p.m.

Hoping for a full plate on Halloween

By Tanis Nielsen Board member for the Riverdale Harvest Food Bank This year has brought us a lot of changes. Some of these changes mean additional challenges for some even as it means a slower pace for others. As a food bank, we have been blessed with a very important part of our community – the Rivers Collegiate. In past years, one of the staff, Leslie McFadden, has taken it upon herself with her students to give back by organizing and running the annual Halloween Food Drive in Rivers and area. Over the years, with their efforts and your generous donations, they have brought in thousands of pounds of food to us for distribution to those in need. This year, unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are unable to run that project. However, we would like to continue to collect for the food bank this Halloween. The Rivers & District Chamber of Commerce will be running a Halloween Parade from 3 to 4 p.m with trick or treating between 4:30 and 6:30 on October 31. For those who would like to donate a non-perishable food item, we will have a truck at the end of the parade collecting items. There will also be a collection bin at the front of the Zion Church during this time. Our usual collection bins are also located at Super Thrifty and Rivers Co-op. We are always in need of the following items: soup, canned vegetables and fruit, beans, canned tuna and meats, pasta and sauce, peanut butter, school snacks, cereal, oatmeal, etc.

And just so you know who you’re dealing with, The Riverdale Harvest Food Bank ran its annual meeting on June 30, 2020.

Sharlette Paddack kindly accepted the position of President.

Sharlette has been involved in several other positions at the food bank since 2010. She is knowledgeable in all aspects and we are so lucky to have her! Jacquie Schmidt will now serve as the Vice-Chair. Jacquie has been volunteering her time for over a year now. Leslee Brown remains in the position as Treasurer and keeps us up to date and running smoothly with our finances and Tammy Dyck is doing a great job as Secretary, crossing all of those T’s and dotting the I’s! Thank you to these ladies and all of our volunteers for continuing your good work in these volunteer positions – we are grateful to you for taking care of things at the food bank!

If you are interested in volunteering with the food bank, please call Sharlette at 204-328-7341.

If you or someone you know is in need, please visit us at the food bank on Thursdays between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. We are located at the back of the Zion Church. Please observe physical distancing guidelines. We will have hand sanitizer for use. At this time, we offer weekly distribution of hampers to those in need.

Rivers United Church In-person services will resume on October 4, 2020, at 11 a.m.

Enhanced safety precautions will be in place.

Attendees must wear a mask until they are seated.

Minister: Rev. Margrét Kristjansson Any questions?

Contact Dianne at 328-7690 or dckowalchuk@ hotmail.com

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Live stream Sunday devotion 10 a.m. on Indoor worship servicesvideos haveatresumed our Facebook page: Rivers Community Church. at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday, adhering to If you would like togovernment receive our weekly encouragement email, Manitoba guidelines. please contact our pastor, Josiah Mikkelson: Live stream Sunday devotion videos at 10 a.m. on realmikkoy @gmail.com or 204-761-2235. our Facebook page: Rivers Community Church.

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The COVID Crushers of 2020

Al Lepp Redline MX Academy

As we enter fall, we know the riding season for 2020 is coming to a close at Redline MX Academy. We have been able to hold supervised Ride Nights every Thursday from early June to end of September except for 1 rainout. The friendships, skills and fun that have developed through the season for this group of 20-30 riders and families has been incredible

to be a part of and watch.

Each evening we worked on specific aspects of riding safety and skills, then practiced till dark. Thank you to the neighbours and community for tolerating some dust and noise!

Each evening we began with a Safety Meeting and discussion about various life topics, along with a couple relevant Bible verses. A prayer for safety and off we go.

A couple highlights from

the year were having our Rivers Police Service come to speak to the group twice, and mingle with them. Also, we hosted Turtle Mountain Bible Camp on Aug. 20, for a Day Camp followed by Ride Night. Very well attended.

Over the next few weeks we will try to introduce you to some of our riders and show you some action shots. All events were held on private property at two separate locations in or near Rivers.

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Meet riders from the 2020 MX season see more next week! Top left: Nova Bourdin, Wheatland; bottom left: Jaydon Lok, Rivers; top right: Sheldon Rempel, Kenton; right on the red bike: Riley Timbrell, Wheatland; right on the yellow bike: Brett Mann, Rivers; and bottom right: Makena Gourlay, Oak River.

Terry Fox Run social distancing edition

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The "Kroeger/Wood" families participated in the Annual Terry Fox Run again this year, like any other year, for many years, at least 30 yrs.now Co l l e c t i n g p l e d g e s / donations of over $200.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation and Cancer Research...

Bill & Kelsey Kroeger as well as Ashley Wood all "Running" the 10 Km's course & joined by new family members (Liam & Anna Wood on their bikes) They ALL completed the Run in under an hour of hard effort... While still keeping a safe social distance as best as they could... Then Sent the Pledge money in with help & direction from Laura of the Riverdale Rec. Center.

Call for Nominations

We are looking for two Journeyman Carpenters Responsibilities: - Reading and following blue prints.

Operating power tools.

- Leading a small team.

- Plan ahead make sure all materials are on site.

Ensuring tasks are completed to deadlines.

- Consistently maintain a high quality of workmanship.

Requirements: Class 5 driver’s license required.

Sound knowledge of construction and practical experience with tools.

Excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills.

Able to lift up to 50 lbs.

- Willingness to learn and be flexible.

Positive attitude and great interpersonal skills.

We offer competitive wages and a benefits package after the probationary period, the work area will be in and around Rapid City / Minnedosa, MB. Please forward resumes and references to: clvvconstruction@hotmail.com

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er, so his day might begin in , or very late in the evening. probably many of us staying tuned over the weekend as conditions are favourable to produce a tornado; however, a warning is more serious. A warning indicates that a f Genesis, after God started the alerts were being issued.

In the event that a tornado warning was issued for your tornado has occurred or has a high likelihood of being 6 R ivers B anner O ctober 2, 2020 “And there was evening and town today, do you know what to do?

Are you familiar about to occur. t day.” It seems God’s work with your community emergency response plan and the The safest place to be during a tornado is a low spot hat makes sense even now. information for the community that is included in that in an interior room away from windows, such as an ind what is the end of our day, plan?

It may be time to get familiar with that document ner room in the basement or underneath the stairs to the and beginning to rest, when RM of Riverdale Sept. 15, so you know what to do to keep your family safe. basement.

Rooms that have extra support in the walls Hobbies: doing hair, reading a good can get to work on us; when Behind only United Canada sees the most tor- such Paving as bathrooms also ideal as bathroom pipes Second Aveare - Maple tions made for or against it, book,States, listening to music are of God’s presence, when nado activity annually each year – focused on southern provide extra support to the walls.

Mobile homes and Leaf will honour the quote and Council of Riverdale the In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: ore easily. Scriptures assure trailers are very unsafe Municipality, places to take shelter as complete in Spring of 2021. in meeting 2014Prairie provinces. With the peak camper ’s just that it’s harder for us Ontario and the three activity for tornadoes occurring any time between April they are not anchored to the ground.

FinanceCouncil apduly assembled this 15th day Where do you live? Rivers ork day is coming to an end and September, we’re right at the heart of a potential Get informed and stay safe.

For more information proved accounts totalling of September, 2020 does not Hometown: Sifton, Manitoba God’s presence. emergency right now.

On average, 43 tornadoes occur visit: Public Safety Canada http://www.publicsafety. $434,895.52. approve said application.

Where did you attend school? Dauphin, we are more free from many gc.ca/res/em/nh/to/index-eng.aspx or Environment 6.4.1 – Application for Con- CARRIED Mb ow down and just be for a each year on the prairies.

Do you know the difference between a weather watch Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca. ditional Use – Loewen Council adopted the RivDream Vacation Spot: Hawaii e a time for us to invite our and a weather warning? erdale Community Centre Motion-Falkevitch-TaitFavourite Food: pizza d renew us.

Safe Services Plan Whereas Ruth and Patrick Restoring Favourite holiday: Don’t have one owner(s) of property as presented.

Loewen Favourite Song or Artist: all genres of Council approved the purmusic but right now I’m loving die from a legally described as being; NW 19-11-21 W, applied chase of a Storm Ballistic broken heart by Maddie and Tae Disinfectant Sprayer to the Council of Riverdale Electric Favourite Sports Team: Calgary Flames for $1500 plus taxes.

Municipality for approval Favourite Animal: dolphin Council requested Disaster of a conditional use under Favourite TV show: food Network/ Financial Assistance from the the Riverdale Zoning Bylaw cooking shows Province of Manitoba for the 201612, in order to: To Favourite Actor/Actress: Robert DeNiro Heavy Rain/ Flood events in conditionally use the above When you were 12, What did you want s the Spring of 2020. noted property which is curto be when you grew up? No idea Name: Rachelle Wellborn Lakeside Septic rently zoned Rural AgriculMotion: Smith-Tait Comment: If you have an opportun-NDREA Birthday: April 7,1991 Service Stylist Heather Fast ture for Exhibition or Fair Whereas the Province has DAMSON Occupation: hairstylist owner/operator ity, take it. Worry about the what ifs and Stylist Wendy Harder Actively serving Rivers And after careful Grounds. not yet declared full confidence Minnedosa-based mobile dental hygienist everything else later.

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A By-Law of Riverdale Municipality to establish and regulate a Code of Conduct for members of Council was given first and second reading.

Councillor’s remarks and suggestions: Councillor McFadden-good work on brush cutting. Councillor Creightonanimal control/housing needs to be reviewed. Councillor Dyer-inquiring on pending proposal from Ag Society regarding lands; status of bridge top on Rd 120.

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Coming Event Riding Mountain Progressive Conservative Association Annual Meeting and Delegate Selection Meeting, Monday, October 19 at 7:30 P.M. Due to Covid-19, the meeting will be held by teleconference. All PC Members wishing to participate are asked to register by calling Judy Snitynsky at 204-773-6347 no later than 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, October 15. Meeting participation information will be provided at time of registration.

viewed. Ward 5 & 6 gravelling is almost complete.

Council approved additional paths as provided by RFNow Inc. on SE/SW 2012-18 WPM, NE 1612-18 WPM, NW 15-11-17 WPM and SW 16-12-18 WPM as circulated to Council.

Hales-Council approved an electronic deadbolt to replace existing deadbolt to the R.M. Office front door in the amount of $359.90 Council approved a change-in-use tax payback respecting Roll #63720 for the years 2018 to 2020, as per Assessment Services letter dated Aug. 7, 2020.

Council accepted the report submitted

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The 2020 tax sale will be held March 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Rural Municipality of Elton Council Chambers.

Council authorized payment to Derek Wowchuk for a replacement water

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Council approved the reimbursement of dust control to Jillian and Jason Lawrence on Road 98W. Council requested that Shawna Paulsen, CAO be added as a signing authority to all bank accounts at Sunrise Credit Union under the name of the Rural Municipality of Elton effective September 8, 2020.

Council authorized the purchase of Munisoft Bank Reconciliation software add-on in the amount of $559 plus applicable taxes.

Council approved Shawna Paulsen, CAO to attend the Procurement Webinar facilitated by Lisa Stivers of TDS Law on Sept. 23 and 24 at a total cost of $150.

Council awarded quote #E324 dated Sept. 7, 2020 in the amount of $26,412.50 to Bluestar Construction Ltd. for repairs to Wheatbelt Road.

Council approved accountsintheamount of $378,005.88.

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Council approves several projects RM of OakviewAug. 11,2020

Midwest Planning-Lisa Hamilton is the new employee for the planning district.

Rapid City Regional Library-Winnipeg Builders were contracted through the insurance company and will be completing remediation work.

Midwest Weed District-Staff have been completing spraying.

Machinery CommitteeToromont Cat has estimated delivery of the new grader for mid-September.

Rapid City Reservoir Committee-Bob Christie has asked for permission to start the process of cleaning the east portion of the Rapid City Reservoir. He will be contacting volunteers to see if they are interested in helping with this project. Blanshard CDC-The CDC met on Aug. 5 and discussed the electronic sign for Oak River, beautification around the community, as well as Westman Communication connections.

Road and Drainage Committee-Councillor Gill gives kudos to the contractor working in the community of Rapid City cleaning ditches and culverts.

GD Newton will be meeting with members of Council and staff on Aug. 13 to further discuss the drainage concerns for the community of Rapid City.

OakRiverFireDepartmentThe new tanker truck is operational and has been used for one call.

The Rapid City Fire Department will be assisting with a controlled burn at the Rapid City Landfill. Due to the recent storms there is a large amount of material in the burn pit that the Fire Department will supervise the burn.

Rapid City LUD met on Aug. 10 and discussed the MWM Curbside Pickup program, property standards, drainage plan meeting, cleaning of culverts and ditches in the community. Members will assist in handing out the packages to homes in the community. While handing out packages we will hand out DFA application for those who have not submitted.

Oak River LUD -The LUD met on Aug. 10 and discussed stray cats around the community, street lighting, playground upgrades, property standards, and Westman Communication connections.

State of Local Emergency/ EMO ended on Aug. 27, 2020 at 12 p.m.

Disaster Site & Repair Update-Manager of Public Works, Brad Kingdon updated Council on the repairs that have happened since the heavy rains.

Bridge inspections are to be

completed on Aug. 12, in hopes we can complete repairs prior to harvest. Due to road washouts we are seeing increased amounts of hauling on some municipal roads. Road 76 west of highway 250 will need to be built up in areas with clay and gravelled. Brad will look into clay sources in the area and come up with a cost estimate for the project.

Community Drainage Plan Proposal, Rapid City-GD Newton will be meeting with members of Council and staff on Aug. 13 to further discuss the drainage concerns for the community of Rapid City.

Rapid City Office Air Conditioner-C. Burton was unable to repair the air conditioner.

The cost of the work completed will be covered by C. Burton and the manufacturer. The unit will be replaced.

Mark Saler presented Council with information pertaining to drainage on his property. He is working with Assiniboine WestWatersheddistrictandwill provide further updates as they construct their drainage plan.

Rapid City Watermain Extension-Cost estimates were received from Manitoba Water Services Board, the total cost of the waterline extension to properties that access off Sample Ave, north of the River, in Rapid City will be approximately $278,000. The CAO will continue to source funding to assist with this project.

Property Standards Update -Twelve properties in the municipality received final notice to comply with the Property Standards By-Law. The deadline for the properties to be cleaned up is Aug. 18, 2020. If properties have not been cleaned, Commissionaires Manitoba will have the contractors come in and complete the necessary work. The cost of cleanup will be charged to the appropriate property owners.

Road Repair Tender Review-Councillor Mark Gill declared a personal interest in the following item and withdrew from the meeting Council of the R.M. of Oakview agree to contract Gill Farms for Project 2, 3 and 7 to be

completed as advertised. Council agreed to contract Guscott Backhoe & Trucking Ltd. for Project 1 to be completed as advertised.

Council agree to contract Parish Backhoe Ltd. for Project 5,6 and 8 to be completed as advertised. Council approved payroll for $119,735.07 and accounts payable amounting

to $236,479.08.

Councillor Mark Gill declared a personal interest in the following item and withdrew from the meeting Council approved the Gill Farms Ltd invoice of $86,958.40.

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