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By Lindsay McLaughlin Assiniboine Community College Assiniboine Cougars defender Haylee Anderson isBack in her row L/R: Meghan third and final season with the team as they prepare Knelsen, to head Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather south to defend their American Collegiate Hockey Association Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front rowfrom L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile (ACHA) National Championship title in Frisco, Texas, Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Mar. 25 to 29.

Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.

Haylee, who tried on her first skates at the age of four, wanting nothing more than to join her brothers on the ice, is a strong defender who brings a wealth of experience to the team.

“I really enjoy playing a defensive role for the team, you get a to see a lot more and see the game play out.”

Raised in Rivers, Haylee grew up playing hockey in both boys and girls teams and has really flourished in her time at college.

Studying the Practical Nursing program at Assiniboine is always a challenge, but one she has embraced while balancing hockey.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how the team can compete Photo by Sheila Runions at Finals.”

“It’s different every year, with new competitors coming up through the rankings we never know exactly what it’s going to be like.”

“We’ve just got to play our own game and we’ll get there,”

By Sheila Runions said Haylee.

Banner Staff The Cougars sit at 31-0-0, including 21 regular season games 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. and 10 exhibition matchups. The ACHA released the finals Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the tournament schedule on Thursday Mar. 5, with the Cougars Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” facing off against the United States Naval Academy,plinary Mercyhurst 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 University and Northeastern University. Assiniboine Comproject for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne munity College will host the Cougars Den, where students 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. and the public can watch a livestream of the games and cheer 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 on our Cougars in the preliminary rounds fromRolling Mar. 25-27. simply encouraged River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effortSUBMITTED PHOTO credit butpuck this group of students students to leave product portaged acrossHaylee the streetAnderson to tournament in which to an intent f ill it with16be This watch party will be located at the Victoria with Avenue East to Number defenseman attempting toplay, remove the from the Cougars defensive zone, 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 campus and is free to attend. with the Lakehead Thunderwolves hot on her tail. campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger

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A taxing problem

ast week, the provincial government announced a new tax, a $25 per tonne Green Levy. They also announced some tax relief in the form of a 1 per cent reduction in the PST. Both changes will come into effect July 1 and I’ll be honest, the whole proposal has me confused.

On the surface, this looks like the same proposal the province came up with in late 2017, when they announced the Made In Manitoba Climate Plan. The federal government axed this plan, which was a flat levy of $25 per tonne, saying it was not enough. The federal backstop program, which ended up being applied to Manitoba residents, started with a $10 per tonne levy in 2018, rising by $10 per tonne each year, until reaching $50 per tonne in 2022.

Last week’s announcement gave no indication that the federal government had changed its mind and would now accept this level of taxation. In the announcement, Manitoba premier Brian Pallister seemed to be spinning this as a way for the federal Liberals to curry favour with the Prairies, saying, “Manitoba has offered to be a bridge between east and west on climate and carbon and that offer still stands.”

I’m still confused: why this plan, why now?

By the response following the announcement, while many groups had concerns with the federal carbon tax, a Made in Manitoba plan wasn’t necessarily what they were looking for in a solution. The general farm group

Kate Jackman-Atkinson Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has spent much of the last year lobbying for a carbon tax exemption for fuels used in agricultural operations, in particular, barn heating and grain drying. In an official response to the announcement, KAP expressed support for a plan that would offer this exemption, but it was measured.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) was supportive of the PST reduction. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation criticized the provincial government for its about-face on a carbon tax. Pallister had originally said he would fight Ottawa on the tax, but last week’s announcement came as the anti-carbon tax movement was gaining strength, following an Alberta Court of Appeals decision that the federal plan was unconstitutional.

Perhaps there are backroom discussions and Ottawa is willing to revisit its decision, but there seems to be no indication that’s the case. Instead, what seems likely to happen is that the federal backstop will top up the Manitoba levy. This means that in 2020, Manitobans will

likely pay $25 per tonne to the provincial government and another $5 per tonne to the federal government, to make up the $30 per tonne total the feds have targeted for 2020. It’s no wonder KAP noted concerns over an unclear tax structure.

While the provincial levy is expected to raise about $285 million, the PST reduction is expected to cost the province $325 million. Not only will the tax cut result in a net decrease in government income, it’s not clear it will help those who most need it. The federal government has paired their carbon tax with targeted rebates to lower income Canadians and those who live in rural and remove areas.

A PST reduction will have no such effect. Because it is a consumption-based tax, those who spend more money will see a greater reduction in their tax bills. This means that lower income Manitobans, who spend less money because they have less to spend, won’t see much for savings. It’s hard to imagine that the federal government will continue to provide additional tax breaks to rural Manitobans when they aren’t funding the program.

As the provincial government uses the need to rein in spending as justification for cuts to services, adding another government department to administer the levy, as well as funding a new tax cut, creates more questions than answers.

I wonder why?

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have often said that the world is going mad and I am not alone in the opinion.

Time may prove me wrong, but the whole reaction to the coronavirus is way out of proportion. I believe that many, many more people die every day from more common flu bugs than have died from the coronavirus. Cancelling sporting events and major gatherings is simply too strong a reaction in my judgement. Guess we will see what happens.

If the coronavirus came out of China and if some of the pictures of their public markets are accurate, it’s not much wonder that a disease would break out. In the video, animal slaughter of all kinds (including dogs and cats) is regularly carried out by merchants at the market. Considering the lack of sanitation, the overcrowding and the totally improper storage of food, it makes one very suspicious.

Contrast that with the way food regulations are applied in Canada and we enjoy another level of craziness. Theoretically, a local community or church group can’t have a fall supper if the food is prepared in a home kitchen. The food police in Manitoba are just doing their job, I guess, but whoever wrote the rules needs to go in for an intelligence test.

The United States is heading for a potential comedy of errors with their presidential election. Just picture the Republicans with President Trump, an old man seeking re-election. That’s funny enough, but not as funny as the Democrats, with 77 and 78 year old candidates. Oh, yes, there is a young woman of colour still in the race. I figure if she makes it through to the conven-

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Ken Waddell tion, it will be really funny watching two old white men telling the world they are more modern and better stand for change than the younger candidate. It could be a hilarious scene.

I saw this on the internet and whether it is totally accurate doesn’t really matter. It said, “Every (U.S.) election year has a virus, 2004-SARS, 2008-Avian Flu, 2010-Swine Flu, 2012-MERS, 2014-Ebola, 2016-Zika, 2018-Ebola, 2020-Corona.” It went on to say, “Coronavirus has a contagion factor of 2, SARS was 4, measles is 18. Coronavirus has a cure rate of 99.7 per cent for those under 50. The coronavirus is tapering off.

This is a viral pneumonia being hyped as the Black Plague before an election.”

For any family that loses a loved one to coronavirus or to any other disease, it’s a tragedy and the alarmists could be right, maybe it will be a very severe worldwide epidemic.

Then, this week, Saudi Arabia opened the taps on the oil market, in retaliation to Russia refusing to cut production, and oil prices fell to $30 a barrel. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the price at the pumps to come down. This will be another blow to Alberta, and Canada, but we can

be assured that our famous prime minister will find a way to make things worse. It will also make it a lot tougher to find investors to invest in alternate energy. Never mind worrying about that, the government will throw more money at various projects and subsidize electric cars.

Here’s a funny story. A man was driving an electric car to Winnipeg from Western Manitoba. The gauge said he had 350 kilometres of power left. It was -20 and that little electric car sucked back power so fast that he barely made it back to Winnipeg.

Here’s another crazy thing. In the 1980s, you could buy a Chevy Sprint and on a bad day, you got 55 miles per gallon out of it.

On a good day, you might get 64 miles per gallon. I doubt there is a gas powered car made today that can do that, although I hear reports of 47 miles per gallon.

Ya gotta love progress!

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Mar. 14: Rivers and Area Game and Fish, Northern Pike Classic, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Mar. 14: Ladies Gift Card Extravaganza at the Legion Hall.

Mar. 24: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8:15 a.m.

Mar. 25: RDHA meeting, Kiwanis Courts, 1:30 p.m.

Mar. 27: Rivers Legion, Legion supper.

Mar. 26: Rivers 50+ Club meeting, 2 p.m.

Mar. 26: Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce meeting, Lee’s, noon.

Mar. 26: Watoto Childrens Choir, Rivers Collegiate, 7 p.m.

Apr. 5: Rivers Legion Snooker Tournament.

Apr. 16: Rivers 50+ Club meeting, 2 p.m.

Apr. 18: Rivers Legion, Crib Tournament.

Apr. 22: RDHA meeting, Kiwanis Courts, 1:30 p.m.

Apr. 24: Rivers Legion, Steak Night.

Apr. 28: Diabetes Clinic, Riverdale Health Centre, 8:15 a.m.

May 9: The Beatles cover band, Rivers Legion, tickets available mid march.

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

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

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Everyday encounter

Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen A brotherless childhood

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Name: Brett Esplin Birthday: June 29, 1987 Occupation: Farmer and Ice Technician at Rivers Curling Club.

First job: Mowing grass at St. George’s Church.

Hobbies: Playing guitar, mandolin, video games and watching tv.

In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: Birth Where do you live? On a farm south of Rapid City Hometown: Rapid City Where did you attend school? Rapid City Elementary and Elton Collegiate. B of Arts with a major in Anthropology and minor in Psychology from University of Manitoba.

Dream Vacation Spot: Dream of going to Istanbul and Greece someday. My favourite vacation so far has been to Venice, Italy.

Favourite Food: Pizza and most Italian food. Favourite dessert is Saskatoon pie.

Favourite holiday: Christmas Favourite Song or Artist: Classic rock Favourite Sports Team: Winnipeg Jets Favourite Animal: no favourite Favourite TV show: The Mandolarian (Star Wars) Favourite Actor/Actress: no favourites When you were 12, What did you want to be when you grew up? A paleontologist, farmer and play for Winnipeg Jets.

On this day Mar. 13

1888- Great Blizzard of 1888 rages across the east coast of the USA and Canada.

1901 - Andrew Carnegie announced that he was retiring from business and that he would spend the rest of his days giving away his fortune. His net worth was estimated at $300 million.

1914- W.O. Mitchell, Canadian writer (Who Has Seen the Wind?), was born on this day in Weyburn, Sk. 1925- NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games 1951- The comic strip "Dennis the Menace" appeared for the f irst time in newspapers across the country.

1968- Nerve gas accident at Skull Valley, Utah, kills 6,000 sheep.

1980- Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a f iery Pinto crash.

1996- At Dunblane Primary School, Scotland, 16

rowing up, I really wanted a brother. Three sisters are fine, but somehow, having a brother would have been better. The boys of the neighbourhood became my brothers, a title I still cherish.

Raising boys helped me better understand how brothers can be teases and pains, but they are protectors and defenders as well. As were my big “brothers”.

With more time for introspection and ref lection, I am okay with being one of an all girl family, better than okay, really. With no brothers, I got to be the outside girl, working with my father, taking on responsibilities and open to opportunities. It didn’t hurt that I was/am what we termed a “tomboy”. (Not sure if the term is politically correct anymore!) I was/am, more confident and content with a chainsaw than a crotchet hook, a fencing tool than a crock pot.

Thinking back, I learned that when sinking a fence post into dry, resisting dirt, a bucket of water provided a slick, and the post can be pounded deep with ease.

I actually have needed that skill as an adult, whether placing a decorative fence on the acreage, or sinking an anchor pole for the bench in my back yard. Handy information. And then there was the skill of securing a fencing staple into an oak post. Those posts were the most resilient, staples spronging away, hither and

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein Building a just society, part two

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n last week’s column, I suggested some basic concepts that we must adopt if we are to build a just society. They included the rule of law (with one law that applies equally to all people), respect for life, recognizing the value of each person and creating an environment in which all can achieve their God-given potential.

Identifying the characteristics of a just society is the easy part. Building them into our society isn’t; because the laws and regulations that work in major cities may not work as well in rural areas and may not work at all in remote or isolated regions of the country. So while we may easily agree on the basic concepts, we need to change the way we incorporate them into our lives and the lives of those around us.

First, the initiatives for change should come from the grassroots. People who live, work and worship in a community are best qualified to identify problems in their community and put forward ideas for change.

Governments at all levels need to listen to what the people have to say and, to the greatest extent possible, provide expertise and funding to implement locally generated ideas and help them succeed.

Community initiatives have several advantages over those that come from any level of government. One is that they are politically neutral. The people putting forth the initiative can “put a face” to the problem and those suffering an injustice can be directly involved in designing a solution that will address their needs.

children and 1 teacher are shot dead by lone gunman who then commits suicide. Results in handguns being banned in the UK. 2012- After 224 years in print, Encyclopaedia Britannica announces that it will no longer publish printed versions of its encyclopaedia.

yon, if not hit square on and solid.

To be truthful, fencing has not been a strong feature on my resume of late, the memories linger. Sighting a fence line through the willows and slough, mosquitoes and f lies, branches slapping face and back. Poplar posts soaking in bluestone. The wire stretchers and corner anchors. Probably the greatest gifts from those tasks were patience and perseverance! Attributes I still require… sadly.

So we watch TV and we see a young man tossing a large, square hay bale. My first thought is that the bale is too loosely tied and could split open if dropped any great distance, and would not make a good base row for a hay stack. I know about hay stacks, and the weight of a great alfalfa bale, or the roughness of a clover bale.

Again, my ability to run the tractor, monitor the baler, or ride the skid do not feature on a current resume. Thankfully. The endurance, the satisfaction of a job well done and the reward of a finished product are standards I still honour.

I would certainly have been a milker of cows, a gatherer of eggs and a herder of sheep, even if I would have had brothers. There was an unspoken code for what daughters and sons were assigned as chores. Was it a patriarchal code, or practicality? I do know that within the culture of my heritage, it was preferred to have a son or two, rather than just girls. I saw that, and sometimes felt that. I am grateful that my grandfather, a strong example of a true patriarch, treated all grandchildren equally.

There are attributes of my character that I value: hard work, problem solving, gratitude, to name a few.

My childhood without brothers may have contributed to that!

Solutions that are reached in this way will be effective, financially feasible and lasting.

Second, governments should abandon the “combative” model that currently exists in Parliament and provincial legislatures and replace it with a “collaborative” model in which our elected representatives sit with each other, talk with each other, share and debate different options for solving critical issues and agree on a course of action. No legislation is drafted until this process has been completed and nothing is passed into law until the citizens have had time to review the proposals and comment on them.

Some will argue that this process will take a lot of time.

Initially, yes– it will. But give it two or three years and we might be surprised to see how quickly governments will be able to address concerns raised by citizens in communities just like ours and how well the proposed measures address the issues raised.

But here is the ultimate benefit: If this process is followed consistently, it won’t matter which political party is in power. A “collaborative” model allows all members of all parties to take equal credit for measures that make life better for all Canadians– and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Third, we must remember that we do not live in a perfect world. Whenever the actions of an individual or group are driven by a sense of superiority, by selfishness (greed) or by political or religious zeal, injustices will occur and they will need to be addressed.

So the work of building a just society will continue.

When we can no longer take an active part in it, we will pass it on to our children and grandchildren, who, we hope and pray, will continue to build as we have done, until one day, when the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our God and of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, all people everywhere will live in a just and peaceful world.

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R.M. of Oakview World Day of Prayer

R e e v e For t u n e r e ported on the Midwest Planning District meeting he attended in Kenton.

A report indicating the number of development a nd bu i ld i ng per m it s issued in Oakview in 2019 was reviewed.

Councillor Ken Hyndman reported on the following: property development in Rapid City, the Rapid City L.U.D. Committee meeting, the Rapid City Beach and Reser voir Committee; and the Rapid City fire department. A request was made that the municipality apply for a grant to replace the septic tank at the beach and install a dumping station for the campground.

C ou nc i l lor Gi l l re ported on information received from the Oak River fire department.

An update was received from the Blanshard CDC committee and a request was made that the municipality apply for a grant for the purchase of a new advertising sign for Oak River.

The C.A.O. report was presented to Council. It was noted that an update was received from Westman Communications, indicating that services are to be turned up on Feb. 3, 2020 and that it should take approximately two weeks to complete.

Rapid City Emergency Services -updated quotes for a water tanker truck were received and reviewed. A request to reim-

burse the Rapid City fire department for a snowmobile was discussed, as well as the purchase of additional equipment.

Council agreed to purchase a 2020-2021 membership to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Trans Canada Ye l low he a d H i g hw ay Association and the Agricultural Hall of Fame for 2020.

Council agreed to pay Manitoba Crime Stoppers 10 cents per capita in 2020, as an investment in safeguarding the continued high quality of life that rural Manitobans enjoy.

The CAO was authorized to pay the percentage due on Jan. 31, 2020 for the 2019 school tax levies. The amounts due are: Public Schools Finance Board $75,573.84, Park West School Division $24,774.36, Rolling R iver School Division $271,741.80.

P ubl ic hea r i ng s for special service by-laws for garbage pick-up in Oak R iver and Rapid City and for the Newdale Hall are to be held on Feb. 25, 2020.

Property development in Rapid City, interest in purchasing property in Rapid City.

Council of the R. M. of Oakview are interested in purchasing Lots 2/12 and Lots 14/24; Block 54; Plan A except the W 25 feet of Lot 2 and Lot 14 in the NE and NW 1⁄4 of 20-13-19W in Rapid City as described

in Roll #424800 for future development. Councillor Frank Hyndman abstained from voting.

Council accepted the proposal received from the Manitoba Water Services Board, with amendments as outlined in the minutes of the committee dated Jan. 9, 2020.

Rapid City Beach and Reser voi r C om m it tee have requested that a grant be submitted to upgrade the holding tank/ disposal tank station at the Rapid City beach and council agreed to submit a grant application to install a 2,000 gallon holding/disposal tank station at the beach washrooms/ campground facilities.

Blanshard CDC have requested that a Building Sustainable Communities Program grant be submitted to supply and install a new LED advertising sign along Highway #24 in Oak River. Council agreed to submit a grant application to supply and install a new LED advertising sign for Oak River.

The following grants were paid as per policy: Valleyview Sno Riders $250, Minnedosa & District Services to Seniors $100, Rapid City Ag. Society $1,000, Oak River Ag Society $1,000.00, R iver s & R apid Cit y Senior Ser v ices $10 0, Rolling River Festival of the Arts $100, Minnedosa & District Ser vices to Seniors $100, Minnedosa Regional Archives Inc. $1,000.

By Maggie Smallwood Rivers, MB For nearly 100 years, Ch r i st ia ns f rom over 170 countries have been coming together in spirit, uniting on a common day to pray for relevant issues affecting women and children. Each year, a different country writes the service material, and in 2020, that country is Zimbabwe. In Rivers the World Day of Prayer was hosted this year by Zion Church on Friday evening, Mar. 6.

A small, but enthusiastic, group of 32 people gathered to participate in a meaningful service, with readers from Zion,

Anglican, Roman Catholic, United and Rivers Communit y churches.

The theme this year was based on John 5:2-9a, where Jesus healed a man who had been crippled for 38 years – “Rise! Take your mat and walk.”

In addition to learning compassion for those who are suffering and being encouraged to seek healing and forgiveness for ourselves, we also learned about Zimbabwe, a country unfamiliar to most of us half a world away.

We were made aware of the challenges faced by the women in a developing country. While they str ive for love, peace and reconciliation, we

realized these goals are applicable in our society as well.

An offering of $305 was sent to the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, to be used in support of World Day of Prayer and in grants to both domestic and international organizations offering aid to women and children. Joyful fellowship and refreshments followed the service. Included was a vegetable/ grain salad, similar to a typical Zimbabwean dish. (Committee members had decided not to try a dish described as “ loose fermented porridge”!)

Youth in Philanthropy

Danielle Frederick Youth in Philanthropy

The Rivers Collegiate Youth In Philanthropy group, also known as YIP, are looking for applicants in Rivers and the surrounding area who belong to an organization that requires funding to accomplish their charitable goals. By participating in the YIP, students gain experience and play a role in philanthropy within the community, to create positive developments for others. The Youth in Philanthropy group was introduced at Rivers Collegiate in

2017 with the support of the Thomas Sill Organization and the Rivers and Area Community Foundation and has since achieved great success.

Each year The Youth in Philanthropy at Rivers Collegiate recieves $2,500 from the Rivers and Area Community in cooperation with the Thomas Sill Foundation, based out of Winnipeg.

The money received is distributed to organizations in the community through grants. Some of the grant recipients in previous years include, the Police Cadets of Rivers, the Prairie

Crocus Library, the RCI Wetlands and Centre of Excellance, the RCI Hockey Academy and the RCI Breakfast/Lunch Program and we hope the number of grant applications continues to increase!

If your organization is interested in applying for this grant, please visit our website, https://www. riversareacommunityfoundation.org/youthin-philanthropy/ to acquire an application form. We look forward to receiving your applications and eagerly await the opportunity to present the grants.

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The Cardale rink has been busy on Tuesday evenings as children from the community and surrounding area have been taking to the ice to develop their skating skills. This is the second year that Cardale has had a learn to skate group with hopes to continue next year. This year’s group was lead

by Montana MacDonald and assisted by Calle Peters. Classes wound up Mar. 3 with the kids dressing up, enjoying a fun skate to music, p l ay i n g g a m e s a n d eating hotdogs.

Riverdale Municipality council minutes - Feb. 18

Communications R iver s A g S oc iet ySupport Request Sale transaction changes at RRC- Notification of Change Rink Board presentation by J. McFadden.

A motion was passed stating that: “Whereas the RCC canteen has been and can be a vital revenue source for RCC. And Whereas, there have been irregularities, inconsistencies, and mis-

underst a nd ing in t he f inancia l aspects and operational policies of the RCC Canteen.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved that Riverdale Municipality undertake an in-house comprehensive review of the past and present f inancials as well as the present operating policies of the RCC Canteen.

B e It F u r t he r R e solved that, during the review period the RCC

canteen conduct sales by way of point of sale through electronic and cash transaction.

And Be It Further Resolved that, this undertaking be completed by no later than September 1, 2020, and that all or any f inancial and operating policies be in place by this date.”

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The regular monthly meeting of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held Mar. 3; 14 members attended with one guest. Rivers Branch No. 75 President Dave Cluney attended the meeting as the branch liaison officer.

There were no new applications for membership this month.

Minutes and reports were read and adopted.

The Auxiliary will do the Meals ln Wheels program

for the month of April. A donation was made to the Rolling River Festival of the Arts.

The kitchen inventory has

one-time funding from the Manitoba government to support and enhance the municipalities capacity and capability to prepare for a possible 2020 spring f lood emergency, and to build resiliency for future f loods.

Hydro agreement Council agreed upon changes to t he street lighting system in Rivers

at Memorial Drive.

C ou n c i l a g r e e d t o enter into an agreement to pay Manitoba hydro the sum of $60,553.87 for the installation of a Natural Gas line in the Lake Road Development C ou n c i l a g r e e d t o enter an agreement with t he Mun icipa l it ies of Cla nw i l l ia m-Er ick son and Harrison Park, the Rural Municipalities of

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Someone You Need to Know part six

I’ve attempted to lay down some groundwork for the final letter in this series, wherein I want to present to you the message of redemption and how we are reconciled to God. Each one of us is at enmity with God, regardless of who we are. We are not reconciled by our church denomination or tradition, our self proclamation of being a good person, the pope or the virgin Mary. We are guilty sinners who stand condemned before The Sovereign, Holy Righteous God of the universe who has passed the death sentence on us and that penalty needs to be paid. Without the adequate resources to pay the penalty, how then can we make restitution with God? We can’t, but there is One did it for us.

Let’s read from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans.

• Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory God.” • Romans 6:23a “For the wages of sin is death… But… the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

• Romans 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

• Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now reconciliation.

• Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

If we are fined and stand before a judge in a court of law, in order to demonstrate justice, he must pass sentence. If somebody pays the fine for us, he can legally dismiss our case and that’s exactly what Jesus Christ did when He died on the cross and gave Himself to be a sin offering.(Romans 8:3) In order to be a sin offering, He had to live a life that was completely sinless and that He did.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21 “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” This is called imputation - our sins are imputed unto Christ and His Righteousness unto us. Scripture tells us so: • Acts 16: 31 “... believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved…”

• 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…

My friends, that is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and there is no greater news than this!!

Forgiveness of sins and eternal life is possible through Christ and Him alone.

• Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven...by which we must be saved.”

Christ is someone we all need to know!

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