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Banner Staff Rivers Banner Briley Wood says he started his hockey career with his hometown Rivers Minor Hockey Association when he was 5 or 6 years old. Wood was raised on a grain and cattle farm about 10 miles south and west of Rivers. His next stop on his hockey career is with the Neepawa Junior ”A” Hockey club that plays in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Wood said in an interview with The Banner, “I am very excited and looking forward to starting the season, to meeting the people with the team. I hope we do well.” Wood will be living with a billet family at Neepawa, on a grain farm, and attending Grade12 at Neepawa.

In 2016-17, Wood played with the Yellowhead AAA U-15 Chiefs, where he

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played 34 games and scored five goals and 13 assists. The 2017-18 season saw him back with the same team playing 36 games and scoring 27 goals and 22 assists. In 2018-19, he Back row L/R: Meghan moved to the Yellowhead Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Chiefs U-18 team with Thom 47 Heijmans, Heather Liliane Dupuis. Front games, 16 goals andGray, 32 asrow L/R: sists. Last season, with theMinami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, U-18 team, he played 43Ramsay, Bryce Morgan games with 27 goalsSummers, and 31 Quinn Hrabok. assists. He also played six games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League.

This MJHL season, the Neepawa team will be playing a 40 game schedule in the Central Division. Most of the games Wood will be playing in will be in Neepawa, Portage, Virden and Winkler as those four teams form the Central Div ision. Some games

By Sheila Runions will be interlocking with Banner Staff the other eight teamss rin e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. the MJHL’s Eastern March and 9 edition, the Pupils co-ordinated the entire Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which Western Division.

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cans from the school foyer into the church basement the afternoon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted.

Although the project was a senior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious at RiversPHOTO Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to SUBMITTED for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president Briley Wood played last weekend in theproject Neepawa the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane.

Junior “A” development camp. Wood Dubbed is looking Because the snow had melted students secured a canoe from forward to the 2020-21 junior hockey season.

Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of Rivercampaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

“I heard the idea at a meetcalled the Winnipeg Freeze St.ment of a 12th team, the and divisional realignment. ing in Brandon.

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By Eoin Devereux School had tried Fill a Canoe and start play this season, MJHL has also unveiled “50 Below Sports & EnRivers Banner conjunction the 10-day which begins oninFriday, Oct.withdetails for its schedule. The tertainment, along with all Festivalofduthe Voyaguer in Win- season is set to of our member clubs, have Well, this came out of 9. The additional 2020-21 nipeg in February. It was very nowhere. In a surprise move Freeze brings the number ofwhenever beginI on successful and hearFriday, Oct. 9, and really stepped up and put revealed late on Friday, Sept. member clubs in the league beperk significantly modi- the players first to provide food bank, my earswill always up!”

4, the Manitoba Junior to 12 for the first time since fied to mitigate risk due to safe and competitive debrought the sugHockey League (MJHL) 2003, when the She St. then James COVID-19.

It will feature velopment conditions,” said The canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, has announced that it has Canadians folded. The a three division, 40-game “These are trying Elementary School Saurette. was which supported the idea and adequately filled. times as teams continue with granted an expansion fran- decision also puts multiple schedule. asked her to present the promo-

and Chimo Beach areas for contributions from the community.

When all was said and done, the scales at Riverdale Harvest noted a total of 434 pounds, “a fabulous amount,” says Heather.

“We are so pleased they decided to help those we serve. A lot of times kids don’t get enough credit but this group of students certainly deserves some praise.

All students stayed behind to help check expiry dates, sort and

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

Elementary school staff member/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign in her school. That threeweek effort simply encouraged students to leave product in the canoe; 87 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

MJHL adds 12th team, effective immediately New team in Winnipeg will begin play this season

chise to 50 Below Sports & Entertainment. 50 Below already owns the MJHL’s Winnipeg Blues and the Western Hockey League’s Winnipeg Ice. The new team will be

teams in Winnipeg, which hasn’t happened since the Winnipeg Saints re-located to Virden in 2012.

New alignment Along with the announce-

In the media release announcing the move, MJHL commissioner Kevin Saurette indicated that adding a 12th franchise enhanced the flexibility needed for a schedule with reduced travel

necessary preparations for the difficult season ahead as we are all committed to developing our players in a safe, structured and responsible environment.”

Intense rivalries For Neepawa, the move will place the team in a division with the Portage Terriers, Virden Oil Capitals and Winkler Flyers. Team president Ken Waddell said that the 2020-21 MJHL schedule and divisional structure creates some exciting possibilities for Neepawa.

“The three division concept will result in an intensified rivalry between Neepawa, Portage and Virden.

Being in a four team division

and with only 40 games, the team’s travel costs will be reduced a bit. Having 12 teams in the league is a good move and considering there use to be three teams in Winnipeg, having two is a good step for the league.” stated Waddell.

“We are very grateful for all the existing and sponPhotonew

by Heather Gray sors that have stepped up in this year of uncertainty. It’s been amazing. Now that we have a firm schedule, we are able to announce season tickets, flex pacs and walk-up ticket prices.”

Personally speaking!

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W

e have been earning a living running computers in the newspaper business for over 30 years.

We were among the first papers to adopt desktop publishing and among the first to use digital cameras. In the early days, we still used film cameras, believe it or not.

We have come to know and appreciate all that computers can do for businesses and for families. We use phones, email, websites, Facebook and Google every day in our work.

That said, computerization has gone way too far. When you want to actually talk to a live person, or need to talk to one, it’s an almost impossible task. The credit card companies aren’t too bad, if you have routine things to ask, such as confirming a credit balance or determining available credit. If your question gets more complicated than that, you are out of luck. The phone options are endless and can be very confusing.

Try calling a bank. Unless you are lucky enough to have earned the privilege of having a person’s direct line number, you may as well save your breath. The call will be relayed to just about anywhere but where you want to go. Call the Bank of Nova Scotia and you end up in a call centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Makes sense, I guess, except the nice person in Halifax has no idea where you are or what branch to send you to. It’s the case for all banks and quite

frankly, the customer experience with credit unions is drifting that way.

The breakneck race to fully automated customer service is due to three things.

One, it is deemed to be faster. Two, it may be cheaper, but three, it is mostly a case of sheer laziness. The lazy life is a lot simpler if you don’t have to be bothered with those annoying people called customers.

Our newspapers have answering machines and hopefully they don’t kick in very often during regular office hours. People don’t like them and they certainly don’t like having to “press 1” for customer service and “press 2” for sales. It’s not usually that simple, as many automated phone systems have dozens of options.

Bell-MTS and Manitoba Hydro have become horrible with customer service.

You can wait for a long time to talk to a real live person. I love it when you phone in and even the nice people on the other end of the line admit that the system has screwed up, as it is “new” and all the kinks haven’t been worked out yet. Ya think!

It doesn’t matter if it’s banking, phone companies, Hydro, retail or newspapers, we need to get back to local staffing and local responses. The computer age has gone too far and needs to be reined in. Some things are better done by phone or computer, but there quickly comes a time, in any human interaction, where face-to-face or at least voice-to-voice transactions have to happen.

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Ken Waddell There is a harsh reality in any community. It is especially harsh in rural communities. We need each other to survive. It’s fine to order something off Amazon or say, “It’s OK, we don’t need local service,” but that is a very slippery slope. Rural Manitoba is literally littered with abandoned towns and businesses where people have gone to “bigger and better” centres for service. If you don’t believe that, I invite you to drive 50 miles in any direction from where you live in rural Manitoba and count the number of businesses, community halls, rinks and industries that are no longer there. Even some newspapers have succumbed to the side effects of centralization and newspaper corporations’ inability to understand local needs and conditions. In our area of the world, the community papers at Carberry, Reston, Souris, Deloraine and Melita are all shut down. There were two main reasons, corporations took over and cut staff.

That resulted in advertisers and readers abandoning their local papers. Services,

retail goods and news need be provided locally. It isn’t always about money and cutting costs. It’s always about doing the right thing.

Letting everything go to corporations and computers isn’t the right thing.

To bring it to an even sharper local focus, how many curling clubs have had a prize donated by Facebook or Amazon? It isn’t those corporations that provide the cash and labour to keep our communities viable. It’s the local businesses and residents.

It’s the local co-op, electrician, car dealer and yes, the newspaper, that helps out with local causes.

More than any other time in the history of rural Manitoba, it’s important to keep as much as we can personal and local.

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.

What manner of man is this - part two

Jesus Christ was raised in the obscure town of Nazareth, in the northern part of Israel called Galilee. Here we find the Sea of Galilee, where much of Jesus’ ministry occurred, and though it’s called a sea, it’s the lowest freshwater lake in the world. The Jordan River, where John The Baptist baptized Jesus, runs through it from the north to the Dead Sea, the lowest elevation on earth.

During Christ’s times, the Sea of Galilee was surrounded by hundreds of towns on its shores, where the people depended on trade and fishing for their livelihood. Four of the apostles, James and John, brothers, and Andrew and Peter, also brothers, made their living by fishing on the sea. It’s here where Jesus said He would make them fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19).

The Sea of Galilee is prone to severe and sudden weather changes due to its geographic location. Being so low in elevation and surrounded by hills,

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the height difference produces large temperature and pressure drops that cause winds to drop to the sea and funnel through the hills. Much of the fishing was done by throwing out nets from close to shore, but if you went out in a boat, you took the chance of being caught in severe weather and being seasoned fishermen, the disciples knew this, having been in some nasty conditions themselves.

On this particular day, while out in their boat with a most unusual passenger, a violent storm arose: •Luke 8:22-25 - “Now it came to pass on a certain day, that He went into a ship with His disciples: and He said unto them, ‘Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.’ And they launched forth. But as they sailed, He fell asleep, and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, ‘Master, Master, we perish.’

Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm. And He said unto them, ‘Where is your faith?’ And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, ‘What manner of man is this, for He commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey Him!’” They weren’t inexperienced when it came to fishing, but this was an unusually violent storm that descended onto the lake, and the men, knowing their lives were in danger, had to call out to the Lord to save them. Due to His exhausting ministry of preaching, Jesus was asleep, but when awoken, He commanded the weather to be calm. Did you notice the disciples were afraid after witnessing what had just happened? Though they were becoming familiar with their master, they hadn’t fully realized that He was indeed the Son of God who had all the power and authority of God. This storm was intentional so

the power of Christ could be displayed.

Do you know that those who haven’t called upon the Lord Jesus Christ are perishing?

The Apostle Paul tells us in the Bible: •1 Corinthians 1:18 - “For the message of the cross (gospel) is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” Did you notice Jesus asked His disciples where their faith was? Matthew 8:26 tells us

perishing in our sins and that we need to call out to Jesus Christ to be saved.

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

As with the disciples, when one knows the Son of the Living God, it’s hard to stay quiet.

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He said, “Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith?” It was strengthened during their time spent with Christ, witnessing His death and resurrection and then receiving the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.

Because of their time spent with Christ, the Son of the Living God, they went from being fearful to men that “Turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6), preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ. Sometimes God brings situations or storms into our lives for us to realize we are

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen Hens and Roosters

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social media clip caught my attention, and watching the videos of chickens– hens and roosters– scaring the wits out of man and beast, activated my own series of memory clips involving the feathered menace.

My early childhood home was on the same yard as my paternal grandparents. This allowed for close interaction with not only grandparents, but aunts, uncles and cousins. My youngest aunt is 10 years my senior. She would have been early teens when the ruling rooster decreed that she could not leave the fenced house yard. My aunt tried the front gate, the side gate and always thwarted by the ferocious beast, decided to foil the creature and leap the back fence. Alas, she broke her arm in the fall. I don’t recall what happened to the rooster, but I do know that fall we celebrated my Grandmother’s birthday with roast chicken! With that scene come the horror and amazement with which we grandchildren witnessed a headless chicken careened around the chopping block…

In the farm yard was a long, low galvanized tank for hauling water from the dugout to the barn. To prevent excess loss of water, the only opening was a rough square cut on the top. I know that we could easily slip into the

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein Emerging from the mud

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spent the f irst 18 years of my life living and working on our family farm in central Alberta.

To this day, the smell of fresh mown hay or the sight of combines and trucks in a grain f ield trigger a desire to return to farm life, even if it’s just for a day or two.

My years on the farm taught me a lot about life and living. Beginning this week, I want to share some stories from my childhood that illustrate important life lessons.

This week’s story takes me back to a typical spring on the farm. The topsoil on our farm was called “gumbo.” According to Wikipedia, “Gumbo soil is a mixture, which often has some small amounts of sand and organic material, but is typically def ined by the overwhelming presence of very f ine particles of clay. Tough gumbo soils are exceptional at water retention, they can be diff icult to farm, as precipitation will turn gumbo into a unique, muddy f iasco that is challenging to work using large farming equipment.”

That’s exactly how I remember the soil on our farm. The f irst warm days of spring forced us to get up extra early to do our Saturday chores. We wanted to get as much done as we could while the ground was still frozen. Once it started to thaw, the ground became so slippery that nothing could move. And it stuck to our rubber boots, forcing us to do a type of kick step to separate the mud from

tank, so I imagine it would have been 12 to 18 inches square. So where am I going with a water tank in a chicken story? The thrill of the chase was for one of the cousins to enter the barn yard, incite the rooster and safely make a dive into the tank before being attacked.

How none of us ever skinned our shins or scalps, I will never know. My older cousin Bill was the master of this game– his speed and timing perfect, every time.

Then there was the year the family purchased a brand new vehicle. With large, shiny, ref lective hubcaps. The ruler of the barn yard, strutting past, caught the image of a new cock on the block. Stopping, drawing back, the “other” rooster also stopped and drew back. Out came the spurs and the rooster attacked the hubcap several times, and then, with chagrin and a shoulder check as to who may have witnessed this wasted show of power, walked away. There were witnesses…

In the years of farming at Riding Mountain, we raised chickens and inevitably, there would be a rooster or two among the f lock. One fall morning, that crisp morning when sound carries far and clear, the family, in the house, heard my cry of pain, followed by strong words of anger. As I came in for breakfast, my partner asked, with a smile, “he got you good, did he?” Yes, “he” drew blood as he pulled a chunk out of my leg.

Good meal, that!

Or the time there was a young rooster learning to crow in the back of the cavernous shed. Annoyed by the raucous repeated sound, one son threw a nut the 40 feet and hit the bird smack on the head. My daughterin-law, raised with a waste not want not principle, dressed the bird and served it for supper. Toughest chicken I ever ate!

Five minute video– 30 minute review! the boots. I remember many occasions when a well executed kick step sent my rubber boot f lying off my foot, forcing me to hop on the other foot to fetch it while my brothers laughed loudly behind my back.

But eventually, the yard dried up and things began to grow. The pastures and hay f ields turned green. Leaves appeared on our deciduous trees. My mom’s roses (her pride and joy) came to life, as did her other perennials. And before long, other green things began to appear— things like thistles, pig weeds, stink weeds and dandelions. They sprouted quickly and grew rapidly, especially in our trees.

And from there, they spread seeds and good cheer everywhere in our yard, much to everyone’s disgust.

All these plants shared one thing in common. They appeared every spring out of the mud created by the melting snow. Some of these plants brought us great pleasure. The roses and other f lowers were a delight to look at. The pasture and hay land gave us a good supply of feed for our cattle. And the weeds in our f ields? They were returned to the mud from which they came and provided nourishment for our grain crops.

But the weeds that took root in our trees were another matter. Their seeds spread everywhere– but especially in mom’s f lower beds and garden. They had to be attacked and conquered to keep them from taking over the garden and reducing its yield.

Farm plants share a lot in common with people.

We all come from the earth. We are dust and to dust we will one day return. Some people are a delight to live and work with. Wherever they go, they make their world a better place in which to live. Others also set a good example– but theirs is an example of how to do everything wrong.

The choices we make today will determine the people we will be tomorrow and the lasting inf luence that our lives will have. We need to make those choices wisely.

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Observation

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he last long weekend of the summer is gone.

We call it the labor weekend. Some might wish that they could labor and open their businesses Others are trying to maintain their sanity as they work many hours in dangerous situations, like our doctors and nurses and the first responders.

We are also very concerned for the teachers in this challenging situation of the Pendamic and teach the children. Retired people, who otherwise enjoy their free time traveling and enrich their quality of life, now have to be super careful because they have their age against them and could catch the Covid-19 virus..

We now live in a world where we, if we are followers of Jesus, need to search our Bible and find out how we can survive until God calls us home to glory, to be with Him in Heaven. If makes life so much easier when we know that God is in control and all we need to do is labor for Him and rest in His peace.

Whatever we do, do it to the glory of God and “our labor in the Lord is not be in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58).

On this Day Sept 11

1839- 1st Canadian track & field meet was held at Caer Howell Grounds in Toronto, future site of the Canadian National Exhibition.

1916- The central span of Quebec Bridge, a road, rail and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (since 2002 a western suburb of Quebec City) and Lévis, Quebec, collapsed during reconstruction, killing 13 men. The project failed twice, at the cost of 88 lives, and took over 30 years to complete.

1936- US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam. 1951- Florence Chadwick becomes the 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France in 16 hours,19 min.

1958- Robert W. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet often called “the Bard of the Yukon”, who wrote “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee” died on this day in France.

1978- The last known person dies of smallpox.

2001- A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda involving passenger airplanes crashing into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field claim more than 2,800 lives.

2001- Gander airport in Newfoundland and Labrador receives thousands of passengers after terrorists use airliners to attack the World Trade Center in New York. Hundreds of f lights to the United States are diverted to Gander, Halifax and other Canadian airports.

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Beautiful blue skies backdrop the freshly harvested fields just west of Rivers.

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State of emergency lifted, projects approved Everday Encounter Rural Municipality of Oakview-August 11

Reports of Committees Midwest Planning-Lisa Hamilton is the new employee for the planning district and she will be starting Monday, August 17.

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

Midwest Weed DistrictStaff have been completing spraying throughout the municipality.

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.

The CAO will check with Bob to see where the material removed will be located.

Blanshard CDC-The CDC met on August 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 August 13 to further discuss the drainage concerns for the

community of Rapid City.

Oak River Fire Department-The new tanker truck is operational and has been used for one call.

Rapid City Fire Department-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-The LUD met on August 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 August 10 and discussed stray cats around the community, street lighting, playground upgrades, property standards, and Westman Communication connections.

The CAO Report was presented to Council.

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

Disaster Site and 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 August 12, in hopes we can

complete repairs prior to harvest starting in the area.

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 CityGD Newton will be meeting with members of Council and staff on August 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 West Watershed district and will 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 ByLaw. The deadline for the properties to be cleaned up is August 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 agreed to contract Gill Farms for Project 2 to be completed as advertised.

Repairs are to be completed

by August 31, 2020. Council also agreed to contract Gill Farms for Project 3 to be completed as advertised.

Repairs are to be completed

by August 31, 2020.

Council agreed to contract Gill Farms for Project 7 to be completed as advertised. Repairs are to be completed by August 31, 2020.

Council agreed to contract Guscott Backhoe & Trucking Ltd. for Projects 1,5 and 8 to be completed as advertised. Repairs are to be completed by August 31, 2020.

Accounts payable amounting to $236,479.08 were passed for payment.

Gill Farms Ltd invoices for the total of $86,958.40 were approved.

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Name: Susan Green Birthday: Feb 17, 1966 Occupation: retired/owner of CJ’s First job: Canadian Tire Hobbies: photography, painting/drawing In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: 1998 Where do you live? Rivers in summer, warm climate in Winter Hometown: Pembroke, Ontario Where did you attend school? Pembroke, Ontario Dream Vacation Spot: anywhere with Lorne Favourite Food: ice cream, duh!!

Favourite holiday: 3 weeks in mountains with Lorne and our van, “awesome”!

Favourite Song or Artist: Elton John tied with Queen Favourite Sports Team: whatever team the grandkids are playing on Favourite Animal: dog Favourite TV show: Yellowstone Favourite Actor/Actress: Kevin Costner When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? No idea, I was 12.

Comment: One thing I can say about my experiences in life, is that it’s way too short. Don’t wait till its too late, or you’re too old, or you get sick. Retire as soon as you can. Its not about the money, fancy car, big house, its about spending time, making memories and enjoying this wonderful life.

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Rapid City Regional if the Oak River branch side yard setback in the GD Plan Proposal, Rapid City- forward quotes at the beginLibrary-Insurance remedi- could be included in the big Zone of 15 feet to be varied Members of Council and ning of September for the to 6 feet. ation work is being com- weekly sale flyer. staff met with GD Newton clean-ups to be scheduled Rapid City Emergency State of Local Emer- on August 13 to discuss once approved by Council. pleted in the basement.

Local Improvement ByRapid City Reservoir Services – Rapid City gency/EMO -The muni- details on drainage issues Committee-Councillor van Emergency Services passed cipality will not extend the within Rapid City and law, Rapid City WaterVeen reported that emails a COVID – 19 Response local state of emergency. surrounding area. GD main Extension, North were sent out about remedi- policy for the department The current local state of Newton will continue with Side-Council reviewed the emergency will expire Au- their preliminary review information to be sent to ation work. The CAO will to follow.

CAO Report was pre- gust 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm. and site inspection; they property owners in the local contact the committee to sented to Council.

Disaster Site and Repair will be in contact with the improvement area. In order discuss the matter.

Lakeside Septic Public hearing- Con- Update- Manager of PublicNDREA L a nd D e ve lo pment municipality to schedule to ensure the project is movService & Fast Works, Brad Kingdon, Committee-The g roup ditional Use Hearing the next meeting once the ing forward the deadline for Stylist Heather DAMSON Stylist Wendy Harder Variation Applicationsupdated council on the discussedActively propertyserving locatedRivers appropriate Minnedosa-based mobile dental hygienist information is information to be returned Roberds state of repairs. compiled. andavenue area on Wednesdays • Residential Commercial Rapid CityStylist/nail Co-op tech Melissacurrent will&be September 4, 2020. at 415-2nd in Rapid with competitive rates.

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They would like to address the timeline of the project as this was to be complete months ago. The CAO will draft a letter to be sent to Burns Maendel.

Municipal Gravel Supply -Due to the weather events this summer the municipality will need additional supply of gravel.

Council discussed and reviewed an agreement to purchase, and quote for crushing gravel.

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June rain causes gravel shortage Continued from page 6 Extensive damage due to the heavy rain event in June has caused a shortage of gravel supply;so Council approved the purchase of 1876 yards of gravel from Russell Redi-Mix Concrete for the cost of $21,564.48, including taxes and a gravel purchase ag SCLERODERMA reement w it h Chr ist ie MANITOBA Organic for the purchase of Virtual Education Conference 10,000 yards of gravel.

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J. & C. Fortune, Letter of Concern, 2020 Calcium A ppl ic at ion- C ou nc i l re viewed the letter of concern.

Due to the application being gravelled over, it was determined that administration will work with the rate payer to remedy the issue.

Request for Donat ionRapid City Museum Council agreed to donate $171.36 in

payment of the 2020 taxes.

Manitoba Habitat Heritage Cor porat ion, Not ice of Intent NE 22-12-19, SE 22-12-19-The CAO will respond to Manitoba Habitat Heritage as it appears this request is not for the Rura l Mun icipa l it y of Oakview.

Manitoba Infrastructure, Emergency Management Exercise Requirements-Due to the pandemic, the municipality will not be required to complete an emergency exercise in 2020.

Municipal Waste Management, Curb Side Pickup, Rapid City-The f irst curb side pickup is complete.

A couple properties were missed, but overall the collection went smoothly. Additional bins may be offered to properties at the cost of $207.00 annually.

L. Lepp, Request for temporary use of Machinery Road 74 – Council reviewed the request and have no issues with the temporary use. Administration will communicate with the applicant to clarify the timeline in which they will be using the portion of the right of way.

Council approved payrol l cheques a mou nt i ng to $345,90 0.68, and accounts payable amounting to $104,321.81.

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Manitoba COVID-19 Bulletin #182

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 1.3 per cent and 16 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today.

This brings the total number of cases in Manitoba to 1,365.

The data shows: •one case in the Prairie Mountain Health region; •one case in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and •14 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The data also shows: •404 active cases and 945 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; •there are 12 people in hospital and three people in intensive care; and •the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 16.

Preliminary investigations indicate that several of today’s Winnipeg cases are close contacts of known cases and are not linked to any current outbreaks. Case investigations continue and if a public health risk is identified, the public will be notified.

Confirmed laboratory testing numbers show 653 tests were completed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February to 149,188.

Public Health is advising of a possible exposure to COVID-19 may have occurred on Sept 2. to 5 at the Tim Horton’s located at 3296 Portage Ave. in Winnipeg. Times of exposures are listed online and can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/ flights.html#event.

The Keystone Centre Specimen Collection Site in Brandon will close permanently after Sept. 12. Those seeking testing are advised to visit the Brandon Town Centre site. For all testing site locations visit www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/testing.html.

As students, teachers and staff return to school this week, public health officials strongly encourage all Manitobans to return to the fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This means staying home if you are sick, washing/sanitizing your hands, covering your cough and physically distancing when you are with people outside your household. If you cannot physically distance, wear a mask.

Unless recommended by Public Health, only individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should go for testing. Individuals with symptoms are asked to seek testing as soon as possible once symptoms are present. Employers are asked to only send employees for testing if they have symptoms or if testing has been recommended by public health officials.

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RM of Elton draft minutes

August 11, 2020 regular meeting The following are notes from a draft copy posted on the RM of Elton website.

Resolutions and additional notes will be provided for Council review prior to official adoption of the Minutes at the next regular meeting of Council.

N W 6 -12-18 W P M second dwelling options (in future - s/b done by separate legal arrangement): Morgan and Farhan A hmed ( Mad Dog Ice Cream), are proposing a new dwelling and General (Convenience) Store on Lot 7 & 8, Block 1, Plan 96 BLTO (9 Kendrick Street) in Forrest, MB. The proposed dwelling with attached garage will be approximately 24’ x 72’. The General Store will be run out of the existing house on the east side of the property. Prior to a Variation Order Application a Secondary Dwelling Permit is required as there will be two dwellings on the property while the construction of the new dwelling is being built. The applicant will be required to obtain all

necessary permits from the Keystone Planning District and any other authorities having jurisdiction. SE 1511-17 WPM notice of no valid building permit for attached garage.

Council of the Rural Municipality of Elton (Elton) authorized the following Commissionaires Manitoba employees to be Designated Officers for Elton: Michael Lawrence, Peter Dick, Robert Mathews, Norbert Pelland and Keith Griffith.

Council gave second and third reading to By-law No. 1633 MB Infrastructure (Construction and Maintaining A Water Pipeline Under PTH No. 10).

Council approved additional paths as provided by RFNow Inc. on SE 39-1118 WPM as circulated to Council.

Council authorized payment to the following for equipment rentals upon submission of an invoice: Sid Perchak, 2005 Bobcat S175 with Forks $ $96.60 per hour Cameron Hales, Gooseneck Trailer $ $ 0.00 per hour Council appointed Jen-

nifer Sutherland (interim) as the Secretary to the Board of Revision, as Senior Election Official and a representative to the Whitehead Elton Regional Water Cooperative Inc. Council approved Nextgen Drainage Solutions to complete a survey, which includes a design for Wheatbelt Road for $800, and $100 fee to complete the permits Meighen Haddad-Subdivision for SW 1⁄4 21-12-17 WPM now complete City of Brandon Public Hearing: Amending Brandon’s Secondary Plan By-Law Subdivision File No. 4124-18-7927 (McPhail)Cond. Approval expired.

Must reapply for subdivision if proceeding Council authorized contracting Centennial Gravel to remove Cattails from the Lagoon located in Forrest, MB for a cost not to exceed $5000 plus taxes.

Council approved accounts in the amount of $668,888.68 as per list of accounts circulated to the members of Council.