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cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools.

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

BY MICAH WADDELL 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 The view from Jake Fast Park boat launch. The open water in the bottom left project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne is a spring fed area that stays open year Dubbed round,the regardless of ice thickness tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camHeather Grayand and Liliane.

Boat Load of Food, temperature.

Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged be portaged acrossI the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in intent f ill it with Though the photo doesn’t show it, this yearwith hasanhad thetolargest number of shacks 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 have seen on the lake in my time living in Rivers. Shacks have popped up in larger campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger numbers this year in the Chimo area, as well as the group near Airplane bags, boxes and garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22. by that class,usual the original ideaup carried Bay. It seems as though with COVID-19, more people have made found the time and came from a suggestion by has harvest volunteer Liliane desire to get out on the lake. Ice thickness proven to be more than enough Dupuis. for the larger shacks and fishing is reportedly good. heard the idea at a meetStay safe on the ice and have a happy New “I Year. ing in Brandon. St. Augustine School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Festival du Voyaguer in Winnipeg in February. It was very successful and whenever I hear food bank, my ears always perk up!”

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We need hope and fairness

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he seemingly never-ending battle against COVID-19 is grinding everyone down. Now, the C-19 battle is nowhere as bad a the 1918 Flu, at least not so far. The C-19 battle pales in comparison to the desperation and losses in the Battle of Britain or the Siege of Stalingrad. We all get that, or at least, I hope we do.

The problems with C-19 are numerous, but the main one seems to be a lack of fairness and hope. Politicians and some civil servants will say we are “all in the same boat.” That is an outright lie! We may all be in the same storm, but we are certainly not all in the same boat. The politicians, civil servants and many others are still drawing a paycheque. They may have to work from home or work under less than ideal conditions, but they are all still getting a paycheque. As I have said in this space before, most of the people who insist on shutting down the economy are still going to get paid.

It’s the businesses, and especially the declared“non-essential” businesses, that are suffering.

The government made a big mistake by not applying uniform rules to all businesses and by declaring certain retail goods as non-essential. A “hope and fairness” policy would have allowed all businesses to stay at 30 to 50 per

cent capacity. It is quite amazing how quickly the plexiglass shields went up and the masks went on. The social distancing took place pretty quickly.

We need hope and fairness and, in my view, such a policy would not change the infection rate in Manitoba.

The government’s biggest fear is that the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) will simply run out of space and staffing and that is a genuine concern. There is a genuine concern that staff at all levels of health care will wear out. But looking back over the past several months and the C-19 deaths, have we not learned something here? For example, way more care homes and hospitals have not had C-19 than have had outbreaks.

It would seem that staff did something right at those places and maybe there is something to be learned from that.

Have we not learned that if a care home runs short of staff that they should immediately call in extra help, be it military, Red Cross or the ambulance service? A few years ago, we lived next door to a large housing complex in Winnipeg and while it wasn’t a care home, as such, there was certainly a high level of care required within its walls. The ambulances were there just about every night. It only makes sense that when the care homes get overwhelmed, and they all do at some point, then call in

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Ken Waddell help. There is no shame in that, it only makes sense. Surely, we have learned that lesson.

C-19 isn’t exclusively lethal to old people, but certainly a high percentage of the severe cases and deaths have been in the elderly age group. Is it possible that seniors home policies have made the lethal effects worse? Here’s a second hand story that may be helpful. A qualified health professional inquired about their mother’s health and was advised that she was being “monitored” and upon further inquiry, determined that the effects of dehydration were taking its toll. Upon asking why the mother was not getting IV treatment, the answer was, “We don’t do that here.” The family called an ambulance and after five days in hospital with appropriate treatment, mother was back up and around.

How many old people have died because they didn’t get the right care at

the right time? I don’t know, but there is an answer out here somewhere.

How many people who died, would have died anyway? I don’t know that either, but there is an answer out there somewhere. I beg government to do more and please, please tell us what is being done. Generally speaking, the Province of Manitoba communications department really sucks.

Easier to understand rules and better communications would go a long way towards giving Manitobans a sense of hope and fairness. That is all I ask.

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.

The names of Jesus Christ - part one

Happy New Year everybody!! Let’s pray and hope that 2021 will be a better year than 2020, and to start it off, I want to share with you a small list of the names and titles ascribed to Jesus Christ, with the purpose of revealing His exalted position.

The Bible tells us that Jesus ascended into heaven after His crucifixion and was seated at the right hand of God the Father and given authority over all things - 1 Peter 3:22.

In addition to that, He was exalted and given the name that is above every name Philippians 2:9.

If you have any doubts regarding the preeminence of Christ, listen to what He told the unbelieving Jews, His own people that He came to save.

•John 5:37,39,40 - “...the Father who sent me has Himself testified concerning me. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scrip-

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tures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.”

My friends, the Bible is all about Christ Jesus. The Old Testament is Christ concealed and the New is Christ revealed; wherein God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, Scripture and the Apostles attest to it and are His witnesses. This week we’ll start with the ABCs. The Alpha and Omega: Revelation 22:13 - “I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, as A and Z are in the english.

We learn at a young age to use the alphabet to make words and sentences to convey information, knowledge and wisdom. The Bible reveals to us knowledge and wisdom through Jesus Christ. He is eternal, the first and the last and everything in between.

Our Advocate: 1John 2:1b

- “if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” God the Father forgives our sins through Jesus Christ alone.

The Anointed One: Acts 4:26 - “The kings of earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against His anointed one.”

Jesus Christ is the Anointed One of God to bring redemption to lost sinners.

The Author of Life: Acts 3:15 - “You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.” The Apostle Peter was informing the Jews who they had crucified. Jesus Christ is the beginner and originator of life.

The Beloved Son: Matthew 3:17 - “And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with Him I am well pleased.” The Father set His seal on the Son to offer forgiveness of sins and salvation to unbelievers.

The Bread of Life: John 6:35 - “I am the Bread of life: whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” In ancient times, bread was the most highly valued food, sustaining life. Hebrews 2:10 tells us that everything exists through Christ.

The Bridegroom: John 3:29 - “He who has the bride is the bridegroom…” In the Old Testament, Israel was depicted as the bride of the Lord.

In the New Testament, the church is the bride of Christ.

The Bright and Morning Star: Revelation 22:16b - “I am the root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.” Ancient seafarers used the stars to navigate, which gave them points of reference and guided them to their destination. Jesus is the only one who can give us eternal life and passage into heaven.

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swered, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.’” Jesus was asking His disciples who they thought He was and this was the reply from Peter.

Christ is the Greek word for anointed one.

The Chosen One: Luke 9:35 - “A voice came from above, saying, ‘This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to Him.’” In this verse, God the Father reveals that His Son, Jesus Christ, is the one He has chosen to bring salvation to lost sinners.

The Cornerstone: Acts 4:10,11 - “then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is ‘the stone the builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’”

The cornerstone, foundation stone or setting stone, is the most important piece in the building of a masonry foun-

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dation. Jesus says in Matthew 16:18 that He will build His church. The Bible says He is the most crucial and vital piece in the foundation of the church; without Christ, there is no church.

Creator: John 1:3 “Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.” Colossians 1:16 - “For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.

Whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.” God the Son, along with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit - being equal - created all things.

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By Rita Friesen No resolutions here!

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emember when it was popular to make New Year resolutions? Perhaps it still is? It was as if starting a new calendar enabled us to start fresh. As I have aged– and hopefully matured– every day is now that gift. And I utilize it to the max!

Thought getting older would make it easier to be kind and gentle and good– you know– all those goals one has for life. That was shot down years ago when I asked a mentor, many years my senior then (and about the age I am now!) if it did indeed get easier to be good as one aged. With her characteristic smile and wit– “no, but I keep hoping!” and so it is for me.

For the first time in decades, I have embarked on an assisted journal. There are cues and questions to begin each page and we are entitled to date the page, thereby moving at our own speed and discretion.

Don’t feel like addressing the book, wait, forgot a day– forgive. I like that. One of the thought provoking quotes– “Deal with people you can learn from.

Welcome those who can learn from you.”

I have been able to learn from people of all ages.

Mr. Jacob Bergen, father of many, educated his two oldest children, and they, in turn, educated their younger siblings. All but the youngest earned de-

grees, the youngest choosing to take over the farm.

He spoke German and I English, and we connected easily. He was elderly when he was still planting trees, fruit trees. He was showing me the apple sapling growing in the pit of a decayed tree. I wondered aloud why he was still planting trees when he would not likely live to eat the fruit. With a twinkle in his wise old eyes, he assured me that his grandchildren would certainly enjoy the apples. And isn’t that what so many of us want, a better world for our children and grandchildren…

My youngest daughter was 10 when I became a grandmother and I admit I went a little ga-ga over the event. I have always loved babies, knowing they become children and then adults! One day, my daughter took me to task– “you know, mama, that whatever you do for this grandchild, you will be expected to do for all the others.” Yikes! Out of the mouths of children. I can’t say I thanked her at the time, but certainly have, many times, since then!

My paternal grandmother was looking intently at a photo in my parents’ china cabinet. The image was of a stately matron, head held high, forward looking, wearing a be-f lowered pill box hat. Standing beside her, I commented– “that’s you, Grandma.” With a slight shrug and an embarrassed chuckle, with her German accent– “I tot it was the qveen.” Laugh at oneself when necessary!

Looking back, I have been inf luenced and mentored by a wide variety of individuals. They have all enriched my life, widened my view. I don’t know, yet, if I have had an impact on many others. I trust I have. May those who remember my silliness and oddities also recall, fondly, my strengths!

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Name: Crystal Johnston Birthday: November 12, 1988 Occupation: Owner of Wildf lower Business Solutions First job: Kims Cotton Candy Hobbies: When I am not running my business, or chasing kiddos, I enjoy reading, attempting to be crafting and trying to create something delicious in the kitchen.

In Rivers/Rapid City/Oak River since: Forever Where do you live? Rivers, across from the toboggan hill Hometown: Rapid City Where did you attend school? Rapid City Elementary, then Elton Collegiate Dream vacation spot: Greece Favourite food: Farm Grown Pork Chops Favourite holiday: Christmas Favourite song or artist: Kip Moore Favourite sports team: I don’t really watch sports… but for my husbands sake, I better say Winnipeg Jets Favourite animal: Panda Bear Favourite TV show: Currently Virgin River Favou r ite ac tor/ac t ress: M at t hew McConaughey When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? Veterinarian Comment: I love being able to call this community home and raise our family here, it’s an added bonus that I also get to grow my business in this community as well.

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Can truth be subjective?

Today, w it h t he fa ke news epidemic and the ease at which information, true or false, can be published on a website without review, it takes critical thought to decipher truth. When Trump claimed to have won the American election, about 50 million voters believed him. It would seem that there are many truths one can pick and choose from these days, but in reality, there are certain events that have happened and others that are happening.

There are many books and articles written about Climate Change, some attempt to deny it exists. People can write very convincingly, but that does not necessarily make them truthful.

Science does not pretend to be a finite truth, but with peer review it does tend to establish agreement.

Of the scientif ic peer reviewed studies done on climate warming

99.9 per cent have determined that the burning of fossil fuels has caused an unprecedented rapid heating of the earth’s atmosphere and oceans. That’s a lot of PHD power!

I don’t know how to make people care for our amazingly beautiful yet delicately balanced earth. I feel so saddened by the complacency of Canadians in regard to the heating of our biosphere, which is very like the human body in that it needs to maintain a certain temperature to allow life to thrive. If you’ve ever experienced a body temperature increase of five degrees and lived through it, you’ll have an insight into how slight temperature change can affect living systems.

Why not move toward a world without oil? Why do we work against our own interest to protect Big Oil? Imagine a world with no smog. Imagine clean air, water and

land. What is so horrible about getting off oil? China and Europe are well on the way to developing green economies.

Canada, on the other hand, the highest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has given Big Oil $3.3 billion annually.

Since 2016, Export Development Canada has given 47 billion of our tax dollars in oil subsidies and only $7 billion to green technologies.

The government wants to protect jobs, but oil is a sinking ship. Solar, today, is the least expensive energy source to date. We need creative and bold action, not the same old, same old, do nothing dangerous path that we are on now. If you have read this to the end, thank you and bless your heart. ever so sincerely, Mary Lowe

On this Day January 8 1610- Simon Marius, a German astronomer, independently discovers the first three moons of Jupiter.

1902- New York state assemblyman Francis G.​ Landon gets a bill passed to criminalize men turning around on a street and “looking at a woman in that way”.

1921- Internationally renowned Canadian soprano and musician Béatrice La Palme dies. She was 42 and in the prime of her life.

1942- Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was born on this day in Oxford, England.

1956- On his 21st birthday, Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” single goes #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks.

1978- TV series “All Creatures Great and Small” debuts on BBC TV, based on the books by veterinarian James Herriot.

1979- 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up.

2004- RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake’s granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. 2013- 2,130 prisoners held by the Syrian government are exchanged for 48 Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels.

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Rivers Police Service December Report Rivers Police Service attended 72 calls for service in the month of December.

Two assaults were reported in December under the violent crime statistics.

Property crimes for the month consisted of 3three cases of theft under $5,000 and two cases involving damage to property.

In the other crimes category, one case of fraud was investigated and nine cases of various, which could include breach, public mischief or harassing phone calls. Total criminal code cases 17.

Under the traffic related crimes, there were zero federal cases, which include impaired or prohibited driving and failure to remain. On the provincial side, three cases involving speeding, unregistered or no license were reported. Three motor vehicle accidents were attended to in the month of December.

Total traffic cases six.

Police had one case and charge for transporting of marijuana in a non-compliant way. Total Liquor and Gaming cases 1.

Rivers Police were called twice to enforce animal control bylaws and twice for burning control bylaws. Total By-Law cases four.

Our police force were kept busy by assisting the public in four cases, assisting other agencies in 15 cases and two criminal record checks. Total Assist cases 21.

The final monthly statistics category is miscellaneous, which contained one mental health call, one alarm call, five calls to noisy parties or disturbances, one call of found property and 15 completely miscellaneous calls, which could include unfounded complaints.

December Criminal Code

Annual 17

121

Traffic

6

172

LGCA & IPDA

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11

By-law

4

68

Assist Files

21

207

Misc.

23

336

Totals

72

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Rapid City 4H Beef Club Meeting Report – December 2020

On Thursday, Dec. 10, the Rapid City 4H Beef Club held their second meeting of the year via Zoom.

We discussed our upcoming weigh day that was scheduled for Dec. 13. It was decided that we would cancel this event because of current COVID restrictions that limit gatherings.

We will have weigh day as soon as it’s safe to do so. Instead, we decided that each member would guess the weight of calves and share it with the group. We are also taking pictures of our projects and sharing them with the group so we can all see each other’s calves.

With Christmas coming up, the Club decided to make a donation to the local Christmas cheer group. We hope this donation made some people’s Christmas a bit brighter.

Our next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 8. From all of us at the Rapid City 4H Beef Club, we wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Graycen van Meijl Rapid City 4H Beef Club

Spruce Plains RCMP report Dec. 28 to Jan. 3

responded to a 911 hang up call in the RM of North Cypress-Langford. It was disDuring the week of De- covered that a child called cember 28th – January 3rd, 911 because he was bored.

Spruce Plains RCMP dealt The child was educated on with 54 police activities. the importance of using 911 December 28th – RCMP for emergencies only. Police conducted Covid compli- received a report of a danance checks in Minnedosa gerous driver in the RM of and Riding Mountain. All Minto-Odanah, who after person(s) were found to be patrolling the area could not abiding by regulations. be located. Police attended Police responded to a resi- the scene of a two vehicle dential alarm in Neepawa accident in Neepawa which which was later determined was caused by slippery road to be false. Police also as- conditions. There were no sisted with a non-suspicious reported injuries. sudden death in Gladstone.

December 30th – RCMP December 29th – RCMP were dispatched to a vehicle

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fire in the RM of Rosedale.

There were no injuries and the vehicle was towed off the road. Police received a 911 hang up call in Minnedosa which was later determined to have been dialled accidentally.

December 31st – RCMP received a report of a vehicle purchase which was later discovered to have been stolen, the matter is still under investigation. Police issued tickets in Plumas and the RM of Rosedale to persons found not abiding by public health orders.

Police received a report of fraud in Arden and a hit and

run to a vehicle in Plumas.

Both matters are still under investigation.

January 1st – RCMP responded to a tractor fire in the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone. The fire was not considered suspicious and there were no injuries. Police received reports of fraud and a suspicious person in Minnedosa; both did not have sufficient evidence to proceed further.

January 2nd - RCMP conducted various proactive traffic enforcement, engag ing w ith several motorists.

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wow! Wow!! WOW!!!

Christmas Cheer was overwhelmed with the sizeable donations received for the 2020 campaign; you outdid yourselves!

HUGE THANKS TO RIVERS POLICE SERVICE! Even accounting for more than 20 years of inflation, they have given the largest single donation ever to date: we really appreciate the $720 you provided.

HERITAGE CO-OP HOLIDAY HELPER PROGRAM; they matched the donations made by shoppers upon checkout. This joint effort was an additional $900; we thank those who gave there, as well as the business for their generous gift. We also thank Heritage Co-op for being a collection depot for all those anonymous shoppers who left food in a box for us.

RIVERS HOME HARDWARE BUILDING CENTRE not only transported pallets of food but they also made a cash contribution to the campaign and they agreed to be a collection depot for anonymous gift shoppers. Thank you; your fork lift assistance resulted in a little less work for our volunteers.

ZION CHURCH/RIVERDALE HARVEST for saving boxes, allowing use of their space for storage and letting us transform the sanctuary area into a giant warehouse for hamper assembly. These gifts are just as important as food, toys and cash.

AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FIRST-TIME DONORS, WHICH ARE LISTED HERE WITH ALL CONTRIBUTORS: Kirk and Gail Bridgeman Eva Schroeder Warren and Maggie Smallwood Judy Jago Doreen Grieder Johnston Suzan Ramsey Stan and Sheila Runions Kathryn Bridgeman Dave and Marguerite Woytowich Marge Spearin St. James’ Anglican Church Jean Ryall Rivers/Daly Firefighters Association Marlene Robins CrossRoads Community Church Redline Transport Riverdale Early Learning Centre Heather Gray Gary and Allison Pomeroy Al and Donna Morken Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 75 Gordon and Lois Allen Doug and Debbie Johannson Darren and Tara Bray Rivers and Area Lions Club Dennis and Yvette Jahns Craige and Monica Madden Jeremy Bray Darcy, Lori and Kate-leigh Heapy Hall and Barb Sveistrup Rivers United Church congregation members LAST BUT NOT LEAST, thank you to all anonymous donors and the volunteers.

We gave 35 hampers to Riverdale residents, making this year the second highest number provided in more than 20 years (surpassed only by 37 in 2004).

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Constitutional affront of Bill C-6

much more than that. This bill reaches past individual personal freedoms and attacks family values, and important rights and freedoms guaranteed us in our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This bill is totalitarian in concept and will be rigorously enforced if passed.

There are certain things that you need to know before this bill is passed.

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These remedial therapies include talk therapy, group counselling, 12step programs, pastoral counselling and prayer. All of these practices will now fall under the Criminal Code if Bill C-6 is passed.

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This law is designed to eliminate politically incorrect ideas and viewpoints.

This law would discriminate against Christians, Catholics, Jews, Muslims and social conservatives.

This law would discriminate against ex-LGBT persons.

This law is a form of thoughtcontrol and political suppression.

Bill C-6 is totally unacceptable in our free and democratic society.

Here are our current individual rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: “Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: a) freedom of conscience and religion; b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including

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If this law passes, what will stop further erosion of our rights and freedoms?

Only we can. Voters have the ability to protest and make their views known. If the above concerns you, then please take a few moments to send a note, phone call or email to your member of parliament to say that this bill must be opposed.

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The Rural Municipality of Oakview meeting minutes

The agenda was adopted and the minutes were as well.

The Council approved the relocation of a mobile home on Lots 1-4, Block 1, Plan 475, 32 Railway Ave, Cardale Manitoba.

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Oak River Memorial Rink Hall.

Machinery Committee D3 Dozer Report – Council reviewed a quote from Toromont Cat for the repair of the D3 Dozer. The Manager of Public Works will talk with Toromont regarding options

for the machine.

Rapid City Emergency Services Council reviewed a letter of resignation from Chief Morley Cornish. Ryan English was appointed the Fire Chief for

A welcome resident at Minnedosa PCH

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By Gladwyn Scott Gayleen Stimpson, the eldest of our four sisters, entered the Minnedosa Per sonal Care Home (PCH) as a permanent resident in late August.

PCH residents and staff have discovered Gayleen as a welcome addition to her new home.

Confined to a wheelchair, she has not lost her desire to help people. A talented musician, she has played the piano for musical entertainment which is appreciated by most of

the PCH residents. They enjoy listening, singing, clapping their hands and tapping their toes for Christmas and old favourites. At least once or twice each week in December, the residents congregate for a PCH sing song.

Gayleen spent most of her 35 years teaching career at Strathclair where she was deeply involved in community activities.

Always involved in music, a love she inherited from our parents, Jim and Merle Scott, Gayleen played the piano for the Starlight Serenaders, a

popular Westman dance band.

Stimpson was also a leader in the Strathclair Community Marching band who participated in local fair parades and had a popular exchange with a band from Havixbeck, Germany. Her majorette team was always a part of numerous community performances. Festival performances were also a highlight. Some of her dance groups were award winners, especially Craig Geekie and his partner, Tobi Martin (his future wife) who excelled in the lively Charleston.

She was also a staunch Legion supporter as her husband, Merv, joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a teenager and served on the Algonquin destroyer during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was their dangerous task to protect Canadian troop ships from German submarines travelling between Canada and Britain.

She and her son, Dana, a n d d a u g h t e r- i n - l aw, Mary Jane, of Killarney, were among the first people to be able to use the visitor pod on December 15, a recent addition to the Minnedosa PCH.

Rapid City Fire Department commencing Jan. 1, 2021.

in Rapid City will be complete this week.

Public Works Contractors have been working at Brumlie well as there continues to be issues.

Oak River water treatment plant has had the reverse osmosis membranes replaced after troubleshooting issues at the plant. Rapid City water treatment plant incoming water meter was repaired and calibrated, as there was discrepancies with the readings indicating that there was an issue. A regular meter maintenance and calibration process was discussed for the plant. Rapid City Regional Library had the main shut off valve replaced after a leak was discovered. Staff continue to clean up the waste management site due to the increase in waste from the summer storms. Demolition of the former service station

Unfinished business Property Standards Update – Commissionaires have confirmed that clean-up of properties in contravention will take place in the spring.

Notices will be sent out by registered mail.

By laws 1. 2020-12 Amended ByLaw 2018-7 Road Closure and Sale of Land General business Hach Sales and Service to complete calibration on water treatment plant equipment for municipal water treatment plants in the amount of $1,768 plus applicable taxes.

C.A.O. to pay 90.6 per cent of the Educational Taxes collected in the amount of: Educational Support Levy - $12,367.30

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Parkwest School Division - $17,031.29 Rolling River School Division - $303,096.76.

Municipal Land Tender Proposal – NW ¼ of 1-1422 W C.A.O. to advertise invitation for tenders on Municipal Property located at NW ¼ 1-14-22W. C.A.O. to pay Minty’s Moving Ltd. Invoice in the amount of $156,541.88 for work completed on the Airplane Bay bridge.

C.A.O. updated council that a meeting was held to discuss the municipality’s expectations of dredging the reservoir. B. Christie assisted in obtaining the survey information from Russell Redi Mix, the information was forwarded to Manitoba Infrastructure.

Council to meet again on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. or at the Call of the Chair.