Rivers Fair news
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- Published on Friday, June 26, 2015
By Alice Fast
President
Rivers Agricultural Society is busy planning for the annual Manitoba Gymkhana Rodeo Association horse event at our fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 7 at 5 p.m. The very next day is our fair, which starts with a pancake and sausage breakfast before the parade at 9 a.m. Please note there is a change to our parade route this year!
Celebrate the status quo
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- Published on Thursday, June 25, 2015
Kate Jackman-Atkinson
My Prespective
Last week, we celebrated something momentous. It happened right in our own backyard and it will have a lasting impact on our future. Last Thursday, at the edge of the Big Grass Marsh, between Plumas and Langruth, a ceremony was held to mark the signing of Canada's largest conservation agreement. We celebrated the perpetual maintenance of the status quo.
Arrest warrants a scam
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- Published on Thursday, June 25, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Rivers Police Service Chief Bruce Klassen was contacted by a couple in Rivers who received a suspicious phone call. The retired RCMP officers knew protocol so ignored the telephone scam and instead, alerted the local department of this matter.
Rivers Awards
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- Published on Thursday, June 25, 2015
Ashton Anderson: Brockie Donovan Funeral Directors Award.
Finding funding for fitness
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- Published on Thursday, June 25, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
When the current Rivers Collegiate Institute (RCI) principal Mike Klassen was RCI’s gym teacher (four years ago), he had a dream to have a fitness area in the school. Now that a computer room is unnecessary (because each student is supplied their own) he worked with current gym teacher Taryn Luhowy to make this dream a reality.
