Ambassador wants second title
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- Published on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
By Jennifer Williams
In 2012 Grayson Williams of Rivers participated in the Earth Rangers Program and reached his goal of raising $1,000 in three weeks to help protect a bird called the wood thrush. He was the first person to reach this goal and be awarded the title Earth Ranger Ambassador! Earth Rangers is a Canadian kid-based fundraising program with its headquarters in Ontario.
Boiling water in Rivers a long-term advisory
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- Published on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
By Todd Gill
Mayor of Rivers
As publicly notified, the community of Rivers has been issued a Boiled Water Advisory, effective April 20. The advisory was issued by the Medical Officer of Health, due to the belief that a failure in the treatment process has allowed substandard water to enter the distribution system. The failure in our treatment system that has triggered this course of action is once again, high levels of turbidity.
Donna Morken accepts volunteer award from Premier
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- Published on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
For the past 10 years Manitoba’s premier has presented Volunteer Service Awards during National Volunteer Week, this year April 12-18. The awards were established in co-operation with Volunteer Manitoba to “honour the efforts and dedication of outstanding volunteers in Manitoba, and to recognize and encourage the valuable services performed by volunteers,” states the provincial website. Awards are presented to youth, individuals and community groups. Approximately 200 nominations were submitted this year and among the 10 winners are five individuals, one of whom is Rivers’ own Donna Morken. Nominated by Krsita Reynolds, she included the following in her five-page application.
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All is well in Riverdale
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- Published on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
By Mayor Todd Gill
The first quarter of the newly-formed Riverdale Municipality has come to pass. For those readers who have been out of the loop, Town of Rivers and RM of Daly officially amalgamated to become Riverdale Municipality as of Jan. 1 of this year. Future articles of history will speak of the last days of the incorporated Town of Rivers and the incorporated Municipality of Daly. Although neither entity holds any legal status following Dec. 31, 2014, Rivers will inevitably always be Rivers and Daly will most likely always be Daly in the minds of citizens of the day. For all corporate, legal, municipal, provincial and federal requirements, we are and will be, Riverdale Municipality.
Small towns and big dreams
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- Published on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
By Vern May
Minnedosa & Area Community Development Corporation
Sometimes our self-esteem takes a beating. As Manitobans we are born with a strong work ethic and a “get it done” attitude, but we’re not strong self-promoters. We go about our business, always do our best to help friends and neighbours in need, and we don’t think a whole lot about ourselves – as long as there’s a roof over our head, food on the table and our loved ones are in good health. We’re proud (but not boastful) of our families and communities and are always ready to share with people who we are and where our roots are planted. But when our identity is compromised by the actions of others – particularly government – creating uncertainty of who we are and where we stand, that is deeply hurtful. I can’t think of a time in recent memory where that was more apparent than during the process of municipal amalgamation.
