Working in and for the community
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
By Dianned Kowalchuk
Publicity
At a recent meeting of Rivers Women’s Institute (WI), members learned about a group of people who work quietly amongst us. Warren Smallwood spoke with great sincerity and enthusiasm about Riverdale Justice Committee. This committee is made up of nine ordinary citizens from this community; however, the work they do is far from ordinary.
Presentation an excellent reminder for Rivers students
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
By Krista Reynolds
Principal
With the recent events in Brandon related to “Stranger Danger,” Rivers Elementary School had an assembly on March 13 to review important personal safety tips. During assembly Rivers Police Chief Bruce Klassen gave students some tips to be safe. These tips include: walk with someone to and from school and always use the buddy system; establish a safe word with parents if a family friend is picking you up from school; if approached by a stranger, run away and tell an adult you trust right away; parents/guardians should report concerning incidents to police immediately and obtain the best description of suspects and vehicles including licence plate numbers.
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Pine Creek School Division budget rising
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner
Meeting the needs of students through staffing support was a key part of this upcoming year’s budget for the Pine Creek School Division. This year’s budget will rise 4.78 per cent compared to last year, to a total of $14,255,975.
Fortune fish not found on 14th
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
By Hall Sveistrup
A tagged northern pike was all smiles after the sound of gunshot signaled the end of the annual ice fishing derby hosted by Rivers and Area Game and Fish Association on Lake Wahtopanah on Saturday, March 14. The cause for celebration, like seven other pike before him, was successfully eluding capture by 210 adult fishers hoping for a $10,000 reward.
Clean up continues of CN property
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- Published on Thursday, March 19, 2015
In the early hours of March 19, the Neepawa Volunteer Fire Department conducted a controlled burn on former CN property. They burned two old fertilizers sheds located near the centre of the property.
