Legion Ladies Auxilary - May 22

By Lisa Smith

Publicity

The regular monthly meeting of Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary was held May 4 in the upper hall. May is charter month and is always marked with a supper before the meeting; this year’s potluck was attended by 20 members. Reports and minutes were read and adopted. There were no new applications for membership.

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Neepawa Town Council amends media policy & funding for fair

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

A few adjustments were approved on Tuesday, May. 19, to the Town of Neepawa’s municipal budget. The changes will not impact the tax rate for property owners and will simply see some existing allocated funding shifted. 

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New faces at civic office in Rivers

By Jessie Bell

Marci Quane of Brandon has been accepted by Riverdale Municipality to the office of assistant administrative officer. She will work on land-related data, including zoning bylaws. She comes to her new duties here after serving as economic development officer for RM of Pipestone. Marci will continue to live in Brandon where she and husband Kurtis have a family of three children.

 

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Tourism Westman passports are back

By Michelle Frechette

Co-ordinator

Tourism Westman, in partnership with Manitoba Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport & Consumer Protection, is pleased to announce that Westman Discover Passports are now available and feature some new additions. Similar in size and shape to a real passport, the Westman Passport features 25 wonderfully diverse museums and galleries across the southwestern Manitoba region. 

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Repairing for record breaking

By Sheila Runions

Banner Staff

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of churches working together to fight world hunger. Started as a pilot project  in 1976 by Mennonite Central Committee to allow Canadian farmers to share their harvests, it was reorganized in 1983, opened to other church agencies and re-established as Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). The charity was formed in time to make a significant contribution to fighting the Ethiopia famine in 1984; today CFGB works with 40 countries and has 15 church agencies representing 30 denominations with more than 17,000 congregations. CFGB is supported by the Canadian government in that donations received by CFGB are matched by government dollars on a 4:1 ratio, thus making all donations quite significant.

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