Newspaperman may be MLA next year
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- Published on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
By Marcie Harrison
Crossroads This Week
At a well-attended nomination meeting held at Strathclair Arena on Saturday, April 25, Shoal Lake businessman Greg Nesbitt was elected as the candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in Riding Mountain for next year’s provincial election. Nesbitt, who has published newspapers in the area since 1977, defeated Rob Gillan of Onanole and Duane Klimack of Silverton.
Rivers 4-H finished for now
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- Published on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
By Corina Lepp
Rivers Multipurpose 4-H Club held its achievement on Friday night in Rivers Elementary School gymnasium. Achievement night gives our members a chance to showcase their projects to family and friends.
Youth to learn mountain climbing
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- Published on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
By Banner Staff
The McCreary-based Dead Ox Trailblazers mountain biking club is introducing a new after school program. Called Dead Ox Sprockets, the cycling program is unique to the area. The program is affiliated with the Manitoba Cycling Associations "Kids of Mud" learn to mountain bike program.
Foursome to fundraise for homelessness
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- Published on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
By Sheila Runions
Banner Staff
Although Youth for Christ (YFC) is a national Christian charity, each office has freedom to plan their own programs and events. Such is the case with the second annual Sleep on the Street, or SOS Brandon. An event planned to raise money and awareness for YFC’s Uturn program, one of Uturn’s life skills coaches spoke with Rivers Banner to answer some questions about the 16-hour campaign.
Using the resolution as a tool for change
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- Published on Monday, April 27, 2015
By Dianne Kowalchuk
Publicity
One of the many benefits of belonging to Women’s Institute is the ability to influence government through the use of the resolution. Manitoba Women’s Institute (MWI) has a long history of advocacy on topics ranging from safety on the farm to child care to the training of rural doctors.Each year members across the province are invited to submit resolutions to be discussed and voted on at the provincial convention held annually in the spring. Rivers WI takes an active part in this process.
