COVID Vaccine Clinic Children 6 months – 4yrs Wed. August 3, 2022 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Public Health Office 1011 Main Street East Swan River Appointment and Walk-In Available Book ONLINE @protectmb.ca OR Call to book an appointment: 1-844-626-8222 The following children aged 6 months to 4 years are now eligible to receive a […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 at the Rural Municipality of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, MB. Members Present: Acting Reeve: Stephen Nadolney Councillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, Arnie Pedersen and Brad Wyatt. CAO Paige Wozny was present and acted […]

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report July 26, 2022 Northwest Region A mix of weather this past week with high and low temperatures, heavy morning dew, strong winds and scattered showers across the region. Strong winds and scattered showers made fungicide applications challenging. Fungicide application continues as all crops are in a range of stages. Wheat midge […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, June 23rd, 2022 at the Rural Municipality of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, MB. Members Present: Acting Reeve: Stephen Nadolney Councillors: Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, Arnie Pedersen and Brad Wyatt. Councillor Malcom was absent. CAO Paige Wozny was present […]

Government of Manitoba Media Release | Residents of Swan River and surrounding communities in the Swan Valley region will soon benefit from a new CT scanner with financial support from the community and a provincial investment of more than $2 million, Premier Heather Stefanson and Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced July 28,2022. “Improving access to […]

ValleyBiz Story | On July 20, 2022 the Swan Valley Harley House committee hosted a special afternoon in honour of Rev. Murray Wenstob. A short program led by Scott Tibble included a brief history of the Valley and the Harley House, musical selections by Guy Dobbyn and poems by David and Michelle Minish. Following the […]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Jacobson presiding along with Deputy Mayor Wintoniw and Councillors Moriaux, Delaurier, Friesen, Bobick, and Whyte. Also Present: CAO D. Poole, CFO T. Gnida, Fire Chief D. Fedorchuk, Dir. of Works D. […]

Submitted by: Bethany Matejka Christian Fellowship Church, Birch River Celebrating 60 Years Sunday August 7, 2022 Service 10 AM Potluck BBQ Lunch Light Supper Christian Fellowship Church in Birch River is celebrating! We invite everyone who has attended CFC or any programs (VBS, kids clubs, youth group, Bible studies, etc) to join us on Sunday, […]

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report July 19, 2022 Northwest Region A week of warmer weather and high temperatures over the weekend advanced crop development. Spikes in daytime temperature cause some pod/flower abortion in canola. Regional rainfall has been lower than in other parts of the province, and farms at The Pas are dry. Weed escapes following […]

RCMP Media Release | On July 16, 2022, at approximately 5:50pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a motor vehicle rollover on Highway 83, about 16 kilometres south of Benito, Manitoba. When officers arrived, fire and ambulance were already on the scene. Initial investigation has determined that a vehicle was travelling north on Highway 83, when […]

Submitted by: Community Foundation of Swan Valley (CFSV) | Earlier this spring, Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) at SVRSS chose the Kinsmen Nursery School as the grant recipient for an art supplies storage cart to enhanced the outdoor classroom programming. Swan Valley Community Foundation and YIP are please to support this project and to increase time […]

Submitted by: Jenna Wintoniw Praznyk Saturday July 23, 2022 11:00 am All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 1302 – 2nd Street South All Welcome For those of you who haven’t heard of Praznyk, it is the Feast Day of a particular parish. Eastern Catholics like to make a big event of when a parish is celebrating […]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Councillor Delaurier presiding along with Councillors Moriaux, Friesen, Bobick, and Whyte. Also Present: CAO D. Poole, CFO T. Gnida, Fire Chief D. Fedorchuk, Dir. of Works D. Harvey, Dir. of Recreation B. […]

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report July 12, 2022 Northwest Region Mixed weather brought heat, high humidity, and severe thunderstorms across the region last week. Frequent rains continue to drown out acres in the Dauphin, Fork River, Grandview, Ste. Rose du Lac, and Laurier areas, in additionto acres already drowned out or left unseeded. Rain was welcome […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 at the Rural Municipality of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, MB. Members Present: Acting Reeve: Stephen Nadolney Councillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, and Brad Wyatt. Councillor Pedersen was absent with notice. CAO Paige Wozny […]

RCMP Media Release| Charles Gott has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public and media for their assistance. ______ On July 10, 2022, at approximately 12:15 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a missing 32-year-old male from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba. Charles Ray Edward Gott has not been seen since the end […]

Submitted by: Audrey Showdra | Garden Walk July 25, 2022 3:00pm – 9:00 pm Enjoy the beauty & tranquility of a walk in several of the pretty gardens in Swan River. Tickets $5 – Available from : Chicken Chef: 734-3410 Audrey Showdra: 734-4091 Marg Gogol: 734-9069 Golf Course: 734-3935 In case of rain: July 26, […]

Submitted by: Jena McKee | Swan Valley Farmers Market July 14 – Sept 29, 2022 Every Thursday 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Swan Valley Museum New vendors are always welcome. So many available products! Jams, honey, body care, essential oils, artwork, coffee, fresh baking, veggies, crochet, jewelery, etc. etc.!

Submitted by: Swan Valley Credit Union | Swan Valley Credit Union had a record setting day at our Annual Beef on a Bun on July 8, 2022, breaking last year’s record with 700 meals served! This included 168 PMH employees who received a free meal in thanks for all that they do for our community. […]

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report July 5, 2022 Northwest Region Mixed weather continued over the course of last week, with some precipitation and a storm Wednesday evening. Hail fell in the Bowsman and Bellsite areas. Crops in areas with previous heavy rains are showing signs of stress. Unseeded acres will mostly remain unseeded, a few farms […]

Submitted by: Swan River and District Community Resource Council Inc. Annual General Meeting held at Harley House June 21/22 at 1pm 8 people attending. Opening remarks given by the Board Chair and President Doreen Burton, Doreen states: In accordance with our purpose to provide services that promotes the highest quality of life for seniors so […]

Submitted by: June Jamieson | The hockey book give-away ran competition with a severe thunderstorm on Father’s Day evening. A few braved the weather and were rewarded with free books about their favourite teams or players. Watch for a future opportunity to add to your own hockey book collection.

Submitted by: Violet Plett The Barrows Gospel Jamboree, June 10,11,12, 2022, has come and gone. Everyone that we talked to enjoyed the weekend. At the last minute, a couple of the invited singers were unable to attend. Ivan Chartrand had to work, and Carl Crane got sick, so we started the weekend a bit short […]

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report June 28, 2022 Northwest Region Unsettled weather arrived over the weekend after a few nice growing days, bringing as much as 100 mm rain in the McCreary area, lessening towards Laurier and Ste. Rose. Fields in that region are again underwater, after being some of the driest in the region in […]