Submitted by: Swan Valley Rotary Club | The Swan Valley Rotary Club hosted their 57th Annual Radio Auction on November 7, 2019. It was another successful event with proceeds from this year’s auction going toward a new concession stand in the Legion Park. The total value of items donated reached $19,600 and fetched $12,760 in [...]

Submitted by: Bev Leach | St. James Anglican Church Christmas Tea and Bake Sale December 7, 2019 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm 1201 – 1st St. South $5 Everyone Welcome!

Westman Communications Media Release | Westman Communications Group (Westman) invested over $300,000 in network and plant enhancements in Swan River. The recently completed network upgrade now allows Westman to provide faster, more reliable Internet speeds and additional capacity to accommodate the increasing demand for Westman services. “Westman was proud to bring enhanced communication services to [...]

Submitted by: Lorri-Ann Munro On Saturday November 16th the SVCTC Toys 4 U Toy Drive kicked off with an event hosted by the Swan River Fire Hall. The goal was to stuff a Police cruiser and the Swan Valley communities did not disappoint! Thank you to the Swan Valley Emergency Services, Shared Health/ Emergency Medical [...]

Submitted by: Candace Balbo Mistletoe Magic at The Swan Valley Historical Museum Highway #10 North, Swan River, MB Sat. December 7, 2019 7:00 pm Free Admission Join in the Magic As We Celebrate the Lighting of the Enchanting Lights Dress warm and enjoy a stroll through the Heritage Village Complimentary Hot Chocolate & Cookies Horsedrawn [...]

Submitted by: Lloyd Gilchrist | Three very appreciative audiences were entertained this past weekend as the Valley Stage Players presented their comedy, “The Big Five-Oh,” a two-act comedy by playwright Brian Mitchell. The play was based around the Thomas family, whose patriarch, George, was trying to cope with all the life ramifications of reaching the [...]

Submitted by: Jayne Leadbeater Swan Valley Community Band Presents Flurries of the Season Wed. December 4, 2019 7:30 pm SVRSS Cafeteria Featuring: Concert Band and “Tarnished Brass” Refreshments | Silver Collection

Submitted by: Keith Behrmann | The Bowsman Lions held their brunch for diabetes November 13, 2019 at the Bowsman Legion Hall. The 90+ attendees were served a delightful meal of P&H pancakes, Valley Meats sausages, scrambled eggs and coffee or juice. The net proceeds will be given to the Lions Diabetes program presented at the [...]

Submitted by: Swan River Elks Elk’s Santa Day Sat. December 7, 2019 Elks Hall 1:00 – 3:00 pm Everyone welcome to sit with Santa and have treats.

Swan Valley School Division Executive Summary of the November 12, 2019 Submitted by: Jon Zilkey, Superintendent/CEO 1. Student Services Coordinator Deborah Burnside gave a report to the Board. Debbie highlighted the work being done at SVSD and outlined some of the growing needs that we are seeing in the Division. She also talked about transition [...]

Submitted by: Gloria Kutynec | Swan River Valley Health Auxiliary Bake Sale, Raffle, & Novelty Table Friday December 6th, 2019 10:00 AM Ladies Auxiliary Concession Booth Swan Valley Health Centre Proceeds Towards Hospital Equipment

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba. Members Present: Reeve: Robert Hanson Councillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Stephen Nadolney, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, Arnie Pedersen and Brad Wyatt. CAO Paige Larocque was present and acted [...]

Submitted by: Cathy Wenstob | Swan River NDP Annual Christmas Dinner Sun. December 8, 2019 Swan Valley Museum Social Time: 5:00 pm Dinner: 5:30 pm Admission: $15.00 Guest Speaker Wab Kinew Silent Auction 50/50 Draw Everyone Welcome!

Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture November 12, 2019 | Northwest Region The 2019 harvest is near completion with the exception a few acres where snow halted operations. Most areas of the Northwest region are snow covered at this point. The red spring wheat harvest is generally complete in the region with average [...]

Submitted by: Judy Biech | Lenswood Santa Brunch December 1, 2019 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Lenswood Hall Santa visits at 11:30 am 5 years and under free, 6-12 $3.00 Adults $6.00 Bring your children to have a picture taken with Santa. Silent auction prizes, and a delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausages, beverages and desserts. [...]

Submitted by: Lynda Parsons | What an amazing night!! The Community Foundation of Swan Valley’s Annual Gala featured local talent Brad Slepicka & Tim Mueller, Martyn Snell & The Marxmen. Following a delicious meal catered by Julie Nahnybida, our guest speaker returning valley resident Miles Jones, shared both his humour and his message of legacy [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk | High School Hockey Swan Valley Tigers vs Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors Sat. November 30, 2019 4:15 p.m. Swan River Centennial Arena

ValleyBiz Story | The Swan River Remembrance Day Ceremony on November 11, 2019 began with the march to the Cenotaph and the placing of three crosses in honour of the Air Force, Navy and Army. The service at the Veterans Community Hall began just before 11 am. Following the Last Post, Minute of Silence, Rouse [...]

Submitted by Debbie Soloway | The Pine River Community Centre Fall Supper was held on Sunday November 10th, 2019 5:00pm -7:00pm. The supper was advanced tickets only and they completely sold out accommodating 160 quests. The tables were decorated in beautiful fall colors and the entrance table displayed a cross and a wreath commemorating Remembrance Day. [...]

Submitted by: Maxine Larway | Christmas Gift Show Riverview Condos Clubroom Sat. November 23, 2019 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm 505 Kelsey Trail Free Attendance Refreshments Kristen: Thirty-One | Cyndi Miles Designs | Leanne Delaurier: Norwex The Mushroom Patch | North Country Grains | Hannys Hobbies LADIES WELLNESS PACKAGE: Tickets 3/$10 Country Life Spa – [...]

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Submitted by: Lorri-Ann Munro | Swan Valley Communities That Care Toys 4 U Toy Drive Nov. 16 – Dec. 14, 2019 Bring a Smile to a Child this Holiday! Donations of New Unwrapped Toys for children ranging from newborn to 18 years of age would be gratefully accepted. Toy Donations may be made at: Red [...]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Jacobson presiding and Councillors Delaurier, Friesen, Moriaux, Whyte, Wintoniw and Gray present. Also Present: Staff – CAO C. Croll, Superintendant of Public Works D. Poole, Media – Star and Times Reporter [...]

IIU Media Release | The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into injuries sustained by a 26-year-old man when his car went into a ditch during a police pursuit east of Swan River, Manitoba. It has concluded no charges should be laid against any officers involved in the pursuit. On August 1, 2018, [...]

Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture November 5, 2019 | Northwest Region Some limited harvest operations took place over the weekend in areas where snowmelt occurred, however most areas in the Northwest region are snow covered at this point. Spring wheat harvest is approximately 99% complete in all parts of the region. Canola [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk | High School Hockey Swan Valley Tigers vs Sandy Bay Badgers CANCELLED DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS Sun. November 9, 2019 4:30 p.m. Swan River Centennial Arena

Submitted by Donna Leming | Monday evening, November 4, 2019 a small group of ladies attended a Plant-based Cooking Class in the Swan River Seventh-day Adventist Church basement Meeting Room. They watched as Linda Ogram and Donna Leming demonstrated how to prepare some dishes. The ladies were then shown ways to plate their creation for [...]

Submitted by: Jan Fawcett | In October Elks Lodges across Canada planned events to promote new membership in the Order. The Elks Lodges in Swan River hosted a Dessert & Coffee Open House on October 30, 2019. Unfortunately, after 65 years in Swan River and an estimated $1,000,000.00 of donations back to projects in the [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk | The SVRSS Tigers winning streak comes to an end with an 8-3 loss to the Major Pratt Trojans on Sunday November 3, 2019. Tigers are on the road this Wednesday as they head to McCreary. Next home game action is Saturday, November 9, 2019 vs Sandy Bay at 4:30.

Submitted by: Minitonas Knox United Church | By the time the Minitonas Knox United Church Fall Supper started on Sunday, November 3, 2019, the hall was filled with happy, hungry people. More than two full seatings of people were served a feast of turkey, meatballs, salads and many other trimmings and many take-out orders were [...]

ValleyBiz Story | One of our readers from Russell, MB pointed out this little gem. On the November 5, 2019 edition of CTV Your Morning, co-hosts Anne-Marie Mediwake and Ben Mulroney have a short exchange about Swan River, MB. “It sounds like something from a fairy tale.” said Mediwake and, after remarking about how “delightful” [...]

Submitted by: Association of Community Living | November 1, 2019 marked a special milestone in our Calico Corners history. The Association for Community Living-Swan River has hosted this amazing craft event for 40 years. Crafters from near and far look forward to this event every season to display and sell their wares. It was wonderful [...]

Swan Valley School Division Executive Summary of the October 28, 2019 Submitted by: Jon Zilkey, Superintendent/CEO 1. The Board recognized the amazing work done by SVRSS student Caitlin Stewart with her teacher Kari Goethe in attending and presenting at the Global Youth Institute in Iowa in October. For more information on this, check our website [...]

RCMP Media Release | On November 2, 2019, at approximately 6:30 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 10, five kilometres north of Bowsman, Manitoba. At this time it is believed that a truck travelling south, collided with a truck going north, on Highway 10. The driver of the truck going north, [...]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Jacobson presiding and Councillors, Delaurier (9:05 pm), Friesen, Moriaux, Whyte, Gray and Wintoniw present. Also Present: Staff – CAO C. Croll, Superintendent of Public Works D. Poole, Media – Star and [...]

A friendly reminder from ValleyBiz that Daylight Savings Time ends November 3, 2019 The official time to set your clocks back 1 hour is: 2:00 am Sunday, November 3, 2019 Set your clock to: 1:00 am Each year, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in [...]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Jacobson presiding and Councillors Delaurier, Friesen, Moriaux, Whyte, and Gray present. Councillor Wintoniw: absent with notice. Also Present: Staff – CAO C. Croll, Superintendent of Public Works D. Poole, Media – [...]

Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture October 29, 2019 | Northwest Region Some harvest operations took place at the beginning of the week however, snow by the weekend brought operations to a standstill. All areas of the Northwest region are currently snow covered. Spring wheat harvest is approximately 99% complete in all parts [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk | High School Hockey Swan Valley Tigers vs Major Pratt Sun. November 3, 2019 1:00 p.m. Swan River Centennial Arena We will be collecting Coats for Kids at our next 2 home games.

Submitted by: Jaci Zbirun | The Benito Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank all who came out to enjoy our Fall tea and bake sale on October 19, 2019. Your support is so greatly appreciated! Winners of the draws were: Door Prize – Vera Markin Hamper – Irene Wright 50/50 – Bev Halushka Thank you [...]

Submitted by: Swan Valley Rotary Club | The Swan Valley Rotary Club is holding its annual radio auction on: Thurs. November 7, 2019 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Click here for an online list of items – check back for new items. This year, 2019, marks the 57th annual Rotary Radio Auction. Through the generous [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk | The SVRSS Tigers had a very successful home opener weekend clenching their second win versus the Birtle Falcons with a 14–1 final score on October 27, 2019.

ValleyBiz Story | In a media release on October 28, 2019, Swan Valley Regional Initiative for a Strong Economy (RISE) announced their intention to purchase the former Minitonas Early Years School for the purpose of creating a Business Incubator. RISE is in the final stage of negotiations with the Swan Valley School Division for the [...]

Submitted by: Lorri-Ann Munro | We hope you had a chance to visit the Swan Valley Communities That Care (SVCTC) 7th Anniversary Spooktober- Fest Haunted House! It was a great event, which offered a Halloween experience for all ages. Over 1700 visitors attended the Spooktober-Fest at the SV Historical Museum, running for three nights, October [...]

Submitted by: Swan Valley Primary Care Clinic Reversing Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes Does low carb, healthy fat really work? Thurs. November 21, 2019 6:30 pm Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre Final Presentation!! Free Admission Presented by: Dr. Leah Koetting Thank you to ECFC and Kevin Penner for making this presentation a success.

Submitted by: Gwenda Wotton Another successful Craft Sale was hosted by the Birch River Northern Neighbors Oct 26, 2019. 22 vendors were selling everything from baking, quilts, James, jellies, cards etc. – there was something for everyone. We even had 5 generations of shoppers all at the same time. There was a good turn out [...]

Submitted by: Tanya Staniland | Lenswood Harvest Windup Lenswood Community Hall November 16, 2019 9:00 pm – 1:00 am Tickets $12.00 (12 and over) Midnight Lunch Music by Ken Thompson & Brittany Moore For info call: 236-4782 238-4355 236-4478

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Jacobson presiding and Councillors, Delaurier, Friesen, Moriaux, Whyte, and Wintoniw present. Councillor Gray: absent with notice. Also Present: Staff – CAO C. Croll, Superintendent of Public Works D. Poole, Media – [...]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba. Members Present: Reeve: Robert Hanson Councillors: Wilmer Malcolm, Stephen Nadolney, Nestor Rizok, Connie Forbes, and Brad Wyatt. Councillor Pedersen was absent without notice. CAO Paige Larocque [...]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk The SVRSS Swan Valley Tigers win 7-3 over Roblin Raiders in their Home Opener on October 25, 2019. Special thanks to the Home Opener Sponsors Star City Cinema – Y Not Johnny’s – Pizza Place -Timberland Inn and Tim Hortons. Next Game is Sunday October 27, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Come [...]