Submitted by: (a deliriously tired & sore) Chris Chmelowski | There was no grey area…it was all ‘black & white’ for the 2016 Swan River Ladies Curling bonspiel, held this past weekend on March 18, 19 and 20, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. The games began at 5:30 on Friday night and […]

Submitted by: Corey Hurren | The 2016 Billy Beal Ice Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, March 19th at Whitefish Lake. 525 people came out to enjoy the beautiful weather and another great day of ice fishing at the 19th annual Billy Beal derby. Click any picture for a larger version. The event is an […]

Submitted by: Craig Zamzow | The North Division champion Swan Valley Atom Broncos faced the West Division champion Russell Rams in game one of the Parkissimo League Finals on March 15, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. Pictured Above: Team Photo: Far Back: Liam McArthur Back Row: Henry Branconnier, Crystal Zamzow, Bailey Hunt, […]

Submitted by: Denise Sigurdson | On Friday, March 11, 2016 the Birch River Skating Club presented their end of season carnival with a Theme of Around the World. Thank you to all who supported the Birch River Carnival. Click any picture for a larger version.

Submitted by: Lise Fraser | Swan Valley Tigers advanced to the AAA JV Girls Provincials on March 10-12, 2016 in Virden Manitoba by winning their zone and inter zone games over Dauphin and Virden. Click any picture for a larger view. The Tigers were ranked 5th in the province heading into Provincials. First game for […]

Submitted by: Tammy Zaretsky-Denischuk | On Monday March 7, 2016 the Skaters of the Swan River Skating Club, showcased their skating talents, to songs that celebrated the many stages of “THE GAME OF LIFE”! Click any picture for a larger version. Our coaches Alexis Denischuk and Taniesha Hubsher were very proud of our Canskaters as […]

Submitted by: Louise Watkins | Team Watkins, a competitive Jr. Men’s Curling Team based out of the Swan River Curling Club, has completed their competitive season. Pictured above: Canola Jr. U21 Provincials in Rivers, MB. Click any picture for a larger version. Along with curling on Thursday evening Men’s league in Swan River, they had […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | The Swan Valley Tiger’s Bowling Team had a lot of fun at the Bring a Staff Member Competition at Up Your Alley Bowling Center on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. 18 participants took part in the competition. Taking 1st place were Robby Thomas and […]

Submitted by: Craig Zamzow | The Swan Valley Atom Broncos faced Dauphin in the Parkissimo League North Division Finals. Game one was held in Swan River on February 23, 2016. The Stampeders came out charging and six minutes in Brady Burghart converted a Kash Henkelman pass to open the scoring. In the final minute of […]

Submitted by: Lise Fraser | The Swan Valley JV Girls Basketball Team played Virden on March 2, 2016 in Swan River for a berth at the AAA JV Girls Provincial Championship. The Tigers controlled the game from the beginning to the end, winning convincingly 44-25. Pictured above: JV Girls Team – Front Row: Julia Arp, […]

Submitted by: Brenna Kichuk On March 4, 2016, the Minitonas Figure Skating Club hosted its annual carnival. The carnival was themed “On the Silver Screen”. Click any picture for a larger version. The evening contained many wonderful performances from approximately 25 skaters to songs from a variety of movies including The Minion Movie, Charlie and […]

Submitted by: Marni Zamzow | 12 teams from the Swan River and Bowsman Junior Curling Clubs competed in the Swan River Junior Bonspiel on March 6, 2016. The day was filled with great curling and sportsmanship! Click any picture for a larger version. Pictured Above: Group A winners were the Presley Sagert team defeating Team […]

Submitted by: Rachele Anderson | The Bowsman Ladies Curling Club held their annual bonspiel February 26-28th 2016 at the Bowsman Curling Rink. A total of 16 rinks entered the bonspiel. Click any picture for a larger version. Pictured above are the TD Canada Trust 1st Event Winners were Darlene Beck, Joanne Hart, Shelley Jersak and […]

Submitted by: Mile Jones | On February 25, 2016 the Swan Valley School Division Middle Years School Valley Basketball championships were held at the SVRSS. The Minitonas Mustang girls team won the championship. Click picture for a larger version. Back (left to right): Madi Sagert, Alexa Stupak, Mr. Jones, Justyna Vandepoele, Ella Hart, Ellie Oakes, […]

Submitted by: Lise Fraser | The Swan Valley Girls JV Tigers basketball team poses for their ‘sink the ship’ moment. The Tigers beat Dauphin for the Zone Championship in two games straight. Click picture for a larger version. The Tigers will face Virden on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 4:00 pm at SVRSS in an […]

Submitted by: Craig Zamzow | The Swan Valley Atom Broncos faced the Roblin Stars in round one of the best of three Parkissimo League playoffs. The Broncos had home ice and hosted game one vs the Stars on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. The Broncos’ Brady Burghart opened the […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | On Sunday, February 14, 2016 the Special Olympics Manitoba Swan Valley Tiger Fire Floor Hockey team played host to members of the Swan Valley Stampeders at SVRSS. Click any picture for a larger version. The Tiger Fire was very excited to be playing the Stamps and the energy level was […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | The 9th Annual Mixed Bonspiel was held in Benito from Feb. 9-14, 2016 hosted by the Benito Rec Centre. 30 teams from around the Swan Valley & bordering Saskatchewan communities came together to compete in 4 events. Click any picture for a larger version. The week of activities consisted of […]

Submitted by: Lise Fraser | The Tigers have been successful in the last two tournaments, Dauphin Invitational on February 5 & 6, 2016 and then in Flin Flon, Haptnot Collegiate Invitational on February 12 & 13, 2016 winning second place in both tournaments. Click any picture for a larger version. Dauphin Tournament Feb 5 & […]

Submitted by: Lise Fraser | The Swan Valley JV Girls Basketball team traveled to The Pas on January 30, 2016 to take part in the MBCI Invitational Basketball Tournament. Click picture for a larger version. In the first game on Saturday morning, the Tigers played Frontier Collegiate Institute. The Tigers played a stingy man to […]

Submitted by: Janet White-Riddell | The Swan Valley Tigers Varsity Girls Basketball team hosted the 2nd annual Swan Valley Credit Union Classic tournament on Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30, 2016. Click any picture for a larger version. Five teams out of town teams participated and our home team made it to the finals […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | On Saturday, January 23, 2016 the Manitoba Provincial Team and Brandon Wheat City Wings came to Swan River to participate in the 2nd Annual Special Olympics Parkland Region Floor Hockey Tournament. Click any picture for a larger version. The tournament was hosted by the Swan Valley Tiger Fire Floor Hockey […]

Submitted by: Blaine Campbell | The Swan River Novice Colts finished 4th at the 2nd Annual A&W / Funky Threadz Novice Tournament in The Pas during the weekend of January 8-10, 2015. Click picture for a larger version. Three round robin games were followed by a 3rd place vs 4th place game for the B-side […]

Submitted by: Angela Mullin Swan Valley Novice Broncos skated to the A side Championship undefeated at the 21st annual Novice Hockey Tournament A&W/Funky Threadz Cup hosted by The Pas from Jan 8-10, 2015. Click any picture for a larger version. The Broncos 1st game on Friday was played in the GLMC, home of the OCN […]

Submitted by: Craig Zamzow | On January 8-10, 2015 the Swan Valley “B” Stampeders travelled to Flin Flon to participate in the Jason Morran Memorial Atom tournament. The team had enjoyed some practices, but this would be their first game action of the season. Click picture for a larger version. Back Row (L to R): […]

Submitted by: Carolyn Baldwin | Thunderhill Ski Club Inc. opening day on January 1, 2015 was a huge success. 91 people enjoyed a beautiful day on the slopes with frosted trees making it very scenic. Click any picture for a larger version. The conditions are very good, Markin Trail is excellent skiing and the Hogs […]

Submitted by: Blaine Campbell | The Swan River Novice Colts traveled to Flin Flon during the weekend of December 4-6, 2015 to compete in the annual Mel Pearson Memorial Novice hockey tournament. Click picture for a larger version. After 3 round robin games and a final game, the Swan River squad emerged victorious with the […]

Submitted by: Angela Mullin | The Swan Valley Stampeders Atom A hosted their tournament November 13-15, 2015 in Swan River. Teams from Thompson, Flin Flon & Dauphin participated. Click any picture for a larger version. Friday night saw games between Swan Valley Stampeders & Dauphin Kings with Stampeders winning by a score of 8-2. Next […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | Saturdays weather was an absolute beautiful setting for a terrific football game. With both teams taking the field and bleachers full of fans we stood at attention to a fantastic rendition of O’Canada, sung by two local entertainers. Click any picture for a larger version. As the whistle blew we […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | The rain didn’t deter the fans from coming out to cheer on the Swan Valley Tigers as they hosted the ParkWest Outlaws in the Provincial Semi Final. Each team took the field with the dreams of moving on to the next stage. Click any picture for a larger version. ParkWest […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | The Swan Valley Tigers played a great game against the visiting Virden Golden Bears on Friday afternoon. The weather co-operated, which enticed many fans out to show their support. Click any picture for a larger version. The game started slow with scoring having the Tigers strike first with a single […]

Submitted by: Corey Hurren | The Bowsman and District Lions Club would like to thank everyone who came out or helped support our 12th Annual Bowsman Bull-A-Rama and made it another huge success. Pictures by Corey Hurren and ValleyBiz.ca – Click any picture for a larger version. The medical equipment fundraiser was held on Saturday, […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | As the players took the fields on October 2, 2015 a light sprinkle of rain welcomed the teams. Fans trickled in and filled the bleachers as the Tigers and Warriors shook hands and lined up for kick off. Click any picture for a larger version. The Swan Valley Tigers won […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | The Swan Valley Tiger Fire Floor Hockey Team received the Special Olympics Manitoba 2015 Team of the Year Award at the Special Olympics Festival and Recognition Dinner on Saturday, September 19th 2015 at the Delta Winnipeg. Click any picture for a larger version. The team roster includes Andrew Brass, Joseph […]

Submitted by: Chelsea Palmer | Rumors Skate and Snow held a fundraiser on September 25, 2015 to raise money for re-surfacing Swan River Lions Skate Plaza. Rob’s Sizzlin Hot Dogz donated 100% of sales for a total of $846.50. Pictured above: Pete Spence skating. Click any picture for a larger version. Following the fundraiser, 47 […]

Submitted by: Jocelyn Beehler | The Shaker City Fall Tournament took place in Benito on Saturday, August 19, 2015. 16 individuals played in 3 divisions: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Pictured Above, Left-right: Back:Ramsey Macooh, Darryl Vanderschaaf, Mark Kerr, Brent Thomas, Darryl Izzard, Pat Harness, Rick Kinaschuk, Tyson Kinaschuk, Braden Thomas Middle: Scott Beehler, Front: Winona […]

Submitted by: Karmel Foster | Thursday September 17, 2015 Northern Leisure and Power Products sponsored Conquer The Dirt Demo Tour in which was a success … even though Mother Nature had other ideas for the day!! We would like to thank our valued customers for braving the weather and taking the time to stop in […]

Submitted by: June McKenzie | Tuesday Nite Gals Golf held their windup on Sept 15, 2015. 23 ladies braved the damp conditions playing the course using only 2 clubs each – that and the weather proved a fair challenge. Click picture for a larger version. A warm bowl chili and great prizes concluded the evening.

Submitted by: Michelle Buck | The Blue Sky Team Penning Club of Benito, MB closed out their 2015 season with a trail ride and team penning jackpot on the weekend of September 12 and 13, 2015. Pictured above: Carmi and Trey Hrabarchuk – photo by Sharon Foster Click any picture for a larger version. Twenty-one […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | Giant Tiger Owner/Store Manager Cecile Bayona and Giant Tiger Regional Support Manager Chris Beblow presented Special Olympics Manitoba Parkland Region with a $700 donation on August 29, 2015 at the Giant Tiger Grand Opening in Swan River. Parkland athletes, including Darren Boryskavich (front row, third from right) from Russell, who […]

Valleybiz Story | The Swan Valley Stock Car Club hosted their season ender on Saturday, August 29, 2015. The club capped off the season with a 4 cylinder demo derby – crashing and smashing until only one car was left running. Click any picture for a larger version. For one last time this year at […]

Submitted by: Craig Zamzow | On September 1, 2015 the Swan River Golf & Country Club hosted the 2015 Junior Open. 30 local junior golfers entered (19 boys and 11 girls) for 9 or 18 holes, and a skills competition (driving, chipping, putting) completed the day. Group Photo- Tournament participants with coaches Jeff Leadbeater and […]

Submitted by: June McKenzie | Tuesday Nite Gals Golf was held on August 18, 2015 and saw 31 golfers enjoying the Fun Challenge. Click any picture for a larger version. Activities included golfing left-handed, manuevering thru a potato maze, wearing oven mitts to tee off, putting in the toilet seat plus many other challenges to […]

Submitted by: Angie Henkelman | Swan River Minor Hockey (SRMH) held an equipment Swap and Sale on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Lots of equipment was on hand in preparation for the upcoming hockey season. Click Picture for a Larger Version. The SRMH Registrar, Heidi Langan, was also in attendance to collect registrations. If you missed […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | Special Olympics Manitoba Parkland Region is grateful to receive the proceeds from Club Sapp VLT Gaming Centre’s 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Swan River Golf Course. Click picture for a larger version. Pictured Above: Club Sapp General Manager, Larry Lavallee (right) presented the […]

ValleyBiz Story | The track was fast, the cars were flying and the fans were cheering as the Swan Valley Stock Car Club celebrated their 30th anniversary with 2 days of racing on August 1 & 2, 2015. Click any picture for a larger version. The anniversary event brought in visiting racers with over 30 […]

Submitted by: Benito Rec. Board | Canada Day in Benito offered day long entertainment for young, old and everyone in between. The community gathered together to celebrate Canada Day with many different events and activities. Click any picture for a larger version. This day started with a pancake breakfast put on by the Benito Volunteer […]

Submitted by: Mark Simpson | Friends of the Golf Club FunDraising Bonanza was an over-the-top massive success!! Thank you to the Bowsman Lions and all service clubs, volunteers, club members, golf course staff and management and all of the sponsors! Click any pictures for a larger version. June 20th, 2015 marked a milestone in the […]

Submitted by: June McKenzie | Tuesday Night Gals Golfers held their first event “Opener” night on May 19, 2015. Best ball scramble, prizes, appetizers and exchange of ideas was enjoyed by 28 ladies. Above: Registration at Tuesday Night Golf Opener. Click picture for a larger version. Ken Treasure did an hour of free instruction/tips on […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk | The Special Olympics Parkland Region, Swan Valley Tiger Sharks held their first Fun Meet at the Swan Valley Credit Union Aquatics Centre on April 25, 2015. The athletes had great time with the Swan Valley Rapids Swim Club who joined the Tiger Sharks in an afternoon of demonstrations, relays and […]