Monthly Archives: March 2011

BAM Jam Concerts March 31 & April 1

Submitted by: Donna Burghart | BAM Jam Music Camp Old Time Concert Thursday, March 31 at  7 pm Bowsman Legion Hall $5.00 Adult $2.00 Students Pre-schoolers Free Featuring: Desmond Lagace, J.J. Guy, Clint Dutiaume, Daniel Koulack, Kim deLaforest, Glen Westburg, Patti Lamoureux, Alex Lamoureux & Todd Winters Student Showcase Friday, April 1 at 7 pm […]

2011/03/28Local Interest

Minitonas Historic Pictures

Submitted by:  Ron and Janice Suski | Pictures of the old railway station and rail line in Minitonas.

2011/03/26Local Interest

Swan Valley Rec & Wellness Centre: Update March 22, 2011

Submitted by:  Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre | To start the evening Ken Doleman, CEO of the Swan Valley Credit Union announced a $100,000.00 contribution to the Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre on behalf of the Swan Valley Credit Union and their 9363 members. The meeting was extremely well attended with standing room […]

2011/03/22Local Interest

Swan School of Dance March 23rd

Submitted by Michele Poole | Step Right up, Ladies and Gentleman, Step right up. Take your seats and be prepared to witness the most fantastic show on earth! See 150 dancers from age 3 to adult perform in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, and Hip Hop. Young or old, big or small, Come one and come […]

2011/03/20Local Interest

Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Meeting – March 21

Submitted by:  Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre | All Valley Residents are invited to attend a Public Meeting on the Proposed Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre.  Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Veterans Community Hall at 7 pm with representation from valley municipal leaders, architect and project manager.

2011/03/17Local Interest

Swan River Skating Club

Submitted by: Jennifer Simpson | Celebrating the Seasons with the Swan River Skating Club – an evening in pictures. Hockey Night in Canada with the Canskaters

2011/03/15Local Interest

Fine Arts Dance Festival

Submitted by:  Micheline Carstairs | Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival held their Dance Festival on Thursday March 10th and Friday March 11th.        This group from the Swan School of Dance started the show off with some props (the chairs) and did a Jazz dance to the song “Swing With Me”. Logan Church, who […]

2011/03/13Local Interest

Swan River Skating Club March 13th

Submitted by:  Jennifer Simpson | Join the Swan River Skating Club for Celebrating the Seasons: Date:  Sunday, March 13, 2011 Time:  2:00pm (Doors open at 1:30pm) Place:      Centennial Arena     Admission:     Adults / Seniors $4.00     Students $2.00     Children under 5 Free

2011/03/08Local Interest

Dance Festival March 10th & 11th

Submitted by:  Micheline Carstairs | This week brings the start of the Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival, with the first festival being the Dance Festival.  This festival will be held at the Swan River Friendship Centre for both the evenings of Thursday March 10th and Friday March 11th at 7:00 pm.   There will also be […]

2011/03/07Local Interest

Bowsman Figure Skating Carnival

Submitted by:  Donna Burghart | Maclyn Burghart, age 10, who also skates with the Bowsman Fire Flies (Novice III level), played Oh Canada on the fiddle to open the “Star Crazy” carnival on Saturday, March 5.  A special performance by the Bowsman Fire Flies Novice I, Novice III and Proficiency groups, along with coach Alison […]

2011/03/06Local Interest

Minitonas Figure Skating Carnival

Submitted by: Shauna Klekta | The stars were shining in Minitonas on Friday evening when the Minitonas Figure Skating Club presented Skating with the Stars.  The kids did a great job showing off all of the hard work they did with this year’s instructor, Michelle Windsor. The program featured many numbers from beginners to well seasoned skaters.  […]

2011/03/04Local Interest

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2011/03/04Local Interest

NEW Website, More Features

On Saturday, March 5 we launched our new website!  The new site delivers all the functionality of the original ValleyBiz site with a more streamlined menu, freeing up more space on the page for more features.  Here are some of the highlights: ENTERTAINMENT   New under Entertainment, you will find interactive, searchable TV Listings for Westman Cable, […]

2011/03/04Local Interest