Swan River RCMP Monthly Report March 2014 In this month of March, 2014 Police investigated 296 incidents. Criminal Code investigations were slightly higher than normal levels for this month. Property offenses were at normal levels. Persons crimes investigations were also at normal levels for this month. Persons crimes had two sexual assaults, six common assaults, […]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Mckenzie presiding and Councilor’s, Delaurier, Bobick, Jacobson, Friesen and Whyte, Sakal present. Minutes: 1. RESOLVED that the minutes of the March 18th, 2014 regular meeting of Council be adopted as received. […]

Submitted by: Rev. Kathy Highmoor In Celebration of Health: Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical Hillsview Hike April 21, 2014 From Bowsman, MB To Minitonas, MB Itinerary: 8:00 am – 9:00 am Pancake Breakfast at Bowsman United Church – Bowsman, MB 9:00 am Hike Begins 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Wrap Up Celebration at Knox United […]

Submitted by: Henry Barkowski, Mayor, Town of Minitonas I was saddened to learn of the passing of Gay Darroch. Although she did not live in Minitonas, she has left a legacy in our community. In the fall of 2003, Gay was commissioned to painted the sunflower and the “Welcome to Minitonas” message on the rocks […]

Submitted by: Maureen Bowles Join us for a talk on the Ukraine by: Pastor Vlad Makyeyev April 8, 2014 7:00 pm North West Regional Library, Swan River Vlad and his family are newcomers to our valley. He will be sharing stories and information about present day Ukraine. (culture, schools, work, opportunities, history and politics.) All […]

Swan Rive Fire Department Media Release | On March 31 at 7:24pm Swan River Fire, EMS and RCMP were dispatched to a structure fire on PR 487, south west of Swan River. On Arrival the wood frame residential structure was fully involved and a portion of the residence had collapsed into the basement. SRFD protected […]

Submitted by: Michele Poole The Swan School of Dance held their annual recital on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 in front of a packed house, at the SVRSS. People were entertained by tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and lyrical dances. Click any picture for a larger version. With the theme of “This Is It”….. Michele Poole […]

Swan Rive Fire Department Media Release | On March 30, 2014 at 11:07am Swan River Fire, EMS and RCMP were dispatched to a structure fire at 1419 Main Street in Swan River. Upon arrival smoke was contained to the structure. Staff had already evacuated. A successful knock down and quick overhaul limited damage to the […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Present Reeve: Lorne Henkelman Councillors: Glen Foster, Don Machan, Alex Haluschak Terry Neely, Earl Hrappstead, Brian Burick TERRY NEELY […]

A Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday March 25, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. Present: Mayor Meadows; Deputy Mayor Scouten; Councilor Schneider Absent Councilor Offenberger Councilor Zebinski Office Clerk ~ Mandy Staples Chief Administrative Officer ~ Pat Ellingson. Mayor Meadows called the […]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Mckenzie presiding and Councilor’s, Delaurier, Bobick, Jacobson, Friesen and Whyte, Sakal present. Delegations 1) Conditional Use Hearing No. 1/2014 to allow the operation of a church on the property at 1694 […]

RCMP Media Release | On March 26, 2014 at about 9:00 PM the Swan River RCMP, Swan River Fire dept, and Prairie Mountain EMS received a dispatch regarding a collision between a pick-up truck and a tree on the 300 block of 7th avenue south (residential area), in Swan River, MB. A 27 year old […]

Submitted by: Laurie Evans | To promote Nutrition Month, Eat Right Dietitian Services and the Swan Valley Coop collaborated to provide three nutrition education opportunities throughout the month of March. The three events which included taste testing, grocery store tour and a label reading game were well received with over 75 grocery shoppers participating.

RCMP Media Release | On March 24, 2014 at about 6:30 PM the Swan River RCMP received a ‘911’ call regarding a robbery on the 700 block of Main street, in Swan River, MB. A 38 year old female from Swan River who received minor injury during the robbery (& theft of beer), was subsequently […]

Submitted by: Lloyd Gilchrist | Swan Valley Hoedowners invite you to come and try square dancing with us. Two nights: April 9 & April 16, 2014 7 to 9:30 p.m Swan River Senior Centre Lunch will follow. You are invited to come and join us for a fun-filled evening at no cost for new dancers! […]

Submitted by: Linda Carpentier, Chris Staniland Members of Teen Challenge visited the Swan Valley on March 22 through 23, 2014. The group performed at the Friendship Centre on Saturday evening (pictured left). Teen Challenge men’s outreach group spoke to over 90 men of all ages at a men’s breakfast get together at CBF this past […]

RCMP Report | At about 2:00 am on March 24, 2014 Swan River RCMP responded to a commercial alarm in Birch River . Police are investigating a break and enter at the Birchwood Grocery. Significant damage to the store occurred and liquor was taken. Anyone with information is asked to call the Swan River RCMP […]

Submitted by: Vivian Rooks Once again volunteers from the Swan River valley have come together for a successful fundraising event. Left to Right – Lesley Henkelman, Judy Storjord, Vivian Rooks and Louella Lausman Judy Storjord and Vivian Rooks coordinated volunteers to distribute 1000 bunches of daffodils throughout the valley homes and businesses to bring the […]

Submitted by: Donna Burghart The BAM Jam Camp is coming up! Mon. March 31, 2014 & Tues. April 1, 2014 2 days of Fiddle, Guitar, Vocal & Bass instruction ONLY $75 (spots still available) includes instruction, lunches & evening concerts 2014 instructors – Desmond Lagace, Patti Lamoureux, Daniel Koulack, Ameena Bajer-Koulack, Marcel Hapel, Greg Simm, […]

Submitted by: Shirley Todosichuk On Saturday March 15, 2014 Angie Ferland and Ricky Zimmer from the Swan Valley Tiger Fire Floor Hockey Team were in Dauphin for the Safeway Special Olympics Fundraising Day. From March 7th to 21st every $2 donation nets 5 air miles at Safeways across Canada. Angie, who will be traveling to […]

Submitted by: Swan Valley Funeral Services Estate Planning Workshop Thurs. March 27, 2014 1:30-3:00 pm Chapel of Swan Valley Funeral Services 363 Kelsey Trail Refreshments and door prizes. For more information on the workshop contact Carol at (204)734-0831

Submitted by: Angela Mullin The Swan River Ladies Curling Club hosted their 85th Annual Bonspiel on March 14 – 16, 2014 with the theme of Wedding Crashers. Click any picture for a larger version. The 1st Event Winners go to the Dauphin Rink, Therese Deah. For the Saturday evening entertainment … The Newly Wed Game […]

Submitted by: Linda Carpentier Participants and staff of Teen Challenge will be in Swan River March 20 – 23, 2014. They will speak at public meetings, some specifically for youth, as well as Sunday morning church services. The residents of the Swan Valley will have an opportunity to learn more about drug and alcohol abuse, […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report February 2014 Town of Swan River: In the month of February, 2014 Police investigated 191 incidents. Criminal Code investigations were at normal levels as were property offenses. Persons crimes were slightly below normal levels for this month. Persons crimes had ten common assaults and two Uttering Threats complaints. Town of […]

Submitted by: Don Baldwin The Swan Valley Snowmobile Association hosted their 7th Annual Vintage Ride on Sunday, March 16th. There were over forty vintage sleds that attended the ride with over a hundred sleds visiting the shack including newer models. Click any picture for a larger version. The ride was approximately a 35 mile round […]

Submitted by: Corey Hurren About 600 people came to Whitefish Lake on Saturday, March 15th to see who was going to pull the winning $10 000 fish through four feet of ice when the Valley Lions held their 17th annual Billy Beal Ice Fishing Derby. Click any picture for a larger version. Pictured above is […]

Written and Submitted by: Debbie Soloway On Friday March 14th, 2014 Rachel & Darwin Dancsok of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan entertained to an audience of 45-50 people by singing and playing great country gospel favorites. Click any picture for a larger version. Rachel is an award winning country gospel singer, starting at the early age of thirteen […]

Submitted by: Courtney Densen On March 11 2014 in the Bowsman Legion Hall, great food, wonderful fellowship and a little luck of the Irish was to be found at the Bowsman United Church Soup n Bun. Patrons were treated to their choice of potato or hamburger soup, a variety of bunwiches, dessert, coffee, tea and […]

Submitted by: Yoenne Ewald The Swan Valley Farmer’s Market held their Annual General Meeting on March 11th 2014. The meeting was well attended. Looking back over 2013, the market saw a number of new summer vendors offering a diverse range of products. Pictured above, the Farmers’ Market Board.(L to R, back) Fay Perrin, Shirley Leask, […]

Provincial Media Release: More than $50 Million over Next Five Years to Increase Safety, Extend Life of Busy North-south Highway: Premier Selinger SWAN RIVER—Several more road improvement projects are planned for PTH 83 in western Manitoba to improve the ride, help boost commercial truck and tourist traffic, and increase safety for travellers, Premier Greg Selinger […]

NOTICE OF DECISION March 14, 2014 By Board Order 29/14, the Public Utilities Board (Board) approved an application by Swan Valley Gas Corporation (“Swan Valley Gas”) to sell, and an application by Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (“Centra”) to purchase, the natural gas distribution system assets of Swan Valley Gas, subject to certain conditions. The Board […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Present Reeve: Lorne Henkelman Councillors: Glen Foster, Don Machan, Alex Haluschak Terry Neely, Earl Hrappstead, Brian Burick BRIAN BURICK […]

A Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday March 11, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. Present: Mayor Meadows; Deputy Mayor Scouten; Councilor Zebinski; Councilor Schneider Absent Councilor Offenberger Chief Administrative Officer ~ Pat Ellingson. Mayor Meadows called the meeting to order at 7:00 […]

Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Town of Minitonas, held in the Council Chambers, Minitonas, Manitoba this 5th day of March, 2014 A.D. at 7:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Barkowski Councillors: Bartel, Windsor & Caruk CAO: Carolyn Gordon Delegations: 8:00 pm G. Thiessen re: Town Public Works 1. S. Windsor – J. Caruk […]

The Council of the Town of Swan River met on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers with Mayor Mckenzie presiding and Councilor’s, Delaurier, Bobick, Jacobson, Friesen and Whyte present. Councillor Sakal absent. Minutes: 1. RESOLVED that the minutes of the February 18th, 2014 regular meeting of Council be adopted […]

Submitted by: Michele Poole Swan School of Dance PRESENTS Their annual recital.. THIS IS IT … Wed. March 26, 2014 7:00 P.M. S.V.R.S.S. Auditorium Under the direction of Michele Poole

Submitted by: Jocelyn Beehler Community Bible Fellowship Christian School (CBFCS) recently installed a traverse climbing wall in the gym. It took the work of many individuals to make it happen. Click any picture for a larger version. The CBF church helped with installation, our parent advisory council (PAC) initiated the fundraising efforts, and parents and […]

Submitted by: Melodie Smith The tournament committee would like to take a moment to say thank you to all the volunteers, players, coaches, parents, fans, referees, Hockey MB, Cargill, and all our local sponsors for the GREAT weekend! Pictures above are Silver Winners – Swan Valley Stampeders Click any picture for a larger version. Gold […]

Submitted by: Courtney Densen St. Patricks Day Soup n Bun Shamrock Auction, Bake and Perogie Sale March 13, 2014 11:30am – 1:30pm Bowsman Legion Hall Sponsored by Bowsman United Church

Submitted by: Bev Lumax “Welcome to Boot Scoot’n and Ballet! From the OK Corral to Prima Ballerinas The Minitonas Figure Skating Carnival offered it all to over 200 appreciative family and friends. Pictures by Kim Leslie – click for a larger version. Head Coach Michelle Windsor and assistant Cindi Fulford coached over 30 young skaters […]

Submitted by: Linda McCullough Annual World Day of Prayer was held on March 7, 2014 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church with approximately 80 in attendance. Pictured above, coordinators Donna Leming and Linda McCullough. This years theme “Streams in the Desert” written by the women of Egypt was presented by the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic, Seventh-day […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Swan River, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Present Reeve: Lorne Henkelman Councillors: Glen Foster, Don Machan, Alex Haluschak, Brian Burick Absent: Terry Neely, Earl Hrappstead ALEX […]

A friendly reminder from ValleyBiz that Daylight Savings Time begins tonight. The official time to set your clocks ahead 1 hour is: 2:00 am Sunday, March 9 Set your clock to: 3:00 am Each year, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Rural Municipality of Minitonas, held in Council Chambers, in Minitonas, Manitoba this 25th day of February, 2014 A.D. at 7:00 pm. Present: Deputy Reeve, C. Eisner Councillors: Pacamaniuk, Klekta & Rinsdorf CAO: Carolyn Gordon Present By Electronic Communications: Reeve, M. McIntosh Delegations: 7:30 pm Frank Slepicka […]

A Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday February 25, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. Present: Mayor Meadows; Deputy Mayor Scouten; Councilor Zebinski; Councilor Offenberger; Councilor Schneider Chief Administrative Officer ~ Pat Ellingson. Mayor Meadows called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm […]

Submitted by: Don Baldwin The Swan Valley Snowmobile Association will be holding their 7th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Ride: Sunday, March 16, 2014 Wellman Lake Trail Warm Up Shack Staging Area Available at Westwood Inn Approximately 35 mile round trip Group leaving at noon to shack Vintage Registration – 1990 and Older: Wellman Warm Up Shack […]

Submitted by: Tracy Boychuk The gold medal game between the Winkler Flyers and The Pas Huskies ended in a 7-2 victory for the Winkler Flyers (pictured left). The Pas Huskies Silver medal winners. Portage Terriers Bronze medal winners. Portage played the local Swan Valley Stampeders in a hard fought game with a final score of […]

Submitted by: Patti Hack The Elbow Lake SnoDrifters 18th Annual Snowmobile Derby took place as scheduled on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Click any picture for a larger version. The frigid weather (-51 with the wind chill when we woke up Saturday morning) kept many people away however, for those of us who braved the winter […]

RCMP Media Release | On March 1, 2014 at about 1 pm, a ‘911’ dispatch was received regarding a “House Fire” at Antler Corner, in the RM of Mountain (approximately 30 km north of Swan River, MB on Hwy #10). Swan River RCMP and the Birch River Fire Dept. attended. All occupants managed to get […]

Submitted by: Angela Mullin The Swan Valley Stampeders Novice Black team went to Souris, MB for the Ultimate Hockey Championships. The kids played hard losing 1st game to Virden and a nail biter to home town Souris … Left them playing at 8 am on Sunday against Shilo… The kids rallied for the win & […]