Submitted by: Karen Gade | Benito United Church Annual Craft & Trade Show Soul & Sandwich Lunch Sat. December 2, 2017 10 am – 2 pm Benito Rec Centre Returning: Kyla’s Kitchen, Avon, Norwex, Epicure, Young Living, UrbanAlloy/Scentsy, Tupperware, Lavish, Vesna Ladies, Mary Kay, Quilting with Karma, Skylers Cookies, KD Cloths/Parkland Jewelry, Thirty-One, SudsnSuch, Wreaths […]

Submitted by: Sherry Martin |Mrs. Basso’s Grade 7 & 8 students from the CBF School spent an afternoon volunteering at the Swan Valley Animal Protection League shelter raking up the fall leaves for shelter manager Lisa Scales. The students worked hard cleaning up the leaves and were rewarded with a tour of the shelter. They […]

Submitted by: Judy Kostyshyn | Annual NDP Christmas Supper Sun. December 10, 2017 Swan Valley Museum Socializing 5:00 p.m. Supper 6:00 p.m. $15.00 per person Guest: Wab Kinew 50/50 Tickets – Silent Auction Everyone Welcome!

Submitted by: Al Berkan |The 55th Annual Rotary Radio Auction was held on November 2, 2017. The bell rang 140 times as individuals got the item they were hoping to acquire. These items donated by local businesses resulted in us raising over $13,000 to be used to support local Rotary projects. The main projects this […]

Submitted by: Bev Lumax | Royal Purple Elks Christmas Baking Box of 2 Dozen $24.00 1 Quart Pudding $15.00 Order Deadline: December 1, 2017 To Order Call: Mary Brandson: 204-734-3570 Adeline McQuay: 204-734-3652 Diane Sylvester: 204-734-2232 Pick up Saturday Dec 9, 2017 Elks Hall Swan River, MB 10:00 am – Noon Proceeds to Enhance Bocce […]

Submitted by: Debbie Soloway |In spite of a winter storm dumping seven inches of snow on Pine River on Saturday November 4th and the icy road conditions; the Livingston Family Medical Fundraiser went on as scheduled on Sunday November 5th.2017. The Pine River Community Centre was the place to be on Sunday morning as the day […]

Submitted by: Meghan Rose | Benito Child Care Center Fundraiser Supper & Auction November 18, 2017 5:00pm to 7:00pm Benito Rec Center Railway Ave. We would like to invite everyone to come and enjoy a delicious Turkey supper with Ukrainian side dishes. We will be having a silent auction, with a Live auction to follow […]

Submitted by: Barb Lewis | Dispute the snowy weather, the Swan Valley Air Cadets Squadron #519 had a good turn out for the garage sale on November 4th, 2017! We want to thank everyone who donated and who shopped, ate chili and drank coffee!! The cadets also sold poppies at various sites throughout Swan River […]

Submitted by: Linn Barabash | St. Andrews United Church Fall Supper Sun. Nov 19, 2017 5:00 to 7:00 PM Veterans Community Hall Adults $15.00. Children 6-13. $7.00 5 years and under. FREE Shut Ins…Home Delivery please call 204-734-0285 Deadline for Delivery is Nov 15th.

Submitted by: Debbie Soloway | On Saturday October 28th, 2017 the Pine River Community Centre opened the doors to celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday with just under 50 people in attendance. The centre was decorated in Canadian pride with red and white balloons decaled with maple leaves and Canadian flags. The balloons were placed in vases […]

Submitted by: Marty Thomas | Ham Radio Meeting November 18, 2017 5 pm Swan Lake Watershed Building 4th Avenue N Swan River All are welcome. Contact Marty for more info 204-734-8310

The following information is provided in response to an editorial on CJ104 Radio where Bill Gade criticizes a news website in the Valley. While his incomplete accusations did not include the name of the website, we thought we would clarify our readership numbers to remove confusion. ValleyBiz Main Page October 2017 Averages 34,000 pageviews per […]

Submitted by: Diane Rooks | Minitonas Christmas Market Sat. November 18, 2017 10 am – 3pm Minitonas Community hall Come out and get started on your christmas shopping and support the Sunflower Early Learning Center. There will be Barefoot books, Discovery toys, Scentsy, Arbonne, Norwex, etc. plus many handmade items. There will be a raffle […]

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba. Members Present: Reeve: Marvin Kovachik Councillors: 1 – Wilmer Malcolm 2 – 3 – Nestor Rizok 4 – Connie Forbes 5 – Jesse Larocque 6 – Brad […]

A friendly reminder from ValleyBiz that Daylight Savings Time ends November 5, 2017 The official time to set your clocks back 1 hour is: 2:00 am Sunday, November 5, 2017 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 […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in the Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 24th day of October 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Present: Reeve: William Galloway Councillors: Carrie Blosha, Brian Burick, Glen Foster, David Minish Terry Neely, Irwin Steen Interim […]

Submitted by: Gwenda Wotton | On Saturday, October 28, 2017 the Birch River Senior Group held their annual craft sale. Over 20 tables of crafts, baking, sewing, knitting, local frames, pictures available for sale. Thank you to everyone that came out. Lots of Chili and visiting was enjoyed by all. A BIG Thank You to […]

Submitted by: Barb Lewis | Swan Valley Air Cadets Squadron #519 Europe Trip Fund Raiser Garage Sale November 4, 2017 9:30 am to 3:30 pm At the Swan Valley Museum Chili & a Bun $5.00 Coffee/Tea $1.00 Pop or Bottle water $1.50

ValleyBiz Story | The Swan Valley School Division (SVSD) is facing some difficult challenges. Citing declining divisional enrollment, schools operating under capacity and a reduction in provincial funding, the school board has indicated significant changes will be necessary to improve the “possibility of long term viability of the SVSD”. “We feel as a board that […]

Submitted by: Beverley Polon | We hope you had a chance to visit the Swan Valley Communities That Care (SVCTC) Spooktober- Fest Haunted House! It was a smashing event which offered a Halloween experience for all ages. There were over 1640 visitors, who attended Spooktober-Fest at the SV Historical Museum over the three days of […]

ValleyBiz Story | The Swan River Valley Agricultural Society (SRVAS) invited representatives from various community groups and organizations for a “Community Conversation” to help determine the desired future for the Ag Society. About 40 people attended the planning session on October 26, 2017. Liz Roberts, President of Liz Roberts & Associates, a consulting firm out […]

Submitted by: Leigh Osatchuk | The 5th Annual Benito Fireman’s Steak Supper was a great success as the Fireman served and fed close to 300 hungry supporters. Neighboring communities with volunteer services were also in attendance to show their support and appreciation of the work these men and women do. Over and above the ticket […]

Submitted by: Susan Ross | Pictures by Jennifer Simpson | On Friday October 27, 2017 Swan Valley Band Booster held a new and exciting fundraiser. A paint night with local artist Suzanne May was held at the SVRSS cafeteria. In just 2½ hours participants received step by step instruction to complete a beautiful fall themed […]

To our family, friends and community members, You have truly touched our hearts with your love and friendship. Special thanks to Colinda, Corina, Crystal and Darlene for organizing such a wonderful fundraising supper Saturday, October 21, 2017. Special thanks to Lee Graff, Tripp Family, Murley Family, Emerson Family, Lana Sagert, Louisiana Pacific, Minitonas Community Store, […]

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in the Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 10th day of October 2017 at 7:04 p.m. Present: Reeve: William Galloway Councillors: Carrie Blosha, Brian Burick, Glen Foster David Minish, Terry Neely, Irwin Steen Interim […]

Submitted by: Jaci Zbirun | Big thank you to the community for coming out and supporting the Ladies Auxiliaries Fall Tea and Bake Sale at the Benito Legion hall. We hoped all who came enjoyed the warm homemade biscuits and muffins!

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in the Council Chamber at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 26th day of September 2017 at 7:02 p. m. Present: Reeve William Galloway Councillors: Carrie Blosha, Brian Burick, Glen Foster David Minish, Terry Neely, Irwin Steen […]

Submitted by: Jason Delaurier | On the Morning of Saturday, October 21, 2017 the party faithful from the Swan River constituency gathered at the Elks Hall in Swan River for their 2017 Brunch and AGM. The attendees were entertained by local fiddling talent Brittney Moore and guitarist Ken Thompson. After a brunch of eggs, bacon, […]

Submitted Story | Minitonas Knox United Church held their fall tea on October 21, 2017. Our youngest helper cheerfully revealed the winner of each of the silent auction items. Guests were treated to pie and coffee or tea and many visitors took home some yummy treats from the bake table. The young servers kept the […]

Submtted by: Susan Hrycyk | Lenswood Community Club Harvest Windup Dance Sat. November 18, 2017 9:00 pm – 1:00 Lenswood Community Hall Tickets $12.00 per person Music by Ken Thompson Midnight Lunch Served For more information call 204-236-4478, 204-236-4782 or 204-238-4355 Hope to see everyone there!

Submitted by: Patty Gattinger |The Swan Valley Outdoors Association Inc. held their 1st Annual Banquet and Auction on Saturday, October 21, 2017 to a soldout crowd. Envirothon students mingled throughout the crowd serving appetizers as the attendees checked out the auction items for purchase. Numerous raffles were on display as well for everyone to participate […]

Submitted by: Mike Hobson | The Swan River Golf and Country Club held their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. The meeting went very well and there was lots of positive feedback which was great to hear. Overall the year was a success as we have improved in most revenue streams. The pro […]

Livingston Family Medical Fundraiser Sun. November 5th, 2017 Pine River Community Centre Pancake Breakfast 8:00am – 11:00am Adult $10.00 12 & under $5.00 Preschoolers free Breakfast will be followed by a Bake Sale, Silent Auction and Live Auction. We encourage everyone to attend and we are looking for donations for the auctions and bake sale. […]

Submitted by: Nancy Cocks | The Sunflower Early Learning Centre (SELC) held a very successful Princess & Superhero Party on Saturday October 21, 2017 at the Minitonas Community Hall. Parents and children came dressed in costume and enjoyed a hotdog lunch, penny auction full of wonderful prizes, a dance party and many fun activities including […]

Submitted by: Blaine Campbell | Swan Valley Minor Hockey Association and Swan River Junior A Stampeders are excited to announce Montreal Canadiens Alumni Tour presented by Canadian Tire Sat. December 2, 2017 7:00 pm Swan River Come on out to the Centennial Arena and watch ex-NHL talent. It is a great opportunity to see the […]

Submitted by: David Ogram | On the evening of Monday, October 16, 2017 seventeen people were present at the first of 4 vegetarian cooking classes being held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Guest Speaker was Glenda Nischuk, a Registered Nutritional Consultant Practitioner, who operates a business in Yorkton called Better Living Nutrition at the […]

Submitted by: Swan Valley Rotary Club | The Swan Valley Rotary Club is holding its annual radio auction on: Thurs. November 2, 2017 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Click here for an online list of items – check back for new items. Through the generous contributions of both the business and professional communities much has […]

Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman held in Council Chambers, in Minitonas, Manitoba this 3rd day of October, 2017 A.D. at 7:00 p.m. Present: Reeve: C. Eisner Councillors: J. Caruk, C. Densen, L. Hutman, G. Bartel & S. Walmsley C.A.O. – K. Chartrand Absent with Notice: Councillors: L. Mychalchuk […]

Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture October 16, 2017 | Northwest Region Nice fall weather continued throughout the Northwest Region and this resulted in good harvest progress over the last week. The spring wheat harvest is basically complete, and most canola is harvested although some of the later seeded canola remains. A few […]

Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman held in Council Chambers, in Minitonas, Manitoba this 19th day of September, 2017 A.D. at 7:04 p.m. Present: Councillors: J. Caruk, C. Densen, L. Hutman, L. Mychalchuk, G. Bartel & S. Walmsley C.A.O. – K. Chartrand Present by Electronic Communications: Reeve: C. Eisner […]

Submitted by: Glenda Foster | The Flea Market and lunch hosted by the Birch River Royal Canadian Legion on September 30, 2017 was enjoyed by the community and many treasures were shared!

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 in the R.M. of Mountain Council Chambers in Birch River, Manitoba. Members Present: Reeve: Marvin Kovachik Councillors: 1 – Wilmer Malcolm 2 – Stephen Nadolney 3 – Nestor Rizok 4 – Connie Forbes 5 – Jesse Larocque 6 […]

Submitted by: Crystal Nepinak | On behalf of the Leason family, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone for all the love and support provided through Taryn’s Hope for Sight Fundraiser on October 14, 2017. After expenses, we were able to contribute $5,622 to the Medical Trust Fund. We had a great […]

Submitted by: Jen Patterson | Parenting Workshops 2 Courses to Choose From 1. Group Triple P Parenting 2. Guiding Good Choices Ecole Swan River South School 1015 2nd Street South, Swan River SESSIONS ARE FREE! Child care, meals and course materials are all provided at no cost, courtesy of Swan Valley Communities That Care. Supper […]

Media Release | Rick Wowchuk, MLA for Swan River, announced October 18, 2017 that the Manitoba government is investing in important infrastructure in the Swan River constituency. Through the Municipal Road Improvement Program, the Progressive Conservative government is providing $60,000.00 for municipal road improvements in the Rural Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman for road rehab on #147N. […]

Submitted by: Cheryle Zbirun | Benito Ladies Auxiliary Tea & Bake Sale Sat. October 21, 2017 Benito Legion Hall 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Come on Down for biscuits, Scones, Muffins and Momma’s Homemade Jelly 50/50 Draw, Hampers Door Prize, Bake Sale Draws made @ 3:15

Submitted Story | ValleyBiz Picture | Swan Valley Co-op put out the call and the community answered. As part of Fuel Good Day on Sept. 19, 2017, 7 cents from every litre of fuel purchased at Swan Valley Co-op Gas Bars were donated to the Swan Valley Splash Park. At the end of the day, […]

Submitted by: Bob Lewis | For the past bunch of years many people of the churches of Swan River and area have gathered together to worship God. We did again. The Swan River Community Church Service took place at the Veterans Community Hall on October 15, 2017. We are thankful for the voices and music […]

Submitted by: Kevin Sprong | Benito United Church Fall Supper October 22, 2017 5:00 pm Benito Rec Centre Adults $15 12 and Under $10 Preschool Free

Submitted by: Tanya Powell | The Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre Craft and Small Business Sale held on October 14, 2017 was a great success. The sale was attended by over 300 eager shoppers. There were over 35 tables of goods displayed and many new crafts to choose from.