{"id":41079,"date":"2026-10-15T07:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=41079"},"modified":"2026-10-15T01:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:26:16","slug":"coffee-and-a-chat-sessions-packed-with-useful-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/coffee-and-a-chat-sessions-packed-with-useful-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee and a Chat Sessions Packed With Useful Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Submitted by: Swan River & District Community Resource Council Inc.
\nService to Seniors<\/p>\n

Birch River hosted Terry Fullerton with the Canadian Rangers, Amy and Meaghan with Emergency Management Organization, Jessie Lacasse PMH Public Health Promotion, Kyla Scales Swan River Lifeline, Display from Swan Health Care Plus Pharmacy for mobility aids. Jennifer Lavoilette from the Star and Times attended Benito and Swan River.<\/p>\n

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Amy Currie is the Regional Emergency Manager for the Western Region for the Manitoba Emergency Management Organization, who can help with preparedness and response from an event, whether it is a power outage, snow storm, flood or fire. Follow the process: local authority(Municipality) talks with EMO(support for community) a determination is made on how EMO can help. <\/p>\n

Meaghan works in the office of Disaster Financial Assistance: Application deadline was October 8, 2026, if you have applied but have not received a confirmation number call 1-888-267-8298 or email Manitoba Flood Recovery Program mfrp@gov.mb.ca<\/p>\n

The Manitoba Flood Recovery Program is a small unit within the Province of Manitoba, with limited but dedicated staff, they have had over 3,000 claims for flooding this year. Be assured if you are in their system your file is in good hands. Remember “Assistance” is not insurance. The program uses their own calculations for reimbursements on some items, not necessarily the amount you paid. <\/p>\n

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Jessie Lacasse and Deb Wilson, Health Promotion with Prairie Mountain Health brought a display for The Health Promotion Community Programs, they can be found on the PMH website, (prairiemountainhealth.ca) or you can phone Jessie direct at 204-734-6618. Available programs can be in person for groups larger than 6 people. The Swan River Library has Thursday Sit and Fitat 2pm and Strive to Thrive at 3pm, participants explore their symptoms of wellness and improve their mental health, healthy and effective ways of coping with stress and gaining resilience to life challenges, compliments of PMH. Our view is to stay as healthy as you can be for as long as possible.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/br>Kyla Scales with Services to Seniors Swan River Lifeline, a device connected to your closest neighbor and the ambulance, press a button when in distress and help is on the way. <\/p>\n

Not just for older people, good for singles, injury recovering, peace of mind for family members. <\/p>\n

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\nJennifer Lavoilette with the Star and Times came to talk with us about the Christmas Edition, yes it is early, but it takes time to gather the information, write the stories and have it ready for print for the December paper. She would like to have stories about our\/your Christmas traditions, maybe when you were a child- how does it differ from today? Do you want to share with the readers, how your family traditions have changed over the years, change is good and we are still creating the memories. She shared the importance of getting our stories out. She can be reached at her email: jennifer@starandtimes.ca or phone 204-734-3858.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Terry Fullerton has given us a good insight to what the Canadian Rangers are all about. Canadian Rangers, “Serving Canada since 1947” Who we are: The Canadian Rangers are a part of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Reserves working in remote, isolated and coastal regions of Canada. They provide lightly-equipped, self-sufficient mobile forces to support CAF national security and public safety operations within Canada. They regularly train alongside other CAF members to remain prepared. Their motto is \u2018Vigilans,\u2019 meaning \u2018The Watchers.\u2019<\/p>\n

Some of the ways they protect Canada include:
\n \u2022 Conducting patrols;
\n \u2022 Reporting unusual activities or sightings;
\n \u2022 Collecting local data for the CAF;
\n \u2022 Performing sovereignty or national security duties;
\n \u2022 Assisting in search and rescue efforts;
\n \u2022 Assisting with natural disasters such as forest fires and floods.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Terry Fullerton, Patrol Commander of Swan River Manitoba patrol, Charlie Company, 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. I have been a Canadian Ranger for over seven years and have held all Patrol Positions as well a member of the Canadian Ranger Advisory Group.
\nI was born, raised in Swan River where I married my wife Melanie of 40 years and raised two children. I retired from the home electronics\/cellular business in 2022 after over 42 years. My experience with the Canadian Rangers has more than exceeded any expectations. Thrilled to have participated in all seasons of Exercises in so many remote locations. Meeting, learning and working with so many interesting and talented individuals. I have so many incredible experiences and looking forward to the future.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Fullerton\u2019s Medals and Awards: Guard for the Governor General of Canada at 75th Canadian Ranger Anniversary, Guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ottawa, Wilderness First Aid Instructor, Canadian Ranger Patrol Leadership Course Resolute Bay Nunavut, Special Services Medal , King Charles III Coronation Medal, Southern Cross Small Unit Exchange with Australian NORFORCE and Canadian Ranger of 2024.<\/p>\n

We have 16 Canadian Rangers in the Swan River Valley male and female, all ages, some with full time jobs and some retired. They are support for the Canadian Armed Forces at the domestic level, they know the local area, they do ground search and rescue, evacuation, sandbagging, food delivery, surveillance in the North etc. They are not a clean up crew (to remove sandbags etc.) They are a group that must follow procedures (they cannot initiate any collaborations themselves) Municipal authorities contact EMO who talk with local politicians who contact the military who contact the Federal Government who contacts the local Municipal authorities again who contact the Canadian Rangers. It is a “BIG machine” to run. There is a Junior Ranger program for 12\u201317-year-olds, that can be accessed by Canadian Rangers – Canada.cab<\/p>\n

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\nKent with Eclipse Fire and Safety brought a wealth of information regarding fire extinguishers.
\nPASS:
\nPull the pin,
\nAim at the base of the fire,
\nSqueeze the trigger and
\nSweep the nozzle at the fire.<\/p>\n

There is another good option for small fires-a fire suppression blanket. Less than $20 at Eclipse in Swan River. Have a fire escape plan, do not wait for a fire to gather your important things, have a to-go box with all your important papers and a list of things you may need (medications that can’t be kept in the to-go box). If the fire is more than youcan handle, leave the area, then call 911. Feel Free to stop in at the store (Conrad’s Grocery and Eclipse Fire and Safety) to ask for information and inspect the newest items available for Fire Safety.<\/p>\n

Thank you to Lorna Rivett for bringing a user friendly Tupperware display, she can be found on “Lorna Rivett” and Carolin Foster for bringing a few items for the PEMF technology you can find more information on her facebook page “Carolin Foster” or at www.olylife.com<\/p>\n

I thank everyone for attending our September sessions and wish for a good fall harvest season for all. October Coffee and a Chat has Safety Services Manitoba coming to Birch River October 27th at Northern Neighbors, Benito October 28th at the Drop in Center and Swan River October 29th at the Veterans Hall. All events start at 10am. Lets come together to learn something new and connect with old friends and maybe make a new friend as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Submitted by: Swan River & District Community Resource Council Inc. Service to Seniors Birch River hosted Terry Fullerton with the Canadian Rangers, Amy and Meaghan with Emergency Management Organization, Jessie Lacasse PMH Public Health Promotion, Kyla Scales Swan River Lifeline, Display from Swan Health Care Plus Pharmacy for mobility aids. Jennifer Lavoilette from the Star […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13,16],"class_list":["post-41079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage","tag-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}