Rivers council sells lots for shops and taxi firm plan
Riverstown council accepted offers from Manitoba Watch and Jewelry Co to build a two storey 20 by 25 foot building on Second Avenue within six months and sold a lot between First and Second Avenue to Elliott Bros for two buildings a garage and an office for a taxi company. Health officer Dr Stewart cites a garbage filled back lane polluting drainage and wells in Rivers downtown.
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Riverstown Council
Manitoba Watch and Jewelry Company
Second Avenue
Council
First
Elliott Bros
Stewart
Rivers
Thomas Bradley
Tarbolton
Rivers council meeting notes show daycare plan and zoning split
April 2 meeting attendees Jill White Amanda Leland and Crystal Coleman discussed daycare needs and proposed four locations. May 2024 cleanup week planned with pickup May 28. A rezoning request for 765 Fifth Avenue from R1d to R2 was defeated.
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Guy Vickery
Rivers Centennial items span 1963 to 1968 events
Manitoba Motor League ran free auto inspections in Rivers in 1963 testing 292 vehicles with 243 failures due to steering, brakes and lights. Lakeside Snowmobile Club formed in 1969 with Roy Mallet as president. Rivers hosted water works opening in 1956 with dignitaries including R W Bond Walter Dinsdale and M Sutherland. Prime Minister Trudeau landed at Rivers airport in 1968 with about 1000 people awaiting at the train station intersection.
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Manitoba Motor League
Lakeside
Roy Mallet
Horseshoe Bay
Lake Wahtopanah
Rivers Waterworks
Alexandra Hotel
R. W. Bond
Walter Dinsdale
M, Sutherland
Rivers
Fargo
Canada
Manitoba
Hwy. 25
Elliott Trudeau
Alwy. 25
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Fourth and
Fifth Avenues
Lothair
William Horn
Kenton
Massey-Harris Agency
Oak River
Gordon Smith
Bradwardine Legion
Darrel Harris
Rivers Credit Union
Dick van Tongeren
Rivers Theatre
Allan Wall
Rivers Ukrainian Hall
John Stetski
Rivers Volunteer Fire Department
Ned
Cindy McDonald
Stephen Ward
Eileen Irwin
David Reid
Terry Trowsse
Laurie Johnston
Rob Noort
Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg
Yellowhead Bobcats
Atom
Portage la Prairie
Keaton Moore
Justin Gerrard
Colin Holden
Yellowhead Chiefs
Halee Bridgeman
Raleigh Scott
Robyn Garbutt
Brittany Bothe
Warren Smallwwood c
Nathan Klassen
CAO and
Chimo Resort
Tri-State Co
Blanshard
RM of
van. Heal
Wrightson, Donald
Ine Street
Vance
RM of Blanshard
Cochrane Street
RM of Branshard
Box 179
Diane Kuculum
RM of Bla
Ird
Jackie
Lloyd Fehr
West Avenue
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