Budget meeting outlines 2011 finances for Rivers council
The Rivers council presented the 2011 fiscal plan with only nine attendees and a brief 50 minute session. Highlights include grant cuts from 9791.89 to 6100, emergency reserve reductions, and a transfer funded arena reserve boosted by 1.423 million from Daly and Rivers Recreation. Administrators noted early grant disbursements totaling about 1.675 million from provincial and federal sources and outlined reserves left empty for 2011 with full funding planned for 2012. The population on file is 1193 and a Rivers Legion meeting was held alongside.
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Hall
Todd Gill
Gill
RM of Daly and Rivers Recreation Facilities Review Committee
Dennis Higginson
Rivers Town
Te of
Rivers
Rivers Legion
Tractor stolen near Rivers prompts Manitoba Crime Stoppers appeal
Brandon RCMP seek public help after a blue 2003 New Holland tractor was stolen from an agricultural business in the RM of Daly west of Highway 250 near Rivers on the evening of April 23. The thief drove through fields and abandoned the running tractor about one kilometre east of the highway. tips to Brandon RCMP at 726-7500 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-782-8477.
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Brandon Rcmp
Daly
Highway 250
Rivers
Brandon Cmp
Manitoba
Park West Predators take eight and nine year olds to Minneapolis tourney
Park West Predators youth team travels from Rivers to Minneapolis for a three day tournament with five games starting against Los Angeles Sr Kings. Owen Warenain and Briley Wood, both eight or nine, are part of the border bound squad coached by Kent Wareham. Parents Kent and Wendy Warenain and Ted and Jodi Wood are local farmers near Rivers.
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Owen Warenain
Briley Wood
Park- West Predators
Minneapolis
Minn
Los Angeles Sr
Sask
Predators
Brandon
Winnipeg
Regina
Deadline set for brick engraving at Jessie Bee
A May 31 deadline was set at a Rivers project meeting for ordering engraved bricks to surround a flower bed at the base of the wall of memories in Millennium Park. George Roberts will take 200 extra bricks to Rapid City Memorials for engraving and Scott Ramsay offered to pour a cement foundation.
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Jessie Bee
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Anne Staff
RCMP
Tactuai
Donna Morken
Mts
Millennium Park
Via Rail
Donna
Rail Fan Magazine
Don McFadden
Via
Virden
Minnedosa
CPR
Riverstown
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