This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Rivers and area notes of 1930s to 2004 events plus notable births
Summary of local events across decades: sport results from Western Manitoba Tennis League in 1934. marriages and anniversaries of residents such as Wes Harland, Shirley Fortune, Jerry Ross, Wanda Heron, Cheryl Dyer, Brenda Wareham, Elaine Sookochoos, Janice Council, Art Peters, A Barkley. births including a Merv Rogers girl. community achievements like Rivers Homecoming Jam 2004 raising funds for recreation facilities. cultural notes on poets Patricia Lowther and Duncan Campbell Scott. regional milestones including Trans-Canada Highway opening in 1962 and CCF founding in 1932. Harding fair history and Mousseau premiership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RiVers
Minnedosa
Neepawa
Wes Harland
Chas. Vickery
Rivers Pipe Band
Winnipeg
Selkirk
Shirley Fortune
Dave Gill
Jerry Ross
Wanda Heron
Robert Brisson
Cheryl Dyer
Jim Ross
Brenda Wareham
Peter Klippenstine
Elaine Sookochoos
Lyle Burt
Janice Council
Rivers Recreation Facilities Review Committee
Rose Todosey
Dauphin
RAFT
Rivers Activities
Rivers Homecoming Jam
Country Sports and Gun Store
Second Avenue
Harding
W. H. English
Patricia Lowther
Vancouver
New Democratic Party
Trans-Canada
Roger’s Pass
British Columbia
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Quebec
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Calgary
CCF
Canada
Duncan Campbell Scott
Confederation
Ottawa
Scott
Department of Indian Affairs