Real estate pro Leslee Brown shares Rivers pride
Leslee Brown, a Sutton-Harrison Realty agent living southeast of Rivers since 2015, describes her life in Riverdale. She raised a family with horses, worked at Subway as a first job, studied at Crocus Plains and Lakeland College, and hopes to visit Hawaii.
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Leslee Brown
Sutton- Harrison Realty
Subway
Rivers
Brandon
Crocus Plains
Lakeland College
Alberta
Hawaii
Corb Lund
Maren Morris
Brandi Carlile
Friday Night Lights
Timothy Olyphant
Riverdale
Assiniboia Founded After Selkirk Purchase
Timeline of major Canadian events includes Lord Selkirk buying Manitoba land for a Red River colony named Assiniboia in 1811, BC coal disaster 1887, Titanic victims buried 1912, Flanders Fields poem in 1915, Yukon and PEI voting rights, Hay River flood 1963, Dawson City flood 1979, Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan 2010, and 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation and destruction.
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Lord Selkirk
Manitoba
Hudson’s Bay Company
Red River
Assiniboia
Nanaimo
Halifax
John McCrae
Flanders Fields
Alexis Helmer
Yukon
Prince Edward Island
Hay River
Fort Simpson
Nwt
Dawson City
Craig Blake
Afghanistan
Kandahar
Fort McMurray
Athabasca River
Prairie Fire Memories and Cautionary Tales
A farmer recalls spring prairie fires that spread quickly on windy days. Families fought fires with hoes, sacks, and water as flames threatened homesteads and livestock. A remembered rescue by a determined mother saved a home, proving necessity can drive brave acts.
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Riding Mountain
Where am I in this community landmark photo
Please call Rivers Banner at 328 7494 or email sales riversbanner com if you recognize the location. The message invites readers to share stories about locally interesting sites in the community.
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Rivers Banner Office
Riversbanner.com
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Home Bobbies
By Rita Friesen
Law of
Marcieharrison.com
Rivers Community Church
Edward Street
Riverdale District
Florence Nightingale
Rivers Legion Hall
Riverdale Health Centre
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!