Swan Valley Star and Times News
Tuesday, 21 May 2024 09:09
Thousands of Reasons to Smile
Tim Hortons ran their annual Smile Cookie campaign from April 29 to May 5 with various community groups coming out to decorate the nearly 10,000 cookies that were sold throughout the week. Last Thursday (May 16) Swan River Tim Horton’s Owner Upendra Patel (left) presented the proceeds of $15,150.45 from…
Tuesday, 14 May 2024 08:24
Water Bombs Away
As of last weekend, the recent forest fire outbreak between Cranberry Portage and Flin Flon has grown to 38 kilometers long and 12 kilometers wide. This past weekend provincial water bombers were out on Rocky Lake collecting water to help fight the forest fires raging in northern Manitoba. Residents in…
Tuesday, 07 May 2024 08:41
Premier in Town
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew came to the Valley last Thursday (May 2) to make some important announcements and investments in the area. He met with all local municipal governments and then went on to tour LP...
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 08:32
National Champions
The Swan Valley boasts two new national champions as members of Lidstone Combat Sports Academy (LCSA) return from the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Canada National Championship with two championship belts. Here, competitors Liam Peterson (left), John Walsh (second from left) and Cole Lumax (right) are pictured with coach …
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:31
Bronze Medal Wins
SVRSS students Nolan Mangin, Arden Baskier and Sammy Jo Moshenko all returned home with bronze medals from their respective competitions at the Skills Manitoba Competition that took place in Winnipeg on April 11...
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:53
Coming Together
The Swan Valley Animal Protection League held their annual spring banquet this past weekend (April. 13) inside the Veteran’s Community Hall where they had many games and draws that people got into, along with having a great supper, courtesy of Johnny and Jenna Catering.
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:29
Spring has Sprung
Spring is arriving in a hurry, with snow melting and water bodies flooding the countryside. Here, in the Municipality of Swan Valley West, water from a saturated field flows across a low area of a municipal roadway.
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 08:15
Hoppy Easter
Captured during Easter weekend, a wild rabbit sits around a silage pile on a Swan Valley West farm
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 08:44
Car Combustion
On Wednesday afternoon (March 20), the Swan Valley Fire Department (SVFD) was dispatched to a Vehicle Fire on Westwood Road behind Swan Valley Funeral Services. Upon arrival of Incident Command, a vehicle was observed to be fully involved. SVFD crews advanced one attack line to extinguish the fire. Shortly after…
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 08:25
Frozen Fishing
The Billy Beal Classic Ice Fishing Derby had another successful year at Whitefish Lake on Saturday (March 16), with a 14 pound, two ounce Northern Pike earning Kevin Frank $10,000 at the event, which raises money for Valley Lions Medical Assistance Fund...
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 08:33
Snowbirds
Winter almost came and went without Swan River sculptor Derryl May crafting another creation in his front yard, with last week’s precipitation providing a medium to erect a representation of an osprey catching a fish, which melted down somewhat and re-envisioned into a chickadee. Here, the final result before the…
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 08:18
After the Storm
Shovels, snow blowers, trucks and tractors with blades along with graders and other heavy equipment were out in full force on Monday morning to clean up after the dump of snow the Valley - and much of the prairies - received in the prior 24 hours. Accurate snowfall amounts were…
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 08:12
Dangerous Winter Driving
The onset of heavy snowfall on Monday morning (Feb. 26) resulted in dangerous driving conditions, evidenced by an apparent low-speed, head-on, two-vehicle collision on Main Street in Swan River in front of the Swan Valley Health Centre. No reports were available at press time as to whether there were any…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 08:29
Louis Riel Day Celebrations
The Manitoba Metis Federation celebrated Louis Riel Day at the Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre yesterday (Feb. 19). Traditional displays included animal pelts and trapping equipment and those were accompanied by games and crafts for youth. The event also offered a traditional feast.
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 08:14
Raising Hope
The Swan Valley Junior A Stampeders partnered with Amara’s Amigos last Friday (Feb. 9) to raise funds for the PROFYLE Program, through the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, so that children living with cancer in our province receive the treatments they so desperately need. More than $19,000 was raised during the event...