Swan Valley Star and Times News
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 07:48
Beautiful Frost
Recent foggy weather has left the trees covered in frost more than one day in the past week. This stretch of trees along Eighth Avenue South were a beautiful sight to see yesterday morning.
Tuesday, 27 December 2022 08:55
A very Merry Christmas
Families were welcomed backed to gymnasiums across the Valley as Christmas concerts and productions returned at all levels.
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 08:04
Ho Ho Ho
The frigid temperatures didn’t stop the crowds from coming out on Friday night (Dec. 16) to Mistletoe Magic at the Swan Valley Historical Museum. A huge crowd lined up for the opportunity to ride on the horse drawn sleigh and witness the magic of the lights while riding on straw…
Tuesday, 13 December 2022 08:33
The Music of Christmas
The Swan Valley Community Band presented The Music of Christmas on Friday (Dec. 9) at the ESRSS Gymnasium. The band played a selection of tunes with a brief intermission by the Highly Strung ukulele group.
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 08:20
100+1 years
Swan River resident and World War Two veteran Keith Fulford celebrated his 101st birthday at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 39 on Friday (Dec. 2), surrounded by friends and family. Fulford is one of a few World War Two veterans left from Swan River, and one of less than 20,000…
Tuesday, 29 November 2022 08:06
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter
The Swan Valley got hit with another big snowfall this weekend, with a reported 5.6 mm of winter precipitation falling on Sunday (Nov. 27) and an expected 8.8 cm yesterday (Nov. 28).
Tuesday, 22 November 2022 07:56
Christmas shopping
On Friday (Nov. 18), the Swan Valley Farmers’ Market brought back their annual Christmas market this year, filling up the Swan Valley Historical Museum hall with local vendors selling various handmade crafts, treats and goodies.
Tuesday, 15 November 2022 08:01
An evening of food and entertainment
The Community Foundation of Swan Valley (CFSV) recommenced their annual gala for the first time in three years, hosting a full crowd of 132 in the Veterans Community Hall on Saturday evening (Nov. 12). The event produced a net profit of approximately $6,000 for the CFSV.
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 08:02
Grandly opened
Last Friday (Nov. 4), the Manitoba Métis Federation celebrated the grand opening of the Elbert Chartrand Child Care Centre, a 40-space centre designed to serve infant and pre-school children located on Second Street South.
Tuesday, 01 November 2022 08:10
Spooky neighbourhood
Residential areas across the Swan Valley were crawling with costumed children as they hunted for the houses with the best treats on Halloween (Oct. 31).
Tuesday, 25 October 2022 08:08
Fire education
The Swan River Fire Department hosted an open house on Wednesday evening (Oct. 19), inviting all age groups to visit the fire hall as well as the public education trailer, where everyone could learn what to do in the event of a fire.
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 08:07
Fighting hunger
The Fields of Jubilee (FJ) has been successfully harvested for another year, with 80 acres of wheat bringing in 82 bu/ac and 85 acres of canola bringing in 40 bu/ac. The wheat has been sold for $78,718 and the canola is projected to be $73,000. The FJ committee hopes to…
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 08:07
Honouring customs
Last Friday (Oct. 7) the local East Indian community gathered at the Veteran’s Community Hall to celebrate Navratri, which translates to nine nights. It is a major festival held in honour of the divine feminine that occurs over nine days during September/October. It often ends with a huge celebration on…
Tuesday, 04 October 2022 08:02
Coming Together
The Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre held its Truth and Reconciliation day walk on Friday (Sept. 30) where it saw a very large crowd of supporters. The ECFC also had a day long fire going during the walk and into the evening.