Jeremy Bergen
Treasure Trove
Little Free Libraries are a great community resource for people to have in their neighbourhoods, accessible to anyone, at any time. Pictured here, the Little Free Library in the heart of Kenville holds treasures for readers to discover.
Late-Night Light Show
As our sun bombards Earth with coronal mass ejections (CME), those of us in Canada and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere have been treated to some autumnal aurora borealis this month, with some shows of Northern Lights getting strikingly bright and active.
A night of ice and fire
The Swan Valley Fire Department was kept busy early Monday morning (Oct. 13) with six incidents to respond to, all related to the first major snowfall/freezing rain of the season, fallen trees and power lines.
Head on with a light post
The Swan Valley Fire Department (SVFD), along with Swan River RCMP and Shared Health Emergency Medical Services, were dispatched to a Vehicle Collision in front of Giant Tiger on Friday (Sept. 19) at 4:27 p.m.. Crews arrived on scene to find one vehicle that collided into a tree and light post with a lone occupant inside. SVFD crews disconnected the battery to the vehicle and put water under the engine compartment to ensure no fire started. Another vehicle was damaged and no occupants were in that vehicle. One patient was transported to hospital. The SVFD was back in service at 5:30 p.m.. Pictured here, first responders work together to extricate the lone occupant of the vehicle. (INSET) Another vehicle part of the emergency scene sustained damage to the drivers’ side, albeit much less damage than the other vehicle being attended to.
Back to School
Swan Valley School Division students enjoyed an ever-so-slightly longer summer break compared to the rest of the province, with most getting back into the swing of things on Monday (Sept. 8) for the first day of classes.
Taking a Swing at Things
Pictured here on Monday (Aug. 18), a group gathers on Jack Brown Diamond for a recreational game of cricket. The same group is now playing every Sunday until Sept. 21, at Swan River Legion Park. For anyone interested in watching, games start at 8 p.m. and are played under the lights.
Harvesting the Results
In between rainshowers and thunderstorms this month, some of the Swan Valley’s grain producers have been getting out in the fields and taking off some of their crops. Pictured here, RanHart Farms from Minitonas harvests a cereal crop along Hwy. No. 10 East.
A Great Honour
Last week (Aug. 8), Dr. Gene Theodore was awarded a King Charles III’s Coronation Medal, presented by Swan River MLA Rick Wowchuk on behalf of the King’s representative. Theodore served as a medical doctor in the Swan Valley for 52 years, finally retiring in 2018...
Great Day for the Lake
Hot weather on the August long weekend sounds like the perfect time for people to enjoy nature in lake country, which is exactly what plenty of people did in and on the countless water bodies that are within a relatively short drive from the Swan Valley. Pictured here, Nick Gowler visits from Minnedosa and tries his luck at catching fish in Two Mile Lake on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 3).
And it was all yellow
Much the Swan Valley has been in a lovely state of seasonal golden orange as canola flowers bloom.