RIVERS WEST 2017 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Rosetown, Sask. – Rivers West District for Sport, Culture & Recreation is proud to announce the 2017 Award Recipients of the Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Awards. The following individuals, groups, organizations and facility has recieved awards for their outstanding volunteer efforts in the Rivers West District:

Sport – Athlete of the Year

Logan Harland (Frenchman Butte)

Sport – Coach of the Year

Dean Powell (St. Walburg)

Steven Trefiak (Paradise Hill)

Trent Marsh (Meadow Lake)

Sport – Event of the Year

55+ Provincial SSFA Games 2016 (North Battleford)

Culture – Development and Promotion

Norma Corrigal (Turtleford)

Culture – Event of the Year

Frenchman Butte Museum Society School Tours

Walking With Our Sisters (North Battleford)

Recreation – Facility - Renovated or New Build

Paradise Hill Community Centre

All-Around Volunteer of the Year:

Marion Hougham (Frenchman Butte)

Betty & Bob Richardson (Lashburn)

Maureen Campbell (Meota)

Larry Mohrbutter (Lashburn)

Dale Wells (Loon Lake)

The recipients received their awards at a banquet held in their honour at the Paradise Hill Community Centre (102 - 3rd Avenue, Paradise Hill) on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017.  For pictures of the award recipients please click here.

For more information on this program contact:

Contact:  Cynthia Tymoruski , Community Development Coordinator

Rivers West DSCR - North Battleford Office

Phone:  (306) 446-6776

Fax:  (306) 446-7172

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www.riverswestdistrict.ca

SSFA Upcoming Events

2017 Rivers West SSFA Games Day in Rosetown - Saturday, May 6 at the Rosetown Ball & Pin House

Includes Golf, 5 Pin Bowling, Shuffleboard, Cards, Lunch and Presentations

2017 RIvers West SSFA Annual General Meeting & Gathering - Thuesday, April 27 in Maidstone

Includes Bowling, Cards Pool, Shuffleboard, Lunch, Presentations and Annual General Meeting

SSFA 55+ Champion Adds Another Gold to Collection

Edna Foster poses (below) with her latest medal, a gold in bowling at the 55+ Canada Games in Brampton, ON. "I was fortunate enough to get the gold" said Edna, age 97, who competed in the 85+ women's category.

SSFA Provincial 55+ Games

The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association Provincial 55+ Games took place in the Battlefords on July 5-7, 2016.

The official Game Results for Rivers West District participants is now available here. SSFA Rivers West District had a record number of entries and we exceeded expectations with new activities introduced and a great number of volunteers who participated. 

Congratulations to all!

Rivers West District Mobile Playground Program
The purpose of the Mobile Playground Program is to provide the children of the Rivers West District, who do not have access to any other sport, culture & recreation programs, a day of organized, fun activities during the summer.
Children must be between the ages of 5 and 11 with a maximum of 30 participants.
For more information contact: Rivers West District North Battleford Office (306)446-6776 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Communities must have an active Rivers West District Memberships paid before they will be allowed to book days for this program.

Summer 2017

This summer our Mobile Playground Program will be visiting the following communities:

• July 4 - Makwa
• July 7 - Herschel
• July 10 - Makwa
• July 11 - Edam and Sweetgrass First Nation
• July 12 - Mudie Lake (Ministikwan First Nation)
• July 13 - Kerrobert
• July 14 - Livelong
• July 17 - Marshall and Kyle
• July 18 - North Battleford
• July 19 - Cut Knife and Henderly
• July 20 - Lloydminster
• July 21 - Dorintosh
• July 25 - Luseland
• July 26 - Kindersley
• July 27 - St. Walburg and Milden
• August 1 - Herschel
• August 2 - Dodsland
• August 3 - Kerrobert and Biggar
• August 4 and 5 - Paynton
• August 8 - Ministikwan Lake First Nation
• August 9 - Cut Knife Luseland
• August 10 - Livelong and St. Walburg
• August 11 - Whelan and Waseca
• August 14 - North Battleford and Paradise Hill
• August 15 - Henderly and Kindersley
• August 16 - Kyle and Dodsland
• August 17 - Elrose and Lloydminster
• August 18 - Dorintosh
• August 19 - Hafford
• August 21 - Eston
• August 22 - Edam and Marshall
• August 23 - Eston and Sweetgrass First Nation
• August 24 - Elrose and Wilkie

2016-2017
Rivers West District has wrapped up another incredibly successful Mobile Playground Program Summer! We would like to thank Chantale Crivea, Brayden Kotyk, Taylor Fedler and Tawnie Kotyk for all their hard work to make summer 2016 so successful!