Riverview Community News

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Murray’s passing. On May 28, Murray Geddes lost a lengthy battle with an illness and passed away at the Riverview Health Centre.  He will be greatly missed by staff, volunteers, community members, and particularly,...

Trees Riverview Planting Spring is always a time of new life as plants unfurl and trees leaf out in multiple shades of green. That is especially true this spring in Riverview, as the public boulevards are alive with tree planting.  In late April, Trees Riverview...

Hayley Williams was introduced to pepper jellies by a friend ten or so years ago. When she brought the recipe home, her mother loved it so much that she put her own twist on it, creating the prototype for the product Hayley sells today, a sweet and spicy jelly that...

Shane Masters and Marie-Pier Racine run Angel's Share Cocktail Co., one of the many small businesses making use of the community centre's commercial kitchen. Together they invent, create, and distribute cocktail mixes.Shane has worked in various restaurants in the...

Dennis started with the community centre as the Jackrabbit’s Skiing convener, then moved from secretary to vice-president, and eventually to president of the board. Sitting on other boards, like those of Sustainable Building Manitoba and the Winnipeg International...

Jason Oliver got his start with the community centre as a mini soccer coach sixteen years ago. After six or seven years on the board, first as a Member at Large, then the Mini Soccer Convener, he says he feels like he’s been here forever. Shortly after Dennis...

The Kingston Crescent Residents’ Association (KCRA) hopes to see public art, micro-parks, and interpretive panels included in the plans to retrofit the St. Vital Bridge. The bridge’s east sidewalk has been closed to accommodate a temporarily rerouted sewer pipe for...

City Nature Challenge Connects Riverview Residents with Wildlife In the face of the pandemic, finding ways to connect with each other and our community may be challenging but it’s also more important than ever. When done safely, getting outside and exploring the...

By Carol Thiessen, Trees Riverview Trees Riverview is pleased to announce that Assiniboine Credit Union (ACU) has donated $12,500 to help re-green our community. We anticipate that the ACU funds will cover the planting and maintaining of approximately 25 boulevard...

Hello Riverview Neighbours and Friends! We will be hosting our Annual General Meeting on April 19, 2021, at 6:30 pm. It will be a virtual meeting hosted through Zoom. You can RSVP HERE. Please consider joining us and sharing your feedback about what direction you...