Riverview Community News

École Riverview School has a new play structure! The new structure is accessible to all abilities and ages. It provides a diversity of options for play, gross motor skill development, and socializing. It has two slides, a mini-climbing wall, as well as a shade tent...

This Saturday, July 16th, from 1-3 pm, join us at the Riverview Community Centre for the WRENCH's Bike Bazaar. Exchange your child's bike for a bigger one, find a new bike, or get minor repairs done on the bike you already have. Stop by for: A kid’s bike exchange...

The wading pool is opening Saturday, July 2nd. Look forward to the pool being open five days a week all summer long from 11 am - 5:30 pm, with the canteen open from 10 am - 6 pm. Update: Due to staffing issues from the city, for the time being, the wading pool will...

Tree Wrapping Event In an effort to preserve our neighbourhood trees, Trees Riverview organized a tree wrapping event along the Red River (near Balfour Ave and Churchill Drive) on Saturday May 28. We wrapped approximately 100 trees in stucco wire to protect from...

Hot off the presses! The City of Winnipeg has released a draft of its first comprehensive forest strategy. The plan provides a 20-year vision for how to protect, preserve and enhance Winnipeg’s tree canopy. And it’s now open for public consultation.  The draft...

Get decked out for summer with a new Riverview shirt and cap, while helping us fundraise for our new permanent rink. This new rink will be sledge hockey compatible, with a hard asphalt surface, allowing for sports and activities in the summer, and earlier ice in the...

The St. Vital Bridge over the Red River is getting a makeover!  The City of Winnipeg has launched the St. Vital Bridge Rehabilitation project, which will guide the rehabilitation of the bridge over the Red River from concept to construction.  The project...

Sisters Anne (Babe) Bowman and Jean Affleck were fixtures of Fisher Street for decades, living most of their long lives in two homes on that street and building deep ties with their neighbours.  When they died within weeks of each other in 2020 it only made sense...