R.S. McKenzie established his general store in 1907.
All that remains of Bradwardine’s Hamilton Bank, built in 1918, is its
vault.
Rivers is named after Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson, President of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
The Roseville Misson Hall, built in 1884, was shared by four faiths, each taking turns.
Tarbolton United Church was built as Tarbolton Presbyterian Church in 1888 and is the oldest church still in use in the region.
The first railway passenger service to Rivers arrived on Sept. 21, 1908.
The first scheduled passenger train arrived in Rivers over the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line on September 24, 1908. It left Winnipeg and contained two passenger coaches and a half dozen freight cars. It became a tri-weekly service from both directions with an all-night stopover in Rivers.
The Grand Trunk Pacific trestle bridge was one of the longest of its kind in western Canada when it was completed in 1908. After several upgrades and modifications it remains an impressive sight.
The
Korman Block, built in 1908, is now home to the Honey House.
