player John McDonald, NHL player Gertrude Richardson, feminist Stan Struthers, politician Gladys Taylor, publisher James Wells Robson, politician Sports and recreation Ice hockey: Swan River is home to the Swan Valley Stampeders, an ice hockey team, who play in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. They play their games in the Swan River Centennial Arena. Recreation facilities: In addition to the Centennial Arena, Swan River has a six sheet curling rink and formerly a junior Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, the Swan River Kinsmen Pool. Phase one of the Richardson Recreation and Wellness Centre was completed October 2013, which is the Swan Valley Credit Union Aquatics Centre. Phase Two will possibly include an indoor fieldhouse and community health services. Two parks within the town have walking paths. Additionally, the town maintains several baseball diamonds and soccer fields. Nearby is a golf course which was recently expanded from 9 to 18 holes. Stock car racing can be found at the quarter-mile clay oval Swan Valley Speedway. Thunderhill Ski Area, which features some of Manitoba's longest ski runs, is about a twenty-minute drive from Swan River. Events Swan River hosts the annual Northwest Round-up and Exhibition on the last weekend of July. The Northwest Round-up and Exhibition, which is hosted by the Agricultural Society, includes a parade, chariot and chuck wagon races, heavy and light horse shows, talent stages, concerts, dances, home living and school work exhibits, a midway, and the rodeo, which features events like the heavy horse pull, barrel racing, calf roping, and bull riding. Centennial Swan River began its year-long centennial celebration on January 1, 2008. The main highlight of the celebration was a homecoming held on the first weekend of August 2008. Citations Geographical Names of Manitoba, National Library of Canada, , 2005 References External links Town of Swan River Homepage Towns in Manitoba Hudson's Bay Company trading posts Populated places in Parkland Region, Manitoba