Local News May 26, 2026 Middle School Closer to Play Structure Goal Thanks to Smile Cookie Campaign There will soon be a lot of smiling kids at the Niverville Elementary School (NMS) thanks to the philanthropic efforts of Tim Hortons and their Smile Cookie campaign.
Local News May 26, 2026 STARS Ambulance Responds to Medical Emergency in Hespeler Park On May 26, at around 8:00 p.m., medical emergency responders arrived at Niverville’s Hespeler Park. Emergency vehicles surrounded a soccer pitch while players and onlookers were cleared from the site. Soon a STARS medical helicopter arrived and set down on the pitch.
Local News May 25, 2026 Ritchot Decommissions Lagoon and Considers Landfill Expansion This month, the RM of Ritchot’s council awarded a contract to WSP, a Winnipeg-based engineering and advisory firm, to perform what they hope will be final testing on the site of the municipality’s former lagoon.
Sports & Recreation May 24, 2026 Niverville Wrestler Crowned National Champion, Local Team Earns Five Medals Five youth wrestlers representing WAMMA Niverville returned from the 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships in late April, bringing home five medals. Among them was a gold medal for 13-year-old Ryan Unrau, who became Niverville’s first national wrestling champion. The weekend brought quick matches, hard lessons, and genuine community excitement.
Sports & Recreation May 17, 2026 Small Town, National Crown: Nighthawks Win Centennial Cup The Nighthawks are Centennial Cup champions for the first time in franchise history after defeating the host Summerside Western Capitals 4–1 on Sunday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Credit U
Sports & Recreation May 16, 2026 Epic Comeback Powers Nighthawks to Centennial Cup Final The Niverville Nighthawks are going to play for a national championship Sunday night—and they got there in a way Nighthawks fans will never forget.
Local News May 15, 2026 Shared Well Crackdown Sparks Concerns Across Southeast Manitoba Owners of shared water wells in Manitoba are concerned over recent changes to provincial legislation and precedent-setting actions that feel, to many, like government overreach.
Local News May 14, 2026 Date Change Means Better Exposure for Niverville’s Summer Farmer’s Market In just a few weeks’ time, Niverville’s new farmer’s market will become a regular fixture. Presented by the Niverville Chamber of Commerce and Town of Niverville, the market will set up along Arena Road, immediately across from McDonald’s.
Local News May 14, 2026 East Reserve Tour Takes Local Mennonites Back to Their Roots For the second year in a row, the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society (MMHS) is commemorating the arrival of the first Mennonite settlers by hosting bus tours of the major points of significance
Sports & Recreation May 13, 2026 Nighthawks Finish Perfect Preliminary Round at Centennial Cup The Niverville Nighthawks completed a perfect preliminary round at the Centennial Cup on Wednesday night, surviving a wild back-and-forth battle against the Rockland Nationals with a 7–6 victory in Summerside, PEI.
Local News May 13, 2026 Slice Supremacy: Two Local Pizzerias Box Up Their Wins From May 1–8, four Niverville restaurants battled it out for ultimate pizza dough-mination. After putting it to public vote, two contenders rose to the top.
Local News May 13, 2026 From Settlement to Celebration: Ste. Agathe Turns 150 April 11, 2026 marked exactly 150 years since the community of Ste. Agathe was granted official status by Monsignor Alexandre Taché in 1876.