Niverville’s town council convened for their bimonthly public meeting on October 21. Three conditional use permits were considered along with one variation request.

Two new industrial park businesses were given the green light. The first was an application by Akram Kassem to open a shop that will provide light maintenance work on semitruck vehicles. He suggested to council that there is room for at least six semitrucks on the property at 460 Kuzenko Street. 

It was requested by council that any vehicles being stored long-term be contained within an opaque fence.

In the same building, a request was made by a representative from IndigiVision Inc. to open an indoor film studio with outdoor storage for mobile production vehicles. 

“We do a lot of Indigenous language and culture preservation work,” the rep told council, indicating a focus on live music and television production for Indigenous artists.

The final conditional use application was submitted by the Niverville Chamber of Commerce. Their goal was to gain approval for an outdoor summer market beginning in 2026, running every Friday from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

“These events aim to bring together home-based businesses from the community in an outdoor market style setting,” CAO Eric King told council. “They also serve to spotlight the Niverville Chamber of Commerce in order to promote visibility for local entrepreneurs and businesses.”

The market would be located on a parking lot located between Arena Road and the railway track. The Chamber of Commerce has an experienced market organizer in mind to manage the event next summer. 

Finally, Jennifer Neufeld of 195 Ritchot Drive attended council chambers to request a variance on her property’s fence height, moving it from a six-foot maximum to nine feet. If approved, it would provide more privacy along the stretch of her yard which borders the new McDonald’s drive thru. 

All these requests were approved by council.