Since the turn of this decade, consumers have been met with rapidly rising costs for goods and services across every sector. Nothing seems to be immune in these tough economic times, and that certainly includes restaurant dining.

Providence University College is ramping up to celebrate its one-hundredth anniversary. The festivities will kick off over the weekend of September 5–7, beginning with an awards reception and gala in Winnipeg on Friday, September 5.

Locals have come to know and appreciate Scott Stroh, a military veteran and resident of Niverville, for his satirical takes on social media in the guise of Scott Kermit or the Garbage Complainer Guy. For Stroh, making fun of life’s simple things is his way of keeping himself and others smiling.

More than halfway through summer, St. Adolphe residents are still waiting for their promised Main Street renewal. But Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) says that construction should begin sometime this month.

Farmers local to our area now have more options in terms of managing their corn and soybean harvests. Artel Inland Inc. and Red River Grain Co. have joined forces and will be operating collaboratively from the Artel location two miles east of Niverville.

From August 7–10, one of the province’s longest-standing festivals will return to the southeast: the St. Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies and Ag Fair.

Festival programming and media coordinator, Roxane Gagne, says the lineup for the 2025 event is proving to be more exciting than ever.