Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026. Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible. Local News Jan 12, 2026 Annual Business Expo Returns with New Name, New Features For the third year running, business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the province are invited to meet under one roof in the rural southeast for a day of networking, inspiration, and learning. Local News Jan 08, 2026 An Army of Kindness: Celebrating Senior Volunteers Niverville Service to Seniors boasts a plethora of programs created specifically for older residents. Few stop to acknowledge, though, that it takes an army of volunteers to make this programming work, and the majority of them are themselves seasoned individuals. Local News Jun 13, 2022 Southeast Inundated by Another Nasty Weather System The planning committee for the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair will have been uttering a huge sigh of relief on Sunday, June 12, as their Friday and Saturday event this year went without a weathe Local News Jun 10, 2022 RCMP Respond to Safety Threat at Gab-Roy Early June saw some anxious days for students, parents, and staff of École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes. It began on June 3 when a threatening note was found by a student in the early years student washroom and turned in to school staff. Local News Jun 09, 2022 Ritchot Council Salary Review Proposes Substantial Pay Hike At a June 7 public meeting, the RM of Ritchot’s council was presented with the results of a formal review undertaken to assess council salaries and determine where the bar should be set for the next four-year term. Local News Jun 07, 2022 Memorial Forests Take Root in Niverville If you’re looking for a way to honour the memory of a loved one, a new program in Niverville may just be for you. Local News Jun 03, 2022 Plans Revealed for New IDC Neighbourhood Pending approval by the RM of Ritchot, residents of Île-des-Chênes may soon see the rise of a new residential development to the south of the community. Local News Jun 03, 2022 Seed Library Boxes Sprout Up Around Ritchot Gardeners of Ritchot are participating with enthusiasm in a seed-sharing program that sprouted for the first time in Ritchot this spring. Local News Jun 01, 2022 Ritchot to Probe for New Water Supply The initial results of a Ritchot water supply study are in and the message is clear: to prepare for the municipality’s future, action needs to be taken right now. Local News May 31, 2022 New Chamber Executive Driver Hits the Ground Running The Niverville Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Kylie Matechuk recently took the position and has spent her first months hitting the pavement, boardrooms, event centres, and floor spaces of local businesses. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Are you concerned about the size, scale, and energy and water usage of the proposed data centre in Île-des-Chênes? Choices Yes. The massive scale of the facility and its impact on our natural resources should be a matter of great consequence for locals. * No. The economic and technological benefits outweigh worries about the potential use of local resources. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026.
Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible.
Local News Jan 12, 2026 Annual Business Expo Returns with New Name, New Features For the third year running, business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the province are invited to meet under one roof in the rural southeast for a day of networking, inspiration, and learning.
Local News Jan 08, 2026 An Army of Kindness: Celebrating Senior Volunteers Niverville Service to Seniors boasts a plethora of programs created specifically for older residents. Few stop to acknowledge, though, that it takes an army of volunteers to make this programming work, and the majority of them are themselves seasoned individuals.
Local News Jun 13, 2022 Southeast Inundated by Another Nasty Weather System The planning committee for the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair will have been uttering a huge sigh of relief on Sunday, June 12, as their Friday and Saturday event this year went without a weathe
Local News Jun 10, 2022 RCMP Respond to Safety Threat at Gab-Roy Early June saw some anxious days for students, parents, and staff of École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes. It began on June 3 when a threatening note was found by a student in the early years student washroom and turned in to school staff.
Local News Jun 09, 2022 Ritchot Council Salary Review Proposes Substantial Pay Hike At a June 7 public meeting, the RM of Ritchot’s council was presented with the results of a formal review undertaken to assess council salaries and determine where the bar should be set for the next four-year term.
Local News Jun 07, 2022 Memorial Forests Take Root in Niverville If you’re looking for a way to honour the memory of a loved one, a new program in Niverville may just be for you.
Local News Jun 03, 2022 Plans Revealed for New IDC Neighbourhood Pending approval by the RM of Ritchot, residents of Île-des-Chênes may soon see the rise of a new residential development to the south of the community.
Local News Jun 03, 2022 Seed Library Boxes Sprout Up Around Ritchot Gardeners of Ritchot are participating with enthusiasm in a seed-sharing program that sprouted for the first time in Ritchot this spring.
Local News Jun 01, 2022 Ritchot to Probe for New Water Supply The initial results of a Ritchot water supply study are in and the message is clear: to prepare for the municipality’s future, action needs to be taken right now.
Local News May 31, 2022 New Chamber Executive Driver Hits the Ground Running The Niverville Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Kylie Matechuk recently took the position and has spent her first months hitting the pavement, boardrooms, event centres, and floor spaces of local businesses.
