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 Feb 09, 2022 Niverville Fastest Growing Town in Manitoba Niverville is the fastest growing town in Manitoba with a population over 5,000, according to the first wave of 2021 census data released by Statistics Canada. Local News Feb 07, 2022 Smitty’s to Open Niverville Location This Year A new restaurant is soon to join Niverville’s business community. This year construction will begin on a new commercial strip mall on Drovers Run, the anchor tenant of which will be a Smitty’s location. Local News Feb 03, 2022 Niverville and Ritchot Post Record Construction Numbers The RM of Ritchot and the Town of Niverville both had record-breaking construction years in 2021. Local News Feb 02, 2022 Ste. Agathe Trail System Celebrates Local History Denis Baudry and his brothers are so passionate about Ste. Agathe and its history that they have decided to put a 50-acre parcel of their land to the best use possible, opening up for the public to enjoy. Local News Jan 31, 2022 “Freedom Convoy” Draws Support and Criticism On Tuesday, January 25, crowds gathered at the Centre of Canada Park in the RM of Tache to show their support for a convoy of semi trucks and other vehicles making its way across the country in pro Local News Jan 27, 2022 Local Paramedics Talk Burnout, Staff Shortages Rural paramedics are facing burnout, with daily COVID-19 cases having reached record levels in January. The ongoing crisis has had cascading effects, not the least of which is the increasing degree of mental health concerns that have only gotten more serious and persistent over the course of the past two years. Local News Jan 25, 2022 Ritchot Proposes Large Utility Rate Increase Residents of the RM of Ritchot will soon see utility rates rise as much as 56 percent over three years, according to a proposal put forward by council. The increases are notably higher than the rate of current inflation. Local News Jan 24, 2022 RCMP Officer Charged in Relation to Fall Collision An internal investigation has concluded that an on-duty RCMP officer may have committed an offence related to a collision at a local intersection. 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 Feb 09, 2022 Niverville Fastest Growing Town in Manitoba Niverville is the fastest growing town in Manitoba with a population over 5,000, according to the first wave of 2021 census data released by Statistics Canada.
Local News Feb 07, 2022 Smitty’s to Open Niverville Location This Year A new restaurant is soon to join Niverville’s business community. This year construction will begin on a new commercial strip mall on Drovers Run, the anchor tenant of which will be a Smitty’s location.
Local News Feb 03, 2022 Niverville and Ritchot Post Record Construction Numbers The RM of Ritchot and the Town of Niverville both had record-breaking construction years in 2021.
Local News Feb 02, 2022 Ste. Agathe Trail System Celebrates Local History Denis Baudry and his brothers are so passionate about Ste. Agathe and its history that they have decided to put a 50-acre parcel of their land to the best use possible, opening up for the public to enjoy.
Local News Jan 31, 2022 “Freedom Convoy” Draws Support and Criticism On Tuesday, January 25, crowds gathered at the Centre of Canada Park in the RM of Tache to show their support for a convoy of semi trucks and other vehicles making its way across the country in pro
Local News Jan 27, 2022 Local Paramedics Talk Burnout, Staff Shortages Rural paramedics are facing burnout, with daily COVID-19 cases having reached record levels in January. The ongoing crisis has had cascading effects, not the least of which is the increasing degree of mental health concerns that have only gotten more serious and persistent over the course of the past two years.
Local News Jan 25, 2022 Ritchot Proposes Large Utility Rate Increase Residents of the RM of Ritchot will soon see utility rates rise as much as 56 percent over three years, according to a proposal put forward by council. The increases are notably higher than the rate of current inflation.
Local News Jan 24, 2022 RCMP Officer Charged in Relation to Fall Collision An internal investigation has concluded that an on-duty RCMP officer may have committed an offence related to a collision at a local intersection.
