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 Dec 03, 2021 Lifeblood of the Community: The Importance of Buying Local Eerily similar to the lengthy health challenges endured by COVID long-haulers, many businesses are also realizing that keeping their doors open will be… well, a long haul. Local News Dec 02, 2021 Family Talks Racism Incident at Niverville High School A Niverville family is taking steps to increase racism awareness after a local teacher was heard using the n-word while talking to a group of Grade Nine students in early November. Local News Dec 01, 2021 Local Man Wins Economic Development Award The Economic Developers Association of Manitoba (EDAM) recently held their fifth annual Manitoba Economic Development Awards at the EDAM Fall Forum in Virden. At the event, Joel Lemoine of Ste. Agathe took home a major award. Local News Nov 30, 2021 Niverville Council Releases Study that Informed Police Decision Two months ago, Niverville’s town council announced their plan to meet the community’s future policing needs. They say that a new RCMP detachment will be created and staffed by 2023, a decision which council has indicated was made in large part based on the findings of a study they commissioned in 2018 but which until now hasn’t been available to the public. Local News Nov 26, 2021 Making Pandemic Pets Part of the Family Pet adoptions increased during the pandemic because a lot of people were home more than usual. Many people felt the time was right to adopt or foster for the first time. Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 17 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of November 17 to address a variety of items on their agenda. The meeting was presented online with the majority of council members meeting in-person at the RM office’s meeting chambers. Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Approves St. Adolphe Commercial Development The south end of St. Adolphe may become a little busier after Ritchot’s council voted in favour last week of rezoning two lots from Agricultural Limited to Commercial General. The lots are located across Highway 200 from the Tourond Creek development. Local News Nov 18, 2021 Winterfest 2021 Is On After taking a year off due to the pandemic, Niverville’s annual Winterfest event is a go for this year. Winterfest is a craft sale and market that takes place every year at the Niverville Heritage Centre. 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 Dec 03, 2021 Lifeblood of the Community: The Importance of Buying Local Eerily similar to the lengthy health challenges endured by COVID long-haulers, many businesses are also realizing that keeping their doors open will be… well, a long haul.
Local News Dec 02, 2021 Family Talks Racism Incident at Niverville High School A Niverville family is taking steps to increase racism awareness after a local teacher was heard using the n-word while talking to a group of Grade Nine students in early November.
Local News Dec 01, 2021 Local Man Wins Economic Development Award The Economic Developers Association of Manitoba (EDAM) recently held their fifth annual Manitoba Economic Development Awards at the EDAM Fall Forum in Virden. At the event, Joel Lemoine of Ste. Agathe took home a major award.
Local News Nov 30, 2021 Niverville Council Releases Study that Informed Police Decision Two months ago, Niverville’s town council announced their plan to meet the community’s future policing needs. They say that a new RCMP detachment will be created and staffed by 2023, a decision which council has indicated was made in large part based on the findings of a study they commissioned in 2018 but which until now hasn’t been available to the public.
Local News Nov 26, 2021 Making Pandemic Pets Part of the Family Pet adoptions increased during the pandemic because a lot of people were home more than usual. Many people felt the time was right to adopt or foster for the first time.
Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 17 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of November 17 to address a variety of items on their agenda. The meeting was presented online with the majority of council members meeting in-person at the RM office’s meeting chambers.
Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Approves St. Adolphe Commercial Development The south end of St. Adolphe may become a little busier after Ritchot’s council voted in favour last week of rezoning two lots from Agricultural Limited to Commercial General. The lots are located across Highway 200 from the Tourond Creek development.
Local News Nov 18, 2021 Winterfest 2021 Is On After taking a year off due to the pandemic, Niverville’s annual Winterfest event is a go for this year. Winterfest is a craft sale and market that takes place every year at the Niverville Heritage Centre.
