Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Jan 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Buecker, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls. 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 Jun 29, 2021 Province Announces Community Grants On June 21, the provincial government made several announcements regarding grants for our local area. Local News Jun 28, 2021 Gab-Roy Sends Off 2021 Grads Collège regional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes held its annual convocation this year over a period of two days, June 24–25. The sun shone brightly, allowing the school to pull off the curbside convocation seamlessly. Local News Jun 24, 2021 Niverville High School Marks Second Outdoor Convocation For the second year in a row, the Niverville High School marked its year-end convocation under sunny June skies. Once again, public health orders forced students and staff to curtail the usual indoor celebrations in favour of a socially distanced curbside event in the parking lot. Local News Jun 23, 2021 Manitoba to Loosen Summer Restrictions One Week Early At a news conference on Wednesday, June 23, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin announced that the first step in the province’s summer reopening plan is ready to be implemented, one week early. Local News Jun 21, 2021 Grads of 2021 Reflect on Lost Experiences Graduation season is here again—and for the second year in a row local, graduates aren’t getting the senior year they desired or deserved. Local News Jun 18, 2021 Local Doctors to Address Vaccine Questions at Virtual Town Halls Residents of southern Manitoba will have the opportunity next week to raise their questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines, and get answers from trusted local doctors. Doctors Manitoba is giving Manitobans this chance through a series of virtual town halls. Local News Jun 17, 2021 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—June 15 Niverville’s town council met virtually on Tuesday, June 15 for their regularly scheduled bimonthly meeting. After some brief, standard housekeeping issues, they opened the first of two public hearings. Local News Jun 15, 2021 Niverville Grows Community Gardens Project There is a new option in Niverville for those who like to garden but don’t have access to their own garden plot. The town’s brand-new Community Gardens are open to anyone to rent for the season. 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 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Buecker, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls.
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 Jun 29, 2021 Province Announces Community Grants On June 21, the provincial government made several announcements regarding grants for our local area.
Local News Jun 28, 2021 Gab-Roy Sends Off 2021 Grads Collège regional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes held its annual convocation this year over a period of two days, June 24–25. The sun shone brightly, allowing the school to pull off the curbside convocation seamlessly.
Local News Jun 24, 2021 Niverville High School Marks Second Outdoor Convocation For the second year in a row, the Niverville High School marked its year-end convocation under sunny June skies. Once again, public health orders forced students and staff to curtail the usual indoor celebrations in favour of a socially distanced curbside event in the parking lot.
Local News Jun 23, 2021 Manitoba to Loosen Summer Restrictions One Week Early At a news conference on Wednesday, June 23, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin announced that the first step in the province’s summer reopening plan is ready to be implemented, one week early.
Local News Jun 21, 2021 Grads of 2021 Reflect on Lost Experiences Graduation season is here again—and for the second year in a row local, graduates aren’t getting the senior year they desired or deserved.
Local News Jun 18, 2021 Local Doctors to Address Vaccine Questions at Virtual Town Halls Residents of southern Manitoba will have the opportunity next week to raise their questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines, and get answers from trusted local doctors. Doctors Manitoba is giving Manitobans this chance through a series of virtual town halls.
Local News Jun 17, 2021 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—June 15 Niverville’s town council met virtually on Tuesday, June 15 for their regularly scheduled bimonthly meeting. After some brief, standard housekeeping issues, they opened the first of two public hearings.
Local News Jun 15, 2021 Niverville Grows Community Gardens Project There is a new option in Niverville for those who like to garden but don’t have access to their own garden plot. The town’s brand-new Community Gardens are open to anyone to rent for the season.
