Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture 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. 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 Jan 08, 2026 Ritchot Council Considers Proposals for Ste. Agathe Housing Initiative In an effort to create new and affordable housing options in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot’s council put a call out to developers this past October. Local News Mar 21, 2025 Budget 2025 Highlights: Province Offers Free Park Passes and Ends Tesla Rebates Manitoba Minister of Finance Adrien Sala wasted no time in addressing the issue of U.S. tariffs as he revealed details of the province’s newest budget on March 20. Local News Mar 20, 2025 Ritchot Council Announces New CAO After 11 years of service to the residents of Ritchot, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mitch Duval is hanging up his hat. His replacement, announced at the March 19 council meeting, is Shane Ray. Local News Mar 20, 2025 Council Denies St. Adolphe Developer for Second Time For the second time in less than two years, Ritchot council denied the application of Kingdom Home Building Inc. to rezone a plot of land in St. Adolphe for the purpose of constructing multifamily housing. Local News Mar 17, 2025 South Floodway Bridge Set for Reconstruction and Closure Commuters travelling to Winnipeg via Highway 200 may well be looking for another route in the next six months. This spring, a major reconstruction of the Red River Floodway bridge will begin. Local News Mar 14, 2025 Jette Studios Invites Public to Open House For a better part of a year, commuters along Highway 311 in Niverville have witnessed the gradual construction of an immense structure belonging to Jette Studios. Local News Mar 14, 2025 Family Fights for Healthcare Waiting List Transparency It’s always difficult losing a loved one to a sudden heart attack, but it’s so much more tragic when the loss was preventable. It’s been a bitter pill to swallow for the kids and grandkids of long-time Niverville resident Debbie Fewster. Local News Mar 12, 2025 School Divisions Announce New Budgets and Tax Rates Within the past week, both the Hanover School Division (HSD) and Seine River School Division (SRSD) released their budget proposals for the 2025–26 school year. As budgets become finalized, so do indications of changes to the education mill rates that affect people’s property taxes. Local News Mar 11, 2025 MLA Pushes to End Daylight Savings Time in Manitoba This month, while Manitobans were bumping their clocks forward for another daylight savings time (DST) ritual, Springfield-Ritchot MLA Ron Schuler was presenting to the Legislature a few reasons why this tradition should be eliminated once and for all. 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 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.
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 Jan 08, 2026 Ritchot Council Considers Proposals for Ste. Agathe Housing Initiative In an effort to create new and affordable housing options in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot’s council put a call out to developers this past October.
Local News Mar 21, 2025 Budget 2025 Highlights: Province Offers Free Park Passes and Ends Tesla Rebates Manitoba Minister of Finance Adrien Sala wasted no time in addressing the issue of U.S. tariffs as he revealed details of the province’s newest budget on March 20.
Local News Mar 20, 2025 Ritchot Council Announces New CAO After 11 years of service to the residents of Ritchot, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mitch Duval is hanging up his hat. His replacement, announced at the March 19 council meeting, is Shane Ray.
Local News Mar 20, 2025 Council Denies St. Adolphe Developer for Second Time For the second time in less than two years, Ritchot council denied the application of Kingdom Home Building Inc. to rezone a plot of land in St. Adolphe for the purpose of constructing multifamily housing.
Local News Mar 17, 2025 South Floodway Bridge Set for Reconstruction and Closure Commuters travelling to Winnipeg via Highway 200 may well be looking for another route in the next six months. This spring, a major reconstruction of the Red River Floodway bridge will begin.
Local News Mar 14, 2025 Jette Studios Invites Public to Open House For a better part of a year, commuters along Highway 311 in Niverville have witnessed the gradual construction of an immense structure belonging to Jette Studios.
Local News Mar 14, 2025 Family Fights for Healthcare Waiting List Transparency It’s always difficult losing a loved one to a sudden heart attack, but it’s so much more tragic when the loss was preventable. It’s been a bitter pill to swallow for the kids and grandkids of long-time Niverville resident Debbie Fewster.
Local News Mar 12, 2025 School Divisions Announce New Budgets and Tax Rates Within the past week, both the Hanover School Division (HSD) and Seine River School Division (SRSD) released their budget proposals for the 2025–26 school year. As budgets become finalized, so do indications of changes to the education mill rates that affect people’s property taxes.
Local News Mar 11, 2025 MLA Pushes to End Daylight Savings Time in Manitoba This month, while Manitobans were bumping their clocks forward for another daylight savings time (DST) ritual, Springfield-Ritchot MLA Ron Schuler was presenting to the Legislature a few reasons why this tradition should be eliminated once and for all.
