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 Jan 12, 2024 SRSD Warned: Teacher Losses Imminent in Face of Budget Cuts Seine River School Division (SRSD) trustees and senior administrators have much to consider when it comes to paring back an already tight budget. Local News Jan 11, 2024 Province Appoints Specialist to Address SRSD Budget Deficit Following some intensely difficult months for the Seine River School Division (SRSD), the province has opted to take action by appointing a specialist to perform an internal investigation into the division’s recently reported deficit. Local News Jan 10, 2024 Reduced Speed Limits Approved for Tourond Creek It’s been a year and four months since St. Adolphe resident Dee Dee Budgell made her first plea to council to reduce the speed limit in Tourond Creek from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour. Local News Jan 10, 2024 Highway 311 Bridge Construction Set to Begin Eight months after a bridge was destroyed by fire along Highway 311 near New Bothwell, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) says that construction is about to get underway. Local News Jan 05, 2024 Volunteers Seek Funding for Community Mobility Vans A group of five Niverville volunteers have banded together under a common purpose: to help reduce transportational barriers for the community’s seniors and those who are mobility-impaired. Local News Jan 05, 2024 Southern Manitoba Warned of Volatile River Ice Conditions The province of Manitoba is issuing warnings to residents of southern Manitoba to exercise extreme caution regarding ice conditions along the Red River over the coming days. Local News Jan 04, 2024 Cost of Vaping to Jump for Manitobans In approximately six months, purchasers of vaping products in Manitoba will either quit the habit or pay more for it thanks to new legislation announced by the provincial government. Local News Jan 02, 2024 Niverville Soon to Erect Second Set of Traffic Lights It’s been just better than two years since a second set of community traffic lights was announced by Niverville’s town council. 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 Jan 12, 2024 SRSD Warned: Teacher Losses Imminent in Face of Budget Cuts Seine River School Division (SRSD) trustees and senior administrators have much to consider when it comes to paring back an already tight budget.
Local News Jan 11, 2024 Province Appoints Specialist to Address SRSD Budget Deficit Following some intensely difficult months for the Seine River School Division (SRSD), the province has opted to take action by appointing a specialist to perform an internal investigation into the division’s recently reported deficit.
Local News Jan 10, 2024 Reduced Speed Limits Approved for Tourond Creek It’s been a year and four months since St. Adolphe resident Dee Dee Budgell made her first plea to council to reduce the speed limit in Tourond Creek from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour.
Local News Jan 10, 2024 Highway 311 Bridge Construction Set to Begin Eight months after a bridge was destroyed by fire along Highway 311 near New Bothwell, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) says that construction is about to get underway.
Local News Jan 05, 2024 Volunteers Seek Funding for Community Mobility Vans A group of five Niverville volunteers have banded together under a common purpose: to help reduce transportational barriers for the community’s seniors and those who are mobility-impaired.
Local News Jan 05, 2024 Southern Manitoba Warned of Volatile River Ice Conditions The province of Manitoba is issuing warnings to residents of southern Manitoba to exercise extreme caution regarding ice conditions along the Red River over the coming days.
Local News Jan 04, 2024 Cost of Vaping to Jump for Manitobans In approximately six months, purchasers of vaping products in Manitoba will either quit the habit or pay more for it thanks to new legislation announced by the provincial government.
Local News Jan 02, 2024 Niverville Soon to Erect Second Set of Traffic Lights It’s been just better than two years since a second set of community traffic lights was announced by Niverville’s town council.
