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 Jun 21, 2023 PCH Visitation Shelters Find New Purpose In an effort to safely connect families with their aging loved ones, 104 portable visitation shelters were provided by the provincial government to personal care homes across Manitoba during the CO Local News Jun 21, 2023 Niverville Council Adopts Zero-Tolerance Policy for Resident Bad Behaviour At a June 20 public meeting, Niverville’s council voted unanimously in favour of accepting a zero-tolerance policy which governs council’s response to unacceptable behaviour directed toward them by residents. Local News Jun 20, 2023 Fifth Avenue South Being Readied for Two New Crosswalks Over the next couple of weeks, two of Niverville’s busiest intersections will see the addition of new safety measures for pedestrians on Fifth Avenue South. Local News Jun 19, 2023 Shock of Fatal Bus Crash Reverberates Across Province June 15, 2023 is a day to long be remembered in Manitoba. It was the day when 15 Dauphin residents lost their lives in what’s being regarded as among the worst tragedies in the province’s history. Local News Jun 15, 2023 Preliminary Dike Design Unveiled in Ste. Agathe Ste. Agathe’s Culture and Community Centre was filled with residents on June 13 for the third and final public engagement session on the community ring dike-raising initiative. Local News Jun 15, 2023 Mental Health Crisis Support Goes Virtual in Rural Manitoba In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government launched two virtual pilot projects to reach people in a state of mental health crisis in rural and remote Manitoba. Local News Jun 14, 2023 Middle School Students Learn About Human Rights—and Journalism For teacher Laura van den Brul’s class of Grade Seven students, the weighty subject of human rights has taken on a whole new level of importance. Local News Jun 13, 2023 Evason Selected for Youth Olympics Curling Trials St. Adolphe’s Lauren Evason, alongside Jaxon Hiebert of Sherwood Park, Alberta, have been selected as one of two mixed doubles finalist curling teams for Team Canada at the 2024 Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea. 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 Jun 21, 2023 PCH Visitation Shelters Find New Purpose In an effort to safely connect families with their aging loved ones, 104 portable visitation shelters were provided by the provincial government to personal care homes across Manitoba during the CO
Local News Jun 21, 2023 Niverville Council Adopts Zero-Tolerance Policy for Resident Bad Behaviour At a June 20 public meeting, Niverville’s council voted unanimously in favour of accepting a zero-tolerance policy which governs council’s response to unacceptable behaviour directed toward them by residents.
Local News Jun 20, 2023 Fifth Avenue South Being Readied for Two New Crosswalks Over the next couple of weeks, two of Niverville’s busiest intersections will see the addition of new safety measures for pedestrians on Fifth Avenue South.
Local News Jun 19, 2023 Shock of Fatal Bus Crash Reverberates Across Province June 15, 2023 is a day to long be remembered in Manitoba. It was the day when 15 Dauphin residents lost their lives in what’s being regarded as among the worst tragedies in the province’s history.
Local News Jun 15, 2023 Preliminary Dike Design Unveiled in Ste. Agathe Ste. Agathe’s Culture and Community Centre was filled with residents on June 13 for the third and final public engagement session on the community ring dike-raising initiative.
Local News Jun 15, 2023 Mental Health Crisis Support Goes Virtual in Rural Manitoba In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government launched two virtual pilot projects to reach people in a state of mental health crisis in rural and remote Manitoba.
Local News Jun 14, 2023 Middle School Students Learn About Human Rights—and Journalism For teacher Laura van den Brul’s class of Grade Seven students, the weighty subject of human rights has taken on a whole new level of importance.
Local News Jun 13, 2023 Evason Selected for Youth Olympics Curling Trials St. Adolphe’s Lauren Evason, alongside Jaxon Hiebert of Sherwood Park, Alberta, have been selected as one of two mixed doubles finalist curling teams for Team Canada at the 2024 Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea.
