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 Feb 24, 2023 Niverville Council Budgets for New RCMP Detachment On February 21, Niverville’s town council took up a public meeting discussion on the impact of a major jump in RCMP costs going forward. Local News Feb 24, 2023 Niverville Aims to Help Unserviced Properties Hook Up to Town Water With a growing community comes growing costs, and one task of a town council is to continually address how these costs will best be managed. On February 21, Niverville’s council addressed the issue of bringing town water to the properties in town that still operate with wells. Local News Feb 23, 2023 Ten Ritchot Facilities Chosen for Municipal Funding Ritchot council, together with the Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC), has named ten local facilities that will be eligible for municipal funding in 2023. A total of $357,000 will be distributed this year to a variety of recreation initiatives throughout the municipality. Local News Feb 22, 2023 Niverville Council Seeks Public Input on Highway 311 Intersections Niverville’s town council is hosting a series of open houses in the hopes of gathering public feedback on the future design and buildout of intersections along Highway 311. Local News Feb 22, 2023 Facebook Event to Focus on Boosting Local Business Social media users in Niverville and the surrounding area have in recent years flocked to the Niverville Community Group (NCG) on Facebook. Local News Feb 20, 2023 St. Adolphe Family Receives Large Donation for Service Dog Imagine Mental Health Matters has donated $5,000 to a family in St. Adolphe for the purchase of a service dog for their daughter with autism. Local News Feb 17, 2023 Niverville Resident Arrested on High-Level Drug and Firearm Charges A Niverville man has been arrested for his alleged involvement with a high-level Manitoba-based drug network. Local News Feb 16, 2023 Second New Daycare Announced for Ritchot in Under Six Months Residents of the RM of Ritchot will benefit for a second time from a daycare project initiative which comes as a collaborative effort between the provincial and federal governments. 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 Feb 24, 2023 Niverville Council Budgets for New RCMP Detachment On February 21, Niverville’s town council took up a public meeting discussion on the impact of a major jump in RCMP costs going forward.
Local News Feb 24, 2023 Niverville Aims to Help Unserviced Properties Hook Up to Town Water With a growing community comes growing costs, and one task of a town council is to continually address how these costs will best be managed. On February 21, Niverville’s council addressed the issue of bringing town water to the properties in town that still operate with wells.
Local News Feb 23, 2023 Ten Ritchot Facilities Chosen for Municipal Funding Ritchot council, together with the Recreation Advisory Committee (RAC), has named ten local facilities that will be eligible for municipal funding in 2023. A total of $357,000 will be distributed this year to a variety of recreation initiatives throughout the municipality.
Local News Feb 22, 2023 Niverville Council Seeks Public Input on Highway 311 Intersections Niverville’s town council is hosting a series of open houses in the hopes of gathering public feedback on the future design and buildout of intersections along Highway 311.
Local News Feb 22, 2023 Facebook Event to Focus on Boosting Local Business Social media users in Niverville and the surrounding area have in recent years flocked to the Niverville Community Group (NCG) on Facebook.
Local News Feb 20, 2023 St. Adolphe Family Receives Large Donation for Service Dog Imagine Mental Health Matters has donated $5,000 to a family in St. Adolphe for the purchase of a service dog for their daughter with autism.
Local News Feb 17, 2023 Niverville Resident Arrested on High-Level Drug and Firearm Charges A Niverville man has been arrested for his alleged involvement with a high-level Manitoba-based drug network.
Local News Feb 16, 2023 Second New Daycare Announced for Ritchot in Under Six Months Residents of the RM of Ritchot will benefit for a second time from a daycare project initiative which comes as a collaborative effort between the provincial and federal governments.
