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 15, 2023 Niverville Teachers Receive Professional Learning Grant A group of Niverville educators are the recipients of this year’s annual Teaching and Professional Learning Opportunity Grant provided by the Hanover School Division (HSD). Local News Feb 15, 2023 Ritchot Water Line Break Causes Boil Water Advisory The RM of Ritchot released a public notice at noon on February 15 warning residents of a water line break that resulted in a boil water advisory. Local News Feb 14, 2023 Rural Transit Survey Seeks Data from Southeast Residents Residents from around the rural southeast are being encouraged to fill out online surveys to help inform a study being carried out for the SE Manitoba Transportation Initiative (SEMTI). Local News Feb 13, 2023 Nighthawks Lose in Dying Minutes—Again For the second game in a row, the Nighthawks lost a heartbreaker in the dying minutes as they fell 5–4 to the Portage Terriers on Sunday afternoon at the CRRC. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a 21–20–4 record, four points ahead of the fifth-place Selkirk Steelers. Local News Feb 13, 2023 Community General Store Gets New Owners, New Products Community General Store (TCGS) in Niverville is under new ownership. Chuck and Amy Allen hope to keep the vibe of TCGS the same while also adding a new layer to the store. Local News Feb 12, 2023 Highway 59 Twinning Still Not a Priority It’s been 17 years since Highway 59 was twinned between Winnipeg and Île-des-Chênes (IDC), and communities to the south still have no further assurance that the province intends to expand the highway anytime soon. Local News Feb 09, 2023 Niverville Sets Annual Deadline to Retrieve Items from Frozen Lakes On February 7, Niverville’s town council passed a new bylaw which marks March 1 as the official date by which residents need to have all personal items or structures removed from local frozen waterways. Local News Feb 09, 2023 Welcome to The Den, a Restaurant Made of Snow and Ice A restaurant carved out of snow is opening at A Maze in Corn just north of St. Adolphe. Carved out of over 500,000 pounds of snow and ice, The Den promises to be a dining experience like no other. 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 15, 2023 Niverville Teachers Receive Professional Learning Grant A group of Niverville educators are the recipients of this year’s annual Teaching and Professional Learning Opportunity Grant provided by the Hanover School Division (HSD).
Local News Feb 15, 2023 Ritchot Water Line Break Causes Boil Water Advisory The RM of Ritchot released a public notice at noon on February 15 warning residents of a water line break that resulted in a boil water advisory.
Local News Feb 14, 2023 Rural Transit Survey Seeks Data from Southeast Residents Residents from around the rural southeast are being encouraged to fill out online surveys to help inform a study being carried out for the SE Manitoba Transportation Initiative (SEMTI).
Local News Feb 13, 2023 Nighthawks Lose in Dying Minutes—Again For the second game in a row, the Nighthawks lost a heartbreaker in the dying minutes as they fell 5–4 to the Portage Terriers on Sunday afternoon at the CRRC. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a 21–20–4 record, four points ahead of the fifth-place Selkirk Steelers.
Local News Feb 13, 2023 Community General Store Gets New Owners, New Products Community General Store (TCGS) in Niverville is under new ownership. Chuck and Amy Allen hope to keep the vibe of TCGS the same while also adding a new layer to the store.
Local News Feb 12, 2023 Highway 59 Twinning Still Not a Priority It’s been 17 years since Highway 59 was twinned between Winnipeg and Île-des-Chênes (IDC), and communities to the south still have no further assurance that the province intends to expand the highway anytime soon.
Local News Feb 09, 2023 Niverville Sets Annual Deadline to Retrieve Items from Frozen Lakes On February 7, Niverville’s town council passed a new bylaw which marks March 1 as the official date by which residents need to have all personal items or structures removed from local frozen waterways.
Local News Feb 09, 2023 Welcome to The Den, a Restaurant Made of Snow and Ice A restaurant carved out of snow is opening at A Maze in Corn just north of St. Adolphe. Carved out of over 500,000 pounds of snow and ice, The Den promises to be a dining experience like no other.
