For the past six weeks, one of Niverville’s youngest residents has been fighting for her life from an Edmonton hospital bed while her family sits vigil, awaiting a miracle.

On September 2, the Hanover School Division (HSD) announced their trustee board’s newly appointed chairs for the 2025–26 school year.

In September 2015, a team of hometown-proud individuals broke ground with a rather out-there venture: the Niverville Citizen. This new publication, at first available in print with only a minimal online presence, was a direct response to a distinct lack of local news, save for the very occasional reference to Niverville or Ritchot from outlets based in Steinbach and Winnipeg.

Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. For many, this provokes fear and dread. Others feel cautious optimism over the powerful ways in which AI will, and is already, altering our lives.

For anyone connected to a senior citizen living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, a new organization is aiming to offer a breath of relief.

That organization is called There Is Someone Canada (TSC). Through a North America-wide database, registered individuals can be identified and returned to safety when they wander or experience confusion as they go out into the world.

On August 20, a delegation from Carbon Lock Tech made an in-person presentation to Ritchot’s council, asking for partnership in a pilot project which would make use of their relatively new technology.