After a long one and a half years of rough grading, landscaping, seeding, and tree-planting, the Highlands Park in Niverville is in the midst of its second phase. 

After a successful summer in 2016, Niverville Recreation is set to run an even better slate of camps in 2017.

Do you know the song “Work” by Rihanna? It goes something like this: “Work, work, work, work, work, work.” That’s all I could think of when my alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. on a lovely Friday morning. I hit snooze, of course! I hit snooze again at 5:45 a.m.

Starting this year, Niverville’s high school baseball team has joined the Zone 13 High School Baseball League. This is the first time the school has fielded a team, and the season is already underway. 

The Otterburne Curling Club has received a donation of $2,000 from BSI Insurance, money which the club says will be used for needed upgrades. The club, which has operated in the community since the 1950s, will upgrade the washrooms to ensure that they are wheelchair-accessible. 

Goalies are a strange breed of hockey player. They willingly put themselves in front of 100 miles-per-hour slapshots and have more idiosyncrasies than any other athlete I can think of. They are creatures of habit and develop strong relationships with their goalposts and crease.