It most certainly has been an exciting month of Clipper hockey in all divisions.

On Saturday, January 2, the community of Ste. Agathe held its first annual Outdoor 
Winter Classic for the newly formed recreational Ste. Agathe Hockey League.

If you read the December issue of The Citizen, you’d know that Brynne Abgrall of Niverville went to Poland to compete in the World Dance Competition.

Thanks to a cold snap right before Christmas, a small army of volunteers led by Niverville Curling Club legend Kevin Stott managed to get the ice ready just in time for opening day, which took place on Tuesday, January 5. Thanks to this year’s super El Niño, the NCC was handed the task of making the playing surface ready in just two and a half weeks. In a normal year, we would generally take four weeks to prepare the ice.

You may have heard of the Crow Wing Trail here in Niverville, but did you know the Crow Wing Trail is the longest section of the Trans-Canada Trail in Manitoba? The Crow Wing Trail is 191 kilometres and starts in the RM (Rural Municipality) of Emerson-Franklin, then runs through the Roseau River First Nation, the RM of De Salaberry, St-Pierre-Jolys, Niverville, and the RM of Ritchot to Winnipeg.

Mark your calendars for February 13: Manitoba’s larg-est outdoor bike race will be traveling through Niverville. Actif Epica is an outdoor bike and running/walking race that uses the Crow Wing Trail segment of the Trans-Canada Trail from St. Malo to Winnipeg, a distance of 125 kilometres. For those wanting more of a challenge, this year is offering a longer trek of 160 kilometres, starting in St. Malo and heading south to the Senkiw suspension bridge.