Nestled on a hill along the picturesque Red River Drive, Howden Community Centre (HCC) has a rich history. If its walls could speak, they would tell you of its near demise in the infamous flood of ’97 and a community’s efforts to save their beloved hall so that future generations could enjoy it too. Through massive efforts of community members and Air Canada volunteers, the hall was moved to a higher location and completely refurbished, inside and out.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16, when Wedding Experience 2016 hits the TransCanada Centre in Île-des-Chênes.

The Niverville Medical Clinic will be undergoing staff changes on April 1 which will enable them to accept new patients, welcome news for those who have moved to Niverville in the past year.

“Where You Belong” has become more than just a motto for the rapidly expanding and diverse Town of Niverville. Community visionaries, town council, businesses, and residents have built this community on dreams and hard work. Niverville has become a model community for many others struggling for survival.

When you enter the Prairie Crossings condominium development in Niv-erville, you get the feeling that it’s a community within a community. Indeed, its developers, Prairie Sky Properties, describe it as a place designed to offer the comfort and security of a “pocket community.”

The Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair, one of the largest fairs of its kind in the province, will take over Main Street for its annual weekend-long street festival on June 10–11. In 2015, the fair celebrated its twentieth anniversary.

After the release of the census in 2011, Niverville was awarded the title of fastest growing comm-unity in Manitoba with a population of 3,540 people. That number may not seem like a lot, but when you consider that the town saw 43.7 percent growth in five years, it’s pretty impressive. Town officials estimate that the current population is just shy of 5,000. So why are people seeking out this small town just south of Winnipeg?

Standing proudly along the eastern boundary of Niverville, Legacy Ridge has an open and expansive view of southeast Manitoba’s wide open landscape.

Numerous articles and studies have remarked on the incredible residential growth Niverville and the surrounding area has experienced over the past decade. The most recent census data indicates that the town grew an astonishing 43.7 percent between surveys. The growth is especially evident when looking at the expansion of local schools, recreation programs, and the number of new homes being built on an annual basis.

A beautiful stretch of highway takes you from Winnipeg to The Highlands, winding 
south alongside the Red River to Niverville, Manitoba. Though only 20 minutes from Winnipeg, this endless stretch of fields and wooded riverbanks lets you know that you’ve entered a quieter, more relaxed way of living.