The gym that used to be Elite Fitness is under new owner-ship. It’s now called Average Joe’s Fitness and it’s owned and operated by Chris Friesen, who officially took over on November 16 last year.

RRSPs (Registered Retirement Savings Plans) and TFSAs (Tax-Free Savings Accounts) both offer tax advantages to help you reach your retirement or savings goals. Reducing taxable income (with RRSPs) and accumulating tax-sheltered compound returns over the long term (both RRSPs and TFSAs) can be a powerful combination. A good strategy is to contribute to both as much as possible, if you can afford it.

In the spring of 2016, the Town of Niverville will be changing the method by which residents dispose of their household waste. 

In June, The Citizen reported on the federal government’s clawback of carbon tax rebates for residents living in Niverville. As of this month, according to the federal government’s website, that tax rebate has been reinstated.

It’s a brand new year, but don’t think of 2015 as history until you’ve filed your 2015 income tax return. Whether your tax return is a necessary evil or an opportunity, paying attention to detail could reward you with benefits you didn’t know about.

There has been some confusion as to which waste transfer sites residents of Niverville should be using when disposing of extra garbage. Niverville residents are permitted to bring their garbage to the RM of Ritchot disposal site on Bernat Road or to the Bristal Hauling site located on Sixth Avenue, just north of town.

The Heritage Centre is an ill-defined name for the expansive and all-encompassing enterprise that it’s become.

Anyone who needs a parking space near Fifth Avenue and Main on a Tuesday morning around 9:45 must be resigned to a lengthy walk. As many as 40 people can sometimes be seen lined up at the doors of Niverville’s MCC Thrift Shop, waiting for the store to open. Because it is closed on Mondays for restocking, customers often anticipate new bargains.

Norman was born on April 21, 1904 as the third oldest of seven siblings. Home was the family farm one mile west and one mile south of Niverville on Wallace Road. He lived there with his brother Eric, and both chose the life of bachelors. As I recall, he was an unassuming man who was gentle in demeanour and had a very thoughtful approach to life.

Sweden has been called the most sustainable country in the world while countries like Norway, Australia, and Germany rank very high on the global innovation scale. Somewhere in the midst of all this high-achieving greatness sits our small town in the middle of Canada.