For several local families, this year’s July long weekend ended on a terrifying note.

Talk to the Tail, a dog daycare facility in Niverville, is about to expand to a second location. The 5,000-square-foot building at 455 Wittick Street, in the Niverville Industrial Park, has been custom-designed to give dogs the safest and most comfortable space possible.

From April 29 until May 5, Tim Hortons is running their annual Smile Cookie fundraiser. This year, the Niverville location at 20 Drovers Run is raising money to aid in the purchase of two new community mobility vans.

It wouldn’t be summer in Manitoba without street construction crews redirecting traffic or slowing down the daily commute. At least one major repair and a variety of minor repairs are planned for some of Niverville’s residential streets, coming in at a collective cost of $1 million.

It’s been one year since the federal government began sending quarterly refunds to Manitobans for carbon taxes charged on fuel. On a quarterly basis in 2023, Manitobans are scheduled to receive Climate Action Incentive (CAI) cheques, totalling $132 for single adults and up to $264 for a family of four.

In this series, The Citizen profiles locals who strive to make our little corner of Manitoba a better place. Each month, we feature a person, family, or organization that helps brighten the world in some way. If you have someone in mind for a future month, please nominate them: jlavin@nivervillecitizen.com.

A new franchise is coming to Niverville. Canadian-owned and Vancouver-based Almond Nail Bar, a professional nail service, will open its first location in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg. The city is currently home to 12 locations and the company is growing.

This year’s Niverville High School (NHS) graduation award ceremony showcased a multitalented and dedicated crop of graduates. Over the course of the event, 16 community awards plus a variety of scholarships were bestowed on them.

Nearly 130 students donned caps and gowns in our corner of southeastern Manitoba this year. Hundreds of family and friends were in attendance to help the graduates of 2023 take the big step.

For another year, the Niverville Old Tyme Country Fair was a rousing success. With excellent weather and huge attendance, the fair committee’s general manager, Dustin Krahn, says that the event went off almost flawlessly.