Niverville’s oldest resident, Jacob Falk, turned 103 on June 26 and his family marked the occasion by throwing him a party worthy of a man celebrating more than a century of life.

Cameron Bennett is the director and brainchild of Forging Ahead Inc., a non-profit charity on a mission to help those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) find creative ways to work through their stress.

On June 21, Ritchot’s council gave their stamp of approval to a business about to put down roots in Ste. Agathe. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will soon begin operations on a six-acre lot bordering Highway 75. The lot will be leased to the business by Denis and Richard Baudry of H. Baudry Construction.

“I’m an ENFJ. What are you? You seem like more of an I to me… you know, an introvert. Have they tested you yet?”
If you’ve worked in professional settings since the 90s or early 2000s, you might have heard talk like this around the office. No one’s speaking in code or a different language. They’re just referring to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality test that originated in the work of psychologist Carl Jung.

On Wednesday, June 21, a competitive dance group from Prairie Soul Dance Company in Niverville performed at the Manitoba Legislative for the National Indigenous Peoples Day prayer breakfast, an event organized by Encounter Life Ministries in Winnipeg, Canada Awakening Ministries in Niverville, and other local leaders.

At their public council meeting on June 21, Ritchot’s council considered the request for a conditional use permit by Joshua Darlingford.

On June 7, former Niverville resident K.R. Byggdin, who currently resides in Halifax, was awarded the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for their debut novel, Wonder World.

At a June 20 public meeting, Niverville’s council voted unanimously in favour of accepting a zero-tolerance policy which governs council’s response to unacceptable behaviour directed toward them by residents.

In an effort to safely connect families with their aging loved ones, 104 portable visitation shelters were provided by the provincial government to personal care homes across Manitoba during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2023, the federal government began rolling out a new publicly funded dental care plan, intended to make oral healthcare more accessible to lower income earners across the country.