On Tuesday, May 7, Niverville’s council met for a morning public meeting that largely revolved around multifamily housing starts and the town’s requirement to meet specific density targets set out by the provincial and federal governments.

While it might be too soon to celebrate just yet, local Francophone parents with school-age children may want to start planning the party. According to the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine’s (DSFM) board of trustees, a French school for Niverville has been bumped to the very top of the division’s request list to the province.

Last weekend, from April 20–23, the Niverville Nighthawks held their spring camp at the CRRC. It was a fantastic time, with roughly 150 players attending while the team’s coaching staff put them through a series of drills and games over the weekend.

The Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre in Glenlea launched its newest facility on April 26. The Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF) Learning and Research Centre joins the ranks of the pork, beef, and dairy facilities already onsite.

If anything can be said of Niverville’s businesses over the last few years, it’s that they’re a resilient bunch. Bearing testimony to that is the lack of Closed signs following two years of pandemic restrictions. While the community did, unfortunately, lose a couple of good ones, the general growth trend once again demonstrates a steep upward trajectory. This includes some long-term businesses currently undertaking major expansions.

On April 20, the Manitoba Climate Action Team launched volume three of Manitoba’s Road to Resilience (MRR) at a stakeholder gathering held at the Bill and Helen Norrie Library in Winnipeg. Members of the business community and members of government were invited to attend.

At a public meeting on April 19, Ritchot’s council approved an application to open a meat-processing plant in Ste. Agathe. The decision was made in front of a full house.

St. Adolphe’s new daycare facility is one step closer to becoming reality as council approved its location at their April 19 public hearing. Council members voted unanimously in favor of allowing the build to take place within an area currently zoned as Commercial General.

This April, Niverville officially became a member of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR). It was not an active decision from council to do so, but rather the result of new provincial regulations mandating that the town join the regional partnership.

On April 12–14, students and volunteers at Niverville High School presented their first-ever full-length musical since the construction of the new school in 2019. The group’s production of High School Musical Jr. played to sold-out audiences all three nights and received standing ovations from the enthusiastic crowds.