The news has been rife this summer with stories of Manitobans being scammed out of hundreds, or even tens of thousands, of dollars due to phone scams. All too often, the victims are senior citizens.

Residents on First Street South in Niverville are concerned about the safety of pedestrians in their neighbourhood. The street has a partial sidewalk between Third and Fourth that doesn’t fully extend the length of the street.

A month from now, minimum wage earners will be better equipped to start closing the gap between their monthly earnings and their ever-increasing cost of living. As of October 1, minimum wage in Manitoba is set to rise from $11.95 to $13.50 per hour.

For two years now, the Niverville Community Gardens have been helping Niverville residents without a greenspace—and the town hopes to grow the program in 2023.

Road repairs along Highway 311 in Niverville continue to dawdle along, in spite of the fact that the original deadline for construction was set for the middle of July.

The Baudry Trails project in Ste. Agathe has received exciting news: they have been given a $30,000 grant by the 2022 Trails Manitoba Grant Program to help improve and enhance their trail system.

We’ve all felt it—we’re out in public, minding our own business, when suddenly we come face to face with one of Them. Instantly our heartrate speeds up, we get a flood of adrenaline, and our breathing quickens. We didn’t expect to see one of Them here, but here They are, and now we have to be in the same room with Them.

In this new series, The Citizen will be profiling locals who strive to make our little corner of Manitoba a better place. Each month, we’ll be featuring a person, family, or business that helps brighten the world in some way. If you have someone in mind for a future month, feel free to nominate them: jlavin@nivervillecitizen.com

Councillor Ron Mamchuk is elated at the installation of a new speed display sign on St. Adolphe’s Main Street. The hope, he says, is that it will finally encourage commuters to slow down as they drive through town.

He has lived in Luxembourg, Holland, France, and Wales. He has lived in the Far East, Sumatra, and Egypt—during the 1956 Suez Crisis. He has lived in Chicago, Palm Desert, Anaheim Hills, and Sonora at the end of the Gold Rush Trail.