At a public hearing on August 16, Niverville’s town council entertained a developer’s request to rezone a parcel of land from Agricultural Limited to Commercial Corridor.

There’s a new online tool that some residents of Ritchot may not yet be familiar with. It’s a portal on the RM website called Service Request and its aim is to provide a convenient way to report concerns spotted around the municipality.

Post-pandemic inflation has affected virtually every commodity available to Manitobans by now, putting a massive strain on consumer pocketbooks this summer.

It may be difficult to believe that a neighbourhood in our corner of southeast Manitoba could be living under a regular boil water advisory (BWA) in 2022. But that’s exactly what residents of Southside Estates in Île-des-Chênes have been dealing with for the better part of 20 years.

It’s been almost three years since The Citizen first reported the story of a young Winnipeg couple whose dream of moving to Niverville was dashed in a high-profile real estate fiasco.

Niverville’s water utility services have made some significant strides this summer with the near-completion of a $5-million-dollar project located along Fifth Avenue South. The new water treatment plant is expected to be fully operational sometime before the spring of 2023.

Bill Fast is a familiar name in Niverville, and on October 26 he’ll also be an option on the municipal election ballot. Fast is vying for one of four councillor positions and hopes to serve the next term in office.

Happy Valleys Cannabis in Île-des-Chênes is ready to invite customers throughout the region to check out their story at their grand opening weekend, to be held August 19–21.

In the last couple of years, cannabis shops have exploded across the marketplace—and this highly competitive retail environment isn’t unique to big cities. Last year, Urban Flavours opened its doors in Niverville. Since that time, Rural Buds has come to St. Adolphe, and Happy Valleys has opened a location in Île-des-Chênes. Customers are now spoiled for choice.

Readers who were around in the 1960s, or who were parented by folks who were growing up in the 60s, may be familiar with the concept of “stranger danger.” Similar to the fears of satanic ritual abuse in the 1980’s, stranger danger was a form of moral panic—a widespread fear spreading through a population that may or may not be based on reality.