Providence University College is ramping up to celebrate its one-hundredth anniversary. The festivities will kick off over the weekend of September 5–7, beginning with an awards reception and gala in Winnipeg on Friday, September 5.

As the days grow shorter and the summer sun sets a little earlier, the start of hockey season fast approaches. The Niverville Nighthawks kicked off their fourth training camp since joining the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) on Friday, welcoming back both prospects and veterans to the CRRC.

Locals have come to know and appreciate Scott Stroh, a military veteran and resident of Niverville, for his satirical takes on social media in the guise of Scott Kermit or the Garbage Complainer Guy. For Stroh, making fun of life’s simple things is his way of keeping himself and others smiling.

More than halfway through summer, St. Adolphe residents are still waiting for their promised Main Street renewal. But Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) says that construction should begin sometime this month.

Farmers local to our area now have more options in terms of managing their corn and soybean harvests. Artel Inland Inc. and Red River Grain Co. have joined forces and will be operating collaboratively from the Artel location two miles east of Niverville.

Fans of the notorious Kevin Pauls, flamboyant game day broadcaster for the Niverville Nighthawks, may be sorry to see him go. But the team’s board members say that the two new hires set to replace him will bring their own level of charisma.