What do you do when faced with healthy competition? You rebrand and rethink your business strategy. That’s what Hespeler’s Cookhouse and Tavern and the Niverville Event Centre are planning to do in 2026.

The Joy Smith Foundation, soon to be headquartered in Niverville, is getting ready to launch its annual fundraising gala aimed at exposing the ugly reality of human trafficking. On March 12, the Illuminate Hope Gala will be held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Niverville’s Craig Tomlinson is throwing his hat into the ring to represent the PC party in the Springfield-Ritchot riding, a provincial seat currently held by Ron Schuler.

February in Manitoba brings plenty of opportunities to overcome the winter blues. There’s a day dedicated to love and a festival dedicated to honouring our unique francophone heritage. The entire month of February, though, celebrates literacy, and the roots of I Love to Read Month are distinctly Manitoban.

On February 11, the NDP officially launched a study designed to look for ways to make groceries in this province more affordable.

The start of a new semester is as good a time as any to encourage new student habits. In that vein, the Hanover School Division has instituted a new policy this month designed to help senior students develop better sleep routines.