LOCAL NEWS

Agatha Wiebe Braun was born in humble circumstances in her family home southeast of Grunthal in 1921. She was the fourth child of a family of six and had one sister and four brothers. As with many...

It seems you can’t buy an ear of corn these days without somebody giving you their opinion about how that corn was grown. A lot of people have a lot to say about genetically modified organisms...

July 9, 2016 was a memorable day for the LGBTQ community of southeast Manitoba. Steinbach’s first annual Pride march went off without a hitch. Concerns about protestors, or the presence of...

For Imagine Mental Health Matters, it’s always been about taking the first step. The first step to ending the stigma that mental health issues carry. The first step to preventing suicide and...

The Citizen is approaching its first anniversary next month, and to celebrate we are once again increasing our distribution. Starting this month, all residents of Niverville, Île-des-Chênes, Ste...

Cue the summer of 1874, when the Dominion of Canada was seven years old and the Province of Manitoba only four, when Louis Riel himself was the Member of Parliament for Provencher, and when the...

Communities in the southeast are growing and flourishing, and St. Adolphe is no exception with the East Dike Expansion project. Like many small communities, St. Adolphe has the makings for quiet...

Volunteers from all of Niverville’s churches are once again planning a Vacation Bible School (VBS) program this summer, August 8–12, for children entering Grades One through Six. This year’s...