For Niverville resident and Indigenous entrepreneur Leanne Jones, the key to successful web design is more than technical skill. It’s the addition of storytelling. That combination landed her a spot as a semi-finalist in the Professional Services and Trades category for Pow Wow Pitch 2025.

These days, it’s pretty commonplace at Niverville’s monthly council meetings to hear about new commercial and industrial endeavours. The public meeting held on September 9 was no exception.

For the past six weeks, one of Niverville’s youngest residents has been fighting for her life from an Edmonton hospital bed while her family sits vigil, awaiting a miracle.

In September 2015, a team of hometown-proud individuals broke ground with a rather out-there venture: the Niverville Citizen. This new publication, at first available in print with only a minimal online presence, was a direct response to a distinct lack of local news, save for the very occasional reference to Niverville or Ritchot from outlets based in Steinbach and Winnipeg.

Getting old is never easy. For most aging adults, it’s a slow letting-go of the family home, life-long treasures, and one’s most valuable possession: independence.

Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. For many, this provokes fear and dread. Others feel cautious optimism over the powerful ways in which AI will, and is already, altering our lives.