Niverville’s council met on the evening of Tuesday, November 17 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Chris Wiebe’s absence was excused due to illness.

Although people everywhere are becoming weary of new and updated provincial health orders every week, once again the province has announced tightened restrictions. Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial health officer, appeared at a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce the latest measures.

The pandemic restrictions of the last few weeks has changed the way our local municipalities are doing business. With the Town of Niverville and the RM of Ritchot are both operating with some new code red protocols, it’s important to understand how we can still engage with them.

On Tuesday, November 17, Premier Brian Pallister announced that more enforcement of public health orders is on the way. The province has signed a contract with G4S Canada to expand the number of enforcement officers available across Manitoba.

So many local makers and sellers have lost business this year, with community craft sales and markers needing to be called off due to the pandemic. To combat this trend and keep our small-town crafters and businesspeople above water, a group of community advocates in Landmark are doing something to help.

On the morning of Tuesday, November 10, many locals noticed emergency vehicles attending to a location in the area around Leclaire Road, near its intersection with Highway 200, in the RM of Ritchot.