Zoe Bardal and Barry Piasta of Niverville were honoured in late September by enVision Community Living.

Parents of students at the Niverville Middle School received an email Thursday afternoon advising them that an individual from the school has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes after the case was confirmed by Manitoba Public Health.

Our local health authority, Southern Health-Santé Sud, is encouraging people to get this year’s flu vaccine. Although the seasonal flu vaccination is available every year, it is seen as being especially important this year, to reduce the risk of serious illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you were looking for an excuse not to rake the leaves in your yard this year, then the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is happy to give you one. Their advice is to leave the rake in the shed and the leaves on the ground. It’s not about laziness, it’s about being a conscientious environmentalist.

Niverville’s council met on the morning of Tuesday, October 6 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda.

Staff Sergeant Guy Landreville from the St. Pierre RCMP detachment appeared at a meeting of Niverville’s town council on October 6 to present a report on how the town is doing on issues of crime and policing.