It’s easy to empathize with the bridal couples of 2020 whose wedding celebrations have been curtailed by a pandemic. But the trickle-down effect of all these downsized or postponed events is that every wedding-related business has been impacted too.

Restrictions have been gradually lifted here in Manitoba, and life is returning to normal—for now. But regardless of what happens next, whether there’s a second wave or whether a vaccine is developed quickly, the pandemic has left its mark.

Despite the cancellation of the Olde Tyme Country Fair, Niverville will still see some big community events happen this summer. The Town of Niverville has partnered with the fair committee to plan a Canada Day parade for July 1, along with another community event which will take place at 10:00 p.m. the same day.

When COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the Town of Niverville’s cooking classes, the recreation department took them online. So far, it’s been to rave reviews.

Young people are often more insightful than adults give them credit for being, and rarely has this been as true as in this month’s batch of Dear Covid letters.

Staff at École-Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes and the Niverville High School (NHS) have had to get creative this spring in order to make plans for their schools’ upcoming graduation ceremonies. The schools will be graduating 52 young people apiece this year, but getting them across the finish line has been, to put it mildly, a bit complicated.