Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News May 01, 2026 Final Gold Rush Bingo Night Promises Big Payouts, Big Turnout For the past four years running, every Tuesday night from fall through spring, bingo lovers have been happily blotting their cards at Niverville Gold Rush Bingo (NGRB). Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville’s Tastiest Showdown Returns with Pizza Wars 2026 Pizza Wars has returned to Niverville for the third year running, and four local pizzerias are battling it out for ultimate dough-mination! Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville Teen Earns Top-Three Finish at Chamber Challenge Sixteen-year-old Chris Shvets of Niverville wears a lot of hats. Some know him as the proprietor of CS Multiwash. More recently, though, he’s also known as the third-place winner in the Steinbach Chamber Challenge. Local News Apr 29, 2026 McAllister Will Be the Next PC Candidate for Springfield-Ritchot April 28 proved to be an exceptional night for Adam McAllister of St. Adolphe, winning the nomination to represent the Progressive Conservatives next election in Springfield-Ritchot. Local News May 29, 2020 HSD Hires Assistant Superintendent The Hanover School Division has settled on a new assistant superintendent. The board of trustees announced that Leanne Peter, Ed.D., will begin her term as of September 1 later this year. Local News May 29, 2020 Pride Parade Comes to Ste. Agathe This weekend, Ste. Agathe will host its very first Pride parade—and in a time of seemingly endless event cancellations or postponements, this is one item on the social calendar people can expect to go forward as planned. But with some restrictions in place to ensure the event is safe for everyone. Local News May 29, 2020 Province Increases Size of Community Grants On Friday, May 29, the provincial government announced a series of grants to local community organizations and development projects. These grants are funded through the Building Sustainable Communities program. Local News May 28, 2020 Middle School Principal Announces Retirement When Niverville Collegiate Institute split into Niverville Middle School (NMS) and Niverville High School (NHS) last year, it marked the end of an era. Now another big change is coming, with middle school principal Michael Koester announcing his retirement at the end of the current school year. Local News May 27, 2020 Churches Turn Their Focus to Local Outreach Like other public gatherings, churches have temporarily needed to close their doors during the pandemic, but a couple of local spiritual leaders have been hard at work on a new initiative to help t Local News May 26, 2020 Volunteers Plant Dozens of Trees in Niverville On Saturday, May 23, volunteers took to the streets to plant 40 new trees along Carnoustie and Troon Coves in Niverville. Local News May 25, 2020 Niverville Traffic Lights in Operation Drivers along Niverville’s Main Street should expect to contend with a new set of traffic lights. As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, the new signals at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue are operational. Local News May 22, 2020 RuffMutts Moves, Expands to Dog Daycare and Boarding If you’re a dog owner in Niverville or the surrounding area, take note that RuffMutts has both moved and expanded its services this month. But they haven’t gone far—just across the parking lot from their old location, to 290 Main Street, Unit D. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Who should bear the most responsibility for preventing e-transfer scams? Choices Banks. Since the scams are targeting the banks' online platforms, the banks should be responsible to ensure their security. * Users. We all bear a collective responsibilty to be savvier in terms of spotting and preventing these scams before they occur. * Government. Our elected leaders must pass legislation to better protect citizens from this type of exploitation. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News May 01, 2026 Final Gold Rush Bingo Night Promises Big Payouts, Big Turnout For the past four years running, every Tuesday night from fall through spring, bingo lovers have been happily blotting their cards at Niverville Gold Rush Bingo (NGRB).
Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville’s Tastiest Showdown Returns with Pizza Wars 2026 Pizza Wars has returned to Niverville for the third year running, and four local pizzerias are battling it out for ultimate dough-mination!
Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville Teen Earns Top-Three Finish at Chamber Challenge Sixteen-year-old Chris Shvets of Niverville wears a lot of hats. Some know him as the proprietor of CS Multiwash. More recently, though, he’s also known as the third-place winner in the Steinbach Chamber Challenge.
Local News Apr 29, 2026 McAllister Will Be the Next PC Candidate for Springfield-Ritchot April 28 proved to be an exceptional night for Adam McAllister of St. Adolphe, winning the nomination to represent the Progressive Conservatives next election in Springfield-Ritchot.
Local News May 29, 2020 HSD Hires Assistant Superintendent The Hanover School Division has settled on a new assistant superintendent. The board of trustees announced that Leanne Peter, Ed.D., will begin her term as of September 1 later this year.
Local News May 29, 2020 Pride Parade Comes to Ste. Agathe This weekend, Ste. Agathe will host its very first Pride parade—and in a time of seemingly endless event cancellations or postponements, this is one item on the social calendar people can expect to go forward as planned. But with some restrictions in place to ensure the event is safe for everyone.
Local News May 29, 2020 Province Increases Size of Community Grants On Friday, May 29, the provincial government announced a series of grants to local community organizations and development projects. These grants are funded through the Building Sustainable Communities program.
Local News May 28, 2020 Middle School Principal Announces Retirement When Niverville Collegiate Institute split into Niverville Middle School (NMS) and Niverville High School (NHS) last year, it marked the end of an era. Now another big change is coming, with middle school principal Michael Koester announcing his retirement at the end of the current school year.
Local News May 27, 2020 Churches Turn Their Focus to Local Outreach Like other public gatherings, churches have temporarily needed to close their doors during the pandemic, but a couple of local spiritual leaders have been hard at work on a new initiative to help t
Local News May 26, 2020 Volunteers Plant Dozens of Trees in Niverville On Saturday, May 23, volunteers took to the streets to plant 40 new trees along Carnoustie and Troon Coves in Niverville.
Local News May 25, 2020 Niverville Traffic Lights in Operation Drivers along Niverville’s Main Street should expect to contend with a new set of traffic lights. As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, the new signals at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue are operational.
Local News May 22, 2020 RuffMutts Moves, Expands to Dog Daycare and Boarding If you’re a dog owner in Niverville or the surrounding area, take note that RuffMutts has both moved and expanded its services this month. But they haven’t gone far—just across the parking lot from their old location, to 290 Main Street, Unit D.
