The news broke Thursday afternoon that Niverville is about to take its next step towards eventual city status. It’s now official: a traffic light is going to be installed at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue.

John Schmitke of Niverville Bigway is as surprised as anyone with the sudden high demand for grocery staples that stores have been experiencing in the past couple of weeks. But in the midst of it, he and his staff have been doing their utmost to keep up with the parade of local customers.

On Monday, March 16, the Niverville Heritage Centre campus released a statement regarding their response to COVID-19. The campus is home to many seniors living within the life lease, assisted living, and personal care home suites. And according to health officials, seniors are among those who are at greatest risk of contracting the virus.

In early March, the Town of Niverville announced that they assembled a new board, Niverville Health Care Services Inc. (NHCSI), to assume operational control of the Open Health clinic in Niverville under a social enterprise model. They also hired a business manager to oversee operations. Her name is Kristen Fyfe, and we’d like to introduce you to her.

On Tuesday afternoon, a message went out from Randy Dueck, Superintendent of the Hanover School Division, to parents and guardians.

On Friday, parents with children attending school in the Hanover School Division (HSD) received official notice that the division would be implementing precautionary measures to help mitigate the potential spread of Covid-19 within their schools.