SOAK Bath Co, owned by Niverville entrepreneur Candace Alarie, has recently received national attention for its handcrafted luxury bath and body products. SOAK features Alarie’s homemade, all-natural recipes for soap and shampoo bars wrapped in biodegradable seed paper packaging.

Last Christmas marked the first season of the local chapter of Operation Red Nose, and the volunteer committee is gearing up for another busy December. Operation Red Nose is a volunteer-based national program that acts as a formal designated driver service, providing safe rides for Manitobans throughout the holidays.

The polls have closed in Niverville’s cannabis plebiscite and poll workers are counting ballots. In the early evening, reports indicated that voter turnout was at approximately 47%.

Politically speaking, the fall has been a busy one—especially for Niverville residents, who are going back to the polls on Tuesday, November 26 for the third time in three months. This time, they’ll be casting their vote on a municipal concern: should cannabis retail be allowed in the community?

Two Niverville high school students say they were shut down by the school’s administration on the day they were given permission to hold a peaceful protest. Two weeks later, they were offered an apology—and an explanation. 

On Friday, November 15, MLA Ron Schular announced new provincial funding for the Ritchot Public Library. Schuler, appearing alongside councillors from the RM as well as school trustees at Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes, revealed the funding, in the amount of $36,500.