On November 14, MLA Ron Schuler, Minister of Infrastructure, toured the ring dike around Niverville and took the opportunity to announce the addition of an important structure to the town’s current flood control infrastructure. Also in attendance for the announcement were Niverville’s deputy mayor John Funk and a number of provincial employees.

In October 2019, the Niverville MCC Thrift Shop donated $14,500 to local charities and projects that enrich the lives of citizens in and around Niverville.

In this day and age, community Facebook groups are where it’s at. Almost every rural community has one. These online water coolers provide an excellent place for newcomers to meet people and get to know their community, for residents to engage in meaningful dialogue, and for volunteer groups to take advantage of free advertising to the masses.

On October 25, the Manitoba Association of Teachers of French (MATF) presented Niverville Middle School teacher Carling Comte with the esteemed 2019 Greg Sametz Award. The award was created by MATF to honour excellence in teaching French communication and culture in Manitoba schools.

On November 5, Hanover School Division announced that they have selected a provider to operate the new childcare facility at the Niverville High School: Growing Minds Childcare (GMCC) Centre. Growing Minds, which currently operates out of the Heritage Centre and one location on Main Street in Niverville, is thrilled that their application was accepted. They will soon be entering into a working relationship with the school division.

For the thirteenth annual Heritage Centre Gala on November 2, staff once again pulled out all the stops to treat 205 guests to a black-tie fundraising dinner. This event, year after year, provides much of the financial support required to run a variety of seniors programs and to purchase much-needed new equipment.