A public hearing was held at the Heritage Centre on Tuesday, July 23 to discuss a conditional use application by cannabis retailer Canna Cabana to open for business at 349 Bronstone Drive in Niverville. Approximately 60 residents filled council chambers to speak to the issue or simply witness the results.

After 12 years and a successful run, the Imagine Mental Health Matters team is moving on. The organization, founded by Mona Stott of Niverville, achieved what they set out to do and more, working to eradicate the stigma attached to mental health disease and suicide.

To help mark Niverville’s fiftieth year since incorporation, the Niverville Communities in Bloom (NCIB) committee is hosting the Better Gnomes and Garden Tours on Saturday, July 27 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

On July 16, ground was officially broken on Niverville’s new Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC). In April, council was pleased to announce over $11 million in funding for the CRRC from the federal and provincial governments. Along with Niverville council’s earlier commitment of $5 million, that funding was more than enough to kick the project off, leaving only $3 million of the almost $20-million-dollar budget left for local fundraising.

Back on June 22, New Bothwell residents past and present converged for a full day of festivities to commemorate the community’s one hundredth year. A small event committee treated the crowd of about 400 to a memorable day which began with a pancake breakfast and concluded with one of the best fireworks displays ever to be seen over the town.

For most of us, doing laundry is a necessary evil. It’s the household chore that demands to be done but few care to spend the time and energy doing it.