RuffMutts may have only been in their Niverville retail location since last September, but they’re quickly showing themselves to be a premiere shop for the region’s pet needs.

This upcoming fall, staff of the new Niverville High School will be putting out the welcome mat for approximately 300 local Grades Nine to Twelve students. Few people are anticipating that day more than the school’s new principal, Kimberly Funk.

At their February 5 council meeting, Ritchot council members gave their approval to the consultants behind the creation of the municipality’s recreation master plan. A delegation from each of the consulting companies addressed council after providing them with a 150-page document which will aid council in working out plans for recreation infrastructure and services within the RM over the course of the next 10 to 20 years.

Niverville’s Community Resource Centre (CRC) is getting one step closer to reality thanks to insurance giants HUB International and Wawanesa Insurance, and local business owners Ray and Cara Dowse. On Friday, February 1, representatives from the insurance companies lined up alongside Ray Dowse to present a combined cheque for $30,000 to CRC committee chairperson Clarence Braun.

A year and a half after installing solar panels on their Niverville home, Todd and Lisa Wiebe are getting the results they were hoping for. In August 2017, the Wiebes took advantage of Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart Solar Energy Program, which offered rebates of up to 25 percent on solar panel installations.

On January 22, Niverville’s town council revealed details of their 2019 budget at a public open house held at the Heritage Centre. This year, residents will see a two percent increase on their property taxes, amounting to an extra $35 in taxes on the average home. Waste collection levies will remain the same for the third consecutive year.