Developer Luke Wiebe was given a second go on his application to create a new multi-family housing development on Fourth Avenue South in Niverville. At a public meeting held on Tuesday, January 22, Wiebe addressed council with a new proposal after his first one had been denied in early December. The new development is being planned for the properties immediately south of Wiebe’s existing multi-family development on this street.

Ritchot council had a busy night on January 23 with a full house of residents and delegations. Up for discussion were one variation application and four conditional use applications.

A local entrepreneur is in the running to be recognized as a finalist in the Just Watch Me! video contest, which celebrates the success of entrepreneurs with health conditions or disabilities in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

It happens every winter. Whether it takes us by complete surprise or blows in just as the meteorologists predicted, winter storms and heavy snowfalls are far more commonplace in Manitoba than hurricanes off the Florida coast. The only thing that’s less predictable is the frequency of these events from one winter to the next.

Leaders aren’t born, they’re created. For the past 100 years, Scouts Canada has been actively engaging children and youth in programs that build character, teamwork, and leadership skills. In 2017, Niverville saw its first troop in many years. They’re called the 1st Niverville Scouts Troop.

How would Huiyang Ren, owner of Aline’s Thai & Pizza, describe herself? “Good at cooking, but not good at speaking English,” she says. While the language does pose its challenges, good cooking has certainly allowed the chef to make a place for herself in Île-des-Chênes.