When Dr. Trish Simner was a young woman growing up in Ste. Agathe, she didn’t think much about leaving her hometown one day, let alone her province. Yet all these years later, she’s more than left Manitoba; she’s moved with her family across the continent, where she’s achieving big things as the Director of Medical Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratories at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bothwell Cheese is expanding its operations. 

The Île-des-Chênes Professional Centre, at 430 Main Street, is set to open on April 1 and will serve as the community’s newest commercial and residential complex.

The start of a new year is often seen as an opportunity for change and new beginnings. One of those new beginnings recently came to Île-des-Chênes in a tasty way. In January, Pete and Faye Klippenstein opened Pietro’s Pizza at 597 Meadowlark Boulevard, Unit 8.

On February 8, Niverville’s town council held a public open house at the south end of the arena to introduce aspects of a functional design study proposed for Niverville’s Main Street. The study encompasses the section of Provincial Highway 311 stretching from Krahn Road to Sixth Avenue. 

For some, the true meaning of rural life is living right in the heart of the prairie, gazing up at the dark, starry skies without the distraction of city lights, and taking in the sights and sounds of farmers at work in their nearby fields. That’s New Bothwell.