A new year means a new chapter of freshly conceived planning strategies and initiatives for the Town of Niverville. Council closed 2017 with its annual planning sessions on November 3–4, held at Providence College for the first time. 

While rural Manitoba is making a name for itself with wedding venues and retailers, hotels for out-of-town guests are harder to find without making the commute to Winnipeg or Steinbach.

On December 13, Morris MLA Shannon Martin announced a number of community development funding initiatives. Five local programs were announced overall, with three of them pertaining to the Town of Niverville. The investment in Niverville totals $13,253.

While many of us are familiar with the Crow Wing Trail (CWT), few are aware of the amount of effort and dedication that goes into its administration, maintenance, and promotion. Niverville residents Elena Borisova and Tomas Yebra Vega have signed on as the newest representatives of the trail and hope to encourage further awareness and active participation along its winding Manitoba route.

After ten years in business, Dr. Heather McLeod and her team at Niverville Family Chiropractic are enjoying the upscale clinic at their new location—106 Main Street in Niverville. McLeod is joined there by her long-time receptionist Gwen Sawa and colleagues Dr. Ruth Hitchcock (chiropractor) and Dr. Robert Lecker (optometrist).

In southern Manitoba, it can be tough to convince people that prairies are an at-risk ecosystem. The environmental damage doesn’t look as obvious as a bleached coral reef or a smog-covered city.