Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Feb 26, 2026 Winter Range, Political Rhetoric, and a Parking Lot Protest It was minus-20 degrees with drifting snow on February 22 at noon. Local News Feb 25, 2026 Friendship Trail Reels in Something Kind of Fishy on Louis Riel Day Residents and neighbours of St. Adolphe enjoyed a good old-fashioned treat on the Friendship Trail earlier this month. Here, families gathered for Louis Riel Day on February 16, to take part in traditional activities of the Manitoba Metis. Local News Feb 25, 2026 Volunteers Needed to Establish Local Habitat Manitoba Chapter There are approximately 45 chapters of Habitat for Humanity across Canada, but at present none exist in southeastern Manitoba. For this reason, the non-profit would love to influence a chapter in Niverville, Manitoba’s fastest growing community. Local News Feb 25, 2026 Niverville Fire and EMS First in Province to Get AFA Certification After years of waiting and much advocating, the Niverville Fire and EMS department will be the first in the province registered as Advanced First Aid (AFA) service providers. The program will officially launch on March 1. Local News Mar 21, 2025 Budget 2025 Highlights: Province Offers Free Park Passes and Ends Tesla Rebates Manitoba Minister of Finance Adrien Sala wasted no time in addressing the issue of U.S. tariffs as he revealed details of the province’s newest budget on March 20. Local News Mar 20, 2025 Ritchot Council Announces New CAO After 11 years of service to the residents of Ritchot, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mitch Duval is hanging up his hat. His replacement, announced at the March 19 council meeting, is Shane Ray. Local News Mar 20, 2025 Council Denies St. Adolphe Developer for Second Time For the second time in less than two years, Ritchot council denied the application of Kingdom Home Building Inc. to rezone a plot of land in St. Adolphe for the purpose of constructing multifamily housing. Local News Mar 17, 2025 South Floodway Bridge Set for Reconstruction and Closure Commuters travelling to Winnipeg via Highway 200 may well be looking for another route in the next six months. This spring, a major reconstruction of the Red River Floodway bridge will begin. Local News Mar 14, 2025 Jette Studios Invites Public to Open House For a better part of a year, commuters along Highway 311 in Niverville have witnessed the gradual construction of an immense structure belonging to Jette Studios. Local News Mar 14, 2025 Family Fights for Healthcare Waiting List Transparency It’s always difficult losing a loved one to a sudden heart attack, but it’s so much more tragic when the loss was preventable. It’s been a bitter pill to swallow for the kids and grandkids of long-time Niverville resident Debbie Fewster. Local News Mar 12, 2025 School Divisions Announce New Budgets and Tax Rates Within the past week, both the Hanover School Division (HSD) and Seine River School Division (SRSD) released their budget proposals for the 2025–26 school year. As budgets become finalized, so do indications of changes to the education mill rates that affect people’s property taxes. Local News Mar 11, 2025 MLA Pushes to End Daylight Savings Time in Manitoba This month, while Manitobans were bumping their clocks forward for another daylight savings time (DST) ritual, Springfield-Ritchot MLA Ron Schuler was presenting to the Legislature a few reasons why this tradition should be eliminated once and for all. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Has the case involving former teacher Braeden Martens's sexual assault charges affected your trust in the school system’s ability to protect students? Choices Yes. This incident raises big questions about how teachers are hired in Manitoba. * No. Despite this disturbing case, the system largely does a good job of vetting teachers. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News Feb 26, 2026 Winter Range, Political Rhetoric, and a Parking Lot Protest It was minus-20 degrees with drifting snow on February 22 at noon.
Local News Feb 25, 2026 Friendship Trail Reels in Something Kind of Fishy on Louis Riel Day Residents and neighbours of St. Adolphe enjoyed a good old-fashioned treat on the Friendship Trail earlier this month. Here, families gathered for Louis Riel Day on February 16, to take part in traditional activities of the Manitoba Metis.
Local News Feb 25, 2026 Volunteers Needed to Establish Local Habitat Manitoba Chapter There are approximately 45 chapters of Habitat for Humanity across Canada, but at present none exist in southeastern Manitoba. For this reason, the non-profit would love to influence a chapter in Niverville, Manitoba’s fastest growing community.
Local News Feb 25, 2026 Niverville Fire and EMS First in Province to Get AFA Certification After years of waiting and much advocating, the Niverville Fire and EMS department will be the first in the province registered as Advanced First Aid (AFA) service providers. The program will officially launch on March 1.
Local News Mar 21, 2025 Budget 2025 Highlights: Province Offers Free Park Passes and Ends Tesla Rebates Manitoba Minister of Finance Adrien Sala wasted no time in addressing the issue of U.S. tariffs as he revealed details of the province’s newest budget on March 20.
Local News Mar 20, 2025 Ritchot Council Announces New CAO After 11 years of service to the residents of Ritchot, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mitch Duval is hanging up his hat. His replacement, announced at the March 19 council meeting, is Shane Ray.
Local News Mar 20, 2025 Council Denies St. Adolphe Developer for Second Time For the second time in less than two years, Ritchot council denied the application of Kingdom Home Building Inc. to rezone a plot of land in St. Adolphe for the purpose of constructing multifamily housing.
Local News Mar 17, 2025 South Floodway Bridge Set for Reconstruction and Closure Commuters travelling to Winnipeg via Highway 200 may well be looking for another route in the next six months. This spring, a major reconstruction of the Red River Floodway bridge will begin.
Local News Mar 14, 2025 Jette Studios Invites Public to Open House For a better part of a year, commuters along Highway 311 in Niverville have witnessed the gradual construction of an immense structure belonging to Jette Studios.
Local News Mar 14, 2025 Family Fights for Healthcare Waiting List Transparency It’s always difficult losing a loved one to a sudden heart attack, but it’s so much more tragic when the loss was preventable. It’s been a bitter pill to swallow for the kids and grandkids of long-time Niverville resident Debbie Fewster.
Local News Mar 12, 2025 School Divisions Announce New Budgets and Tax Rates Within the past week, both the Hanover School Division (HSD) and Seine River School Division (SRSD) released their budget proposals for the 2025–26 school year. As budgets become finalized, so do indications of changes to the education mill rates that affect people’s property taxes.
Local News Mar 11, 2025 MLA Pushes to End Daylight Savings Time in Manitoba This month, while Manitobans were bumping their clocks forward for another daylight savings time (DST) ritual, Springfield-Ritchot MLA Ron Schuler was presenting to the Legislature a few reasons why this tradition should be eliminated once and for all.
