High Schoolers Tackle Global Issues

I well remember Libby Hanna from the first time I saw her in the halls of Niverville Collegiate back in 1973. She had just moved into the area and had settled in Otterburne where her father Ken was President of Providence College and Theological Seminary. She was entering Grade 10 that year and it did not take long for her to connect with people, many of whom have become lifelong friends.

An elderly lady sits down beside her friend at the Niverville Credit Union Manor. Her friend asks, “Where were you this morning?” The elderly lady replies, “At the Remembrance Day ceremony here in town. Why didn’t you go?” Her friend says bluntly, “I don’t believe in war.” The elderly lady responds thoughtfully, “Neither do I.”

It’s been 16 years since the students at NCI have performed a musical, but they are bringing it back for this year’s Christmas play with You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The musical will take place December 15–16 with a pair of 7:00 p.m. performances.

The 2016 MCMA awards Nanci Dagg

On September 1, the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair was nominated for its first Manitoba Country Music Award in the Festival or Event of the Year category.

Rural residents living just outside the Town of Niverville’s boundaries on the north, south, and east sides will soon see their fire protection services change. As of January 1, 2017, the New Bothwell fire department in the RM of Hanover will be the first to be dispatched to calls in these areas.