The sun shone for Niverville’s first community Walk for Alzheimer’s on June 14, hosted by Niverville Senior Services at the Golden Friendship Circle. Wendy Schettler, Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer’s Society, and Leona Doerksen, Regional Coordinator, were guest speakers.

Heartworm disease is serious and potentially fatal in pets. It is caused by worms that grow up to a foot long and reside in your pet’s heart and lungs, as well as the blood vessels in the lungs.

Niverville’s unique dog park, billed as Manitoba’s first doggy playground.

Seniors volunteerism in Niverville can be described in three words: it is everywhere.

Community spirit gets pumped up a notch every June at the annual Ste. Agathe Service Barbecue and Bike Repair Day. For the fifth year running, Ste. Agathe Service’s Alain Robert has been instrumental in making this event a success.

The first part of this series, published in February, took us into the history of the Heritage Centre (HC) campus’ history, to demystify the confusion about its early development. Part Two, in March, focused on its current benefit to the community, offering a look inside the seniors living and medical components and identifying some of the people who have made it happen.