The Niverville Fire Department will once again host their annual perogy dinner

After years of heavy traffic, close calls, and dangerous accidents at the corner of Provincial Highways 59 and 311, the province has taken notice. According to Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, traffic lights are being installed this year.

For those who pay regular visits to the Niverville Post Office, you will have noticed that the facility is over-crowded, to put it mildly.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Most little boys would answer that question with a starry-eyed look—an astronaut, a firefighter, a rock star. For Allan Sawatzky, the answer was clear from a very young age. He wanted to be an auto mechanic, and he wanted to own his own shop.

On September 16, the Friends of the Plex, a committee of volunteers organized earlier this year to work alongside the Town of Niverville toward the development of new sports and recreation facilities, unveiled detailed plans for a year round indoor sports multi-plex and new arena. The announcement took place at Hespeler Park and coincided with the sod-turning for Niverville’s new splash pad.

In the spring of this year, we lost one of our finest community builders. Alex Fast, with the support of his wife Emily and family, expended countless hours of volunteer service, and in the process helped to change the face of Niverville.