On January 15, approximately 40 new immigrants descended on the community of Île-des-Chênes. For some, it was an opportunity to consider relocating their family to a community outside of Winnipeg. For others, it was simply a chance to see more of what Manitoba has to offer.

January is Alzheimer’s awareness month—but as prevalent as this disease has become in society, it is still poorly understood by most. For many, all that’s known is that it’s a progressive and incurable terminal disease affecting a person’s memory.

Council hosted two delegations at their first public meeting of 2025, held on January 7. First to report was the RM’s emergency measures officer, Harold Schlamp.

The Niverville Nighthawks earned a point on Sunday night but weren’t able to pull through in extra time as they fell 3–2 in a shootout to the Virden Oil Capitals. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 22–13–3.

The Niverville Nighthawks defeated the top-ranked Steinbach Pistons on Saturday night with a monumental 3–2 victory over their rivals on the road. With the win, the Nighthawks remain in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 22–13–2.

On January 9, the Niverville Nighthawks lost in a very high scoring affair to the top-ranked Steinbach Pistons. With the loss, the Nighthawks remain in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 21–13–2.

Keeping good on their promise, Manitoba’s provincial government recently launched the teacher certification and professional conduct registry, now available online for the public to view.

Adults in the year 1999 will remember, perhaps with some amusement, the great debacle that preceding the transition to the year 2000. The so-called Y2K “millennium bug” many people predicted led to endless doomsday hype, a bug we were told would affect computers, computerized electronics, and anything that relied on them to function.

On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation from party leadership. In the meantime, the Liberal government has prorogued Parliament as they search for a new leader.

The year 2024 was an eventful one for both Niverville and Ritchot. That is also true of the crime that was recorded to have taken place.