The RM of Ritchot’s council recently revealed their 2023 financial plan and residents can anticipate nothing of great note this year apart from stationary tax rates.

World, meet Tundra, a five-year-old border collie/mastiff born in a rescue facility and adopted by loving humans at ten weeks old.

While recent provincial funding announcements have provided a tough blow for the administration of the Hanover School Division (HSD) this year, it wasn’t all bad news in the end.

As of April 1, a significant contingent of Manitoba residents will benefit from subsidized physiotherapy and rehabilitation services following knee and hip surgery. Ease of access is also set to improve with the introduction of direct billing from any registered physiotherapist of choice.

The University of Manitoba Bisons handed out its year-end awards on April 1 at the annual Brown and Gold Banquet, held at the Fort Garry campus. Niverville’s Keziah Hoeppner of the women’s volleyball team was the recipient of the Bisons Teammate of the Year award.

While it’s not unusual for Mother Nature to throw a curve ball or two before spring slides into home base, an April blizzard is rarely a win for winter-weary Manitobans. This is, after all, the time of year when residents in the Red River Valley carefully watch the rising waters and make predictions.

Parents of children attending the Niverville Middle School can soon breathe a bit easier thanks to additional safety measures the town hopes to implement along Fifth Avenue South in the coming months.

The Niverville Nighthawks have ended their inaugural MJHL season after a 5–1 loss on the road to the Portage Terriers on Friday night in game five of their first round best-of-seven series.

On Wednesday, March 29, the Macdonald-Ritchot Planning District (MRPD) board held an open house in the RM of Ritchot’s council chambers, presenting proposed changes to the collaborative municipal development plan.

On April 14, Southern Health-Santé Sud issued a public health advisory indicating that 28 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have been reported within the health region.