Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Jun 17, 2025 SRSD Faces Another Budgeting Error, This Time a Positive One For the second time in two years, administrators and board members of the Seine River School Division (SRSD) have publicly admitting to a significant error affecting their budget. Local News Jun 17, 2025 Classic Motorcycles Return to Ste. Agathe for Annual Rally It’s year 25 for the Bison Classic Motorcycle Rally, held this year from June 27–29 at Cheyenne Park in Ste. Agathe. Everyone’s invited to register for the full weekend of events hosted by the Antique Motorcycle Club of Manitoba (AMCM). Local News Jun 13, 2025 After the Fair Is Over Another Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair has come and gone, and most of us are already looking toward our next big summer adventure. Local News Jun 11, 2025 Disparity in Manitoba Housing Market a Growing Problem Whether you’re a real estate agent, potential homebuyer, or real estate speculator, one fact is clear about Manitoba’s current housing market: there are not enough homes in the province to meet demand—not even remotely so. Local News Jun 05, 2025 Third-Graders Share About the Fair, Volunteering, and Community With only hours left to go before Niverville’s Olde Tyme Country Fair gets underway, The Citizen dropped by one classroom at Niverville Elementary School to get some children’s thoughts on what it Local News Jun 05, 2025 Ritchot Council Talks Cost of Cyber Breach and Emergency Response Measures Ritchot’s council met for their bi-monthly public meeting on June 3 to discuss a brief list of items on their agenda. Included was a report by CAO Shane Ray on costs incurred by the RM in recent weeks. Local News Jun 04, 2025 Niverville’s Mayor Talks Annexation Updates and Lower-Cost Housing For Niverville’s mayor, Myron Dyck, May was a busy month. At council’s public meeting on June 3, he shared some thoughts on his recent activities in his bimonthly mayor’s report. Local News Jun 03, 2025 Ritchot Fire Crews Provide Emergency Wildfire Aid May was a busy month for the RM of Ritchot’s volunteer firefighting crew. Apart from attending to emergency situations within their own jurisdiction, a couple of teams put in extra hours assisting in Manitoba’s current wildfires. Local News Jun 02, 2025 Local Students Build Timberframe Structure to Mark Historical Well A new timberframe structure stands proudly just to the west of the railway tracks in Niverville. Its purpose is to provide shelter over the historic CPR well. Local News May 30, 2025 Ritchot Sponsors Spruce Tree Giveaways On Tuesday, May 27, residents of Ritchot lined up at the municipal civic office to get their hands on free spruce trees, courtesy of the RM. Local News May 30, 2025 BarBurrito Gives Back through Cinqo de Mayo Fundraiser Just three months into business in Niverville, BarBurrito’s owner, Kuldeep Randhawa, is already finding ways to give back to the community. Local News May 28, 2025 Childcare Boost Announced from Feds and Province On May 23, both the federal and provincial governments announced new childcare funding in Manitoba, representing the largest increase in the province’s history. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Is it the job of government to ensure that everyone who wants daycare can afford and access it, regardless of family income level? Choices Yes. Subsidizing daycare is a good way to bolster the economy. This service should be available who wants it. * No. Daycare should be subsidized based on income, similar to the federal dental program, for example. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News Jun 17, 2025 SRSD Faces Another Budgeting Error, This Time a Positive One For the second time in two years, administrators and board members of the Seine River School Division (SRSD) have publicly admitting to a significant error affecting their budget.
Local News Jun 17, 2025 Classic Motorcycles Return to Ste. Agathe for Annual Rally It’s year 25 for the Bison Classic Motorcycle Rally, held this year from June 27–29 at Cheyenne Park in Ste. Agathe. Everyone’s invited to register for the full weekend of events hosted by the Antique Motorcycle Club of Manitoba (AMCM).
Local News Jun 13, 2025 After the Fair Is Over Another Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair has come and gone, and most of us are already looking toward our next big summer adventure.
Local News Jun 11, 2025 Disparity in Manitoba Housing Market a Growing Problem Whether you’re a real estate agent, potential homebuyer, or real estate speculator, one fact is clear about Manitoba’s current housing market: there are not enough homes in the province to meet demand—not even remotely so.
Local News Jun 05, 2025 Third-Graders Share About the Fair, Volunteering, and Community With only hours left to go before Niverville’s Olde Tyme Country Fair gets underway, The Citizen dropped by one classroom at Niverville Elementary School to get some children’s thoughts on what it
Local News Jun 05, 2025 Ritchot Council Talks Cost of Cyber Breach and Emergency Response Measures Ritchot’s council met for their bi-monthly public meeting on June 3 to discuss a brief list of items on their agenda. Included was a report by CAO Shane Ray on costs incurred by the RM in recent weeks.
Local News Jun 04, 2025 Niverville’s Mayor Talks Annexation Updates and Lower-Cost Housing For Niverville’s mayor, Myron Dyck, May was a busy month. At council’s public meeting on June 3, he shared some thoughts on his recent activities in his bimonthly mayor’s report.
Local News Jun 03, 2025 Ritchot Fire Crews Provide Emergency Wildfire Aid May was a busy month for the RM of Ritchot’s volunteer firefighting crew. Apart from attending to emergency situations within their own jurisdiction, a couple of teams put in extra hours assisting in Manitoba’s current wildfires.
Local News Jun 02, 2025 Local Students Build Timberframe Structure to Mark Historical Well A new timberframe structure stands proudly just to the west of the railway tracks in Niverville. Its purpose is to provide shelter over the historic CPR well.
Local News May 30, 2025 Ritchot Sponsors Spruce Tree Giveaways On Tuesday, May 27, residents of Ritchot lined up at the municipal civic office to get their hands on free spruce trees, courtesy of the RM.
Local News May 30, 2025 BarBurrito Gives Back through Cinqo de Mayo Fundraiser Just three months into business in Niverville, BarBurrito’s owner, Kuldeep Randhawa, is already finding ways to give back to the community.
Local News May 28, 2025 Childcare Boost Announced from Feds and Province On May 23, both the federal and provincial governments announced new childcare funding in Manitoba, representing the largest increase in the province’s history.
