Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Jan 23, 2026 Ritchot Council Removes Red Tape on Secondary Suite Approvals On January 21, Ritchot’s council voted unanimously to amend a zoning bylaw pertaining to secondary suites in some residential zones. Local News Jan 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Bueckert, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls. That’s up by about 20 percent from the year before. Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026. Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible. Local News Jun 30, 2025 Blacksmith Seeks National Support for Local PTSD Care St. Adolphe is home to a small backyard shop run by a smalltown blacksmith, but the proprietor dreams in ways that are anything but small. Local News Jun 26, 2025 CancerCare Fundraiser in Memory of Mighty Max In October 2024, The Citizen ran a story about an inspirational young warrior by the name of Maxwell Bilodeau. After a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, his fight ended and he left this world. Local News Jun 26, 2025 Proud to Be Francophone: Gab-Roy Celebrates Grad 2025 A record 65 graduates donned cap and gown this year, receiving well-deserved diplomas from École/Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy (Gab-Roy). Local News Jun 25, 2025 NHS Celebrates Largest Grad Yet On June 25, the Niverville High School auditorium was filled to capacity as hundreds gathered to celebrate what would prove to be the school’s biggest graduating class yet. Local News Jun 25, 2025 Ritchot Readying for EV Carshare Program this Fall Throughout the summer, Ritchot will be collecting and compiling resident feedback for the carshare program they plan to jumpstart this fall. Local News Jun 23, 2025 Indigenous People’s Day Celebration Hosted in St. Adolphe On June 21, festivities took place across the country in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Local News Jun 20, 2025 RM of Ritchot Hires Cybersecurity Monitoring Specialists At their June 18 public meeting, Ritchot’s council briefly discussed their need to beef up cybersecurity after months of cleanup effort stemming from a security breach that took place last December. Local News Jun 19, 2025 Council Approves Niverville’s First Six-Storey Building On June 17, a group of local developers were tasked with selling their concept for Niverville’s first six-storey complex to both council and the general public. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Are you concerned about the size, scale, and energy and water usage of the proposed data centre in Île-des-Chênes? Choices Yes. The massive scale of the facility and its impact on our natural resources should be a matter of great consequence for locals. * No. The economic and technological benefits outweigh worries about the potential use of local resources. * 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 Jan 23, 2026 Ritchot Council Removes Red Tape on Secondary Suite Approvals On January 21, Ritchot’s council voted unanimously to amend a zoning bylaw pertaining to secondary suites in some residential zones.
Local News Jan 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Bueckert, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls. That’s up by about 20 percent from the year before.
Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026.
Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible.
Local News Jun 30, 2025 Blacksmith Seeks National Support for Local PTSD Care St. Adolphe is home to a small backyard shop run by a smalltown blacksmith, but the proprietor dreams in ways that are anything but small.
Local News Jun 26, 2025 CancerCare Fundraiser in Memory of Mighty Max In October 2024, The Citizen ran a story about an inspirational young warrior by the name of Maxwell Bilodeau. After a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, his fight ended and he left this world.
Local News Jun 26, 2025 Proud to Be Francophone: Gab-Roy Celebrates Grad 2025 A record 65 graduates donned cap and gown this year, receiving well-deserved diplomas from École/Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy (Gab-Roy).
Local News Jun 25, 2025 NHS Celebrates Largest Grad Yet On June 25, the Niverville High School auditorium was filled to capacity as hundreds gathered to celebrate what would prove to be the school’s biggest graduating class yet.
Local News Jun 25, 2025 Ritchot Readying for EV Carshare Program this Fall Throughout the summer, Ritchot will be collecting and compiling resident feedback for the carshare program they plan to jumpstart this fall.
Local News Jun 23, 2025 Indigenous People’s Day Celebration Hosted in St. Adolphe On June 21, festivities took place across the country in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Local News Jun 20, 2025 RM of Ritchot Hires Cybersecurity Monitoring Specialists At their June 18 public meeting, Ritchot’s council briefly discussed their need to beef up cybersecurity after months of cleanup effort stemming from a security breach that took place last December.
Local News Jun 19, 2025 Council Approves Niverville’s First Six-Storey Building On June 17, a group of local developers were tasked with selling their concept for Niverville’s first six-storey complex to both council and the general public.
