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 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. 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 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.
