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 May 21, 2025 Riel Industrial Park, An Economic Success Story Local stakeholders, politicians, and representatives of the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation (RMED) gathered at Cheyenne Park in Ste. Local News May 21, 2025 New and Expanding Businesses Greenlighted for Niverville A handful of new and expanding businesses were given the green light by Niverville’s council at the May 20 public meeting. Most of them are destined for the new strip mall proposed for 300 Drovers Run. Council’s chambers were filled with a group of enthusiastic entrepreneurs to represent their various businesses. Local News May 16, 2025 Funnel Cloud Spotted Near Niverville Following a week of weather anomalies in southeastern Manitoba, it should come as no surprise that there have been a few tornado sightings. Local News May 16, 2025 “Even Better than Christmas”: A Look Back at the Early Years of the Olde Tyme Country Fair With Niverville’s fair entering into its fourth decade, many people who consider themselves long-time community residents may have no recollection of how this institution came to be. Local News May 14, 2025 New Manitoba Wildfires Threaten Cottage Country In the midst of recent extreme temperatures and high winds, out of control wildfires are now moving through some parts of eastern Manitoba where cottages and campgrounds abound. Local News May 13, 2025 NHS Student Takes Lead in Asian Heritage Awareness By the end of this week, students across Niverville High School (NHS) will be a little more schooled in what it means to be of Asian descent. This is thanks to students like Naomi Sarmiento, a Grade 11 student of Filipino background. Local News May 13, 2025 Province Calls State of Emergency for Wildfire Risk With extreme heat conditions persisting, along with high winds and a lack of precipitation, the provincial government is declaring a state of wildfire emergency in some areas of Manitoba. Local News May 12, 2025 Second Annual Pizza Wars Produces Two Winners What do you do when you have so many pizzerias in one community? You send them into battle. For the second year running, Niverville’s Pizza Wars week, which ran from May 1 to 8, was a big hit. And by the weekend, two winners were declared. 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 May 21, 2025 Riel Industrial Park, An Economic Success Story Local stakeholders, politicians, and representatives of the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation (RMED) gathered at Cheyenne Park in Ste.
Local News May 21, 2025 New and Expanding Businesses Greenlighted for Niverville A handful of new and expanding businesses were given the green light by Niverville’s council at the May 20 public meeting. Most of them are destined for the new strip mall proposed for 300 Drovers Run. Council’s chambers were filled with a group of enthusiastic entrepreneurs to represent their various businesses.
Local News May 16, 2025 Funnel Cloud Spotted Near Niverville Following a week of weather anomalies in southeastern Manitoba, it should come as no surprise that there have been a few tornado sightings.
Local News May 16, 2025 “Even Better than Christmas”: A Look Back at the Early Years of the Olde Tyme Country Fair With Niverville’s fair entering into its fourth decade, many people who consider themselves long-time community residents may have no recollection of how this institution came to be.
Local News May 14, 2025 New Manitoba Wildfires Threaten Cottage Country In the midst of recent extreme temperatures and high winds, out of control wildfires are now moving through some parts of eastern Manitoba where cottages and campgrounds abound.
Local News May 13, 2025 NHS Student Takes Lead in Asian Heritage Awareness By the end of this week, students across Niverville High School (NHS) will be a little more schooled in what it means to be of Asian descent. This is thanks to students like Naomi Sarmiento, a Grade 11 student of Filipino background.
Local News May 13, 2025 Province Calls State of Emergency for Wildfire Risk With extreme heat conditions persisting, along with high winds and a lack of precipitation, the provincial government is declaring a state of wildfire emergency in some areas of Manitoba.
Local News May 12, 2025 Second Annual Pizza Wars Produces Two Winners What do you do when you have so many pizzerias in one community? You send them into battle. For the second year running, Niverville’s Pizza Wars week, which ran from May 1 to 8, was a big hit. And by the weekend, two winners were declared.
