Niverville’s public council meeting on February 4 was held before a small audience interested in the discussion related to a conditional use request made by Avedo Inc. The property the company seeks to develop is on Niverville’s west side, bordering Church Street and Ritchot Drive.

Ritchot fire chief Scott Weir met with council at their public meeting held on February 4 to provide an update on departmental needs in the RM.

After months of threats by the American president to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, and an executive official order given on February 1, the plan ended up being paused just hours prior to implementation earlier this week.

If poutine is your thing, this upcoming week is just for you. The occasion is La Poutine week, which runs February 1–7, an event that originated in Montreal but has since expanded across Canada, and even beyond. This year’s theme is “Around the World.”

Businesses in Ritchot can expect some additional help in the coming months when it comes to beefing up their labour force, thanks to the municipality’s collaborative relationships with the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) and CDEM, Manitoba’s bilingual economic development council.

If not for the selfless dedication of small-town volunteer firefighters, residents in municipalities like Ritchot and Niverville would have one more reason to worry. These volunteers put in many hours of service to make us all safer. They train and educate in exchange for the opportunity to drop everything at a moment’s notice and rush out to save a life, home, or business.