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 Nov 03, 2025 Niverville RCMP Detachment Officially Opens On November 3, at 9:00 a.m., the new Niverville RCMP detachment opened for the first time. The office is home to three RCMP constables and one corporal on a full-time basis. Local News Oct 30, 2025 Husband-and-Wife Physician Team Opens St. Adolphe Medical Clinic A pair of physicians are getting ready in the coming weeks to open the doors on the brand-new St. Adolphe Medical Clinic, significantly expanding primary care options for residents of St. Adolphe and the surrounding area. Local News Oct 29, 2025 Niverville’s Most Confusing Intersections: What Are the Rules? If you’re driving west along Niverville’s Main Street, approaching the railway tracks, and you question whether to use your signal light in order to maintain a forward trajectory, you’re in good company. This intersection has been confounding drivers and driver education instructors for decades. Local News Oct 28, 2025 Ritchot Announces Programs to Encourage Affordable Housing This month, the RM of Ritchot announced two new initiatives designed to promote more affordable housing options. Local News Oct 28, 2025 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held for Niverville Public Library It may be small, and it may be humble, but it was the centre of attention on Monday, October 27, as town staff and residents gathered to celebrate Niverville’s first public library, a take-one, lea Local News Oct 28, 2025 Local Farmers Participate in Initiative to End World Hunger In 2015, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) developed a unique initiative which brings farmer, sponsor, and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) together into a unique collaborative called Grow Hope. Local News Oct 23, 2025 Ritchot Council Talks Oversized Garden Suites and Food Processing Plants On Wednesday, October 23, a handful of residents gathered in council chambers to represent a series of conditional use and variation requests. Local News Oct 23, 2025 Reversing Niverville’s “Commuter Town” Image One Building at a Time A new two-storey commercial space is taking shape in the heart of Niverville. The building at 106 Main Street will offer a range of office suites in a project that could help to further dispel any lingering perception that Niverville is a bedroom community. 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 Nov 03, 2025 Niverville RCMP Detachment Officially Opens On November 3, at 9:00 a.m., the new Niverville RCMP detachment opened for the first time. The office is home to three RCMP constables and one corporal on a full-time basis.
Local News Oct 30, 2025 Husband-and-Wife Physician Team Opens St. Adolphe Medical Clinic A pair of physicians are getting ready in the coming weeks to open the doors on the brand-new St. Adolphe Medical Clinic, significantly expanding primary care options for residents of St. Adolphe and the surrounding area.
Local News Oct 29, 2025 Niverville’s Most Confusing Intersections: What Are the Rules? If you’re driving west along Niverville’s Main Street, approaching the railway tracks, and you question whether to use your signal light in order to maintain a forward trajectory, you’re in good company. This intersection has been confounding drivers and driver education instructors for decades.
Local News Oct 28, 2025 Ritchot Announces Programs to Encourage Affordable Housing This month, the RM of Ritchot announced two new initiatives designed to promote more affordable housing options.
Local News Oct 28, 2025 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held for Niverville Public Library It may be small, and it may be humble, but it was the centre of attention on Monday, October 27, as town staff and residents gathered to celebrate Niverville’s first public library, a take-one, lea
Local News Oct 28, 2025 Local Farmers Participate in Initiative to End World Hunger In 2015, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) developed a unique initiative which brings farmer, sponsor, and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) together into a unique collaborative called Grow Hope.
Local News Oct 23, 2025 Ritchot Council Talks Oversized Garden Suites and Food Processing Plants On Wednesday, October 23, a handful of residents gathered in council chambers to represent a series of conditional use and variation requests.
Local News Oct 23, 2025 Reversing Niverville’s “Commuter Town” Image One Building at a Time A new two-storey commercial space is taking shape in the heart of Niverville. The building at 106 Main Street will offer a range of office suites in a project that could help to further dispel any lingering perception that Niverville is a bedroom community.
