A new restaurant is soon to join Niverville’s business community. This year construction will begin on a new commercial strip mall on Drovers Run, the anchor tenant of which will be a Smitty’s location.

The RM of Ritchot and the Town of Niverville both had record-breaking construction years in 2021.

Denis Baudry and his brothers are so passionate about Ste. Agathe and its history that they have decided to put a 50-acre parcel of their land to the best use possible, opening up for the public to enjoy.

Rural paramedics are facing burnout, with daily COVID-19 cases having reached record levels in January. The ongoing crisis has had cascading effects, not the least of which is the increasing degree of mental health concerns that have only gotten more serious and persistent over the course of the past two years.

Residents of the RM of Ritchot will soon see utility rates rise as much as 56 percent over three years, according to a proposal put forward by council. The increases are notably higher than the rate of current inflation.

An internal investigation has concluded that an on-duty RCMP officer may have committed an offence related to a collision at a local intersection.