Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Mar 19, 2026 Niverville and Ritchot Reps Accept Leadership Roles on Planning Region Board It’s been 18 months since the Winnipeg Metro Region halted its Plan20-50 proposal due to public and municipal backlash. Local News Mar 19, 2026 Ritchot Education Taxes Go Up Across All School Divisions Residents across Ritchot will see the education portion of their property tax bill go up this year. In total, five different school division have catchment areas in Ritchot. Local News Mar 18, 2026 Niverville Presents New Budget and Big Infrastructure Improvements Niverville’s town council presented their 2026 budget on March 18. At the same time, a list of major infrastructure improvements was announced. Local News Mar 17, 2026 Providence Slashes Budget While Building New Revenue It would be an understatement to say the past two years have been challenging for Providence University College. Recent decisions at both the federal and provincial level have trickled down, requiring the faith-based school to make major budget cuts. Local News Dec 08, 2021 Local Secret Santas to Help Those in Need “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” This quote from Aesop—an ancient Greek storyteller who is usually known for his famous collection, Aesop’s Fables—has inspired three Niver Local News Dec 03, 2021 Lifeblood of the Community: The Importance of Buying Local Eerily similar to the lengthy health challenges endured by COVID long-haulers, many businesses are also realizing that keeping their doors open will be… well, a long haul. Local News Dec 02, 2021 Family Talks Racism Incident at Niverville High School A Niverville family is taking steps to increase racism awareness after a local teacher was heard using the n-word while talking to a group of Grade Nine students in early November. Local News Dec 01, 2021 Local Man Wins Economic Development Award The Economic Developers Association of Manitoba (EDAM) recently held their fifth annual Manitoba Economic Development Awards at the EDAM Fall Forum in Virden. At the event, Joel Lemoine of Ste. Agathe took home a major award. Local News Nov 30, 2021 Niverville Council Releases Study that Informed Police Decision Two months ago, Niverville’s town council announced their plan to meet the community’s future policing needs. Local News Nov 26, 2021 Making Pandemic Pets Part of the Family Pet adoptions increased during the pandemic because a lot of people were home more than usual. Many people felt the time was right to adopt or foster for the first time. Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 17 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of November 17 to address a variety of items on their agenda. The meeting was presented online with the majority of council members meeting in-person at the RM office’s meeting chambers. Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Approves St. Adolphe Commercial Development The south end of St. Adolphe may become a little busier after Ritchot’s council voted in favour last week of rezoning two lots from Agricultural Limited to Commercial General. The lots are located across Highway 200 from the Tourond Creek development. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Has the case involving former teacher Braeden Martens's sexual assault charges affected your trust in the school system’s ability to protect students? Choices Yes. This incident raises big questions about how teachers are hired in Manitoba. * No. Despite this disturbing case, the system largely does a good job of vetting teachers. * 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 Mar 19, 2026 Niverville and Ritchot Reps Accept Leadership Roles on Planning Region Board It’s been 18 months since the Winnipeg Metro Region halted its Plan20-50 proposal due to public and municipal backlash.
Local News Mar 19, 2026 Ritchot Education Taxes Go Up Across All School Divisions Residents across Ritchot will see the education portion of their property tax bill go up this year. In total, five different school division have catchment areas in Ritchot.
Local News Mar 18, 2026 Niverville Presents New Budget and Big Infrastructure Improvements Niverville’s town council presented their 2026 budget on March 18. At the same time, a list of major infrastructure improvements was announced.
Local News Mar 17, 2026 Providence Slashes Budget While Building New Revenue It would be an understatement to say the past two years have been challenging for Providence University College. Recent decisions at both the federal and provincial level have trickled down, requiring the faith-based school to make major budget cuts.
Local News Dec 08, 2021 Local Secret Santas to Help Those in Need “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” This quote from Aesop—an ancient Greek storyteller who is usually known for his famous collection, Aesop’s Fables—has inspired three Niver
Local News Dec 03, 2021 Lifeblood of the Community: The Importance of Buying Local Eerily similar to the lengthy health challenges endured by COVID long-haulers, many businesses are also realizing that keeping their doors open will be… well, a long haul.
Local News Dec 02, 2021 Family Talks Racism Incident at Niverville High School A Niverville family is taking steps to increase racism awareness after a local teacher was heard using the n-word while talking to a group of Grade Nine students in early November.
Local News Dec 01, 2021 Local Man Wins Economic Development Award The Economic Developers Association of Manitoba (EDAM) recently held their fifth annual Manitoba Economic Development Awards at the EDAM Fall Forum in Virden. At the event, Joel Lemoine of Ste. Agathe took home a major award.
Local News Nov 30, 2021 Niverville Council Releases Study that Informed Police Decision Two months ago, Niverville’s town council announced their plan to meet the community’s future policing needs.
Local News Nov 26, 2021 Making Pandemic Pets Part of the Family Pet adoptions increased during the pandemic because a lot of people were home more than usual. Many people felt the time was right to adopt or foster for the first time.
Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 17 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of November 17 to address a variety of items on their agenda. The meeting was presented online with the majority of council members meeting in-person at the RM office’s meeting chambers.
Local News Nov 22, 2021 Ritchot Council Approves St. Adolphe Commercial Development The south end of St. Adolphe may become a little busier after Ritchot’s council voted in favour last week of rezoning two lots from Agricultural Limited to Commercial General. The lots are located across Highway 200 from the Tourond Creek development.
