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 May 21, 2021 Chicken Chef to Install Patio this Summer On Tuesday, May 18, the owners of Niverville’s Chicken Chef appeared before town council to request permission to convert a portion of their parking lot into a patio to facilitate outdoor dining th Local News May 19, 2021 Red River Co-op Pharmacy Opens in Niverville Niverville is home to a new Red River Co-op Pharmacy. The business, which was first announced early last year, opened its doors for the first time on Monday, May 17. They are located at the Heritage Centre at 103-101 Second Avenue South. Local News May 17, 2021 Niverville Docs Awarded for Excellence A pair of doctors who have been fixtures in the local healthcare community for more than a decade have been awarded and honoured for the work they do to deliver care to the residents of Niverville. Local News May 14, 2021 Province Announces Plan to Expand Broadband Services This week, it was announced that the provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding to connect more than 125,000 unserved or underseved Manitobans to reliable high-speed internet services. Local News May 13, 2021 Niverville Seeks to Expand Water Treatment Plant On Tuesday, May 11 the Town of Niverville held a very brief special council meeting to approve the borrowing of funds to expand the Spruce Drive water treatment plant. Local News May 09, 2021 City Schools Go to Remote Learning, Rural Schools Face Additional Restrictions At a press conference this afternoon, Minister of Education Cliff Cullen appeared alongside Dr. Brent Roussin to announce changes to the public health orders as they relate to our province’s schools. Local News May 07, 2021 Inside Look: How Niverville MCC Has Coped with Pandemic The last year has been one of challenges and tragedy at the Niverville MCC Thrift Shop, but the volunteers and employees who keep the store running say they are adjusting to this new normal and doing everything they can to keep their employees and customers safe. Local News May 07, 2021 Manitoba Strengthens Public Health Orders in Face of Rising COVID Cases Starting on Sunday, May 9, Manitobans will be subject to strengthened public health orders. He calls it a short-term solution with the rate of vaccination picking up speed. 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 May 21, 2021 Chicken Chef to Install Patio this Summer On Tuesday, May 18, the owners of Niverville’s Chicken Chef appeared before town council to request permission to convert a portion of their parking lot into a patio to facilitate outdoor dining th
Local News May 19, 2021 Red River Co-op Pharmacy Opens in Niverville Niverville is home to a new Red River Co-op Pharmacy. The business, which was first announced early last year, opened its doors for the first time on Monday, May 17. They are located at the Heritage Centre at 103-101 Second Avenue South.
Local News May 17, 2021 Niverville Docs Awarded for Excellence A pair of doctors who have been fixtures in the local healthcare community for more than a decade have been awarded and honoured for the work they do to deliver care to the residents of Niverville.
Local News May 14, 2021 Province Announces Plan to Expand Broadband Services This week, it was announced that the provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding to connect more than 125,000 unserved or underseved Manitobans to reliable high-speed internet services.
Local News May 13, 2021 Niverville Seeks to Expand Water Treatment Plant On Tuesday, May 11 the Town of Niverville held a very brief special council meeting to approve the borrowing of funds to expand the Spruce Drive water treatment plant.
Local News May 09, 2021 City Schools Go to Remote Learning, Rural Schools Face Additional Restrictions At a press conference this afternoon, Minister of Education Cliff Cullen appeared alongside Dr. Brent Roussin to announce changes to the public health orders as they relate to our province’s schools.
Local News May 07, 2021 Inside Look: How Niverville MCC Has Coped with Pandemic The last year has been one of challenges and tragedy at the Niverville MCC Thrift Shop, but the volunteers and employees who keep the store running say they are adjusting to this new normal and doing everything they can to keep their employees and customers safe.
Local News May 07, 2021 Manitoba Strengthens Public Health Orders in Face of Rising COVID Cases Starting on Sunday, May 9, Manitobans will be subject to strengthened public health orders. He calls it a short-term solution with the rate of vaccination picking up speed.
