Home-based businesses are on the rise in our current economy, fostered by both the work-from-home atmosphere fostered during the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall rise of the self-employed or those employed by the gig economy pre-pandemic.

A public hearing will take place in Niverville on December 15 at which town council will hear from a new applicant seeking to open a cannabis retail outlet. The proposed location is at 41 Main Street, a unit in the new commercial strip mall where construction will begin this month.

St. Adolphe resident Cameron Bennett is about to launch a new grassroots project which he believes could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal of the not-for-profit organization will be to aid veterans and first responders in better managing their PTSD symptoms by learning the skills of artistic blacksmithing and metalworking.

The pandemic has taken away a lot of our entertainment opportunities, but a couple from St. Adolphe took advantage of some unseasonably warm weather in November and put in the hard work to give the locals a new place to play.

The Niverville Animal Hospital is now accepting new patients—those of the furry and four-legged predisposition, that is. Since November 3, the new hospital has been fully staffed and available to serve local pet owners.

A Niverville business is getting ready to expand to its second storefront. RuffMutts, which opened its first retail location just two years ago, is on the verge of opening a new shop in Altona. It’s a big step for the locally owned and operated company.