Commuters south of Winnipeg, beware. For the last several months, residents of the southeast—specifically from the communities of Ritchot—have been outspoken when it comes to reporting multiple incidents of nails being strewn along the surface of Highway 200, St. Mary’s Road, in the area around the Winnipeg Floodway.

Effective November 24, the Hanover School Division will temporarily close its doors to in-school learning, the province announced on Friday. This latest development comes on the same day that news broke that Steinbach’s 10-day test positivity rate had reached 40 percent, with the neighbouring RM of Hanover coming in at 30 percent and climbing.

Niverville’s council met on the evening of Tuesday, November 17 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Chris Wiebe’s absence was excused due to illness.

The pandemic restrictions of the last few weeks has changed the way our local municipalities are doing business. With the Town of Niverville and the RM of Ritchot are both operating with some new code red protocols, it’s important to understand how we can still engage with them.

On November 9, Open Health Niverville announced that Dr. Mairi Burnett will resume her medical practice at the clinic at the end of November after a medical leave of absence.

On Tuesday, November 17, Premier Brian Pallister announced that more enforcement of public health orders is on the way. The province has signed a contract with G4S Canada to expand the number of enforcement officers available across Manitoba.