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 Nov 16, 2020 Online Market Helps Local Crafters, Benefits Charities So many local makers and sellers have lost business this year, with community craft sales and markers needing to be called off due to the pandemic. Local News Nov 13, 2020 RCMP Raid Local Grow-Op, Make Arrest On the morning of Tuesday, November 10, many locals noticed emergency vehicles attending to a location in the area around Leclaire Road, near its intersection with Highway 200, in the RM of Ritchot. Local News Nov 12, 2020 New Commercial Strip Mall to Begin Construction A new commercial strip mall is about to begin construction in Niverville. The property at 41 Main Street, which is currently home to BSI Insurance, will be getting a major facelift as well as a significant expansion. Local News Nov 10, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 3 The RM of Ritchot held a virtual council meeting on Tuesday, November 3. Local News Nov 10, 2020 Manitoba Locks Down, Business Grants Available Beginning on Thursday, November 12, the entire Province of Manitoba will be under strict code red pandemic restrictions. Local News Nov 08, 2020 Cancelled Remembrance Day Service Offers Opportunity to Reflect Ordinarily, the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Niverville, held at the Heritage Centre, draws hundreds of people from the surrounding towns. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that event has been cancelled. Local News Nov 05, 2020 IDC Shop Adapts to Support Local Businesses In the summer of 2019, Brenda Chaput of Île-des-Chênes opened a new business, Fleuriste XO Flowers and Gifts, a full-service flower shop with plants and gifts, including a comprehensive delivery service. Local News Nov 05, 2020 Community Mural Unveiled in Niverville A new community mural is up on the west side of the post office on Main Street Niverville, a beautification project that has been in the works for the last several months and which was announced over the summer. 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 Nov 16, 2020 Online Market Helps Local Crafters, Benefits Charities So many local makers and sellers have lost business this year, with community craft sales and markers needing to be called off due to the pandemic.
Local News Nov 13, 2020 RCMP Raid Local Grow-Op, Make Arrest On the morning of Tuesday, November 10, many locals noticed emergency vehicles attending to a location in the area around Leclaire Road, near its intersection with Highway 200, in the RM of Ritchot.
Local News Nov 12, 2020 New Commercial Strip Mall to Begin Construction A new commercial strip mall is about to begin construction in Niverville. The property at 41 Main Street, which is currently home to BSI Insurance, will be getting a major facelift as well as a significant expansion.
Local News Nov 10, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—November 3 The RM of Ritchot held a virtual council meeting on Tuesday, November 3.
Local News Nov 10, 2020 Manitoba Locks Down, Business Grants Available Beginning on Thursday, November 12, the entire Province of Manitoba will be under strict code red pandemic restrictions.
Local News Nov 08, 2020 Cancelled Remembrance Day Service Offers Opportunity to Reflect Ordinarily, the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Niverville, held at the Heritage Centre, draws hundreds of people from the surrounding towns. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that event has been cancelled.
Local News Nov 05, 2020 IDC Shop Adapts to Support Local Businesses In the summer of 2019, Brenda Chaput of Île-des-Chênes opened a new business, Fleuriste XO Flowers and Gifts, a full-service flower shop with plants and gifts, including a comprehensive delivery service.
Local News Nov 05, 2020 Community Mural Unveiled in Niverville A new community mural is up on the west side of the post office on Main Street Niverville, a beautification project that has been in the works for the last several months and which was announced over the summer.
