Wearing masks to control the spread of COVID-19 has been hotly debated in Manitoba this summer, and the debate only seems to get more intense as time goes on. Whether it’s seen as an urgent need to protect ourselves and others, a simple personal preference, or an outright assault on our freedoms, our opinions on this issue are creating a lot of tension.

Today, Manitoba Public Health officials advised of 38 new COVID-19 cases, 12 of which were identified as coming from the Southern Health region. More specifically, cases in Niverville/Ritchot now sit at 25, with the most recent cases being linked to known clusters.

Growing Minds in Niverville opened its new facility at the high school on July 20. The soft opening was for a limited number of children due to the current situation with COVID-19.

After a rocky start to the year, Niverville Heritage Dental recently reopened their clinic—and pulled back the veil on their new and improved facility, which has been undergoing extensive renovations since the winter.

Life for a real estate agent is always a bit like riding a rollercoaster. The housing market goes up, the market goes down, and it all happens due to market forces well outside any agent’s control.

The province has official announced that it has transferred ownership of the Old Highway 59 South to the RM of Ritchot. All portions of the former highway in the municipality north of Highway 210 are part of the transfer.