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 26, 2020 Volunteers Plant Dozens of Trees in Niverville On Saturday, May 23, volunteers took to the streets to plant 40 new trees along Carnoustie and Troon Coves in Niverville. Local News May 25, 2020 Niverville Traffic Lights in Operation Drivers along Niverville’s Main Street should expect to contend with a new set of traffic lights. As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, the new signals at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue are operational. Local News May 22, 2020 RuffMutts Moves, Expands to Dog Daycare and Boarding If you’re a dog owner in Niverville or the surrounding area, take note that RuffMutts has both moved and expanded its services this month. But they haven’t gone far—just across the parking lot from their old location, to 290 Main Street, Unit D. Local News May 21, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—May 19 Niverville’s council met in the evening of Tuesday, May 19 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Councillor Kevin Stott was absent. Local News May 21, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—May 20 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of Wednesday, May 20 to address a variety of items on the municipality’s agenda. Local News May 19, 2020 CRRC Construction Update As the weather warms up, construction on the Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC) in Niverville has been continuing apace—although according to one town official, the build has run into a few delays. Local News May 18, 2020 New Dog Daycare to Move onto Main Street Sara Matwychuk moved to Niverville six months ago and is gearing up to open a new dog daycare, Talk to the Tail, that will occupy the former town office at 86 Main Street. Local News May 15, 2020 Food Banks Net Large Donation On May 14, a couple of local realtors made a sizable donation to local food banks. The donation from Clarence Braun and Russ Kehler of Keller Williams was comprised of both groceries and cash. 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 26, 2020 Volunteers Plant Dozens of Trees in Niverville On Saturday, May 23, volunteers took to the streets to plant 40 new trees along Carnoustie and Troon Coves in Niverville.
Local News May 25, 2020 Niverville Traffic Lights in Operation Drivers along Niverville’s Main Street should expect to contend with a new set of traffic lights. As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, the new signals at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue are operational.
Local News May 22, 2020 RuffMutts Moves, Expands to Dog Daycare and Boarding If you’re a dog owner in Niverville or the surrounding area, take note that RuffMutts has both moved and expanded its services this month. But they haven’t gone far—just across the parking lot from their old location, to 290 Main Street, Unit D.
Local News May 21, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—May 19 Niverville’s council met in the evening of Tuesday, May 19 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Councillor Kevin Stott was absent.
Local News May 21, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—May 20 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of Wednesday, May 20 to address a variety of items on the municipality’s agenda.
Local News May 19, 2020 CRRC Construction Update As the weather warms up, construction on the Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC) in Niverville has been continuing apace—although according to one town official, the build has run into a few delays.
Local News May 18, 2020 New Dog Daycare to Move onto Main Street Sara Matwychuk moved to Niverville six months ago and is gearing up to open a new dog daycare, Talk to the Tail, that will occupy the former town office at 86 Main Street.
Local News May 15, 2020 Food Banks Net Large Donation On May 14, a couple of local realtors made a sizable donation to local food banks. The donation from Clarence Braun and Russ Kehler of Keller Williams was comprised of both groceries and cash.
