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 14, 2020 For Business, the Struggle Is Real, Part Three When you choose to become an entrepreneur, you understand that there will be risks. Local News May 12, 2020 MCC Thrift Shop Reopens With New Health Policies The Niverville MCC Thrift Shop will be reopening its doors on Tuesday, May 12 after having been closed for two months due to COVID-19. This is good news for many locals, on a few different levels. Local News May 11, 2020 In Search of Home: An Immigration Case Study Tiffany grew up in Landmark and met Juan in the Dominican Republic while teaching English as a second language in the town of Montecristi. While Tiffany didn’t know any Spanish and Juan didn’t know English, the two found a connection with each other—and with lots of patience, practice, and the help of Google Translate, they learned how to communicate. Local News May 08, 2020 New Clothing Line from Local Designer to Support Food Banks Maddie Thompson, a young entrepreneur and clothing designer from Niverville, is using her artistic skills and business acumen to raise money for local food banks. Local News May 07, 2020 The Party of the Century: Marking 50 Years Since the Niverville Pop Festival The hippie movement was alive and well in 1970, riding on the waves of the 1967 Summer of Love where more than a hundred thousand hippies converged on San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to cel Local News May 06, 2020 Two Rural Internet Providers Merge Two rural internet providers, Swift High Speed from Steinbach and 3T Systems of Niverville, have merged. With much overlap in service areas, business philosophy, and even hardware, the businesses saw the merger as a natural fit. Local News May 05, 2020 The True Cost of Extended School Closures As if the threat of contracting a deadly disease weren’t bad enough, the COVID-19 pandemic also brought with it a series of unprecedented calamities no one was ready for: layoffs, isolation advisories, and business and school closures. For many families, it was a perfect storm. Local News May 05, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—May 5 Niverville’s council met on the morning of May 5 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. 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 14, 2020 For Business, the Struggle Is Real, Part Three When you choose to become an entrepreneur, you understand that there will be risks.
Local News May 12, 2020 MCC Thrift Shop Reopens With New Health Policies The Niverville MCC Thrift Shop will be reopening its doors on Tuesday, May 12 after having been closed for two months due to COVID-19. This is good news for many locals, on a few different levels.
Local News May 11, 2020 In Search of Home: An Immigration Case Study Tiffany grew up in Landmark and met Juan in the Dominican Republic while teaching English as a second language in the town of Montecristi. While Tiffany didn’t know any Spanish and Juan didn’t know English, the two found a connection with each other—and with lots of patience, practice, and the help of Google Translate, they learned how to communicate.
Local News May 08, 2020 New Clothing Line from Local Designer to Support Food Banks Maddie Thompson, a young entrepreneur and clothing designer from Niverville, is using her artistic skills and business acumen to raise money for local food banks.
Local News May 07, 2020 The Party of the Century: Marking 50 Years Since the Niverville Pop Festival The hippie movement was alive and well in 1970, riding on the waves of the 1967 Summer of Love where more than a hundred thousand hippies converged on San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to cel
Local News May 06, 2020 Two Rural Internet Providers Merge Two rural internet providers, Swift High Speed from Steinbach and 3T Systems of Niverville, have merged. With much overlap in service areas, business philosophy, and even hardware, the businesses saw the merger as a natural fit.
Local News May 05, 2020 The True Cost of Extended School Closures As if the threat of contracting a deadly disease weren’t bad enough, the COVID-19 pandemic also brought with it a series of unprecedented calamities no one was ready for: layoffs, isolation advisories, and business and school closures. For many families, it was a perfect storm.
Local News May 05, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—May 5 Niverville’s council met on the morning of May 5 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda.
