Despite concerns about whether renovations would be finished on schedule to avoid losing grant funding and daycare spots in Ritchot, the St. Adolphe Child Care Centre is currently in the process of hiring new staff and completing renovations. The centre is set to open as early as next month.

There’s been a constant buzz in Niverville surrounding the upcoming Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC), and that’s just what one would expect when the federal and provincial governments make a local investment of more than $11 million. Clear evidence that the CRRC is only a year away can be seen in the rising 99,000-square-foot steel structure next to the high school. By early 2021, the building’s many amenities are expected to be in full use.

Garrett Hawgood of Niverville is a relative newcomer to politics. So new, as a matter of fact, that his Green Party campaign in the Springfield-Ritchot riding last fall got kickstarted just two weeks before the election.

Few people embody joy and contentment the way Annie Harder does. Annie is a resident of the Heritage Life Personal Care Home and an almost lifelong resident of Niverville. To those who know her, she is a ray of sunshine.

As we mark another new year, The Citizen is taking the opportunity to look back at 2019 and the stories that kept us informed. Seniors Spotlight was a new feature to our 2019 lineup, and through it we discovered that every senior has a relevant story to tell, and every story, no matter the era, has timeless attributes that can teach something important to every one of us.

For many, the shoebox gift campaign called Operation Christmas Child is what the charitable organization Samaritan’s Purse is known for. Few realize that this organization, founded in 1973, has long been providing disaster relief around the globe.