Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News May 08, 2026 Fire Restrictions Go into Effect in Ritchot and Niverville As of May 6, the RM of Ritchot has initiated a level two fire restriction. Due to dry spring conditions, open fires are currently not permitted. Local News May 07, 2026 Student-Led Spirit Week Encourages Understanding of Neurodivergence This week, students at Niverville High School have been embracing the world of neurodivergence by celebrating unique human quirks. Local News May 07, 2026 Dr. Mairi Burnett Hangs Up Stethoscope for Last Time October 2025 marked exactly 20 years since Dr. Mairi Burnett came to Niverville to practice family medicine. That same month, she sent out letters of her impending retirement to the many patients she’d acquired over the decades. Local News May 06, 2026 Ritchot Collaborates with Startup to Convert Organic Waste The RM of Ritchot has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an innovative Manitoba startup specializing in organic waste conversion. Local News Jan 27, 2020 New Pharmacy Will Open in Niverville Adding to the ever-expanding retail options in Niverville, Red River Co-op Pharmacy will be among the next wave of businesses to open its doors in the community. Local News Jan 24, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—January 21 Niverville’s council met on the morning of Tuesday, January 21 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Local News Jan 24, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—January 22 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of January 22 to address a variety of items on their agenda. Local News Jan 23, 2020 St. Adolphe Child Care Centre Plans for Spring Opening 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. Local News Jan 22, 2020 CRRC Fundraising Enters Final Stretch 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 government Local News Jan 20, 2020 Local Candidate Plans Ahead for Future Election 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. Local News Jan 15, 2020 The Roaring Twenties: One Hundred Years Later, What’s Changed? It’s been a full century since the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, a decade that went down in history as a time of dramatic social and political change along with widespread affluence the likes of which North America had never known before. Local News Jan 13, 2020 A Ray of Sunshine: The Life of Annie Harder 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. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Who should bear the most responsibility for preventing e-transfer scams? Choices Banks. Since the scams are targeting the banks' online platforms, the banks should be responsible to ensure their security. * Users. We all bear a collective responsibilty to be savvier in terms of spotting and preventing these scams before they occur. * Government. Our elected leaders must pass legislation to better protect citizens from this type of exploitation. * 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 May 08, 2026 Fire Restrictions Go into Effect in Ritchot and Niverville As of May 6, the RM of Ritchot has initiated a level two fire restriction. Due to dry spring conditions, open fires are currently not permitted.
Local News May 07, 2026 Student-Led Spirit Week Encourages Understanding of Neurodivergence This week, students at Niverville High School have been embracing the world of neurodivergence by celebrating unique human quirks.
Local News May 07, 2026 Dr. Mairi Burnett Hangs Up Stethoscope for Last Time October 2025 marked exactly 20 years since Dr. Mairi Burnett came to Niverville to practice family medicine. That same month, she sent out letters of her impending retirement to the many patients she’d acquired over the decades.
Local News May 06, 2026 Ritchot Collaborates with Startup to Convert Organic Waste The RM of Ritchot has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an innovative Manitoba startup specializing in organic waste conversion.
Local News Jan 27, 2020 New Pharmacy Will Open in Niverville Adding to the ever-expanding retail options in Niverville, Red River Co-op Pharmacy will be among the next wave of businesses to open its doors in the community.
Local News Jan 24, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review—January 21 Niverville’s council met on the morning of Tuesday, January 21 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda.
Local News Jan 24, 2020 Ritchot Council Meeting in Review—January 22 Ritchot’s council met on the evening of January 22 to address a variety of items on their agenda.
Local News Jan 23, 2020 St. Adolphe Child Care Centre Plans for Spring Opening 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.
Local News Jan 22, 2020 CRRC Fundraising Enters Final Stretch 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 government
Local News Jan 20, 2020 Local Candidate Plans Ahead for Future Election 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.
Local News Jan 15, 2020 The Roaring Twenties: One Hundred Years Later, What’s Changed? It’s been a full century since the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, a decade that went down in history as a time of dramatic social and political change along with widespread affluence the likes of which North America had never known before.
Local News Jan 13, 2020 A Ray of Sunshine: The Life of Annie Harder 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.
