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 10, 2020 Year in Review: The Senior Spotlights As we mark another new year, The Citizen is taking the opportunity to look back at 2019 and the stories that kept us informed. Local News Jan 09, 2020 Disaster Relief Volunteer Shares Life-Changing Experiences 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. Local News Jan 09, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review - January 6 Niverville’s town council met briefly for the first time in 2020 on Tuesday, January 6. Councillors Chris Wiebe, John Funk, Kevin Stott, and Nathan Dueck were all in attendance, along with Mayor Myron Dyck and CAO Eric King. Local News Jan 08, 2020 How Healthy Are We? Report Shows Overall Health Above Provincial Average On December 19, Southern Health-Santé Sud released its Community Health Assessment (CHA) which showed that our region enjoys overall health that is above the provincial average in many ways, despite low vaccination rates, long personal care home admission wait times, and some financial and social supports falling short. Local News Jan 06, 2020 Niverville Middle School Awarded Unique Gift Niverville Middle School (NMS) was a beneficiary late last year of a unique gift—a bench made almost entirely of recycled single-use plastics. Local News Jan 04, 2020 Year in Review: The Top Ten Business Stories of 2019 Few things get people’s tongues wagging more than the announcement of new businesses, or perhaps changes to long-standing local institutions. The year, franchises came to our communities, popular businesses made big upgrades, and the local Chambers of Commerce gave out awards honouring the very best companies our region has to offer. Local News Jan 02, 2020 Year in Review: The Top Ten Profiles of 2019 The new year may have arrived, but we still have a few highlights to share from the past year. The best part of working for a local newspaper is that we get to turn a spotlight on the extraordinary things people who live right here in our communities are doing, both at home and around the globe, to make the world a better place. Here is a selection of our top ten profiles from 2019. Local News Dec 30, 2019 Year in Review: The Top Ten News Stories of 2019 As we mark the new year this week, The Citizen is taking the opportunity to look back at 2019. To put it mildly, it was a big year for local news. Here were the top ten news stories affecting our communities, sorted in chronological order from the beginning of the year to the end. 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 10, 2020 Year in Review: The Senior Spotlights As we mark another new year, The Citizen is taking the opportunity to look back at 2019 and the stories that kept us informed.
Local News Jan 09, 2020 Disaster Relief Volunteer Shares Life-Changing Experiences 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.
Local News Jan 09, 2020 Niverville Council Meeting in Review - January 6 Niverville’s town council met briefly for the first time in 2020 on Tuesday, January 6. Councillors Chris Wiebe, John Funk, Kevin Stott, and Nathan Dueck were all in attendance, along with Mayor Myron Dyck and CAO Eric King.
Local News Jan 08, 2020 How Healthy Are We? Report Shows Overall Health Above Provincial Average On December 19, Southern Health-Santé Sud released its Community Health Assessment (CHA) which showed that our region enjoys overall health that is above the provincial average in many ways, despite low vaccination rates, long personal care home admission wait times, and some financial and social supports falling short.
Local News Jan 06, 2020 Niverville Middle School Awarded Unique Gift Niverville Middle School (NMS) was a beneficiary late last year of a unique gift—a bench made almost entirely of recycled single-use plastics.
Local News Jan 04, 2020 Year in Review: The Top Ten Business Stories of 2019 Few things get people’s tongues wagging more than the announcement of new businesses, or perhaps changes to long-standing local institutions. The year, franchises came to our communities, popular businesses made big upgrades, and the local Chambers of Commerce gave out awards honouring the very best companies our region has to offer.
Local News Jan 02, 2020 Year in Review: The Top Ten Profiles of 2019 The new year may have arrived, but we still have a few highlights to share from the past year. The best part of working for a local newspaper is that we get to turn a spotlight on the extraordinary things people who live right here in our communities are doing, both at home and around the globe, to make the world a better place. Here is a selection of our top ten profiles from 2019.
Local News Dec 30, 2019 Year in Review: The Top Ten News Stories of 2019 As we mark the new year this week, The Citizen is taking the opportunity to look back at 2019. To put it mildly, it was a big year for local news. Here were the top ten news stories affecting our communities, sorted in chronological order from the beginning of the year to the end.
