Four years ago, St. Adolphe families were thrilled at the construction of a year-round outdoor sport facility on the north end of town. It provided an idyllic spot for kids to hang out, playing basketball in the summertime and hockey and pleasure-skating through the winter months.

This year, the Niverville United Church partnered with Home Instead Senior Care to introduce Be a Santa to a Senior, a gift-giving program aimed at supplying Christmas presents to our senior residents who might otherwise not receive gifts.

Earlier this month, on Saturday, December 7, the Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC) got a fundraising boost. The Friends of the Plex, the committee responsible to raise money for the facility currently under construction in Niverville, organized a family-friendly event at Whitetail Meadow—Christmas Town.

On the morning of Tuesday, December 17, Niverville’s council held two public hearings, on related subjects. The first pertained to the second phase of the retail development at 40 Drovers Run. The second pertained to a proposed tenant, Anytime Fitness.

On Thursday, December 12, MLA Ron Schuler announced a series of grants to help the local communities augment and improve their parks and greenspaces. The total investment by the provincial government equals $220,000, made possible through the Building Sustainable Communities Program.

Niverville Middle School recently won a scholarship which could help pay for a new learning tool. Students and staff applied to the All About Me School Scholarship, a product of myBlueprint, a Canadian website that provides learning programs to secondary students.