A small crowd of residents gathered at council’s evening meeting on September 17 to speak to one of three public hearings set for the agenda. Developer Luke Wiebe was back at the table for a third attempt to gain approval for his proposed new multifamily rental development.

It’s been a long dry summer in Niverville for Co-op customers. But with the September 17 opening of Co-op’s new gas pumps on Main Street, Niverville is once again a two gas station town.

Unless you’ve seen the process of sorting recyclables firsthand, you can’t fully appreciate what goes on behind the scenes. On September 10, members of Niverville council and town staff took a personal tour of the SMILE of St. Malo Inc. recycling depot.

New economic initiatives are underway in the RM of Ritchot, and the news is being welcomed by local business owners, potential investors, and residents alike. On September 11, Mayor Chris Ewen unveiled details of the initiatives to attendees of the Ritchot Chamber of Commerce Open for Business networking mixer.

Manitoba’s forty-second general election, held on September 10, is in the books, and Premier Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives have won a second majority government. Unofficial tallies as of Tuesday night peg the seat counts at 36 for the PCs, 18 for the NDP, and 3 for the Manitoba Liberals.

On Sunday, September 8, residents of Niverville poured into Hespeler Park to mark the fiftieth anniversary since the town’s incorporation back in 1969. The day drew a large crowd that is estimated to have been about 1,500 people, and no doubt the warm weather and sunshine contributed to the event’s success.