The Hanover School Division (HSD) held a private press tour of the under-construction Niverville High School on May 30, providing an inside peek at the innovation and aesthetics that have gone into this multifaceted and state-of-the-art facility. Construction is on schedule for the school to open for the new school year starting in September.

As people age, they become afraid to talk about Alzheimer’s in particular, and dementia in general. But this is a mistake. According to recent statistics, more than 23,000 Manitobans have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, and by 2038 this number is expected to rise to 40,700.

A town like Niverville might appear to be a small fish in a big sea, but even the small fish can make a big impact on the world. On May 29, Niverville was recognized for its Sewage Lagoon On-Site Phytoremediation Project by receiving the Canadian Administration of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Environment Award, in the under 20,000 population category, during CAMA’s national conference in Quebec.

A Niverville teenager was recently recognized at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium (MSSS), the largest annual science event in Manitoba.

Niverville’s town council met for their evening public meeting a week later than their usual scheduled time as the mayor and some councillors recently attended a conference in Toronto.

Most people under the age of 40 have little to no knowledge of the St. Adolphe ferry and how critical it was to the town’s residents. It was used by almost every family in town on a daily or weekly basis.