Due to favourable weather conditions over the past few weeks, this year’s spring flooding forecast along the Red River has been downgraded. Last month, the flood looked likely to match the flood of 2009, which had been the most severe since 1997. However, new information from the Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre is indicating a crest two to three feet lower than the lesser flood of 2011.

Niverville Collegiate was on lockdown for a period of time Monday afternoon after a social media threat. According to the RCMP, a suspect is in custody. This suspect was apprehended within a very short time of the threat being made.

Niverville’s town council gave second and third reading on April 2 to a sewer rate increase that will come into effect in the current quarter.

At a public meeting of Niverville’s town council on April 2, Councillor Chris Wiebe gave a report about a waste management meeting he attended in early March. At that meeting, round table discussions took place between representatives of the south quadrant of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region. Municipalities involved in this quadrant include Niverville, the RM of Ritchot, the RM of Tache, Roseau River First Nations, and the RM of Morris.

On Tuesday, March 26, Ritchot’s council held a vote that would make or break an initiative for a new daycare facility at 372 Main Street in St. Adolphe. The final result was 3–2 in favour of moving forward with a borrowing bylaw to finance the project.

The Town of Niverville is continuing to make progress toward building a new playground in Hespeler Park, designated for the one-acre parcel of land immediately west of the splash pad, across the walking path. On March 26, the town announced that it had received a grant of $100,000 from the Government of Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund Program. The new playground, the town says in a press release, will be fully accessible.