Niverville’s Community Resource Centre (CRC) is getting one step closer to reality thanks to insurance giants HUB International and Wawanesa Insurance, and local business owners Ray and Cara Dowse. On Friday, February 1, representatives from the insurance companies lined up alongside Ray Dowse to present a combined cheque for $30,000 to CRC committee chairperson Clarence Braun.

A year and a half after installing solar panels on their Niverville home, Todd and Lisa Wiebe are getting the results they were hoping for. In August 2017, the Wiebes took advantage of Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart Solar Energy Program, which offered rebates of up to 25 percent on solar panel installations.

On January 22, Niverville’s town council revealed details of their 2019 budget at a public open house held at the Heritage Centre. This year, residents will see a two percent increase on their property taxes, amounting to an extra $35 in taxes on the average home. Waste collection levies will remain the same for the third consecutive year.

Gabrielle-Roy and Île-des-Chênes School are two of three schools in the Dawson Trail riding to benefit from new provincial funding designated for school capital projects around the province. The entirety of the province’s funding initiative includes new school facilities, infrastructure renewal, major additions and renovations, and new childcare centres.

A local boy has been recognized by the province for his exceptional work in fire safety awareness.

It’s been four years and has taken much prodding from local municipal leaders to see action on the twinning of Highway 59 from Île-des-Chênes to Highway 52. To date, the project hasn’t even reached a functional design study stage.