Rural residents of southeast Manitoba have a new option when it comes to short distance travel. Emerson Taxi began helping customers get from A to B this past April, though many people don’t know about it yet. The taxi service is run by husband and wife team Neil and Rochelle Rawdon-Alexander and it’s available for rides 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

We all love a challenge once in a while. For many of us, a personal challenge creates an opportunity for self-betterment. But for Niverville resident Sylvia St. Cyr, it means bringing a stranger one step closer to freedom.

The choice to live in rural Manitoba and work outside your community virtually necessitates the daily use of a personal vehicle—that is, until now. The Green Action Centre (GAC), based out of Winnipeg, wants Manitoba residents to know that rural carpooling isn’t just a good idea, it’s imperative if we’re going to begin the journey toward reversing the threats of climate change.

Adult and Teen Challenge(ATC)held its Sons and Daughters annual outreach banquet in support of their life-saving programs. The program, which has roots in southern Manitoba, offers community support groups, drug awareness teams, and yearlong residential recovery programs for both men and women, according to a statement provided by ATC Executive Assistant Michelle Friesen.

The third annual Ritchot Chamber Business Awards Gala on November 10, 2018 was an opportunity to showcase the success of local business. Approximately 140 business leaders and their guests attended, representing more than 50 local companies and organizations. The event was hosted at the TransCanada Centre in Île-des-Chênes.

On November 22, the RM of Ritchot’s council held a public hearing at Pioneer Hall to give first reading to a general borrowing bylaw for the St. Adolphe childcare project. The intent of the meeting was to provide information regarding the scope of council’s proposal as well as give the public an opportunity to speak to it. The meeting saw almost a full house of residents and proponents ready to support the project.