Former Niverville mayor Gordon Daman is simultaneously humbled and honoured at his recent appointment to an esteemed position in the federal government.

Providence University College in Otterburne is now home to one of the largest collections of hymnals in the country. The collection, donated by Don Thiessen, who ran the college’s music department in the mid-1980s, includes approximately 2,300 hymnals of varying age and rarity.

The Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission issued a report on Friday, May 18 outlining a series of proposed changes to provincial riding boundaries in advance of the next Manitoba general election, tentatively scheduled for October 2020. In particular, Niverville’s place in the region is set to undergo a major shift, which could be of concern to residents of the fastest growing community in the province.

Dustin and Dallas Wiebe of Apex Farms believe that diversity is the key to the long-term sustainability of their small farming operation in southeast Manitoba. The brothers raise hogs on a farm near Niverville and are trying their hand at growing trout in one of their empty sheds. Recently, on a farm property south of Steinbach, the duo invested in another type of livestock: sheep.

Environment Canada reports that April 2018 was the driest April in southern Manitoba for the past 30 years. It was also the fourth driest April since precipitation records started being kept in 1872.

Bell MTS Place wasn’t the only whiteout going strong in southern Manitoba this spring. On Friday, May 11, residents of Niverville and the surrounding area crowded in on Whitetail Meadow for the annual Community Resource Centre fundraiser, decked out in white formal wear. The theme: Casino Blanc.