Community development comprises a significant share of a town council’s time and energy. Development planning is, after all, the backbone to a thriving, growing community. On April 26, Niverville’s town council held a second open house to get the public in on the conversation. A formal adoption of the new development plan is set to take place at a public hearing later this fall.

The Manitoba Youth Job Centre (MYJC) in Niverville is back in business. The office, which provides assistance to young people looking for work, opened for the season on May 14 and will remain open until August 17.

The new HUB Insurance office on Main Street Niverville hosted an open house on Thursday, May 24 to celebrate its official grand opening.

The Niverville Chamber of Commerce has installed a new president. John Magri, who has served for one term as Vice-President, was named President at a Chamber meeting in May.

The RM of Ritchot is almost ready to cut the ribbon on a brand-new fire hall. The hall, currently under construction in Ste. Agathe, will be the municipality’s third fire hall. The others are situated in Île-des-Chênes and St. Adolphe. The new hall is expected to be operational sometime in July.

There’s a unique new support group in town, and on May 9 they held their first meet-up. A collection of medical cannabis users, the NV Support Group, gathered around one member’s kitchen for a hands-on workshop on cannabis-infused butter—or cannabutter, as it’s known in the cannabis community.