The Citizen is stepping up its online game in 2018 with expanded web content.

Following last year’s successful Black & Gold Gala, a May 5 fundraising event at Evergreen Village in support of the Niverville Multiplex, members of the multiplex fundraising committee have been asked many times, when is the next gala? The answer is Friday, May 11, this time at the new Whitetail Meadow facility at the junction of Highways 311 and 200, west of Niverville.

While the province hasn’t said a definitive yes or no to Niverville’s proposed MRI clinic, the plans are on hold—for now. The anticipated construction of the Heritage Life Diagnostic Centre (HLDC) was set for 2018, with a grand opening later this year. The clinic would round out Niverville’s expanding medical options, offering diagnostic services such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), ultrasound, and x-ray. 

On January 19, Hanover School Division announced the start of the tender process for the new high school set to be built in Niverville. The new 66,700-square-foot campus will serve 450 students from Grades 9 to 12, with the ability to expand its capacity for up to 550 students.

The Town of Niverville is set to receive $7,526 from the Government of Manitoba for a design project in Hespeler Park.

The RM of Ritchot’s Recreation Department is encouraging people to get outdoors and get active, even in the colder months.