Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Mar 26, 2026 Manitoba Budget to Reduce Grocery Costs and Offer Other Direct Savings Manitoba’s Finance Minister, Adrien Sala, introduced the upcoming year’s budget on March 24. Local News Mar 25, 2026 Niverville RCMP Arrest Wanted Criminal and Charge Sleeping Driver March has been a busy month for the Niverville RCMP detachment. Over the course of just a few hours, wanted criminals were arrested and impaired drivers were safely taken off the roadways. Local News Mar 24, 2026 Southeast Spring Flooding Forecast Low to Moderate According to the Hydrologic Forecast Centre, there is low to moderate risk of spring flooding in Manitoba this year. An exception is made for some areas of the Interlake and northern Manitoba where the risk moves to moderate or high. Local News Mar 24, 2026 Siblings Intensify Push for Debbie’s Law in Response to System Gaps On Wednesday, March 18, siblings Colleen Dyck and Daniel Fewster found themselves in front of news cameras again, drawing fresh attention to a policy initiative they call Debbie’s Law. Local News Nov 01, 2017 Health Task Force Delivers Report to Niverville Council In May, Niverville’s town council appointed five local residents to serve on the community’s new Health Task Force and also hired a sixth person as a facilitator/consultant. Local News Nov 01, 2017 Healthy Baby About Bringing Parents Together If you’ve ever been a new parent, you can probably identify with the stress of those first few months—or years—when everyone is giving you advice and it’s hard to know what to trust. Local News Nov 01, 2017 Going Solar It’s just past the kids’ bedtime at Lisa and Todd Wiebe’s house in Niverville. Local News Nov 01, 2017 Ritchot Council Consults Public on Key Issues The RM of Ritchot has some big topics on their agenda and from late October to early November they took these topics on the road, stopping at five locations within the municipality. Residents were encouraged to come out and provide essential feedback to council as they move toward some timely decisions in 2018. Local News Oct 02, 2017 Ste. Agathe Development Plan Meets Public Criticism This article has been updated on October 20, 2017 to include important information provided by Martin Ritchot. See the new section below, titled “Mr. Ritchot Responds to Allegations.” Local News Oct 02, 2017 Construction Underway for Pilot Flying J in Ste. Agathe Rumours have been circulating for years about the possibility of Flying J opening a new location along Highway 75 in Ste. Agathe. Finally, those rumours can be confirmed. Local News Oct 02, 2017 Main Street Professional Building Nears Completion Those who feel that Niverville’s business sector has lagged behind its population growth are finally getting some good news. Local News Oct 02, 2017 Niverville Hires By-Law Enforcement Company Niverville’s town council has decided to sign a one-year contract with the Commissionaires for by-law enforcement. The contract went into effect September 1 and will continue until August 31, 2018. Four other companies submitted bids. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Given the dramatic spike in the price of gasoline in recent weeks, would you be more likely to consider an EV for your next vehicle purchase? Choices Yes. EV technology interests me and it would be a relief not to have to worry so much about price volatility. * No. I have concerns about the practicality of EVs and prefer to stick with a gas-powered vehicle, even if it costs more to operate. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News Mar 26, 2026 Manitoba Budget to Reduce Grocery Costs and Offer Other Direct Savings Manitoba’s Finance Minister, Adrien Sala, introduced the upcoming year’s budget on March 24.
Local News Mar 25, 2026 Niverville RCMP Arrest Wanted Criminal and Charge Sleeping Driver March has been a busy month for the Niverville RCMP detachment. Over the course of just a few hours, wanted criminals were arrested and impaired drivers were safely taken off the roadways.
Local News Mar 24, 2026 Southeast Spring Flooding Forecast Low to Moderate According to the Hydrologic Forecast Centre, there is low to moderate risk of spring flooding in Manitoba this year. An exception is made for some areas of the Interlake and northern Manitoba where the risk moves to moderate or high.
Local News Mar 24, 2026 Siblings Intensify Push for Debbie’s Law in Response to System Gaps On Wednesday, March 18, siblings Colleen Dyck and Daniel Fewster found themselves in front of news cameras again, drawing fresh attention to a policy initiative they call Debbie’s Law.
Local News Nov 01, 2017 Health Task Force Delivers Report to Niverville Council In May, Niverville’s town council appointed five local residents to serve on the community’s new Health Task Force and also hired a sixth person as a facilitator/consultant.
Local News Nov 01, 2017 Healthy Baby About Bringing Parents Together If you’ve ever been a new parent, you can probably identify with the stress of those first few months—or years—when everyone is giving you advice and it’s hard to know what to trust.
Local News Nov 01, 2017 Going Solar It’s just past the kids’ bedtime at Lisa and Todd Wiebe’s house in Niverville.
Local News Nov 01, 2017 Ritchot Council Consults Public on Key Issues The RM of Ritchot has some big topics on their agenda and from late October to early November they took these topics on the road, stopping at five locations within the municipality. Residents were encouraged to come out and provide essential feedback to council as they move toward some timely decisions in 2018.
Local News Oct 02, 2017 Ste. Agathe Development Plan Meets Public Criticism This article has been updated on October 20, 2017 to include important information provided by Martin Ritchot. See the new section below, titled “Mr. Ritchot Responds to Allegations.”
Local News Oct 02, 2017 Construction Underway for Pilot Flying J in Ste. Agathe Rumours have been circulating for years about the possibility of Flying J opening a new location along Highway 75 in Ste. Agathe. Finally, those rumours can be confirmed.
Local News Oct 02, 2017 Main Street Professional Building Nears Completion Those who feel that Niverville’s business sector has lagged behind its population growth are finally getting some good news.
Local News Oct 02, 2017 Niverville Hires By-Law Enforcement Company Niverville’s town council has decided to sign a one-year contract with the Commissionaires for by-law enforcement. The contract went into effect September 1 and will continue until August 31, 2018. Four other companies submitted bids.
