Few entrepreneurial success stories boast as big a wow factor as Manitoba’s Hemp Oil Canada (HOC). From its inception less than 20 years ago to today, HOC’s current position on the global market stands as testament to the fortitude and creativity of one man: Shaun Crew.

Earlier this year, the Province of Manitoba entered into a cost-sharing agreement with Sunset Estates, the developer of The Highlands and owner of Old Drovers Run, to make much-needed improvements to the intersection of Highway 311 and Krahn Road. Notably, a pair of turning lanes were installed to ease traffic at the busy corner. The costs were shared roughly 50/50.

Niverville’s ShopGym Inc. has moved to 1789 Main Street and the proprietor couldn’t be more pleased. Crystal Stott and her colleagues have worked hard to recreate their familiar training space at the new 2,400-square-foot location in the warehouse once occupied by Southern Comfort Mechanical. They’ve now got an additional 600 square feet of space in which Stott intends to add a larger variety of apparatuses.

Last month, in an article entitled “Ste. Agathe Development Plan Meets Public Criticism,” we reported on a dispute involving condo residents in Ste. Agathe, a new developer working on a development plan for an adjacent parcel of land, and the RM council. In that article, local residents made several claims about the original developer of the Riel Place Condominium, Martin Ritchot.

Last month, Provencher MP Ted Falk participated in a town hall meeting

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.