The end of April 2017 marked a significant moment in Ritchot’s municipal affairs with the sudden resignation of Mayor Jackie Hunt, followed in quick succession by two councillors. The result was the dissolution of the entire council and the calling of a by-election to open up all five seats for re-election. 

Co-op has partnered with Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre to help bring their new facility to fruition, donating $125,000 towards their $2.5 million combined animal hospital and education centre, which has been a few years in the making. The centre will teach visitors about the importance of wildlife preservation, conservation, and nature in general. In addition to onsite education tools, the site will broadcast its programs to remote schools and communities.

This June, 88 students graduated from our region’s two local high schools—43 from Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes, and 45 from Niverville Collegiate.

The first-ever Niverville Touch-a-Truck event took place on Saturday, June 24. Despite the cool temperatures, rain, and wind, more than 240 people stopped by to check out the 30 exhibitors set up around the area with vehicles ranging from construction equipment to emergency vehicles to race cars.

The cause of the June 8 inferno that levelled two connecting New Bothwell hog barns remains a mystery. Though investigations have come to a close, investigators from the Office of the Fire Commissioner are suspicious that electrical issues are to blame.

Bergen Hall, the men’s dormitory at Providence University College in Otterburne, was tragically consumed by flames on Thursday, June 1.