About 150 constituents showed up on Thursday, July 6, to meet a pair of local politicians at Hespeler Park in Niverville.

Steinbach’s second annual Pride parade was held on Saturday, July 15, with hundreds of people converging on the city. Organizers have said they were uncertain how big this year’s crowd would be after the huge numbers who came out last summer, but they described the turnout as amazing.

As part of their ongoing community development initiative, BSI has donated $1,000 to Tourond Creek Ducks Unlimited. The funds have been earmarked for dam maintenance to protect against overland flooding that occurs every year.

The vast and open Canadian landscape, in all its grandeur, has seen its share of innovation to make this great country navigable from shore to shore, and at monumental cost. First came the railway, followed by highways and roads, opening access to some of the most remote parts of the country.

Over the course of the summer, the Town of Niverville has been busy upgrading its Main Street sidewalks, a project which began two years ago and has taken a big leap forward in 2017. The upgrades include removing the old paving stones, many of which were uneven, and adding bike racks.

On July 19, Niverville’s town council held a conditional use hearing for the second phase of a new development to be built on Fourth Avenue South. Once completed, the development is expected to include a total of 46 rental apartments, with a combination of plans ranging from one bedroom to three. The units will be constructed in a townhouse style.