Ecole St. Adolphe School students had one more reason to celebrate on June 29. Not only was it their last day of school, but they hosted a Canada 150 celebration and ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the new mural painted on the east wall of the school. 

Years of anxiety about Niverville’s school overcrowding problems are finally being put to rest. Although the province made it clear a month ago that Niverville was a high priority for a new high school, the official announcement came on June 16 when the Honourable Ian Wishart, Manitoba’s Education and Training Minister, issued a request for proposals from architectural firms, with architects to be interviewed by the end of June.

Niverville’s town council has a plan to deal with the shortfall of water from its Spruce Drive water treatment plant. As previously reported, a new wellfield has been identified in the RM of Hanover, to the east of Highway 59, and a pipeline will have to be constructed to connect that well to Niverville’s water system.

Starting in April, Ellen Enns, a second-year Master of City Planning student at the University of Manitoba, chose to use Niverville as a case study for her thesis. The paper focuses on the relationship between where people choose to live and how they commute to work.

Hundreds of supporters from Niverville and beyond gathered at Evergreen Village on Friday, May 5, for a community auction and dinner. The Black & Gold Gala, organized by Niverville’s Friends of the Plex committee, was held to raise money for the proposed multiplex.

Since 1977, the YMCA/YWCA of Winnipeg has handed out the Women of Distinction Awards at a gala in May. This year’s gala, held at the RBC Convention Centre, honoured a Grade 12 student from Niverville, Abigail Olfert, with the Prairie Promise Award.