Businesses in Ritchot can expect some additional help in the coming months when it comes to beefing up their labour force, thanks to the municipality’s collaborative relationships with the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) and CDEM, Manitoba’s bilingual economic development council.

If not for the selfless dedication of small-town volunteer firefighters, residents in municipalities like Ritchot and Niverville would have one more reason to worry. These volunteers put in many hours of service to make us all safer. They train and educate in exchange for the opportunity to drop everything at a moment’s notice and rush out to save a life, home, or business.

Last September, the Town of Niverville provided an opportunity for residents to voice their opinions on what it would take to make their town a better place to live. More than 375 people responded to the online survey, all but five of whom currently live in Niverville. Two-thirds have lived in Niverville for ten years or less.

For Niverville’s town council, it’s becoming fairly commonplace to consider requests for the creation of new developments these days. On February 4 at 7:00 p.m., council will open a discussion on the latest proposal by Avedo Inc.

Janessa Roy of Île-des-Chênes is a teacher and mom to three young daughters. In recent years, she’s also become the lead for the Manitoba chapter of Moon Time Connections (MTC).

As of January 15, Manitobans can begin applying for a more modernized version of the provincial health card. The new plastic cards contain the individual’s name, healthcare numbers, and a QR code which can be scanned to provide additional details.