In recent months, Niverville’s community Facebook pages have been abuzz with stories of property theft and damage in and around town. Some argue that Niverville needs a stronger police presence while others suggest that community members need to get more involved with crime prevention. From the town council’s perspective, policing is going to become a very important issue in the next few years.

Since its debut at the end of August, The Citizen has been growing fast. The initial business plan was to create a 16- to 20-page monthly paper focused primarily on Niverville and print 2,500 copies. This was just enough to put a copy in each of Niverville’s 1,890 mailboxes and stock local businesses.

Sisters-in-law Amber Van Ma’iingan and Katrina Hiebert have been hosting paint parties since July 2015. The idea for Painting On The Prairies came to Van Ma’iingan after hearing about other popular paint party nights across North America.

The Canadian Blood Services will be in Niverville on December 8 to set up a mobile blood donor clinic.

Ferd Klassen was born in Paraguay and came to Canada with his parents and siblings when he was only 2 months old. His childhood years were spent playing hockey and shooting slingshots and pellet guns.

The Town of Niverville has received a grant from the federal and provincial governments to improve water services to many businesses. With a combined value of around $2 million, the grant will allow Niverville to bring town water to the businesses along Main Street from 6th Avenue to the railroad tracks.