Niverville Service to Seniors boasts a plethora of programs created specifically for older residents. Few stop to acknowledge, though, that it takes an army of volunteers to make this programming work, and the majority of them are themselves seasoned individuals.

In an effort to create new and affordable housing options in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot’s council put a call out to developers this past October.

Niverville’s council kicked off the new year with its first council meeting on January 6. With Mayor Myron Dyck absent, Councillor Nathan Dueck officiated the meeting in his new role as deputy mayor.

For the third year in a row, the community of Niverville received top honours from the Manitoba chapter of Communities in Bloom for its beautification efforts this past summer.

The year 2025 may not feel like a gripping page-turner for most people living in Ritchot and Niverville. Unlike 2024, there were no Hollywood movie studio announcements or RCMP manhunts. Civil outcry over the controversial Plan20-50 had all but gone silent by the time the calendar turned one year ago.

For 20 years, commuters along Highway 59 have been waiting on the province to pick up where they left off and twin this major transportation corridor south of Île-des-Chênes.