After reviewing proposals from two different developers for a new housing project in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot council made their decision on February 18.

March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada, and the Manitoba RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) are ramping up their efforts to spread awareness to help keep people safe.

It was minus-20 degrees with drifting snow on February 22 at noon. In a Steinbach parking lot in front of MP Ted Falk’s constituency office, a group of eight fully electric vehicles (EVs) and their passengers gathered. Among them were Trevor Kirczenow and Blair Mahaffy, both of whom ran against Falk in the last federal election, Kirczenow for the Liberals and Mahaffy for the Greens.

There are approximately 45 chapters of Habitat for Humanity across Canada, but at present none exist in southeastern Manitoba. For this reason, the non-profit would love to influence a chapter in Niverville, Manitoba’s fastest growing community.

After years of waiting and much advocating, the Niverville Fire and EMS department will be the first in the province registered as Advanced First Aid (AFA) service providers. The program will officially launch on March 1.

As of February 18, three new medical doctors are seeing patients at Open Health Niverville. This brings the clinic’s total physician count to 15.