The annual Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair is almost upon us, and this year is bringing a few noteworthy changes to the way the midway operates in an effort to streamline the ticket-buying process.

Based on a survey conducted by the Town of Niverville in March, the majority of Niverville’s well owners are content to keep the status quo with their well water systems, at least for now.

Sixty-five years after the Louis Riel Bridge was first constructed in Ste. Agathe, the community’s iconic Red River overpass is set to undergo a major overhaul. Construction is expected to begin this summer and will be carried out in three phases, spanning two years.

In recent years, a surge in pizza restaurants in Niverville has become fodder for many a “Pizzaville” and “Niverville pizza cartel” joke.

Over the past 30 years, the internet has revolutionized the world in ways that few other technologies can boast, perhaps matched only by the introduction of the printing press or steam engine.

It’s a difficult subject to broach and an issue many want to believe only affects people somewhere beyond our small town borders: the trafficking of children for sex. According to the Joy Smith Foundation, though, the problem is also very real right here in southeast Manitoba.