A new ownership team has taken over Niverville Commons, the commercial development on the east end of Main Street. Realtor Mike Fast and his partner Bob Schinkel of Schinkel Properties (SP) are picking up where previous owners Sean Conway and Katie Knebel left off at 10 Cedar Drive and 290 Main Street.

Thanks in part to funding from the provincial government’s Conservation and Climate Fund, the RM of Ritchot will soon be creating an electric vehicle (EV) car share program for their residents.

On July 26–27, the Niverville chapter of Communities in Bloom (CiB) played host to two judges from the provincial CiB organization. After three years of absence, the judges were back in town for a tour of the community and to reacquaint themselves with the local volunteers who make Niverville a beautiful place to live.

From July 28 to August 6, firefighters from Ritchot and Niverville will compete with athletes from around the globe in the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG). The WPFG are the second largest Games in the world, surpassed only by the Summer Olympics.
 

On July 25, agricultural representatives gathered with area farmers to celebrate the grand opening of Terraco’s newest supply warehouse located on Highway 210 near Île-des-Chênes.

It’s been three years since the Town of Niverville assumed ownership of Niverville Open Health, the medical clinic once owned by Drs. Chris and Mairi Burnett. Since that time, Niverville Healthcare Services Inc. (NHCSI), the board formed to oversee the functioning of the new social enterprise, has revived the floundering clinic and restored it to a robust state