Members of Niverville Communities in Bloom and a few crafty local residents have been hard at work in recent months to create a visual effect for Remembrance Day, lest we forget.

Just weeks following election day, Manitoba’s newest government went right to work, with one of its top priorities being a complete overhaul of the Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) board.

As of November 1, approximately 300 educational assistants (EAs) in the Hanover School Division (HSD) are officially on strike after months of back-and-forth negotiations which have been ineffective in producing a deal.

Ten-year-old Chloe Baudry and her family have been growing pumpkins and donating the money to different causes in their hometown of Ste. Agathe for the past four years. This year, they’ve raised more than $600 for the Ste. Agathe Arena, which is fundraising for a new ice plant.

It’s the holiday at the end of fall that sees parents striving to roll Tinkerbell and Superman tights over long underwear and snowsuits. It has long been demonized for its origins and increase in violence and mischief. Anyone concerned about sugar intake, serious food allergies, or sensory issues has plenty of valid reasons to direct their ire at this macabre time of year

Just one day before Manitobans bore witness to the swearing in of their first Indigenous premier, one Niverville resident was in Ottawa to attend a national anti-racism conference of global significance.