The year 2023 has been dubbed British Columbia’s worst wildfire year on record. Since April 1, more than 2,000 wildfires have burned over 22,000 square kilometres of the province’s beautiful landscape. Among the population centres, the hardest hit areas are West Kelowna and the North Shuswap.

When Brent and Ellen Byggdin set out on their ritual morning walk around Niverville on September 6, they had no idea that a small child would set them on a whole new course for the day.

It’s just under a week until election day on October 3 and Manitoba’s three major political party leaders have made a lot of promises in order to solicit our votes.

Trevor Kirczenow is not new on the political landscape, but he’s a novel face when it comes to running for provincial office. Kirczenow ran as the Liberal candidate for Provencher in both the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

The board of directors of Niverville Heritage Holdings Inc. (NHHI) is daring to dream big this year. They’ve set a lofty fundraising goal to help restore some of the aging infrastructure at the Heritage Centre.

Progressive Conservative candidate Ron Schuler is back on the campaign trail hoping to regain his seat in the Manitoba Legislature, representing Springfield-Ritchot. He runs against two competitors: Tammy Ivanco of the NDP and Trevor Kirczenow of the Manitoba Liberals.