Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News May 01, 2026 Final Gold Rush Bingo Night Promises Big Payouts, Big Turnout For the past four years running, every Tuesday night from fall through spring, bingo lovers have been happily blotting their cards at Niverville Gold Rush Bingo (NGRB). Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville’s Tastiest Showdown Returns with Pizza Wars 2026 Pizza Wars has returned to Niverville for the third year running, and four local pizzerias are battling it out for ultimate dough-mination! Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville Teen Earns Top-Three Finish at Chamber Challenge Sixteen-year-old Chris Shvets of Niverville wears a lot of hats. Some know him as the proprietor of CS Multiwash. More recently, though, he’s also known as the third-place winner in the Steinbach Chamber Challenge. Local News Apr 29, 2026 McAllister Will Be the Next PC Candidate for Springfield-Ritchot April 28 proved to be an exceptional night for Adam McAllister of St. Adolphe, winning the nomination to represent the Progressive Conservatives next election in Springfield-Ritchot. Local News Jan 23, 2026 Ritchot Council Removes Red Tape on Secondary Suite Approvals On January 21, Ritchot’s council voted unanimously to amend a zoning bylaw pertaining to secondary suites in some residential zones. Local News Jan 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Bueckert, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls. That’s up by about 20 percent from the year before. Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026. Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible. Local News Jan 12, 2026 Annual Business Expo Returns with New Name, New Features For the third year running, business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the province are invited to meet under one roof in the rural southeast for a day of networking, inspiration, a Local News Jan 08, 2026 An Army of Kindness: Celebrating Senior Volunteers Niverville Service to Seniors boasts a plethora of programs created specifically for older residents. Few stop to acknowledge, though, that it takes an army of volunteers to make this programming work, and the majority of them are themselves seasoned individuals. Local News Jan 08, 2026 Ritchot Council Considers Proposals for Ste. Agathe Housing Initiative In an effort to create new and affordable housing options in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot’s council put a call out to developers this past October. Local News Jan 06, 2026 Niverville’s Deputy Mayor Says Stars Seem to Be Aligning in 2026 Niverville’s council kicked off the new year with its first council meeting on January 6. With Mayor Myron Dyck absent, Councillor Nathan Dueck officiated the meeting in his new role as deputy mayor. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Who should bear the most responsibility for preventing e-transfer scams? Choices Banks. Since the scams are targeting the banks' online platforms, the banks should be responsible to ensure their security. * Users. We all bear a collective responsibilty to be savvier in terms of spotting and preventing these scams before they occur. * Government. Our elected leaders must pass legislation to better protect citizens from this type of exploitation. * Vote Have a more nuanced opinion? Leave us a comment below: * By submitting a comment, you acknowledge that your feedback may be printed in a future edition of The Citizen. All responses will be anonymous unless signed by the writer. Signed comments are more likely to be published. Cell Number Comment
Local News May 01, 2026 Final Gold Rush Bingo Night Promises Big Payouts, Big Turnout For the past four years running, every Tuesday night from fall through spring, bingo lovers have been happily blotting their cards at Niverville Gold Rush Bingo (NGRB).
Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville’s Tastiest Showdown Returns with Pizza Wars 2026 Pizza Wars has returned to Niverville for the third year running, and four local pizzerias are battling it out for ultimate dough-mination!
Local News Apr 30, 2026 Niverville Teen Earns Top-Three Finish at Chamber Challenge Sixteen-year-old Chris Shvets of Niverville wears a lot of hats. Some know him as the proprietor of CS Multiwash. More recently, though, he’s also known as the third-place winner in the Steinbach Chamber Challenge.
Local News Apr 29, 2026 McAllister Will Be the Next PC Candidate for Springfield-Ritchot April 28 proved to be an exceptional night for Adam McAllister of St. Adolphe, winning the nomination to represent the Progressive Conservatives next election in Springfield-Ritchot.
Local News Jan 23, 2026 Ritchot Council Removes Red Tape on Secondary Suite Approvals On January 21, Ritchot’s council voted unanimously to amend a zoning bylaw pertaining to secondary suites in some residential zones.
Local News Jan 21, 2026 2025 Busiest Year on Record for Niverville Fire and EMS According to Keith Bueckert, chief of Niverville Fire and EMS, 2025 was by far their busiest year on record. In all, the team responded to 347 calls. That’s up by about 20 percent from the year before.
Local News Jan 20, 2026 Farmers’ Market Dream Sprouts in Niverville For more than a year, the gears have been turning to create a permanent farmers’ market in Niverville. If all goes as planned, the market will be an annual summer event beginning in 2026.
Local News Jan 12, 2026 Province Rolls Out Digital Health Cards As previously promised by the provincial government, 2026 has kicked off with the rollout of a digital health card initiative. It’s one more way, the province says, to make healthcare more accessible.
Local News Jan 12, 2026 Annual Business Expo Returns with New Name, New Features For the third year running, business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the province are invited to meet under one roof in the rural southeast for a day of networking, inspiration, a
Local News Jan 08, 2026 An Army of Kindness: Celebrating Senior Volunteers Niverville Service to Seniors boasts a plethora of programs created specifically for older residents. Few stop to acknowledge, though, that it takes an army of volunteers to make this programming work, and the majority of them are themselves seasoned individuals.
Local News Jan 08, 2026 Ritchot Council Considers Proposals for Ste. Agathe Housing Initiative In an effort to create new and affordable housing options in Ste. Agathe, Ritchot’s council put a call out to developers this past October.
Local News Jan 06, 2026 Niverville’s Deputy Mayor Says Stars Seem to Be Aligning in 2026 Niverville’s council kicked off the new year with its first council meeting on January 6. With Mayor Myron Dyck absent, Councillor Nathan Dueck officiated the meeting in his new role as deputy mayor.
