In recent months, the province’s financial coffers have been cracked open, making way for a stream of new funding announcements for many sectors of government spending.

On March 3, Manitobans will have an opportunity to join forces with climate advocates from around the world for the 2023 Global Climate Strike.

In this series, The Citizen profiles locals who strive to make our little corner of Manitoba a better place. Each month, we feature a person, family, or business that helps brighten the world in some way. If you have someone in mind for a future month, please nominate them: jlavin@nivervillecitizen.com.

Following approval of the first reading of the 2023 budget plan, Niverville’s town council is inviting all residents to join them at the Community Resource and Recreation Centre on March 21 at 7:00 p.m. Here, they’ll have an opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback, or object to any component in the town’s newest financial plan.

On February 21, Niverville’s town council took up a public meeting discussion on the impact of a major jump in RCMP costs going forward.

With a growing community comes growing costs, and one task of a town council is to continually address how these costs will best be managed. On February 21, Niverville’s council addressed the issue of bringing town water to the properties in town that still operate with wells.