Local News Categories All News Local News Sports & Recreation Commentary Arts & Culture Local News Mar 16, 2026 Joy Smith Foundation Illuminates Hope at Gala On March 12, hundreds of supporters filled the banquet hall of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the annual Joy Smith Foundation (JSF) fundraising gala. Local News Mar 16, 2026 Niverville Reminds Residents of Spring Road Weight Restrictions With temperatures rising, the Town of Niverville is reminding residents that the province will soon announce spring weight restrictions on local roads. These restrictions are set annually as a means to protect infrastructure during the thawing season. Local News Mar 13, 2026 Locals Call for Immediate Action at Dangerous Intersection After years of provincial inaction, some residents of Ste. Agathe are tired of waiting for authorities to improve safety for drivers at the intersection of Highways 75 and 305. In recent days, a petition including nearly 1,000 signatures was presented to MLA Ron Schuler. Local News Mar 12, 2026 Still No Charges for Burglars of 88 Carats It’s been almost a year since owners Travis and Danielle Wiebe showed up for work at 88 Carats Co. only to find the place ransacked and around $300,000 in valuable merchandise missing. It was a first for this couple after 26 years in the jewellery business. Local News Feb 14, 2023 Rural Transit Survey Seeks Data from Southeast Residents Residents from around the rural southeast are being encouraged to fill out online surveys to help inform a study being carried out for the SE Manitoba Transportation Initiative (SEMTI). Local News Feb 13, 2023 Nighthawks Lose in Dying Minutes—Again For the second game in a row, the Nighthawks lost a heartbreaker in the dying minutes as they fell 5–4 to the Portage Terriers on Sunday afternoon at the CRRC. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a 21–20–4 record, four points ahead of the fifth-place Selkirk Steelers. Local News Feb 13, 2023 Community General Store Gets New Owners, New Products Community General Store (TCGS) in Niverville is under new ownership. Chuck and Amy Allen hope to keep the vibe of TCGS the same while also adding a new layer to the store. Local News Feb 12, 2023 Highway 59 Twinning Still Not a Priority It’s been 17 years since Highway 59 was twinned between Winnipeg and Île-des-Chênes (IDC), and communities to the south still have no further assurance that the province intends to expand the highway anytime soon. Local News Feb 09, 2023 Niverville Sets Annual Deadline to Retrieve Items from Frozen Lakes On February 7, Niverville’s town council passed a new bylaw which marks March 1 as the official date by which residents need to have all personal items or structures removed from local frozen water Local News Feb 09, 2023 Welcome to The Den, a Restaurant Made of Snow and Ice A restaurant carved out of snow is opening at A Maze in Corn just north of St. Adolphe. Carved out of over 500,000 pounds of snow and ice, The Den promises to be a dining experience like no other. Local News Feb 08, 2023 Hey, Buddy, Where’d You Learn to Drive? A Traffic Law Refresher As we hit the roadways on our way from here to there, the transgressions of our fellow drivers all too frequently give us cause to utter some under-the-breath rebuke. If perception is reality, one would wonder why a driving refresher course isn’t a mandatory part of renewing one’s license. Local News Feb 06, 2023 MLAs Schuler and Martin Appointed to New PC Caucus Roles The Manitoba Progressive Conservative party announced on Friday the appointment of Ron Schuler, MLA for Springfield-Ritchot, to the position of caucus chair and Shannon Martin, MLA for McPhillips, as caucus whip. Pagination Load more Citizen Poll Has the case involving former teacher Braeden Martens's sexual assault charges affected your trust in the school system’s ability to protect students? Choices Yes. This incident raises big questions about how teachers are hired in Manitoba. * No. Despite this disturbing case, the system largely does a good job of vetting teachers. * 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 Mar 16, 2026 Joy Smith Foundation Illuminates Hope at Gala On March 12, hundreds of supporters filled the banquet hall of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the annual Joy Smith Foundation (JSF) fundraising gala.
Local News Mar 16, 2026 Niverville Reminds Residents of Spring Road Weight Restrictions With temperatures rising, the Town of Niverville is reminding residents that the province will soon announce spring weight restrictions on local roads. These restrictions are set annually as a means to protect infrastructure during the thawing season.
Local News Mar 13, 2026 Locals Call for Immediate Action at Dangerous Intersection After years of provincial inaction, some residents of Ste. Agathe are tired of waiting for authorities to improve safety for drivers at the intersection of Highways 75 and 305. In recent days, a petition including nearly 1,000 signatures was presented to MLA Ron Schuler.
Local News Mar 12, 2026 Still No Charges for Burglars of 88 Carats It’s been almost a year since owners Travis and Danielle Wiebe showed up for work at 88 Carats Co. only to find the place ransacked and around $300,000 in valuable merchandise missing. It was a first for this couple after 26 years in the jewellery business.
Local News Feb 14, 2023 Rural Transit Survey Seeks Data from Southeast Residents Residents from around the rural southeast are being encouraged to fill out online surveys to help inform a study being carried out for the SE Manitoba Transportation Initiative (SEMTI).
Local News Feb 13, 2023 Nighthawks Lose in Dying Minutes—Again For the second game in a row, the Nighthawks lost a heartbreaker in the dying minutes as they fell 5–4 to the Portage Terriers on Sunday afternoon at the CRRC. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a 21–20–4 record, four points ahead of the fifth-place Selkirk Steelers.
Local News Feb 13, 2023 Community General Store Gets New Owners, New Products Community General Store (TCGS) in Niverville is under new ownership. Chuck and Amy Allen hope to keep the vibe of TCGS the same while also adding a new layer to the store.
Local News Feb 12, 2023 Highway 59 Twinning Still Not a Priority It’s been 17 years since Highway 59 was twinned between Winnipeg and Île-des-Chênes (IDC), and communities to the south still have no further assurance that the province intends to expand the highway anytime soon.
Local News Feb 09, 2023 Niverville Sets Annual Deadline to Retrieve Items from Frozen Lakes On February 7, Niverville’s town council passed a new bylaw which marks March 1 as the official date by which residents need to have all personal items or structures removed from local frozen water
Local News Feb 09, 2023 Welcome to The Den, a Restaurant Made of Snow and Ice A restaurant carved out of snow is opening at A Maze in Corn just north of St. Adolphe. Carved out of over 500,000 pounds of snow and ice, The Den promises to be a dining experience like no other.
Local News Feb 08, 2023 Hey, Buddy, Where’d You Learn to Drive? A Traffic Law Refresher As we hit the roadways on our way from here to there, the transgressions of our fellow drivers all too frequently give us cause to utter some under-the-breath rebuke. If perception is reality, one would wonder why a driving refresher course isn’t a mandatory part of renewing one’s license.
Local News Feb 06, 2023 MLAs Schuler and Martin Appointed to New PC Caucus Roles The Manitoba Progressive Conservative party announced on Friday the appointment of Ron Schuler, MLA for Springfield-Ritchot, to the position of caucus chair and Shannon Martin, MLA for McPhillips, as caucus whip.
