September 20 marked the final day for municipal council hopefuls to submit their nomination paperwork and signatures to the respective Senior Election Officers of Niverville and Ritchot.

Maria and Chris Holbrow are proud to present Forgotten Flavours, a new artisanal microbakery located in Niverville. The couple spent the last two years renovating the basement of their home into a licensed commercial kitchen, fully certified with food health and safety. It covers a modest 705 square feet and doesn’t have a storefront, which is part of the business plan to keep the bakery discreet.

Residents of Île-des-Chênes filled the RM of Ritchot’s council chambers on September 21 to sit in on discussions and a council vote regarding the creation of a new development at the south end of their community. Another handful of residents tuned in to the meeting through remote access.

If Niverville’s social media groups were an information kiosk, the curator would by now have a tuckered-out response to all those who come to town looking for the expected public library.

Wiens Furniture and Appliances has been a fixture in Niverville for decades, but they make it their business to constantly improve and keep up with their customers. On Friday, September 16, they held a grand opening for their store’s new sleep gallery.

Following two erratic years of on-again, off-again school closures and restrictive protocols, the hallways and classrooms of our local schools have returned this fall to a feeling of pre-COVID normality.