Across the nation, 2023 marked an unprecedented year for wildfires. Experts say it wasn’t the number of fires burning that made it historic, but rather the sizable nature of the fires.

Years ago, when cell phones were relatively new, people grew concerned that using them might cause harm to our brains. Specifically, the fear was that cell phones might emit deadly radiation, such as microwaves that killed brain cells or caused cancer.

Niverville’s town council held a regularly scheduled meeting on April 19.

The RM of Ritchot’s council met two times in the last week, starting with a special meeting on April 13 to discuss the bylaw regulating campaign expenses and contributions. Mayor Chris Ewen was not in attendance.

The problem of social isolation for seniors was already a public health crisis before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the effects of isolation have undoubtedly worsened in the last two years, leading to increased loneliness, depression, and anxiety among our oldest citizens.

As the 2024 school year comes to a close, a whole new platoon of excited high school graduates are getting ready to take on the world. The Citizen interviewed four of these seniors, from both the Niverville High School (NHS) and École Régional Gabrielle-Roy, to talk about their future plans.

Inconsistency continues to be the theme for the Winnipeg Jets this season after they dropped a pair of back-to-back games and leave Florida having been outscored 13–5. These games, and all of Winnipeg’s remaining games, were once labelled as must-wins if they were to have any chance of squeaking into the playoffs.

Niverville’s own David Richert has won the Drexler Automotive Formula 3 race at the Hungaroring, a 4.381-kilometre motorsport racetrack near Budapest, Hungary.

After two years of pandemic shutdown, the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair is planning to make a triumphant return to southeastern Manitoba this summer—specifically, on the weekend of June 10–11.

The Niverville Choral Society will present a concert, Sing Into Spring, on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ambassador Canadian Reformed Church in Niverville.