Registration for the upcoming soccer season is underway for the Eastman Youth Soccer League, which services 15 clubs in southern Manitoba, including Niverville.

The Steinbach Sunset Riders (SSR) 4-H Club made a clean sweep in the Eastman Zones, placing first in every category. The event, in which club members present speeches, took place on February 16. According to the official 4-H Communications Guidelines, the purpose of the speeches is to teach, entertain, or inform.

Mark your calendars for the annual Niverville Health Foundation and Firefighters Ball, scheduled for Friday, March 8 at the Heritage Centre.

Main Street Storage in Niverville is under new ownership. The business is now operated by Greg and Derek McKnight, the owners of Storage Brothers.

Registration for baseball and softball in Niverville is now open for children between the ages of five and 18.

Ritchot’s council held a brief council meeting on February 20 to review a number of items on their agenda.

The new staff at Niverville’s Great Canadian Dollar Store have been stocking shelves and learning the ropes before the store’s official grand opening, which will run from March 1–3. Owner Travis Neufeld of Steinbach says they are almost ready for the soft opening in the next day or two.

Council has come to a much-anticipated agreement with CP Rail to create two sidewalk crossings across the railway tracks dividing east and west Niverville. The crossings will be located immediately north and south of Main Street. The cost to the town is not to exceed $80,000.

Like many growing communities, Niverville has experienced waves of petty crime in the past few years that home and business owners alike are hard-pressed to ignore. While the RCMP presence from the St. Pierre-Jolys detachment has been relatively effective, residents of the community have wanted to know if more can be done.

Niverville council held a brief meeting on the evening of Tuesday, February 19 with two council members missing as they vacation. A number of important issues hit the agenda.