At their February 5 council meeting, Ritchot council members gave their approval to the consultants behind the creation of the municipality’s recreation master plan. A delegation from each of the consulting companies addressed council after providing them with a 150-page document which will aid council in working out plans for recreation infrastructure and services within the RM over the course of the next 10 to 20 years.

New Bothwell is hosting its annual Winter Carnival this weekend, with events kicking off on Friday evening at the town’s recreation centre.

A month into the new year, the Niverville Clippers have picked up right where they left off at the end of 2018.

With less than three weeks to go before the NHL’s trade deadline on February 25, action has already begun to pick up in front offices around the league. 

One resident of Niverville is hoping that this summer will see a series of upgrades to the Niverville Dog Park. Barry Piasta, who has been active in the community for many years, has worked hard to upgrade the dog park in the past. Now he’s taking the initiative once again by enlisting the help of local businesses and volunteers.

Last March, The Citizen reported that Kyle Guenther, head coach of the Providence Pilots volleyball program, would be stepping down after 13 seasons. Nearly a year later, circumstances have changed and Guenther is back at the helm.

 There is no doubt that the bus crash that took the lives of the Humboldt Bronco junior hockey team was a tragedy. The 16 lives lost and the additional 13 lives forever altered by injury are a tragedy beyond words, and they elicit powerful emotional responses from anyone who hears about them. 

The Niverville Varsity Girls basketball team may have had a rocky season so far, but everyone loves a good dark horse story, and the Panthers are ready to deliver.

Niverville’s Community Resource Centre (CRC) is getting one step closer to reality thanks to insurance giants HUB International and Wawanesa Insurance, and local business owners Ray and Cara Dowse. On Friday, February 1, representatives from the insurance companies lined up alongside Ray Dowse to present a combined cheque for $30,000 to CRC committee chairperson Clarence Braun.

Jordan St. Cyr left the fortieth annual GMA Covenant Awards with a lot more than he arrived with, walking away with five awards and a surreal experience.