A contingent of residents turned up at Ritchot council’s January 23 public meeting to speak to a multi-family housing project proposed for the property at 420 Main Street in St. Adolphe, the former location of the community’s personal care home. Ken Tallaire of the River Trail Development Corp is requesting that council allow for 14 1,200-square-foot units and 16 660-square-foot units geared toward people in the 55+ age bracket.

On January 23, Ritchot council addressed an application made by Paul Loeppky of Red Plain Farms Ltd. Loeppky’s request was to expand his existing hog livestock operation, located approximately two miles south of Niverville, from the 2,500 animals he currently raises to 5,000 animals.  

After doubling their volume and capacity in just 24 months, it became clear to local businessman Dan Harder that his company, InEx Plastering, needed more space, especially in their office. The company moved into their new location at 41127 Sixth Avenue North in October 2018 to make sure they had enough room, both for now and into the future.

Ritchot council had a busy night on January 23 with a full house of residents and delegations. Up for discussion were one variation application and four conditional use applications.

Developer Luke Wiebe was given a second go on his application to create a new multi-family housing development on Fourth Avenue South in Niverville. At a public meeting held on Tuesday, January 22, Wiebe addressed council with a new proposal after his first one had been denied in early December. The new development is being planned for the properties immediately south of Wiebe’s existing multi-family development on this street.

At a public meeting on Tuesday, January 22, Niverville’s town council took a look at a subdivision plan proposed for the first phase of Fifth Avenue Estates West, a new development to be located in the area surrounding the new high school. The proposed plan would lead to the creation of 103 lots on 111 acres of land.

Three conditional use hearings were heard at a public meeting in council chambers on the night of Tuesday, January 22. Delegations were there to represent two of the

Santa Lucia Pizza had made their first giant, 30-inch pizza out of their Niverville location. The auspicious occasion took place on Friday, February 9.

Seven games past the midway point in the season, the Jets sit in the same position they did last year at the 48-game mark: atop the Central Division. And they’ve done so by maintaining a lot of the trends that got them there last season. They’ve had a dominant record at home, high offensive contributions from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, and a goal differential that once again ranks in the top five.

A local entrepreneur is in the running to be recognized as a finalist in the Just Watch Me! video contest, which celebrates the success of entrepreneurs with health conditions or disabilities in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan.