A polar bear tiptoes across the polished surface of a frozen northern lake, two cubs trailing behind her on this bright but frigid day, the cold winter wind bending the bare, skittering branches in the forest behind them.

The Remembrance Day committees in Niverville and Ritchot have been actively organizing services for November 11. These are to be part of the ongoing reminder that our current national peace was bought and paid for at a heavy price—through the lives and dedication of our war heroes, past and present. Peacetime isn’t something we can ever take for granted.

Jordan St. Cyr is no stranger to winning awards, but after being recognized in numerous categories at the upcoming GMA Covenant Awards, this may be a new record, even for him.

On November 6, Niverville’s town council will give third and final reading to a new bylaw designed to make snow removal in the community more efficient and cost-effective. If council votes in favour, the bylaw will come into effect on that date.

Curtis Claydon is primed and ready to fill the seat that retired councillor Jeannot Robert recently vacated. In September, Claydon won the Ward 3 seat by acclamation, with no other parties running against him.

The Hanover School Division’s board of trustees has chosen an official name for the new high school being constructed in Niverville. The school, set to open on schedule in September 2019, will be called Niverville High School.

After taking a step back this past year, Niverville-based band Plain as Ghosts is ready to re-emerge onto the music scene.

Custodial staff of the Seine River School Division (SRSD) are hitting the picket lines as of 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12.

Doggy daycares help dogs socialize and burn off energy while their owners are at work—and finding the right place, and the right people, to look after your dog just got a little easier. At the end of September, Jane Seath, owner and operator of Tender Touch Dog Grooming in Île-des-Chênes, partnered with Tammy Thomson and Lauris Kleben to operate the Tender Touch Doggy Daycare, attached to the grooming salon.

A group of artisans from across Manitoba are coming together for Winnipeg’s newest consignment shop, Made Here.