With the municipal elections coming up this fall, on October 24, voters will be looking to our slates of candidates and judging them based on their ideas and platforms. Sometimes we spend so much time evaluating candidates by their politics, though, that we forget to evaluate them as potential leaders. For the next few months, columnist Clarence Braun, former mayor of Niverville, will be writing about the qualities of leadership we should look for in those who will lead our communities for the next four years.

On Friday, November 15, approximately 55,000 postal workers across Canada Post walked off the job, bringing mail and parcel deliveries to a virtual standstill.

Local artist Dawn Schmidt is the new featured artist at the Fairmont Winnipeg. Although primarily a landscape painter, Schmidt’s collection for the Fairmont blends a bold, vibrant colour palette with the lively study of Winnipeg’s iconic places and historic streetscapes.

Uriel Jelin’s is a relatively new face at the RM of Ritchot’s municipal office and he’s there to fill the role of Energy Efficiency Advocate. His position began in early summer.

On November 19, Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville read the 2024 speech from the throne, a document outlining the NDP government’s plans for the coming year.

A group of seven teenage entrepreneurs from Niverville got a boost earlier this month when they paid a visit to the Manitoba Legislature on Monday, June 4 to hear MLA Shannon Martin deliver a Private Member’s Statement in their honour. Martin congratulated the students on their success and entrepreneurial vision.

It’s another hot day in Île-des-Chênes, where Lise and Bruce Bale balance family life with customers on the phone and checking in at the office. The couple purchased Arrowhead RV Park from Lise’s parents in 2015, the same year their youngest of three children was born. At the time, they were both working full-time, Bruce as an electrician and Lise as an HR director, and the chance to own and operate an RV park seemed like an opportunity to slow things down and spend more time at home with the kids.

Construction on Niverville’s new high school, which began in late March, is right on track, according to Hanover School Division superintendent Randy Dueck. Dry weather early on in the spring allowed Red Lake Construction to make quick progress.

The end of June marked a time of auspicious celebrations for students in Niverville and Ritchot. A total of 61 graduates from Niverville Collegiate Institute (NCI) and 63 graduates of École Gabrielle-Roy took to the stage in cap and gown to commemorate their remarkable achievement and receive their high school diplomas.

BSI Insurance has donated $1,500 to Providence University College in Otterburne to help with improvements and upgrades to the Providence House Residence.