The Manitoba Youth Job Centre (MYJC) in Niverville is back in business. The office, which provides assistance to young people looking for work, opened for the season on May 14 and will remain open until August 17.

Community development comprises a significant share of a town council’s time and energy. Development planning is, after all, the backbone to a thriving, growing community. On April 26, Niverville’s town council held a second open house to get the public in on the conversation. A formal adoption of the new development plan is set to take place at a public hearing later this fall.

For the first year in a row, the Town of Niverville is gearing up for another summer season packed with weekly children’s camps.

Bell MTS Place wasn’t the only whiteout going strong in southern Manitoba this spring. On Friday, May 11, residents of Niverville and the surrounding area crowded in on Whitetail Meadow for the annual Community Resource Centre fundraiser, decked out in white formal wear. The theme: Casino Blanc.

Environment Canada reports that April 2018 was the driest April in southern Manitoba for the past 30 years. It was also the fourth driest April since precipitation records started being kept in 1872.

Dustin and Dallas Wiebe of Apex Farms believe that diversity is the key to the long-term sustainability of their small farming operation in southeast Manitoba. The brothers raise hogs on a farm near Niverville and are trying their hand at growing trout in one of their empty sheds. Recently, on a farm property south of Steinbach, the duo invested in another type of livestock: sheep.

Starting this September, parents in the Hanover School Division will have a new childcare option. The school division is partnering with Right at School, a leading before- and afterschool programming provider, to meet the needs of working families in several of its communities. The programs will begin this fall in Niverville and Steinbach, as well as in several other towns throughout the division, as long as there is sufficient interest.

Allison Antonio has spent her whole life telling stories, but it wasn’t until the birth of her son that she decided to actually write a story down and have it published.

Jaden's love for soccer started as soon as he could walk, and at age four he joined the Niverville Timbits.

The Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission issued a report on Friday, May 18 outlining a series of proposed changes to provincial riding boundaries in advance of the next Manitoba general election, tentatively scheduled for October 2020. In particular, Niverville’s place in the region is set to undergo a major shift, which could be of concern to residents of the fastest growing community in the province.