The events of January 25, 2014 still remain fresh in the memories of many residents of southeastern Manitoba. Just after midnight on that fateful Saturday, a natural gas pipeline near Otterburne exploded, leaving about 4,000 people without heat for days on end.

April 3 marked a significant day for residents of St. Adolphe, as well as the developers of the community’s newest neighbourhood, Tourond Creek. The developer, St. Adolphe Land Company (SALCO), made a two-part request to Ritchot council: to amend their existing residential zoning to include multifamily options, and to rezone a section of land designated commercial to multifamily residential.

Another municipal election is coming up on October 24, meaning it’s time to consider running for office in your local community.

At the World Championship Cheese Competition in early March, Bothwell Cheese entered a host of products as a test run to see how they stack up against top-level international competitors. The result? A silver medal for Bothwell’s Habanero with Cracked Black Pepper Monterey Jack.

Hanover School Division’s board of trustees have appointed a new vice principal for Niverville Elementary School. Marge Thiessen will assume her new role at the start of the upcoming school year.

Providence University College and Theological Seminary recently held its spring graduation exercises, beginning on Wednesday, April 18 and concluding on Sunday, April 22.

Country Snacks, partnered with Red River Co-op, is set to embark on some real changes over the course of this coming summer—changes that will see the addition of six new gas pumps, a new entry and egress loop, and an outdoor attached patio for their customers’ enjoyment.

Spring has at last arrived in the southeast, forcing us to come to grips with all the dust and garbage left behind by the melting snow. Before we can hit the beaches this summer,  however, we face the annual chore of spring-cleaning.

Émilie is in Grade 10 at École/Collège Gabrielle-Roy. Émilie is in her ninth year of dance and is a senior dancer in the competitive program at Prairie Soul Dance Company. 

It won’t be a status quo kind of year at the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair in 2018, but that doesn’t mean you won’t find all the fun and entertainment you’re used to.