The Niverville Nighthawks came back down to earth on Saturday evening with a rough 5–2 loss on the road to the Selkirk Steelers. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 19–12–1.

Niverville’s town council has decided to sign a one-year contract with the Commissionaires for by-law enforcement. The contract went into effect September 1 and will continue until August 31, 2018. Four other companies submitted bids.

Those who feel that Niverville’s business sector has lagged behind its population growth are finally getting some good news.

Rumours have been circulating for years about the possibility of Flying J opening a new location along Highway 75 in Ste. Agathe. Finally, those rumours can be confirmed. 

This article has been updated on October 20, 2017 to include important information provided by Martin Ritchot. See the new section below, titled “Mr. Ritchot Responds to Allegations.”

The Niverville Nighthawks stumbled out of the gate on Saturday night, taking a tough 5–2 loss on the road to the Selkirk Steelers. Niverville now has a 32–19–3 record and has already secured a playoff spot in the MJHL’s East Division.

Doug Dyck is a resident of New Bothwell and the owner of Heritage Lane Builders, based out of Niverville. He’s a husband, father, grandfather, and man of faith.

The Niverville Nighthawks continued their on-ice struggle, looking bad in another loss, this time dropping a 5–2 outcome to the Neepawa Titans on Sunday night at home.

“Water doesn’t know political boundaries,” says Joey Pankiw, manager of the Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District (SRRWD), a nonprofit organization that promotes good stewardship of the 7,000 square kilometres impacted by the flow of three local rivers—the Seine, the Rat, and the Roseau. In total, the region affects 17 different municipalities.

This month, while Manitobans were bumping their clocks forward for another daylight savings time (DST) ritual, Springfield-Ritchot MLA Ron Schuler was presenting to the Legislature a few reasons why this tradition should be eliminated once and for all.