The mainstage at this year’s Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair is going to be bigger and better than ever, with a constellation of country music stars touching down to put on a show that won’t soon be forgotten.

The name Ted Falk is nothing new to local voters. Falk has represented Provencher for the past 12 years. The full-time politician lives in Steinbach with his wife Irene, and at almost 65 years of age he says he’s not ready to retire from politics just yet.

Challenging in Provencher for the third time is Trevor Kirczenow, running for the Liberals. He holds a degree in political science and is an accomplished violinist and author. He lives with his family near Dugald.

The Green Party of Canada is being represented in Provencher this election by Blair Mahaffy, who lived for many years with is family in Lorette. He now makes his home in West Hawk Lake. He’s both a software developer and riding guide at the Falcon Beach horse stables.

For Noel Gautron of Ritchot, the 2025 election will mark his third time running for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC). Gautron is a small business owner, logistics professional, and family man.

Three weeks of strike has come to an end for more than 300 Hanover School Division (HSD) EAs, as 83 percent of them voted to ratify a deal offered by school division. As of Thursday, November 23, it’s back to work as usual for the majority of EAs.

I agree with William Cowper’s famous expression, “Variety is the spice of life that gives it all its flavour”—except that is, where food is concerned. I have never been one to seek out new or unique food experiences. While my kids and grandkids all seem to have adventurous tastebuds, I have always been quite comfortable with my limited palate.

“Why have you forsaken me?” Those are haunting words and I cannot imagine they were uttered in anything other than complete distress, if not despair, for in the midst of colossal suffering Jesus hung upon his cross feeling abandoned by God. At various times in our lives, we too may feel forgotten. Many of us have entered into darkness and prayed fervently for help only to hear silence in response, or beseeched heaven on our knees, hearing only the sound of our own lamentation. The cross is about what God does with suffering, and there is no life that will not carry such a cross.

Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and the author of “Water Is…”, a scientific and personal exploration of water.

The Niverville Club’s season got cut short by unseasonably warm weather, forcing curlers to head out of town for post-season play. Most of the playoffs occurred in February at the Otterburne Curling Club. The final was played on March 15 in St. Adolphe.