The warm weather in February has wreaked havoc on the Niverville Curling Club’s schedule. The club, which has one of the province’s few remaining natural ice surfaces, is always dependent on weather, but this year was worse than normal. When the temperature climbed above freezing for a week, the ice surface basically disintegrated.

Peyton has been in the CanSkate program since October and has been a dedicated athlete all season. 

The Niverville Skating Club had a great skate-a-thon in February, with 20 skaters raising $1,174 during the two-hour event. This means that $587 each will go to the Niverville Skating Club and the future multiplex. Skaters had fun on the ice sporting their superhero costumes.

The musical stylings of Jordan St. Cyr have become well known in the Christian music industry recently, especially with the release of his first single across Canada last year, “I Look to Jesus.” The song got him a Covenant Award nomination for Pop Song of the Year.

If you drive down Highway 59 towards Winnipeg, you may have noticed a property with bright green paint on all the buildings, and a huge green wall. This is Chroma Ranch, and it’s owned by John Mysyk, who has been working in the film industry for 20 years. Mysyk is in the business of creating movie magic, and films have been shooting here for about 15 years. 

This month, I’m taking a different spin on Fitville and talking about getting creative and finding my inner artist. I had to dig deep to find it, but it was there hiding in the corner of my body, shaking as I grabbed it and dusted it off.

February in Canada is “I Love to Read” month. To start off the month right, Niverville Elementary School’s Literacy Committee invited the crew from the Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) to perform for the students. 

There’s no question that real estate in southeast Manitoba is booming. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, 2017 will be no different. While some provinces are levelling off, Manitoba’s real estate sales are expected to climb by four percent.

With the completion this spring of the new Heritage Life Retirement Living life lease condos at the Niverville Heritage Centre, the onsite medical clinic is set for a significant expansion. The new 5,000-square-foot facility, called Open Health Niverville, will be located on the ground floor and open its doors in May.

Opportunities for business abound south of Winnipeg’s perimeter. Whether you’re an established company or getting ready to venture out, it’s worth considering what the southeast has to offer. One thing you can rest assured on: your startup and ongoing operational costs are almost certain to be less than in the city.