When people start to show artistic talent and ability, it’s usually at a young age… which is exactly what happened for Abigail Olfert.

If you’ve ever been called unreasonable or crazy, you may have taken offense. According to mainstream thinking, so-called crazy people are the ones who do irrational things like threatening a pregnant woman while wearing a clown suit, skateboarding on the ledge of a 20-story building just for media hype, or running for president with a divisive campaign strategy.

Once we become adults, responsibility can easily take over our lives. When we were children, we pursued fun activities that we enjoyed. If we’re not careful, though, adult life and routine can take over. This new series is here to encourage you to find what you love, or have always wanted to try, and go for it.

Niverville residents selected a new town councillor in the by-election on September 14. Nathan Dueck won the seat with 278 votes.

Terry Martin from Niverville has been participating in Ride for Refuge almost since its inception in Kitchener-Waterloo. 

The third Municipality of Ritchot Volunteer Appreciation Evening on September 27, held at the Farm and Food Discovery Centre in Glenlea, was a great success.

On September 20, a group of Grade 7–8 students from the Île-des-Chênes school spent the morning planting trees at the TransCanada Centre. The trees were planted directly north of the TransCanada Centre and the Île-des-Chênes Arena.

Sarah Gatey and Bryan Claeys have enjoyed ownership of their home on Fourth Avenue South in Niverville for the past 13 years. Their time there has been relatively incident-free—that is, until one year ago when, within a six-week period, both their water and sewer utilities broke down.

Every year, Tabs for Wheelchairs collects and recycles tabs from drink cans and uses the proceeds to purchase a specialized wheelchair for someone in need. In June 2016, a wheelchair was presented to Jessica Rempel, who was born with spina bifida and nerve damage to her lower spine. The wheelchair is helping Jessica to live a more independent life.

A local initiative is bringing together urban dwellers and farmers to help ease suffering half a world away.