Imagine Mental Health Matters is quickly becoming a household phrase in Niverville, and that’s exactly what this not-for-profit organization is after. What better way to eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness than to get everyone talking about it?

For the ninth year running, Imagine Mental Health Matters drew crowds to Hespeler Park for a day of family fun with a sombre theme: there is no shame when it comes to mental health struggles and suicide is preventable.

When students arrived for the fall semester of Providence University College, they were treated to the biggest Welcome Week celebration in the school’s history.

On September 6, the board of the Hanover School Division reappointed Ron Falk as Board Chair and Rick Peters as Vice Board Chair for another year-long term. The decision was reached during a trustee vote at a public board meeting.

It was announced in June that Niverville will soon be getting its own Shell gas bar and attached Tim Horton’s restaurant at the corner of Highway 311 and Krahn Road, in front of The Highlands subdivision. Construction has been underway throughout the summer.

An informational open house was held on September 22 at the Niverville Heritage Centre to inform Niverville and surrounding area residents about the process of locating a new water supply to sustain the needs of this growing community. 

This year marked the third annual Heaps of Dreeps fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The fundraiser, which took place on September 10, is held in remembrance of Drew Cook, who passed away suddenly in 2013 from a heart condition he didn’t know he had.

It’s been exactly four years since the Blue Crescent Hotel was announced for Niverville and two years since the sod-turning ceremony took place. But all these years later, the only evidence that it’s still coming is a fading sign in front of the vacant property along Old Drovers Run.

The Niverville Nighthawks battled hard on Saturday night on the road but were ultimately dispatched 2–1 in a nailbiter at the hands of the Selkirk Steelers. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in third place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 11–5–1 on the season.

On October 9, Ritchot’s council held a special public meeting to consider a tender from a Manitoba company to operate as the municipality’s animal control officer. By the end of the meeting, council voted unanimously in favour.