Ten-year-old Chloe Baudry and her family have been growing pumpkins and donating the money to different causes in their hometown of Ste. Agathe for the past four years. This year, they’ve raised more than $600 for the Ste. Agathe Arena, which is fundraising for a new ice plant.

Niverville council’s May 6 public meeting began with a request for a conditional use permit by Rural Connections Manitoba Ltd, a high-speed fibre optics internet provider.

For RM of Ritchot employees Danielle Peters and Emma Dequier, inclusion and belonging are feelings they want every resident of the RM to experience all the time. 

Staff Sargeant Ron Poirier from the St. Pierre RCMP detachment joined Ritchot’s council virtually for their May 6 meeting to provide a lengthy report on crime stats for the first quarter of 2025.

Just weeks into the spring season and fire bans are already underway. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 9, Level 1 fire and travel restrictions are in effect according to the Manitoba Wildlife Service (MWS).

On November 1, Hanover School Division’s (HSD) nearly 300 educational assistants (EA)s may be absent from the classroom as they take to the picket lines. The decision was made after 96 percent of the division’s EAs voted in favour of strike action.

It’s the holiday at the end of fall that sees parents striving to roll Tinkerbell and Superman tights over long underwear and snowsuits. It has long been demonized for its origins and increase in violence and mischief. Anyone concerned about sugar intake, serious food allergies, or sensory issues has plenty of valid reasons to direct their ire at this macabre time of year

Last week, Niverville Nighthawks head coach and general manager Kelvin Cech was announced by Hockey Canada as one of eight Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) coaches who have been selected to lead Team Canada East and Team Canada West at the 2023 World Junior A Hockey Challenge in Truro, Nova Scotia this December.

The Niverville Nighthawks have won their third straight game with a 4–0 thrashing of the OCN Blizzard on Tuesday evening at the Seven Oaks Sportsplex in Winnipeg. They remain in third place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 9–3–1.

What do you do when you have so many pizzerias in one community? You send them into battle. For the second year running, Niverville’s Pizza Wars week, which ran from May 1 to 8, was a big hit. And by the weekend, two winners were declared.