Thursday, May 22 brought weather so perfect that it was seemed almost made to order for the classic car show held at the Niverville Heritage Centre. Members of the Country Classic Car Club rolled into town in their vintage rides that night, bringing smiles to the faces of the seniors who fondly remember when they were new.

On May 23, both the federal and provincial governments announced new childcare funding in Manitoba, representing the largest increase in the province’s history.

Just three months into business in Niverville, BarBurrito’s owner, Kuldeep Randhawa, is already finding ways to give back to the community.

On Tuesday, May 27, residents of Ritchot lined up at the municipal civic office to get their hands on free spruce trees, courtesy of the RM. 

A new timberframe structure stands proudly just to the west of the railway tracks in Niverville. Its purpose is to provide shelter over the historic CPR well. 

May was a busy month for the RM of Ritchot’s volunteer firefighting crew. Apart from attending to emergency situations within their own jurisdiction, a couple of teams put in extra hours assisting in Manitoba’s current wildfires.

After only three years of play, the Niverville Force men’s soccer team has proven that it is indeed a force to be reckoned with. The squad ended their 2023 season in second place, only one point behind first.

With council’s approval on June 3 for the opening of Prairie Roots Fitness, residents of Niverville will soon have one more option for getting into shape.

For Niverville’s mayor, Myron Dyck, May was a busy month. At council’s public meeting on June 3, he shared some thoughts on his recent activities in his bimonthly mayor’s report.

Ritchot’s council met for their bi-monthly public meeting on June 3 to discuss a brief list of items on their agenda. Included was a report by CAO Shane Ray on costs incurred by the RM in recent weeks.