With only hours left to go before Niverville’s Olde Tyme Country Fair gets underway, The Citizen dropped by one classroom at Niverville Elementary School to get some children’s thoughts on what it means to be a volunteer and make one’s community a better place to live.

A new provincial government was sworn in at The Leaf in Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park on October 18. Premier Wab Kinew took the opportunity to introduce his new 14-person cabinet as they took their oaths of office.

Whether you’re a real estate agent, potential homebuyer, or real estate speculator, one fact is clear about Manitoba’s current housing market: there are not enough homes in the province to meet demand—not even remotely so.

Another Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair has come and gone, and most of us are already looking toward our next big summer adventure.

From June 3–5, well over 1,000 senior athletes converged on Steinbach to participate in the 2025 Manitoba 55+ Games. At least three residents from Ritchot and Niverville emerged with medals thanks to their dedication to and love of pickleball.

It’s year 25 for the Bison Classic Motorcycle Rally, held this year from June 27–29 at Cheyenne Park in Ste. Agathe. Everyone’s invited to register for the full weekend of events hosted by the Antique Motorcycle Club of Manitoba (AMCM).

Today, Manitoba swears in its first First Nations premier, Wab Kinew. This watershed moment is significant not only for the almost 165,000 Indigenous people who make Manitoba home, representing 12 percent of the population, but for the province as a whole.

For the second time in two years, administrators and board members of the Seine River School Division (SRSD) have publicly admitting to a significant error affecting their budget. This time around, though, things are looking much more optimistic.

On June 17, a group of local developers were tasked with selling their concept for Niverville’s first six-storey complex to both council and the general public.

At their June 18 public meeting, Ritchot’s council briefly discussed their need to beef up cybersecurity after months of cleanup effort stemming from a security breach that took place last December.