Despite some uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Whitetail Meadow Spring Market is still on the books. As of this writing, unless public health orders substantially change, the event will kick off on Sunday, May 2 at Whitetail Meadow, located at the corner of Highways 311 and 200.

In just 11 months, the Town of Niverville will officially host the 2022 Manitoba Winter Games, and in that time a lot of work will be done to get ready for the town’s week in the spotlight. The Games will open on February 27, and run for one week until March 5.

On Thursday, April 1, it was announced that the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair, for the second year in a row, will not be taking place.

The RM of Ritchot has introduced some new lawn-watering restrictions that will be in effect throughout the summer. These measures will be place from May 31 until September 30.

Starting today, April 1, Niverville Service to Seniors is partnering with Bistro 290 to provide low-cost meals for seniors, Monday through Friday. Meals will cost $7 for a healthy, freshly prepared hot lunch delivered to Niverville’s many senior residents by local volunteers.

There is a passionate group of curlers in Niverville and for the first time in a long while they have a newly renovated space in which to slide their stones.

The rural southeast was rattled on Thursday, March 25 when the RCMP were called to investigate a disturbance along River Road near Lorette. The call, alerting authorities about a break-and-enter in progress, came in at 1:15 a.m.

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley scored his first NHL goal in a 4–2 loss on Saturday, March 27 against the Calgary Flames. The goal was a thing of beauty. Stanley found himself alone in the slot with the puck on his stick during the second period where he went bar-down on Flames goalminder David Rittich.

Some friendly competition across the RM of Ritchot is keeping families in the region busy this summer.

On March 15, the provincial government released its proposed new strategy for Kindergarten to Grade 12 education, under the Education Modernization Act, also known as Bill 64. The province has said that the changes will remove top-heavy administration in order to shift $40 million in funding and resources to the classroom while giving parents and guardians more input.