Kyle and Cyndi Wiebe normally lead very busy lives, enjoying country living with their five children and three dogs. Kyle is a Winnipeg paramedic and Cyndi does freelance graphic design/illustration and works part-time reception for the Town of Niverville.

On March 23, the Province of Manitoba launched a new website to help volunteers safely connect with fellow Manitobans in need of assistance. Intended to be a province-wide hub, Help Next Door allows people to enter their information to ask for help or answer people’s requests by volunteering to help.

A local Niverville couple, Raesha and Joel Enns, are expecting their first child in August. Joel runs his own roofing company, JJE Roofing & Construction, while Raesha stays at home working on the accounting side of the business.

At the onset, self-isolation can sound like a welcome challenge—almost vacation-like, especially if you’d been burning the candle at both ends for a while beforehand. But because we’re a society driven by structure, alarm clocks, and deadlines, unless we get really creative boredom is bound to set in eventually.

The provincial government has suspended classes schools for three weeks starting on March 23, and the closures will last until at least April 5 in Manitoba. In other places, such as Alberta, the government is preparing for students to be away for the remainder of the school year.

With the current coronavirus outbreak, and the social distancing measures in effect, businesses everywhere are facing new challenges and threats. To help support our local businesses, which are vital to the well-being of our communities, this article will present a list of businesses who are responding to the pandemic—letting you know what measures they’re taking, and how you can support them.

John Schmitke of Niverville Bigway is as surprised as anyone with the sudden high demand for grocery staples that stores have been experiencing in the past couple of weeks. But in the midst of it, he and his staff have been doing their utmost to keep up with the parade of local customers.

The news broke Thursday afternoon that Niverville is about to take its next step towards eventual city status. It’s now official: a traffic light is going to be installed at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue.

Niverville’s council met on the evening of March 17 to discuss a variety of items on the town’s agenda. Deputy Mayor John Funk was absent due to self-isolation after travel. 

In the past few weeks, you may have heard a few new terms regarding our healthcare and the global pandemic. Terms like isolation and quarantine may be somewhat familiar, but what about social distancing? What is it, why does it work, and what should I be doing right now?