On Monday, March 16, the Niverville Heritage Centre campus released a statement regarding their response to COVID-19. The campus is home to many seniors living within the life lease, assisted living, and personal care home suites. And according to health officials, seniors are among those who are at greatest risk of contracting the virus.

On Tuesday afternoon, a message went out from Randy Dueck, Superintendent of the Hanover School Division, to parents and guardians.

In early March, the Town of Niverville announced that they assembled a new board, Niverville Health Care Services Inc. (NHCSI), to assume operational control of the Open Health clinic in Niverville under a social enterprise model. They also hired a business manager to oversee operations. Her name is Kristen Fyfe, and we’d like to introduce you to her.

A Note from the Niverville Fair Committee: As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair committee will be monitoring the situation closely.

The Niverville Nighthawks have been eliminated from the MJHL postseason after a 3–2 season-ending loss in game four at the CRRC on Thursday night to the Steinbach Pistons.

On Friday, parents with children attending school in the Hanover School Division (HSD) received official notice that the division would be implementing precautionary measures to help mitigate the potential spread of Covid-19 within their schools.

The Province of Manitoba has announced that all schools will suspend classes beginning Monday, March 23—and students will stay home at least until Monday, April 13. This represents a loss of two weeks, since spring break already falls during this period.

On the morning of March 12, public health officials announced the first positive diagnosis for COVID-19 in Manitoba.

One local entrepreneur has made it her business to spend less time at the desk and more time in the great outdoors—and she’s taking others with her. Lesley Gaudry of St. Adolphe recently launched a new business called Nature’s Edge Tourism.

In less than a month, Twenty Twenty Tattoo Studio is set to open in Niverville—by April 1, after Niverville’s town council approved their conditional use application in mid-February.