Collectively, the Red River Rage and their seven local teams, from the youngest skaters just learning new skills to teenagers playing at the U16 level, are having great starts to their seasons.

Politically speaking, the fall has been a busy one—especially for Niverville residents, who are going back to the polls on Tuesday, November 26 for the third time in three months. This time, they’ll be casting their vote on a municipal concern: should cannabis retail be allowed in the community?

Two Niverville high school students say they were shut down by the school’s administration on the day they were given permission to hold a peaceful protest. Two weeks later, they were offered an apology—and an explanation. 

The choir at Niverville Elementary School recently got the showcase of a lifetime when, on Sunday, November 17, they got the chance to step out onto the ice at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg and sing the national anthem at a Manitoba Moose game.

On Friday, November 15, MLA Ron Schular announced new provincial funding for the Ritchot Public Library. Schuler, appearing alongside councillors from the RM as well as school trustees at Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy in Île-des-Chênes, revealed the funding, in the amount of $36,500.

The Steinbach Pistons got the best of the Niverville Nighthawks in game one of their best-of-seven series with a decisive 5–2 win on Friday night in La Broquerie

Almost as if by magic, Kelly and Ricki ten Hove of Grande Pointe discovered a way to combine their unique talents to create a burgeoning new online business: Red Fox Playing Cards. Unlike traditional playing cards, their Red Fox cards are designed with the card trick magician in mind.

On Saturday, November 16, the owners and operators of Ritchot’s many businesses gathered at the annual Ritchot Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Awards and Event Gala at the TC Energy Centre in Île-des-Chênes. More than 35 local businesses were represented at the gala, with more than one-third of them being sponsors of the evening itself.

When the Winnipeg Jets traded Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers in exchange for Neal Pionk and a first-round draft pick for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, I was sceptical. Pionk was a relatively unknown defender and the first-round draft pick was going to be a late round pick. With that pick, the Jets chose defender Ville Heinola twentieth overall—and both him and Pionk have played surprisingly well.

In this day and age, community Facebook groups are where it’s at. Almost every rural community has one. These online water coolers provide an excellent place for newcomers to meet people and get to know their community, for residents to engage in meaningful dialogue, and for volunteer groups to take advantage of free advertising to the masses.