Last year, one local author got the good news that she’d been selected for a coveted writing mentorship with the Manitoba Writers Guild. Brenda Sawatzky of Niverville, a longtime member of the Guild, had seen the annual Sheldon Oberman’s Apprenticeship advertised many times, but never before had she been in a position to apply.

As we celebrate Canada Day, a local judge reflects on her career and the meaning of Canadian citizenship.

The Niverville Nighthawks got back in the win column in style on Friday night at the CRRC with a convincing 7–2 trouncing of the Winnipeg Blues. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in second place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 3–1–0.

The Niverville Nighthawks put on a clinic on Sunday afternoon at the CRRC with an 8–2 demolition of the Swan Valley Stampeders. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in second place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 4–1–0.

Two deserving former educators of Niverville Collegiate were presented with the Loran Scholars Foundation Teachers Building Leaders Award on June 27 at an award ceremony in Niverville. The national award was given to Ms. Angela Burtnack-Schinkel and Ms. Dana Dueck.

Under the traditional strains of Pomp and Circumstance, the last graduating class of Niverville Collegiate Institute marched toward the future at this year’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 26. These 55 students said goodbye to NCI, and so did all the rest of us. While next summer will produce another crop of promising graduates, they will be products of Niverville High.

Collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy held its graduation exercises on Thursday, June 20, at La Cathédrale de Saint-Boniface in Winnipeg. The Île-des-Chênes school draws French-speaking student from throughout southeastern Manitoba.

The large fiftieth anniversary signs at each end of Niverville’s Main Street have confused more than a few locals since they first appeared a few weeks back. Perhaps these people are asking themselves, “Hasn’t Niverville been on the map since the early 1870s?” The answer, of course, would be yes. And if we were celebrating Niverville’s complete history, we’d be looking back at nearly 150 years of growth and progress.

The Hanover School Division’s board of trustees has approved the 2024–25 budget and things are looking more optimistic than they were one year ago.

Approximately 50 St. Adolphe residents gathered at Pioneer Hall on the evening of Tuesday, June 25 to participate in a special public hearing for the rezoning of a portion of the Tourond Creek development. The developer had requested a change in zoning from Commercial General to Residential General on almost five acres of land just north of the development’s main entrance.