One of The Citizen's regular news features is a follow-up article after every Niverville council meeting, reporting on the details of the various measures that were passed and discussed. Today, in celebration of Niverville's fiftieth anniversary since incorporation as an independent municipal government, we offer you this historical look back at selected minutes from Niverville's very first year.

A group of Grade Nine students from Niverville Collegiate recently earned the title of provincial champions for their skills in mathematics.

On Monday, June 24, the Hanover School Division announced the appointment of a new vice principal for Niverville Elementary School. The board of trustees has selected Jolene Kehler for the post.

Niverville will host the 2019 U11 A Provincials this summer in Hespeler Park the weekend of July 5–7.

Ritchot’s council convened on the evening of Wednesday, June 19 to discuss a number of agenda items.

Jules and Raymonde Manaigre love their hometown of St. Adolphe for its quiet, peaceful, and friendly qualities. When they moved here in 1969, they were surrounded by wheat fields and summer breezes. The parish on Main Street was the hub of community activity and there were plenty of ways to get involved in village life.

The June 18 meeting opened on a high note as council welcomed Rodney Sage, city manager for Brandon and board member of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA). Sage was in attendance to offer an official congratulations and award to council for Niverville’s environmental ingenuity, displayed in the lagoon’s remediation through natural means.

With the Right at School program coming to a close just one year into its operations, working parents with children at Niverville Elementary once again find themselves scrambling for before- and after-school care for the upcoming year.

Students, teachers, and administrative staff filled Niverville Collegiate to capacity on June 14 to celebrate the end of one era and the beginning of a new. This fall, the school’s students and teachers will branch off. Some will fill the new classrooms and halls of Niverville High School while others will return to the same building with a new name, Niverville Middle School.

BSI Insurance has merged with ONE Insurance Group. The familiar BSI signs in Niverville, Ste. Agathe, and St. Pierre may be changing, but customers of these insurance providers need not take any steps to protect or change their policies.