Niverville is a town in the

Eastman Region Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg, on the east by the Manitoba-Ontario b ...

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, Canada. The town lies between the northwest corner of the

Rural Municipality of Hanover The Rural Municipality of Hanover is a rural municipality (RM) in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, located southeast of Winnipeg in Division No. 2. It is Manitoba's most populous rural municipality and fourth-most populous municipality overall (be ...

and the southeastern portion of the

Rural Municipality of Ritchot The Rural Municipality of Ritchot (french: Municipalité rurale de Ritchot) is a rural municipality in the Winnipeg Capital Region, bordering the south side of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The separately-administered town of Niverville lies adja ...

. Niverville's population as of the 2021 census is 5,947, the largest town and 10th-largest community in Manitoba.

History

In 1874, after the establishment of the Mennonite

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William Hespeler William Hespeler (December 29, 1830 – April 18, 1921), born ''Wilhelm'', was a German-Canadian businessman, immigration agent, and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He served as Speaker of the Legislature and as honorary co ...

, who had recruited Mennonites to the area, saw the opportunity to develop a rail station to supply the new Mennonite settlements, at a location selected by railway tycoon Joseph Whitehead. Initially the town that grew up around the station was named Hespeler, but eventually became known by the name of the railway station, Niverville, after 18th-century explorer and fur trader Chevalier Joseph Boucher de Niverville. The first grain elevator in western Canada, a unique round structure was built in Niverville in 1879 by Hespeler. Originally within the

, Niverville was incorporated as a village in 1969. In 1970, Niverville was host to the Niverville Pop Festival, the first rock festival in Manitoba. Niverville has expanded on multiple occasions through annexation of land from the

to the west and Hanover to the east and north. It was incorporated as a town in 1993. Many inhabitants today are Mennonite or British, with a growing number of immigrants of other backgrounds. In recent years, Niverville has grown into a "bedroom community" of Winnipeg and is among the fastest growing towns in the province.

Geography

Niverville lies in the

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. It is located at the crossing of Provincial Road 311 and the CPR Emerson rail line, between Provincial Road 200 and Provincial Trunk Highway 59.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Niverville had a population of 5,947 living in 1,971 of its 2,010 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,610. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Economy

Niverville's economy is based on agriculture and construction as the town has become a bedroom community for Winnipeg. Employers include the Great GORP Project (Food Industry), Spectis Moulders (polyurethane architectural products),

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(agribusiness), William Dyck and Sons (hardware store and lumberyard), Wiens Furniture (furniture, appliance and bedding retailer) and Niverville Credit Union.

Arts and culture

Niverville host an annual Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair, which is held the second weekend of June. Niverville's Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC) is the community's main indoor recreation complex that houses an athletic fieldhouse, theatre, and an ice hockey arena that is home to the Niverville Nighthawks of the

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and Niverville Clipper ice hockey teams. The town's other recreational facilities include the Niverville Centennial Arena, Niverville Curling Club, an outdoor tennis court located at Niverville Middle School, a fitness and dance gym, a nine-hole golf course, and Hespeler Park. The Crow Wing Trail also runs through the town. A heritage wall documenting Niverville's history was opened on Main Street in 2021. A museum documenting local history, including a Red River Ox Cart, is located on the second floor of the CRRC.

Government

The town is governed by a mayor and council elected by the residents. The current mayor is Myron Dyck. Niverville lies within the federal riding of

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; the current MP for this riding is Ted Falk. At the provincial level, Niverville has been part of several different ridings as boundaries have changed over the years. Currently, Niverville is part of the

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electoral district, represented by

Ron Schuler Ronald Reinhold Schuler is a Canadian politician. He is currently a member of the Manitoba Legislature and a representative of the Progressive Conservative Party (PCs). He was first elected in the 1999 provincial election. and was re-elected in ...

Infrastructure

Niverville improved its Water Treatment Plant in 2012, expanding the reservoir to 1.2 megalitres. In June 2017, hot, dry weather caused higher water usage, and town notified residents to cut back on water usage because the reservoir could not be replenished quickly enough. A new well field opened in 2017 to prevent future water shortages.

Education

Niverville schools are part of the Hanover School Division. Niverville Elementary School (K-4), Niverville Middle School (5-8), and Niverville High School (9-12) provide education for the students of Niverville and surrounding area. Niverville High School (NHS) replaced the former Niverville Collegiate Institute (NCI) in 2019.

Notable people

David Bergen David Bergen (born January 14, 1957) is a Canadian novelist. He has published nine novels and two collections of short stories since 1993 and is currently based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His 2005 novel '' The Time in Between'' won the Scoti ...

, novelist *

Amanda Lindsey Cook Amanda Lindsey Cook (born Amanda Falk; May 8, 1984), also known as Falcon (since 2020) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and contemporary Christian music recording artist from Niverville, Manitoba. She received a Juno Awards, Juno Award at the J ...

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

recording artist Amanda Falk,
Amanda Falk's Myspace Page
. *

, town founder

References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Manitoba Winnipeg Metro Region