Niverville, Manitoba

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Niverville is a small town in the Canadian province of Manitoba (population 1,921, Statistics Canada Census 2001), located about 25 km south of the provincial capital, Winnipeg. It serves mostly as a dormitory community or exurb for people who work in Winnipeg but prefer to reside in a small-town environment.

The town lies on the edge of the Red River Valley. There, the land is quite flat, and the rich black soils here are known to bring some of the finest crops in the land. Trees and wooded areas dot the countryside.

The town offers many services, including: a primary health care centre; dental, chiropractic, optometric, and massage services; a gas station, some restaurants, as well as an elementary school (K-6), and a high school (7-12). There are also eight churches. Niverville's signature event is the annual 'Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair', which is held the second weekend of June.

Named after the officer Chevalier Joseph Claude Boucher de Niverville of the company of Legardeur de St.Pierre, Niverville was the first Mennonite settlement in Manitoba. It is home to the first fully operational grain elevator in all of Western Canada.

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