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Discover your Heart in: Niverville

Attention: Wearing a mask or face covering is now required for those visiting the Niverville Town Office, as well as all indoor public spaces beginning September 28, 2020.

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Stay home if you have been

By Eastman Tourism

October 2, 2020
Read time: 25 min

Attention: Wearing a mask or face covering is now required for those visiting the Niverville Town Office, as well as all indoor public spaces beginning September 28, 2020.

*Disclaimer*

  • Stay home if you have been travelling or do not feel well. Here is an excellent resource if you are quarantined. This will help you find people in Manitoba who are willing and able to help you while quarantined. Help Next Door Manitoba
  • Go out with people within your household, but practice social distancing (2 metres away) with other groups.
  • Please practice Leave No Trace. Clean up after yourself and leave nothing behind such as trash and waste.

Located 42 km south of downtown Winnipeg, you will find the community of Niverville. This bustling town is full of great activities, unique shops and restaurants, and marvellous outdoor adventures waiting for you.

 

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Niverville’s Wetlands, part of their Green Initiatives, is not only great for the environment and first-of-its-kind project in Canada but is also a breathtaking experience.

This multi-award-winning project (most recently the 2019 CAMA Environment Award – Under 20,000 Population Category) offers an experience of beauty, education, and wonder. The project started with the Town of Niverville’s decision to decommission the 12 ha Niverville Lagoon System (that had reached the end of its life) in a responsible, environment-friendly way. Native Plant Solutions came to Niverville to propose an in situ treatment of bio-solids (sludge) using Phyto- and bio-remediation, and with that, the Niverville Wetlands were born.

The Wetlands are thriving, and development for visitors of the land continues. In 2018, 270 trees were planted, a viewing hill constructed, an educational kiosk along the Crow Wing Trail was added, and walking paths that connect to soccer fields, the splash pad and Wetlands interpretative recreational park were developed.If you are looking for a peaceful park to enjoy a picnic, sports grounds, man-made and natural play structures, and history, you can find it all at Hespeler Park. The eighty-acre Park is named after William Hespeler, a man who assisted in the Mennonite settlement of Southern Manitoba.

With plenty of opportunities for great outdoor fun, this Park can keep you busy for hours! Walk around the Park and learn about the history of William Hespeler through the National Historic Site and Monument plaque. There are paved paths that are perfect for walking, biking, and rollerblading.

 

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Perhaps the most exciting adventure waiting for you is the Crow Wing Trail. Hespeler Park offers access to the Crow Wing Trail, a trail that connects from Emerson to Winnipeg through many Eastern Manitoba communities, and is 191 km long.

The Crow Wing Trail is a fantastic place if you are a nature enthusiast, with countless opportunities for birders, artists, historians, photographers, horseback riders, cyclists, hikers, and adventure seekers.

 

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If you are a history buff, exploring Niverville’s cemeteries and examining the Cenotaph will pique your curiosity. You can discover some of Niverville’s founding families and the Cenotaph at The Niverville Heritage Cemetery on Main Street. On the south end of town is Hespeler Cemetery. You will find an abundance of history here, the resting place of the family of the first Reeve, Gerhard Kliewer.Are you dying for a good antique hunt? At Delaquis Antiques, you never know what unique treasure you will find. From collectibles, antique future, and antique and vintage items, you won’t be leaving empty-handed.

Old jewelry boxes, porcelain china, rocking chairs, oak tables, antique clocks, phones, and much, much more, you can be transported through time in this shop.

 

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Niverville has incredible restaurants. No matter what you’re in the mood for, you can indulge in something to satisfy your craving.

Hespeler’s Cookhouse & Tavern has a variety of delicious and unique menu options. From starters like spinach dip, nachos, pickle chips, and more, you can start your meal off the right way. The possibilities for your main entrée are diverse; from various salads, flatbread pizzas, wings, poutine, burgers and wraps, sandwiches and melts, mac n’ cheese, fish, pasta and stir-fries, and chicken, you can find something on this mouthwatering menu. Don’t forget about dessert! Enjoy a slice of cheesecake or pie, or even a cookie to finish off your meal!

To top it off, your patronage makes a difference for the community of Niverville! Hespeler’s Cookhouse & Tavern is part of the Niverville Heritage Centre, a non-profit for affordable living and care for ageing loved ones. When you visit Hespeler’s Cookhouse & Tavern, you help them support the Niverville Heritage Centre.

 

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Are you in the mood for some good old-fashioned pizza? Look no further! Papa Peppie’s Pizza is sure to satisfy your pizza craving! Whether you want one of the classics or something a little more special, you can find it here. They also serve a variety of other foods. Their waffles, soups, hotdogs, cheesy sticks, ice cream, and other yummy goodies will not disappoint.

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If you are looking for your next day trip in Eastern Manitoba, the community of Niverville is a must-see place. With many more things to do, this is only the beginning of what waits for you.

 

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