Highway 75 / Highway 59 · Winnipeg south region

Niverville

Manitoba · 5,947 people

If your family wants a new-build house, a five-minute school run and a job market that includes two cities, Niverville is the compromise that keeps working.

Photo: Matthew Henry, CC0

Population: 5,947 (2021 Census)
Growth: Among Manitoba's fastest-growing towns
Commute: ~30 min to Winnipeg, ~20 min to Steinbach
Schools: Hanover School Division, including Niverville High School

The place

Niverville has roughly doubled in a generation. It is a young town by prairie standards: a new high school, a growing recreation and heritage centre, and streets of new houses filled largely by families who work in Winnipeg, Steinbach or the surrounding ag and manufacturing belt.

Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair each June — the town's biggest weekend.
A modern high school and recreation complex for a town of six thousand.
Two job markets — Winnipeg and Steinbach — without living in either.
New houses, quiet streets, and a school run measured in minutes.
Farmland and sky start at the last row of houses.

Getting around

Winnipeg: ~40 km / 30 min
Steinbach: ~30 km / 20 min
Highway 75 at Morris: ~35 min
US border (Emerson): ~1h15

Housing

Niverville's growth is mostly new construction — single-family, duplex and townhome developments released in phases. Prices sit below Winnipeg for comparable square footage, but inventory moves quickly; check current listings.

The community, as it photographs itself

Main streets, festivals, working days.

Historic grain storage facilities at Niverville, Manitoba, 1911 · Public domain

Who hires here

The employer base, sector by sector.

Local manufacturing and fabrication shops

Manufacturing

Small and mid-sized plants in town and along the Highway 59 belt.

Hanover School Division

Education

Elementary, middle and the newer Niverville High School.

Niverville Heritage Centre

Healthcare / seniors

Care campus, clinic space and community facilities under one roof.

Construction and trades

Skilled trades

Steady residential and commercial building as the town expands.

Winnipeg and Steinbach employers

Regional

Two full labour markets within a half-hour drive.

Healthcare

Niverville Heritage Centre campus includes a medical clinic and personal care home.
Southern Health-Santé Sud serves the town with regional programs and home care.
Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach and Winnipeg's hospitals are both within about 30 minutes.

Schools and training

Hanover School Division — Niverville Elementary, Niverville Middle and Niverville High School.
Red River College Polytechnic's Steinbach campus is about 20 minutes away.
Winnipeg's universities and trade schools are a half-hour commute.

Arriving here

You will not be the first.

A young town: the median age runs well below the Manitoba average, and most neighbours arrived recently too.
Settlement and language services are accessible through Steinbach and Winnipeg providers, both a short drive away.
Faith communities and the recreation centre are the fastest way in for a new family.

A year in Niverville

Niverville Olde Tyme Country Fair · June, annually: Parade, midway, fireworks and community suppers — the town's signature event.
Arena and recreation calendar · Winter: Hockey, ringette and skating at the community centre.

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