On June 20, 2025, at 9:50 p.m., officers from The Pas RCMP responded to a report of a house fire located on Hunter Drive in Cormorant.
As officers were enroute to the scene, a further report was received that a firefighter had been assaulted by a 29-year-old male during the execution of his firefighting duties.
The fight had been stopped by other firefighters and the two parties separated with the 29-year-old fleeing the scene.
The fire was then extinguished with no reported injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Pas RCMP have issued a Warrant of Arrest out for 29-year-old Scott Wishart who is wanted for Assault and Uttering Threats.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact The Pas RCMP at 204-627-6204, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
The Pas RCMP continue to investigate.

Midwest Karate The Pas hosted their annual Joseph Kryschuk Memorial Friendship Tournament on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The tournament saw 30 athletes, from seven years old to adult, compete in a safe, friendly and competitive tournament. The one-day tournament is hosted each year by Midwest Karate The Pas club as a way to expose karate students to competitive karate in the region. Athletes from Flin Flon and Thompson Karate clubs joined The Pas this year.
"Each year we host a tournament as a way to introduce first-year karate students to karate as a competitive sport and allow our long-time competitors an opportunity to compete before they attend our national tournament," said Midwest Karate Club The Pas Head Sensei Jodie Kuhl. "This year our tournament went extremely well. We were excited to see several younger athletes who were just starting out competing.

Community filled the Edwards Ave. last Saturday, August 17th, to discover and support local businesses. There were a lot of shops and activities offered to different age groups that showcases number of cultures.

The Pas RCMP search for missing 78-year-old female
On August 3, 2024, at approximately 2:30 pm, The Pas RCMP received a report of a missing 78-year-old female.
Laura Skelly was last seen on July 31, 2024 at approximately 9:20 am, leaving a residence on Campbell Street in The Pas.
The RCMP are concerned for her safety.
Laura was last seen leaving the residence in a 2019, black Jeep Compass, Manitoba license plate EXM 911. It is unknown where she may be headed.
The RCMP are asking anyone with information to call The Pas detachment at 204-627-6204, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

The Pas Helping Hands 4-H Club Members held their annual Achievement Night. Members successfully completed these projects: Adventure into 4-H, Scrapbooking, Geocaching, Explore Your Money, and Science in the Kitchen.
Outside of the project books, local 4-hers also spent time beekeeping with their mentor, Shawn Sexsmith, went on a Medicine Walk at the Opasquia Trails Boardwalk, participated in Culture Days, hosted a Japanese exchange student, tried out the boards at the Tribe Cable Park, hosted a 50 metre meal along with Round the Bend Farm, participated in the 4-H Canada’s National Show Your Green Day, entered a tree (and won!) in the Festival of Trees, held a wreath making workshop with Connie Havard, attended several holiday craft sales, assisted vendors at The Pas Arts Council’s Arts, Crafts, and More sale and entered projects in the KSD Science Fair.

The Pas Helping Hands 4-H Club repainted the Pride Bridge thanks to the Swan Valley’s Communities in Full Colour Initiative.  This was the initiative’s first donation and the club felt it was fitting to pain the bridge as part of Pride Month.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service, the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC), Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO) and the Manitoba Fire Service are currently responding to a significant number of active fires in the area around Flin Flon and The Pas. There is extreme fire behaviour in the area caused by drought conditions and high winds.
As of Monday, fire WE010 near Flin Flon is approximately 31,600 hectares based on updated mapping and continues to impact the cottage subdivisions of Sourdough Bay, Whitefish Lake, Twin Lakes, Schist Lake North and Cranberry Portage.
The fire is approximately 1.5 kilometres away from Cranberry Portage and the community has now been evacuated to The Pas. Provincial Emergency Social Services is available to residents. The Rural Municipality of Kelsey has established a reception centre at the Wescana Inn in The Pas to register evacuees and to arrange for accommodations.
A reception centre has been established at the Victoria Inn in Flin Flon to support evacuees and assist with accommodations for residents affected by evacuation orders from Sourdough Bay Subdivision, Twin Lakes Cottage Subdivision, Whitefish Lake Cottage Subdivision, Schist Lake North Cottage Subdivision, Bakers Cottage Subdivision and Bakers Narrows Provincial Park.