Opasquia Times
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:11
Town hears presentation from Opasquia Ag Society
The Town of the Pas held their council meeting on February 12, in council chambers. Val Berscheid, President of the Opasquia Agricultural Society did a presentation on the organization’s activities and goals for the future of their event. Their mission is to provide agricultural events for the community.In 2012, the…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:12
A year of overdue recognition for Louis Riel
This year Louis Riel Day is going to be given more recognition in terms of celebrating. This past November, Premier Wab Kinew set in motion a law to right a 153-year-old wrong and declared Louis Riel as Manitoba’s first premier through the Louis Riel Act. The Louis Riel Act will…
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:14
Northern Arts and Food Workshop comes to UCN
The arts and culinary world is coming to University College of the North (UCN) in the form of a workshop opened to participants of varying skill level. It will serve as a collaboration for people to build off of and grow.“The Northern Arts and Food Workshop brings together folks from…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:23
RCMP ICE investigations regarding youth on social media
We’ve somehow made it normal to allow kids to use smart devices and have access to social media, and now it’s catching up to us. The Manitoba RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has seen a drastic increase in the number of investigations involving youth and social media. The apps…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:25
MB U18 AAA league considers restructuring
There’s some unsettling talk about the possibility of Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League restructuring and eliminating some teams that they feel aren’t meeting the competitive standard of the league. A competition committee was formed to determine the viability of league and made some recommendations for improvements.“The hockey community is large,…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:28
Bears’ Lair makes first Manitoba stop at OCN
An incredible opportunity came to Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) last week that gave youth a chance to come up with a way to do business and pitch it in front of an audience. Bears’ Lair Youth Camp made its first stop in Manitoba to offer a free youth entrepreneurship camp…
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:29
TPAAS offers low income Spay and Neuter Program
Taking care of pets is a huge responsibility and judging by the number of stray and unfixed animals, more has to be done. The Pas and Area Animal Shelter (TPAAS) is now offering a Low Income Spay and Neuter Program to assist with the issue of pets not being spay…
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 14:40
Hiring process begins for Town’s CSO program
The Town of The Pas, like many rural and northern Manitoba communities, is struggling with having adequate numbers of police officers stationed in the community. The cost of policing is rising, as is the cost of everything else, but there are just not enough police officers on hand to deal…
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 14:45
Heape had a once-in-a-lifetime experience
Sixteen-year-old Emily Heape has overcome incredible odds and was granted a dream come true through the Dream Factory. Just before Christmas, Heape went on her dream trip to Australia to experience all kinds of adventures with her family.“We started our journey to Australia on Dec 17, flying to Vancouver after…
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 14:42
Skippy L ownership under question by Town
The state of the Skippy L rests in the hands of who officially owns it, which has now come into question. With the derelict state of the designated heritage site being beyond repair, the Town of The Pas and Heritage Society must first find the owner before the de-designation process…
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 14:46
UCN Linkages in Thompson for the first time
University College of the North (UCN) is hosting its annual Linkages Conference this month, but this time in a new location. This will be the first time UCN’s Linkages Conference will be held in Thompson.“Linkages Thompson is going to be held this year on February 13 and 14,” said UCN…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 15:18
Town Council hear requests during Citizen’s Period
The Town of The Pas held a regular scheduled council meeting on January 22 in council chambers. The meeting started off with four presentations during Citizen’s Period.The first presentation was by Val Miron, the Office Manager for The Pas Handi-Van. Miron did a presentation as part of a request for…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 15:21
TPAHD currently facing financial hardships
At last week’s Town of The Pas council meeting, members from The Pas Association for Human Development (TPAHD) Board of Directors made a presentation during Citizen’s Period. In that presentation, TPAHD was looking for the town for forgiveness of their property taxes for the next three years, to help them…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 15:41
From paper to the big screen
Growing up with a love of reading and making up stories is a sure path to a career in writing of some sort. That is exactly what fueled the fire for Sonya Ballantyne to become a writer, director and filmmaker. “When I was a little girl, I loved making up…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 15:27
Draft provincial recycling plan now out
Municipalities all across Manitoba are looking for more cost-effective ways of doing things, while maintaining a certain standard level of service. Recycling costs have been a topic of discussion for all Manitoba municipalities, as to find out how to recoup the costs of operating recycling services in each community, which…