Opasquia Times
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…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 15:28
Pre-Law offered coming to the north this fall
Beginning in September 2024, University College of the North (UCN) and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law will deliver selected courses designed to help prepare Indigenous and northern students for entry into law school. Pre-Law at UCN will provide a solid academic background for entry into a career in…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 13:40
Trappers’ Festival dog races cancelled
This winter has been one for the books, when it came to warmer than average temperatures in December and very little snow. Winter may be catching up, but the lack of snow on the ground in tri-community has put a major Trappers’ Festival event on the backburner for this year.…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 13:43
The Pas RCMP respond to serious stabbing incident
On January 19, 2024, at approximately 3:50 pm, The Pas RCMP responded to a serious stabbing incident in the 300 block of Edwards Avenue. Two people were severely injured. No further reports of violence have been received. However, one or more suspects remain at large. The RCMP is asking residents…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 15:37
Town of The Pas to clean up Lido Theatre building
The Town of The Pas held a special budget meeting and a regular council meeting on January 8, in council chambers. During the citizens period, a representative from The Pas and Area Animal Shelter presented a financial request to council to help with the operations of the shelter. The organization…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 15:40
Q-Doc breaking barriers in providing medical services
Physician and nurse shortages, as well as closed ERs, are issues that aren’t going to be solved any time soon, especially for rural and northern Manitoba communities, but there is another option. The online service Q-Doc has had a successful year in providing patients with virtual appointments with physicians and…