Ballantyne releases new children’s book

Misipawistik Cree Nation’s Sonya Ballantyne has been busy writing up a storm and is releasing her newest children’s book called Little by Little You Can Change the World. Ballantyne’s book features a prominent Winnipeg Indigenous community activist who has…
September 03, 2024 Jennifer Laviolette
Opasquia Times Community
Ballantyne releases new children’s book

On the path to becoming a physician

In a time when Manitoba and Canada are in a physician shortage crisis, northern Manitoba has some promising potential in the works. Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) member Jacqueline Smith is about to enter medical school and focus on becoming a physician. This…
September 03, 2024 Jennifer Laviolette
Opasquia Times Community
On the path to becoming a physician

Busy Bees Hard at Work

As harvest time is upon us, Mother Nature is also hard at work to prepare for the end of…
Sep 03, 2024
Busy Bees Hard at Work

Kings set to begin preseason after competitive camp

September 03, 2024 Dauphin Herald Sports Doug Zywina
The Dauphin Kings enter the Manitoba Junior Hockey League preseason with plenty of decisions to be made following the training camp this past weekend. Camp culminated with the annual JoFo Cup intrasquad game, which saw Declan Hoad score the winner with 3:07…

Father-son first responders soon will get opportunity on shift together

September 03, 2024 Swan Valley Star and Times Community Jeremy Bergen
Byron Hardy and his adult son, Andrew Hardy, have lived in the Swan Valley for several years now, with Byron semi-retiring from his work in policing and Andrew joining the local Emergency Medical Service (EMS).Byron started his career as an RCMP member, going…

Shopping tourists visit the area

August 30, 2024 Roblin Review News Editor Roblin
It wasn’t exactly the Magical Mystery Tour but there was some mystery and some magic so it came pretty close. On Wednesday, a group of 19 people boarded a bus from Shuttle Bug Tours & Charter Services based at Onanole for a day-long guided retail tourism…

Keown brings home a Josie from Nashville

November 05, 2023 Russell Banner News Editor Roblin
Ryan Keown’s dream of receiving an award on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry stage has come true and it’s a moment in his life he will never forget. Keown beat out seven other competitors in the Best Modern Country Song of the Year category at the ninth annual…

Ballantyne releases new children’s book

September 03, 2024 Opasquia Times Community Jennifer Laviolette
Misipawistik Cree Nation’s Sonya Ballantyne has been busy writing up a storm and is releasing her newest children’s book called Little by Little You Can Change the World. Ballantyne’s book features a prominent Winnipeg Indigenous community activist who has…