Opasquia Times
RCMP search for male wanted on weapons charges and assault
Michael Mason Campbell, 27, is wanted by Moose Lake RCMP for Assault x2, along with a number of weapons charges.
Campbell is 5’6” tall, 145lbs and travels frequently between Moose Lake and The Pas. He is considered armed and dangerous, and if seen, do not approach.
Please call Moose Lake RCMP at 204-678-2399 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
Natural skin care that is made just for you
“In my early teens, I stopped using skin care and body products that were tested on animals or used animal ingredients,” said Skin Care by Corinna Brand Creator Corinna Medwid. “Then, in my late 20s, I added synthetic ingredients to my list of banned ingredients when it came to products.
“It wasn’t until a decade later I began to research and learn how to formulate and create my own skin care products using high quality, sustainable, ethical, cruelty-free and environmentally friendly sourced natural plant and mineral based ingredients. Once I had all the information I needed, I created and began selling all-natural skin care products that use high-quality ingredients, are simple to use and affordable for the average person to achieve healthy skin. I then completed by diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation.
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 the legal profession.
This programming has been designed in partnership with representatives of the Faculty of Law at Robson Hall (U of M), Northern Bar Association, the Law Society of Manitoba, Legal Aid Manitoba and Provincial Court Judge Todd Rambow.
“UCN is responding to the pressing need for lawyers in northern Manitoba who live in the north and understand the life circumstances of northern and Indigenous Manitobans,” said Doug Lauvstad, President and Vice-Chancellor of UCN. “Providing students with opportunities to complete Pre-Law in northern Manitoba will help address shortages in the legal profession in the north.” Pre-Law course opportunities under development will include courses that provide students with skills and competencies needed for successful entry into law school. Pre Law at UCN will see enhanced advising, student counselling, mentorships, and coaching supports that will help ensure that students are better prepared for the rigours of law school, as well as preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). “The legal community in Manitoba has come together to extend legal education training in northern Manitoba,” said Provincial Court Judge, Todd Ram bow. “We are delighted that Pre-Law coursework will be available to help ensure that the north is served by competent, capable and qualified lawyers who are from the north.” Pre-Law course opportunities are expected to be offered at UCN’s main campuses in Thompson and The Pas beginning in September 2024. Pre-Law course opportunities will be offered in communities in the near future. Interested students can contact student-recruitment@ucn. ca for further information on this exciting opportunity. University College of the North provides learning opportunities to north ern communities while respecting diverse Indigenous and northern values
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 of The Pas and area to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity.
The investigation is in its very early stages and police remain on scene at this time. People are asked to avoid the area if possible and motorists are asked to be aware of emergency personnel working on scene.
When this incident occurred, there were many people in the vicinity, and police would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and saw something.
The Grub Box celebrates half a century in biz
When thinking about the Grub Box being in existence for 50 years, since 1973, I’ve had to go back in history some 70 years, to the early 1950s, when I was in my teens. I had a part time job working for Mabel and Gilbert Jones at Jones’ Grocery, stocking shelves, burning garbage and delivery groceries to customers with a bicycle during the summer and on a toboggan throughout the winter months. I kept this part-time job all through my teens until I left The Pas at age 19, to join the RCMP.
After a few years of police work and a better part of a year on the RCMP Musical Ride in 1961, I got out of the force, got married and pursued getting into business to fulfil the entrepreneurial blood in my veins. Firstly, here in The Pas in the service station business, then to Saskatoon again in a new Esso service station.
In 1967, still living in Saskatoon, I received several phone calls from my previous employer, Gilbert Jones, who wanted to retire, but couldn’t find anyone to buy his grocery business. Initially he was told, ‘I don’t know anything about the grocery industry’. His reply was, ‘I will teach you’. I told him I didn’t have the kind of money needed to buy his business. He then told me I didn’t need any and that he would finance the purchase. With that my family was packed up and moving back to The Pas.
MBCI recognizes staff through service awards
Just last week, Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute (MBCI) held a special recognition for some of their staff that are retiring and have hit milestones in terms of years of service.
MKO Calls to investigate Indian Residential Schools System
The Grand Chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. has reiterated MKO’s earlier call for Canada to commence an investigation of the Indian Residential School system as a crime against humanity under the laws of Canada. MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee presented MKO’s renewed call for action during a meeting with federal Justice Minister Arif Virani at the Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva, Switzerland on November 9, 2023.
MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee and MKO officials were in Geneva last week to participate in the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Canada before the Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UPR of Canada took place at the United Nations in Geneva on November 10, 2023. MKO is an NGO in Consultation with ECOSOC and is accredited to the United Nations duty stations in New York and Geneva.
Grand Chief Settee said, “I reminded Minister Virani that MKO’s first response after the announcement by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc of the discovery of the 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was to call on Prime Minister Trudeau and former Justice Minister David Lametti to investigate the Indian Residential School System as a crime against humanity pursuant to Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.”
Police seeking public assistance
Opaskwayak Detachment - Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba: Police are investigating an assault & forcible confinement involving an adult female in the Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
On November 13, 2023, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) received a report from an adult female who said that she was held against her will and assaulted in Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Officers of the Manitoba First Nation Police Service attended to the victim, who reported that she was assaulted and held against her will for several days.
Police also discovered that her infant child appeared to be the victim of an assault by the same suspect. Both victims received medical attention at the local hospital and were held overnight for observation.
Police are investigating this matter and have issued a warrant for the person responsible for the assault. The victim and suspect are known to each other, and this was not a random act. An arrest warrant for Kavika Reeves CONSTANT has been issued for the following offences: Assault with a weapon; Assault while choking; Assault; Being unlawfully in a dwelling house; Forcible confinement; Utter threats against a person; Mischief under $5000; Fail to comply with Probation and Fail to comply with a release order.
If you have any information that could assist investigators, don't hesitate to get in touch with MFNPS Opaskwayak Cree Nation Detachment at 204-623-8200 or MFNPS TIPS line anonymously at 1-833-978- 0048 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The MFNP TIPS line is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year, and monitored regularly.
Local cadet reaches new heights and new fears
Flight Corporal Macyn Umpherville of 303 The Pas Elks, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, descends down a 16-foot tower at Camp Saskadet, near Kelvington, SK., on August 13, 2023.
Umpherville joined other cadets from rural Saskatchewan for an 8-Day Cadet Activity Program. During this experience, the cadets participated in fun, safe, challenging,and well-organized activities in their local area such as hiking, canoeing, and abseiling. Abseiling is a recreational activity that involves descending down a vertical, or near vertical structure, such as a mountain, cliff or, as in this case, a man-made structure. using a rope in controlled conditions.
Camp support
The Legion Ladies Auxiliary has generously donated $300 each to four local Girl Guides who have registered for the first interprovincial camp of their girl guide careers. The weeklong Crocus camp will be held in Dauphin and is an elective option for girls in Guides, Pathfinders, or Rangers.
The camp will assist the girls in developing leadership skills, fostering independence, gaining confidence, sharing in the sisterhood of guiding and learning an appreciation for the outdoors and respect for the environment.