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Thursday, 22 June 2023 11:37
Pride celebrations held
On June 10th, the community gathered for the second annual Tri-Community Pride Parade and celebration. The event, held Saturday afternoon, saw a variety of floats as well as community members walking to celebrate and show support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.The event was the culmination of Pride week activities held by…
Thursday, 22 June 2023 11:29
Walking for Grandparent rights
An Indigenous Grandparents’ Rights Walk will be taking place starting on July 3, at Opaskwayak Cree Nation. The walk is to raise awareness of the rights of Indigenous grandparents and their need for support in raising their grandchildren.“Off and on I raised my grandchildren and then in 2006, I was…
Thursday, 22 June 2023 11:06
Watershed Festival interactive and educational
The Kelsey Watershed District hosted their annual water festival on June 13 at Moose Park. It was a full day event with approximately 180 students in attendance from surrounding schools in the tri-community, participating in a series of interactive and educational stations.“The Kelsey Watershed Water Festival is a group of…
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 16:41
4H Helping Hands’ program to prevent garden waste
If you have the problem of too many cucumbers, tomatoes or any garden produce at the end of the year, the 4H Helping Hands has created a program to help with that very problem. “We started the Garden Rescue program before COVID-19 from an idea that stemmed from a presentation…
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 16:39
The Pas Arts Council holds Volunteer Appreciation event
Monday, June 5, was Volunteer Appreciation for The Pas Arts Council. Forty-five members of the community were welcomed by Andrew Legeny, The Pas Arts Council Chairperson, and thanked for all their volunteer work for the Arts Council and the community. "Just wanted to say a big thank you to all…
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 10:19
Arts Council hosts Songs For Trees
The Pas Arts Council will be teaming up with KB Coffee to offer a concert and coffeehouse in The Pas called Songs For Trees. Jacob Harvie will open up for the main act, which consists of Norine Braun and Alice Fraser.Braun was born in Ottawa, raised in Alberta, and is…
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 10:18
Hometown hockey hero has impressive first full NHL season
It’s been an exciting and eventful NHL season for local hometown boy and Minnesota Wild’s Connor Dewar. Dewar has had quite the introduction to his first full season in the NHL and it’s experience that he hopes will take him further along in his career.“Personally, it was my first full…
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 10:51
Saskatoon World Cup soccer experience inspiring
Two female athletes from Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) were on the First Nations Women’s team at the Saskatoon World Cup this month. Harmony Constant and Savanna Sayese have been playing soccer since they were girls and recently got to take their skills to a whole new level.“Being that there isn't…
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 10:48
Unity skate park project comes close to building
It’s so close to the finish line for fundraising for the Unity Skate Park, after an influx of donations has come in over the last while. There’s $40,000 more to be raised in order to start construction.“The total park cost originally was around $500,000,” said Jerome Conaty. “We faced two…
Wednesday, 31 May 2023 10:34
Spot MCO’s Fiddlers on the Loose performance
If you are a lover of classical and orchestra music, you won’t want to miss the upcoming performance by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra’s Fiddlers on the Loose coming to The Pas Regional Library.“The MCO proudly presents an annual tour featuring our Fiddlers on the Loose outreach ensemble,” said MCO Director…
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:47
Local 4H members attend provincial rally
The Manitoba 4-H Council recently held it's first provincial rally in many years! Over 170 4-H members from across the province attended the rally that was held in the Keystone Centre in Brandon on May 13.4-H members were able to pre-register and choose 2two workshops from a list of 17.…
Wednesday, 24 May 2023 08:42
Long time swim instructor acknowledged
If you grew up in The Pas and learned how to swim here, there’s a good chance that you had Mrs. Cherlyn Cain as your swim instructor. Cain has been a dedicated lifeguard and swim instructor in the community for at least 40 years. She got her start in learning…
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:45
Creating a snarky work of art one plate at a time
For many, being snarky or witty seems to be an art form that is most commonly spotted in memes on the Internet. A meme can be described as an amusing or interesting item that consists of a captioned picture with a witty or crude saying that is spread widely online…
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:35
Pride Drag Show to showcase some big name talent
June is Pride month and the Tri-Community Pride group is getting ready for some events and celebrations during that timeframe. To start things off, there will be a Tri-Community Pride Drag Show on June 6 featuring drag performers Shonali, Mia Beretta, Karma K, Roxie, Stony Mac, Ivana Beer and Iphelia…
Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:33
Girl Guides take action for a better world
On Monday April 24th all branches of Girl Guides including Sparks, Embers (formally known as Brownies), Guides, Pathfinders and their Guiders came together to celebrate Earth day and tidy up our community. Girls gave up their weekly meeting time, gathered in pairs and set out to pick up trash. Before…