Opasquia Times Community
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:17
Scott Bateman Students build model of a Resilient Community
From April through late June this year, Mme. Kori Nagle’s Grade 6 French Immersion students built their own vision of a resilient community from the ground up, piece by piece. Their finished model featured a water filtration system, rainwater barrels, solar-powered buildings and vehicles, electric vehicle charging stations, hospital and…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 12:47
Students reflect on letters to selves
When students graduate it is often a time for reflection not only on where they are headed but also where they have come from and for one group of Grade 12 MBCI students, the memories of where they are and where they hoped to be were held in confidence for…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 12:51
MBCI band concert wraps up school year
MBCI band students held their spring concert last week, a culmination of music work since January. Performing for friends and familky were students from grade 9-12 in the concert band, as well as the jazzed band and experienced guitar class.While the band program held a virtual winter concert before Christmas,…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 12:53
Well known musician to play the Legion
A well-known and accomplished musician will be making his way to play a free concert this week in The Pas. William McCarthy, former lead singer and songwriter for the band, The Augustines, will be performing a night of acoustic rock ‘n roll at the Royal Canadian Legion thanks to The…
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:31
The Pas Girl Guides hold their annual wind-up
The Pas Girl Guides held their annual Girl Guides Wind-up and Advancement Ceremony at the end of May, with three dozen girls drawing to a conclusion a year that began in a pandemic and ended with the start of a return to normalcy.The girls were honored for advancing into the…
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:33
Guider devotes thirty years to organization
Typically, when you receive a 30-year pin to honour your service to an organization, it acknowledges a career well done as that individual nears retirement. For Kerry Midford, it’s likely to be just a milestone on a legacy that is far from done.Midford is just 36-years-old but already has earned…
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 11:34
Tri-community Pride celebration
THE TRI-COMMUNITY Pride celebration saw more than 300 people participate in the parade and festival Saturday afternoon.
Tuesday, 07 June 2022 10:54
Pride proud
June 1st marks the beginning of Pride month and Opaskwayak Cree Nation held a flag raising cermeony last Wednesday, where a small group of people gathered at the base of the OCN community sign, braving windy, raining weather to show their support. Maureen Brown greeted those in attendance, a prayer…
Tuesday, 07 June 2022 11:01
Students build each other up
Last week, twenty seven female students from Scott Bateman Middle School journeyed out the to Clearwater Lake Boy Scout camp, spending three days taking part in a Girls Empowerment Retreat. Joined by four staff members - Shirley Rivalin, Skyler Harrison, Jaime Mercredi and Jolene Salisbury, the retreat was an opportunity…
Tuesday, 07 June 2022 10:59
D-day ceremony honours Canada’s role in WWII
We will remember them.Many will remember the poem that encases those words but for the veterans whom they were written for, there are precious few left to stand by and salute their fallen companions. After two years of being forced to reduce, or outright stop, the D-Day memorial service due…
Friday, 03 June 2022 12:56
Weather doesn’t dampen MS walkers spirit
Participants in this year’s MS Walk braved chilly spring temperatures, walking two or five kilometers, to support fundraising efforts for the Manitoba MS Society. According to this year’s organizer Lorna-Lee Breemersch 12 participants officially registered however, there were more people who came out Sunday morning to walk in support of…
Friday, 03 June 2022 12:54
The Pas is new home
Once upon a time, there lived a wonderful boy named Dhzhyvon who lived in a city named Kyiv, Ukraine. Then in 2021 Dhyzhyvon moved with his parents and little sister Adelina, to a new town named The Pas, in a new country named Canada. Everything in The Pas was different…
Friday, 03 June 2022 12:53
Ball full of activities for participating princesses
“To be a princess you have to believe you are a princess.”- Mia, The Princess DiariesLittle princesses from the community gathered together Saturday afternoon at the United Church for The Pas Animaal Shelter Princess Ball. The princesses were there to visit more well known Disney Princess as well as Trappers’…
Friday, 03 June 2022 12:50
Indigenous entrepreneur unapologetically successful
Amy Jackson has always been the kind of person that pushes the envelope. She is unapologetic, smart, funny and driven and as a result has built a successful business based on all that makes her deadly. Her passion for being who she is and encouraging others to celebrate who they…
Wednesday, 25 May 2022 09:47
Fashion and fun make tea and fashiow show great
The MBCI gymnasium was beautifully decorated and filled with graduates, family, friends and community members the afternoon of Saturday, May 14th for this year’s Grad Class of 2022 Tea & Fashion show. The room was bustling with graduates who were busy serving tea, coffee and juice and replenishing the delicious…