Opasquia Times News
Friday, 03 June 2022 12:41
Indigenous star-teller Wilfred Buck to be featured in new documentary
A new feature-length film is currently in the works featuring Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Elder Wilfred Buck, and will be in The Pas filming drama re-enactments set in the 1960s and 1970s in a couple of weeks. The hybrid documentary, titled Wilfred Buck, weaves together his challenging past and his…
Wednesday, 25 May 2022 09:34
Vision Quest inspires Indigenous entrepreneurship
For the last 25 years, the Vision Quest Conference has provided an opportunity to create a positive impact on the Indigenous business community and youth by providing information, encouragmeent and enlightenment. The conference is a celebration of both business and culture and this year was no exception. A community based…
Wednesday, 25 May 2022 09:27
PBDC promotes youth involvement
The Vision Quest Annual Conference, held each year in May, is an opportunity for Indigenous business to share success stories as well as provide attendees with information on navigating the world of business and entrepreneurship. Paskwayak Businss Development Corporation’s Economic Development Officer Darryl Bauer was included this year in a…
Wednesday, 25 May 2022 09:19
Norway House RCMP officers deliver a baby
The morning of May 20, 2022, was not like a start to any other shift for Cst. Dylan Fedrau and Cst. Lindsay Bawn of Norway House RCMP. While responding to a call for service, both officers entered a residence in Kinosao Sipi First Nation to find a mother in labour.…
Tuesday, 17 May 2022 11:02
New group works to upgrade Highway 283
The Gateway Keewatin Corridor Group has formed a special committee to advocate the Manitoba Government for capital upgrades to Highway 283 west of The Pas.Gateway Keewatin Corridor Inc. has spent the past number of years working on a inter provincial trade corridor between The Pas Manitoba and Nipawin Saskatchewan. This…