Opasquia Times News
Tuesday, 09 July 2024 10:14
Deputy Fire Chief moves into department’s top job
Just last week The Town of The Pas passed the resolution to appoint a new fire chief for The Pas Fire Department as the position was vacant. This allowed the department’s current deputy fire chief to step into that role. Byron Shangraw is the perfect candidate to lead The Pas…
Tuesday, 02 July 2024 15:59
Opasquia Trails receives provincial funding to enhance trail
The Manitoba government along with Trails Manitoba is investing more than $880,000 to support 33 recreational trails across the province, Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt announced.“Manitobans love to enjoy the outdoors and our province is home to unique networks of trails that support healthy living and offer great…
Tuesday, 02 July 2024 16:02
Coming to an agreement on forestry management
The provincial government signed an agreement with three First Nations, Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation, Sapotaweyak Cree Nation and Minezogbe First Nation, known as Pine Creek First Nation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extends Louisiana Pacific’s operating licence by five years, which allows all parties to work together to create a…
Tuesday, 25 June 2024 14:29
Inquest process difficult for those affected by death
The long-awaited inquest into a man who died in RCMP custody after he was detained for public intoxication in The Pas has finally transpired. In 2019, John George Ettawakapow, known as Dot Dot, was 54 years old when he died in an RCMP holding cell, where he was detained with…
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 14:57
Town Council looks into viability of curfew by-law
The Town of The Pas held its regularly scheduled council meeting on June 10. The community curfew by-law was discussed in public and then in-camera.“The Town of The Pas has a curfew and we’re just reviewing that by-law to see if it’s applicable in today’s day and age,” said Town…
Tuesday, 11 June 2024 15:34
UCN sculpture name revealed at unveiling
University College of the North (UCN) had the vision to have a work of art embodying the Seven Sacred Teachings on the grounds of their campuses. The sculpture will serve as a place for people to gather.“UCN worked with architect Ted Maciurzynski to create the sculpture,” said UCN Communications and…
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 15:39
Town passes resolutions to present to AMM
The Town of The Pas Council held a special meeting on May 28 at 12:15 p.m. to discuss resolutions for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM).Two resolutions were discussed in great detail amongst the council. The first resolution was to call on the Province of Manitoba and Shared Health to…
Tuesday, 21 May 2024 15:06
MBCI hires Sabet as new assistant principal
With Pat Berry being hired as Margaret Barber Collegiate Institute’s (MBCI) new principal, Kelsey School Division has hired Michelle Sabet as the new assistant principal. Sabet grew up in The Pas and knew quite early on that teaching in some capacity was going to be of interest to her.“I was…
Wednesday, 15 May 2024 11:13
Town council to address use of town property by residents
The Town of The Pas held a regularly scheduled council meeting on Monday, May 6, at council chambers. During the Citizens Period, Gabrielle Swan from The Pas Guest List and Jackie Rechenmacher did a presentation about the need for a live arts theatre in the community.The Pas Community Development Corporation…
Wednesday, 15 May 2024 11:11
Northern Manitoba fire bulletin and information
The Manitoba Wildfire Service, the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC), Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO) and the Manitoba Fire Service are currently responding to a significant number of active fires in the area around Flin Flon and The Pas. There is extreme fire behaviour in the area caused by…
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 12:38
Birds and blooms on the Grace Lake boardwalk trail
Spring is in the air, as and the snow has melted, we are seeing more birds returning from a long winter and soon some buds should also be blooming. With the snow gone, many are eager to get out, enjoy the warm weather and take in the sights on the…
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 11:52
Kelsey School Division hires new superintendent
Kelsey School Division not only had their work cut out for them in finalizing the 2024 budget, but also in finding the perfect candidate to hire for the superintendent role. Interviews took place at the beginning of April and the division has announced at their decision to hire Trevor Lane…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 16:09
Lido Theatre building a total loss
It was not the news many people in the tri-community wanted to wake up to on a Monday morning, but it definitely was a shocking way to start the week. At around 4:38 a.m. on April 8, The Pas Fire Department received a call that smoke was coming from the…
Tuesday, 09 April 2024 16:13
St. Anthony’s ER sees nursing shortage crisis
Healthcare shortages are everywhere in Manitoba and all across Canada, but St. Anthony’s Emergency Department has been hit hard with over a 50 percent vacancy rate in their nursing staff. This led to a social media post put forward by the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) on behalf of the nurses…
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 15:07
Town of The Pas hosts special budget meeting
The Town of the Pas held a Special Meeting for the 2024 Budget on March 25.Council received the final amount from the Kelsey School Division, which results in a slight increase from what was indicated in previous discussions and leads to a 0.66 mill rate increase. The total amount which…