Fresh off winning the Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL) Cup, the OCN Storm Junior B Hockey Team headed to Alberta last weekend to compete in the 2025 Central Canada Cup. This season has been a challenging one for the OCN Storm Junior B Hockey Team, however, all the obstacles helped make them a more versatile team this season.
“This season, like most teams, we had a lot of ups and downs,” said OCN Storm Junior B Hockey Team Coach Ethan Constant. “This year we dealt with a lot of injuries, and our players had commitments with either school or work, so a lot of games we didn’t have a full roster. It was kind of tough to compete this year, especially with the teams being so competitive this year.

Students from The Pas recently came back from their exchange trip to France. It was an experience they were looking forward to and provided a world of memories and experiences they will never forget.
“There were 16 students with the majority from the high school and a few from the middle school,” said Chris Afatsawo. “We left The Pas on March 26.”
The students took in many of the sights and wonders in France. There were lots to see and do, and the cultural experiences were nothing like they had experienced before.

All the princesses in the tri-community can get their gowns out for The Pas and Area Animal Shelter has their annual Princess Ball fundraiser tickets on sale. This is an event that not only raises money for a good cause but is one that people of all ages can enjoy.
“Any age is welcome to our Princess Ball,” said TPAAS Lynda Geswin “Children do need to be accompanied by an adult at the event.”

This year’s federal election has four choices for voters to choose from in the Churchill – Keewatinook Aski Riding. The Opasquia Times had an interview with NDP candidate Niki Ashton a few weeks back and had no luck connecting with the Liberal Party of Canada candidate Rebecca Chartrand and Conservative Party of Canada candidate Lachlan De Nardi.
The PPC party has a local face as their candidate in this riding. Dylan Young grew up in The Pas and has been involved with the local Boy Scouts throughout the years. “I was born and raised in The Pas,” said Young. “I went through the French Immersion education system in school, so I’m still somewhat fluent in French.
“I used to volunteer quite often with the Boy Scouts in town, but I still show up at each Northern Manitoba Trappers’ Festival to make sure the kids aren’t hungry or freezing on the parade float. This year, I brought beef in a bag and they all enjoyed it.”

Children and parents gathered at the Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre on April 13 for the annual Easter egg hunt, where children aged 1-12 ran inside and outside to collect their springtime treasures. Here, the 1-3 age group gets let loose onto the area of ‘hidden’ Easter eggs.

Voters are going to polls April 28 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Candidates vying in the newly-named Riding Mountain riding are Liz Clayton, Green Party of Canada; Terry Hayward, Liberal Party of Canada; Andy Maxwell, New Democratic Party of Canada; incumbent MP Dan Mazier, Conservative Party of Canada; and Jim Oliver of the People’s Party of Canada.
Pick up a copy of this week’s paper to find out what they have to say.

On the fifth anniversary of Melinda Lynxleg’s disappearance, RCMP Major Crimes Services says it is closer than ever before to providing the Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve woman’s family some answers as to what exactly happened to her.

Lynxleg, 40, had been missing for over three years when her body was located on June 7, 2023, at an abandoned property in San Clara.

Police located Lynxleg’s body after searching the property, which contained a small house and several outbuildings.

RCMP Forensic Identification Services, RCMP Search and Rescue and a Forensic Anthropologist were all on scene assisting with the search.

An autopsy confirmed her death was a homicide.

“The RCMP does not give up on missing people,” Sergeant Laura LeDrew, a Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services investigator said at the time.

“More than three years of searching, conducting interviews, collecting evidence. We never stopped. Finding Melinda is an important part of this investigation. She can now go home. But our work is not done.”

Since that time, RCMP Major Crime Services, with assistance of the Roblin RCMP, have been working tirelessly to find answers as to what happened to Lynxleg.

More than 130 people were spoken to by police, as investigators followed up on every lead, while canvassing the entire community.

Police say thousands of hours have been spent looking for answers, including a complete review of the entire investigation, which recently led to new information coming to light.

This development has given the investigation forward momentum and officers are confident they’re even closer to finding those answers.

RCMP Major Crime Services continues to seek out any information someone may have.

If you have not reached out to police before, speak up now.

The RCMP Major Crime Service Tip Line is 1-431-489-8042.

Midwest Karate The Pas hosted their annual Joseph Kryschuk Memorial Friendship Tournament on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The tournament saw 30 athletes, from seven years old to adult, compete in a safe, friendly and competitive tournament. The one-day tournament is hosted each year by Midwest Karate The Pas club as a way to expose karate students to competitive karate in the region. Athletes from Flin Flon and Thompson Karate clubs joined The Pas this year.
"Each year we host a tournament as a way to introduce first-year karate students to karate as a competitive sport and allow our long-time competitors an opportunity to compete before they attend our national tournament," said Midwest Karate Club The Pas Head Sensei Jodie Kuhl. "This year our tournament went extremely well. We were excited to see several younger athletes who were just starting out competing.

Many are looking forward to warmer weather so they can get out, get active and enjoy the great outdoors. The Tri-Community Triathlon is encouraging people to come out and give the event a try, even if it is for the first time.
“We’re hoping to see lots of first-time triathletes come out and try a new sport,” said Tri-Community Triathlon Event Coordinator Emily Doucette. “The triathlon is made up of swimming, bicycling, and running.
“At last year’s event, we had 50 people participate in the triathlon. We also had a lot of local volunteers who came out to help make the race a fun and safe event for the athletes.

If you love films, then there is an event coming up in the tri-community that you won’t want to miss. The Storyteller’s Film Festival looks for the best Manitoba and Canadian-made films to draw in views to celebrate National Canadian Film Day.
“This is The Storyteller’s Film Festival’s 12th year,” said event coordinator Cheryl Antonio. “We try to move it around to attract different audiences. We also love to show local content as much as we can, which we usually get through submissions. Every year our audiences are unique, depending on which films we are showing. We get a good variety of people, of all ages and ranges from children to youth to elders and seniors. Since the beginning, Storytellers has been proud to show many Indigenous-made films. We also partner with National Canadian Film Day to show Canadian-made films. The Festival has been sponsored by The Pas Arts Council for several years.