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Household Hazardous Waste Collection coming up next week 134
- Community
- 08:59 AM, Sep 15
Coming up next Wednesday is the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day and it will be taking place at the Town’s civic centre right next to the fire hall on September 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., where Health Canada will be promoting chemical aware
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Police pitch in to help clean up 1210
- News
- 03:05 PM, Sep 14
Members of The Pas RCMP pitched in to clean up some broken glass of Fischer Avenue on Monday afternoon.
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More support in this years FASD Awareness Walk 230
- Community
- 07:51 AM, Sep 13
The Pas and Area FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Committee held its annual awareness walk this previous weekend starting off at The Pas’ Devon Park and proceeding though 1st Street, across the Chief Cornelius Bignell Bridge and eventually ending
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Head nominated for two awards at the Native American Music Awards; aims to add to collection 184
- Community
- 03:44 PM, Sep 12
Local artist from Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Rhonda Head has once again been nominated for awards, this time at the Native American Music Awards in two categories;
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Efforts being made to save Oscar’s Place homeless shelter 338
- News
- 08:36 AM, Sep 08
It is only a week since news broke that Oscar’s Place, the local homeless shelter, would be closing its doors come September 30th,
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Refurbished Family Room has new feel and look 865
- Community
- 08:37 AM, Sep 08
The Pas Health Complex Ladies Auxiliary recently helped refurbish the Family Room on the second floor of Saint Anthony’s Hospital/The Pas Health Complex.
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Camp shows strengths; weakness 188
- Sports
- 08:11 AM, Sep 06
This past weekend, the OCN Blizzard Main Camp took place from Saturday to Monday, as a number of players came to The Pas and area for a chance to play for the OCN Blizzard for the 2017-18 hockey season.
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Homeless shelter slated to close at end of month 645
- News
- 08:04 AM, Sep 06
Oscar’s Place, the local homeless shelter, will be shutting its doors at the end of September.
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Vets ready for title run as Blizzard season draws near 198
- Sports
- 09:23 AM, Sep 01
As the hockey season comes closer the players of the OCN Blizzard came back to The Pas and area to get ready for yet another season of Blizzard hockey.
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Release a Memory to return after one year absence 201
- News
- 08:16 AM, Aug 30
The Release a Memory event will be returning to The Pas after not being held last year.
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New opportunity could cure OCN housing issue 753
- News
- 08:26 AM, Aug 25
A new potential housing project is emerging in The Pas, one which could provide housing solutions on Opaskwayak Cree Nation and its winning awards already.
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Blizzard defenceman awarded $3,000 scholarship from MJHL 244
- Sports
- 09:08 AM, Aug 23
Last week on Wednesday, August 16, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) announced that they have awarded four graduating players with scholarships. Tanner Lewis of the Winkler Flyers, Carter McMurdo of the Portage Terriers, Brandon Holtby of the Dauph
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Local Kinsmen runs marathon for a good cause 411
- Community
- 11:28 AM, Aug 18
During this prior weekend, Danny Halpin, a member of The Pas Kinsmen Club ran the Marathon By The Sea, which took place in Saint John, New Brunswick.
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OID kicks off; Princess Pageants held at GLMC 263
- Community
- 08:21 AM, Aug 16
Opaskwayak Indian Days (OID) is under way and on Monday the various princess pageants took place as Tiny Tots, Junior and Senior Princess candidates showcase their talents to Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre (GLMC) Monday
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Big Eddy FC comes back to win M5 Soccer Tournament 742
- Sports
- 08:23 AM, Aug 11
This past Saturday the annual M5 Big Eddy Soccer Tournament took place at the Big Eddy Soccer Field.
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Street Festival enjoys strong success in new location 217
- Community
- 08:17 AM, Aug 09
The 9th annual Street Festival took place this past Saturday night along Smith Avenue in front of the Roy H Johnston Arena and during the festival a large number of vendors, food trucks and groups as well as some firefighters came out to set up and partic
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Town to provide additional support for OCN Blizzard 227
- Sports
- 03:50 PM, Aug 03
As efforts are being made to ensure the OCN Blizzard remain in the community for years to come, the financial situation the club faces this year will have a significant impact on that.
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Full landfill potential hold up to hotel clean up 263
- News
- 04:21 PM, Aug 01
Nearly three weeks after a fire destroyed the Town Centre Hotel and rumble from the fallen building still lays on the property.
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Local athletes share their NAIG experiences 188
- Sports
- 10:44 AM, Jul 28
“It was one to remember, it was really colourful. Having all those youth in one area just felt powerful knowing that we have indigenous athletes that can make it far is just a great feeling,”
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Local track athlete wins four medals at NAIG 213
- Sports
- 03:06 PM, Jul 25
The 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) took place from July 16 to July 23 and just one of the many local people who participated in NAIG this past couple of week was Hunter Rambow, who participated in the athletics portion of the Games for Team M
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Raising the woof for local animals fundraiser held 666
- Community
- 11:37 AM, Jul 21
This past Friday night at the Wescana Inn Raise The Woof, a traveling comedy show consisting of three comedians,
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KLC grads “have a chance back into the world again” 351
- Education
- 06:58 PM, Jun 27
For 27 graduates, it was a chance at redemption, an opportunity to go back and finish walking a road that for one reason or another they had left in the past.
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Incredibly Hip tribute next best thing 283
- Community
- 06:46 PM, Jun 27
At the Aseneskak Casino this past late Saturday night the Incredibly Hip, a tribute band to the Tragically Hip, performed at the casino at the Eagles Nest Restaurant.
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Storytellers Film Festival celebrates Aboriginal Day 264
- News
- 06:34 PM, Jun 27
At the beginning of the National Aboriginal Day Film Festival there were a number of short films, many of which could be interpreted in one way or another.
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MJHL releases schedule for 2017-2018 hockey seaso 409
- Sports
- 07:32 PM, Jun 22
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) recently released the hockey schedule for the 2017-2018 regular hockey season, and it will be like many previous seasons, kicking off in late September going through winter into February.
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Local high school student wins provincial award 322
- Education
- 07:28 PM, Jun 22
One local student in The Pas and area has recently received an award from the Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister.
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OCN gathers to celebrate National Aboriginal Day 234
- News
- 07:19 PM, Jun 22
This Wednesday, National Aboriginal Day was celebrated on Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) as celebrations went underway at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre (GLMC)
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UCN graduating classes is ready to “go move mountains” 230
- News
- 08:31 PM, Jun 20
As a number of different dignitaries pointed out, the graduation wasn’t only about the individual student or even the graduation class as a whole, but rather also about the future of the north.
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TPCK hosts Father’s Day adoption fair in mall 215
- Community
- 08:25 PM, Jun 20
On Saturday The Pas Cats and Kittens (TPCK) hosted an adoption fair from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Ace Hardware inside the Uptown Mall.
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Blizzard trade Boily to Dauphin for three players 359
- Sports
- 08:18 PM, Jun 20
The OCN Blizzard earlier this month completed a swap with the Dauphin Kings, landing a pair of players in the deal.
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Gentleman Jim Lindsay proved to be an inspiration to all 1795
- Sports
- 05:33 PM, Jun 15
For Jim, coaching wasn’t just about success in terms of wins and losses.
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Community rallies after act of vandalism impacts family 301
- News
- 05:28 PM, Jun 15
It was a sad story with a happy ending and now one local girl is going to benefit from the community rallying together.
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Grad gowns available at no cost through friendship centre 270
- News
- 05:23 PM, Jun 15
If you’re a graduating student in need of a gown, The Pas Friendship Centre is able to help you out.
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Karate walks home with 21 medals 266
- Sports
- 09:53 PM, Jun 13
The Midwest Karate Club on Saturday, May 27 went on the road to Kindersley, Saskatchewan where they took part in the JKA (Japanese Karate Association) National Karate Championship. Nine members of Midwest Karate participated in the tournament.
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MJHL to reduce limit of 20 year olds teams can dress 328
- Sports
- 09:47 PM, Jun 13
MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis explained the league intends to go further with this reduction.
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Churchill to be without rail service for several months 187
- News
- 09:31 PM, Jun 13
Over the past two years the community of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Rail line have not had the best relationship, and this summer the northern community will be left to fend for itself as a result of damages to the line.
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HLGCC Club Opener held 263
- Sports
- 02:15 PM, Jun 09
Initially the opening of the golf course was delayed because of lots of rain last month,
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Seatbelt; cellphones use while driving moving in right direction 256
- Community
- 02:08 PM, Jun 09
The Pas Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) was part of a province-wide review of compliance with seatbelt and cellphone usage and the results were overall positive.
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HBR; Port of Churchill sold to Missinippi Rail LP 359
- News
- 01:52 PM, Jun 09
The Hudson Bay Rail line and the Port of Churchill have been sold in an agreement announced on May 31st.
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Local youth learn about water and it’s impacts 244
- Community
- 06:44 PM, Jun 06
It is a community wide effort with students from both the Kelsey School Division (KSD) and Opaskwayak Education Authority (OEA); in addition there are also students from the Frontier School Division, specifically Cranberry Portage.
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Remembering D-Day and those who fought in i 253
- News
- 06:39 PM, Jun 06
This past Sunday afternoon, the Royal Canadian Branch #19, veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, and others honoured its veterans on a very solemn occasion, the anniversary of D-Day.
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Town to up efforts to keep the downtown clean 322
- News
- 07:23 PM, Jun 01
The downtown may be a continually dusty area but the Town of The Pas states they are aiming to tackle the problem.
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Focus on increasing participation in MBCI athletics 316
- Sports
- 07:12 PM, Jun 01
Cull expressed a desire to increase the involvement among students in MBCI, stating that students attend school more when they are involved in athletics
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OCN artists wins big at Indigenous Music Awards 299
- Community
- 06:54 PM, Jun 01
Local artist Rhonda Head recently garnered a special award at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards which took place in Winnipeg on May 19 at the Club Regent Casino.
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Junior Iron Chef showcases our young culinary talent 291
- Community
- 08:37 PM, May 30
In the Junior Iron Chef competition there are teams of two people;
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MS Walk proves to be strong fundraiser 285
- Community
- 08:27 PM, May 30
MS is a disease that impacts every one in 340 Canadians according to the MS Society and it is currently classified as an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system.
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First interschool powwow proves to be a resounding success 275
- Community
- 08:13 PM, May 30
With the powwow mainly consisting of First Nations schools, there were also a number of students from Kelsey School Division (KSD) that attended.
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Travel club speaks up on KSD liability concerns 487
- News
- 01:07 PM, May 30
Another decision that Marshall wasn’t too impressed by was the way that the KSD Board of Trustees went about making this decision to bar the travel club from advertising in schools.
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Justin Nabess signs on with OCN Blizzard 350
- Sports
- 01:07 PM, May 30
The Marketing Director will be responsible for marketing the OCN Blizzard in fields such as social media, ticket sales, and getting the word out on team developments.
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High profile fires not an indication of fire bug: 475
- News
- 01:04 PM, May 30
The rash of noticeable fires does not mean The Pas has a fire bug in its midst.
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Annual Treaty Days celebrated at Moose Park 338
- Community
- 09:25 PM, May 23
At Moose Park Friday afternoon Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) celebrated Treaty Days which used to be a historic celebration of the signing of the treaties.
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Compensation agreement for OCN trappers and fishers reached 673
- News
- 09:04 PM, May 23
It took a long time for the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Trappers’ and Fishermen’s’ Association to receive compensation from Manitoba Hydro, but it finally came this past Thursday
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Fire burns through Kelsey Estate building 756
- News
- 08:53 PM, May 23
Saturday morning seen another fire beset The Pas, this time ripping through a building inside the Kelsey Estates.
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Kelsey’s Off Their Rockers proves to be a resounding success 732
- Education
- 07:49 PM, May 18
Classic Rock 'n' Roll Songs
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Jazz Night performance has full house 323
- Education
- 07:31 PM, May 18
Showcased Talented Students
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Brady Keeper is the runner-up for CJHL Top D-man 487
- News
- 07:20 PM, May 18
Award Nominee
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Trade show proves to be successful once again 1278
- Community
- 07:02 PM, May 16
Showcasing locally vendors and services
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Smudge room officially opens in Mary Duncan 640
- Education
- 06:49 PM, May 16
Allows students, staff and others to come together
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