Jennifer Laviolette

Kelsey School Division held its regularly scheduled meeting on November 18. The division has been busy with programming for students and recently had students engaged in another successful bison harvest.

Regular bus service is resuming between Winnipeg and northern Manitoba with some major improvements. Kasper Transportation, the largest bus operator in northwestern Ontario, will be offering scheduled bus service from Winnipeg to The Pas starting this week. The news comes just in time for the holiday season.

Published on Tuesday, 10 December 2024 09:38 A local service club celebrated a milestone recently and has developed quite a history in the area.

Once Christmas and New Year's pass, the community will only get a brief pause before they start up for the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival (NMTF). This year's Fur Queen Competition has more candidates running than it has seen in a while.

The Opaskwayak Cree Nation Chief and Council have ordered a semi-lockdown of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation effective as of November 30, 2024, directly due to the recent increase in criminal activity we have been experiencing.

The search for an executive director for the Aurora House ended early this fall, as a candidate was hired. Jean Clearwater is new to both the position and the area but comes with lots of experience with helping women escape domestic violence and providing support.

Winter is here and with that comes the joys of plugging in one's vehicle to ensure it will start in the winter. One thing that is overlooked is fire prevention when it comes to plugging in vehicles during the coldest winter months.

Culture Days once again has garnered some local attention for the tri-community area. It was recently announced that, yet again, Culture Days in our community has ranked in the Top Ten Rural Communities List for hosting such an event. This year, the event placed sixth in that category nationwide.

Many of us are wishing for a Merry Christmas, but some are hoping and praying for freedom and their lives. Former resident, 64-year-old Maurice Kevin O'Rourke has been fighting for both his life and freedom from a prison in Dubai. O'Rourke was on his way to South Africa to meet colleagues when he was detained for carrying medications to treat a disease he has been battling. His family currently resides in Ontario and has been doing all they can to bring him home.

The Pas Tri-Community Foundation wrapped up a very successful Giving Challenge this year. The amount of donations received has almost doubled in amount.