Jennifer Laviolette

The Home Routes concert series is back on the road again and kicking off their first concert this month with singer and songwriter Onna Lou. Onna Lou is from Buenos Aires, Argentina and her music has flares of Latin American rhythms including Argentine folklore, flamenco, tango and jazz. Onna Lou has a degree in Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music and another in Classical Music Composition from Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires.

The Pas and Area Animal Shelter has a new shelter manager working to keep things going and helping pets to find their forever home. A current volunteer has taken her love of animals and stepped up to fill the role last month.

The art of conversation seems to be getting lost the more we use technology. It's not very often that people have the chance to engage in a deep and meaningful conversation about what they think about life. A couple weeks ago, La Philomobile Philosopher Dominique Poulin stopped in the community to have random philosophical chats with people about whatever they wanted to talk about.

The art of Ukrainian dance has started up again for the year with the Vesselli dancers enrolled in Ukrainian dance classes. The Benito Vesselli Dance Club has been fortunate to have strong and dedicated instructors to ensure that the art of Ukrainian dance continues in the Valley. Amanda Bulycz and...

A newly formed community organization is celebrating its second anniversary in the community. The Pas Guest List was formed through a group of close-knit friends who wanted to bring some more experiences to the area and bring more to The Pas.

A Canadian author with local ties to the Valley has transformed her mother's life story into a National Best Seller. Roxana Spicer is the daughter of Eric and Agnes Spicer and started out as a documentary filmmaker and former CBC investigative journalist. She has travelled to various parts of the world to track down a story, but the greatest story she's ever uncovered was that of her own mother. She knew from an early age, her mother had a story to tell.

Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) member Madison Moore is stepping back into the spotlight and into the world of modelling. Moore recently went to Paris Fashion Week at the end of September with Ally's Ribbons. It was an experience of a lifetime for Moore.

Many of the long-standing murals in the community have seen better days and slowly, thanks to the efforts of some local organizations, they are being restored and given a second life. The Pas Rotary Club recently unveiled the rejuvenation of a mural painted many years ago by artist Michael O'Toole.

“There are a series of transportation-related scans that occur between depots and processing plants that happen when a parcel is sent to customers. For example, mail and parcels that are sent to The Pas Post Office will receive a transportation departure scan from the Winnipeg Processing Plant and a Flin Flon Depot transportation arrival scan because they are the last destination on the transportation truck route.

On October 28, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., The Pas RCMP were notified of two escaped inmates from The Pas Correctional Centre.