Thompson News

Doug Lauvstad, who started the job in 2017, will continue to serve until the summer of 2028

$18.1 million facility is nearly twice as large as the old one, which was built in 1973.

Another boy was also injured when ATV driver intentionally hit a group of teens.

The work at the mine near Leaf Rapids, which closed down in 2002, began in 2006 and included covering tailings and diverting contaminated water for treatment.

The building is owned by the city but operated by volunteers and the number of members has declined over the past five years.

Two 1,500-kilovolt generators for temporary power and materials to replace 77 fire-damaged electrical poles were shipped into Pukatawagan on 27 train cars, according to the Crown corporation.

Helga Bryant will join UCN in May 2023, about a month after leaving her current job as the health region’s top executive.

A 37-year-old man was hospitalized after being found behind Wapanohk School with serious injuries, police say.

Charges stem from the death of a 28-year-old man on Jan. 4.

Police say the girl was standing outside a home when she was shot and that two suspects were riding an ATV in the area at the time.

Goldrock Press, which was started in Winnipeg but has operated from Norway House since 2008, will publish its last book this fall.

The service club, which was formed in 1962, provided $29,000 toward children’s programs at the crisis centre in its final act of generosity Aug. 16.

Indigenous Parents Community helps mature students with children deal with challenges of competing post-secondary education while raising their families.

Overall, 29 per cent of nursing positions in the Northern Regional Health Authority are unfilled, including 100 per cent of the positions in Leaf Rapids, which currently doesn’t have a functioning emergency department.

Intoxication and mental illness were also factors in a judge’s decision on how much time a convicted murderer must serve before becoming eligible for parole.

Police union says Thompson officer did what was necessary when he shot man on Oct. 25, 2021.

Four Thompson musicians put on a great show for a small but enthusiastic crowed on Aug. 10, with favourable weather making it an evening to enjoy.

An agreement between the government and Norway House Cree Nation will also establish a tree-planting program and provides the First Nation’s sawmills with timber for building homes.

Survey in late March and early April found tallied 138 people without permanent housing, including 46 on the streets.

Statistics Canada’s annual Crime Severity Index sees Thompson drop to second overall behind North Battleford, Sask.