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Are you ready to celebrate? Registrations open for Flin Flon 2017 Homecoming

The event isn’t until next summer, but plans are already in full swing for the 2017 Flin Flon Homecoming. Registration and volunteer sign-up are now open for the event, which will run concurrently with the Trout Festival.

The event isn’t until next summer, but plans are already in full swing for the 2017 Flin Flon Homecoming.

Registration and volunteer sign-up are now open for the event, which will run concurrently with the Trout Festival. The event will celebrate Flin Flon as well as Canada’s 150th birthday.

Registration will close Feb. 15, 2017. The deadline has been put in place so organizers will have an early guess at how many people will attend.

“What people are doing is waiting until the last minute, so then we can’t plan,” said Colleen McKee, co-chairwoman of the event. “We picked the middle of February as a deadline, because usually in January people get their holidays and they can plan what they’re going to do.”

The event is set to be one of the biggest social events in Flin Flon’s modern history, with thousands expected to attend.

“Last time we had over 3,000 tickets sold,” said McKee, referring to the 2008 homecoming. “It was a big event.”

Homecoming events are currently being planned. Many are still in the preliminary stages, but some events, like the traditional homecoming social, are further ahead. Some events, including the time-honoured tradition of the neighbourhood tent event, will likely be changed to be more convenient for revelers.

“What we’re hoping to do is block off Main Street and set up tents that have neighbourhood signs on them,” said McKee.

“Let’s say I was born in Ross Lake, then I moved to Denare Beach, then I lived in Channing. By the time I’ve finished visiting in Channing, then I didn’t have time to drive out to Beaver Lake. People really wanted to have in one concentrated location.”

The Homecoming will be held around the same time as other prominent local summertime celebrations, including the Trout Festival, Beaver Lake Days and Canada Day in Creighton.

McKee and other organizers are looking to plan events in co-operation with the other celebrations.

“We’re trying to do this as an all-inclusive, regional approach to this event, which is fairly new,” said McKee. “If you look at the way festivals have been done in the past, it’s all very autonomous. This way, we’re working together to make this the best event for everyone.”

People can register for the event by picking up a form at Flin Flon City Hall or registering online at Picatic.com.

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