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The countdown on 2006 is underway. Test your knowledge of the year that was in our community with The Reminder's year-end quiz. The answers are on page 7. * * * 1. Tom Therien won a landslide victory in the Flin Flon mayoral race. How many challengers did he face? a) Zero b) One c) Two d) Three 2. The Flin Flon Indian-Metis Friendship Centre celebrated its milestone __ anniversary. a) 25th b) 40th c) 60th d) 7th 3. The _____ _____ Food Bank endured another record year. 4. Unlike last year, the current coach of the Bombers began the season behind the Flin Flon bench. Who is he? a) Doug Snyder b) Doug McKenzie c) Doug Hoffman d) Doug Stokes 5. The municipal election gave Flin Flon City Council a new look. Name at least four of the six councillors. 6. The election saw no change to Creighton Town Council. Name at least four of Creighton's six aldermen. 7. Who was acclaimed as mayor of Creighton? 8. Who was reelected mayor of Denare Beach? 9. ______ ______ was crowned Queen Mermaid and, subsequently, Miss Manitoba. a) Brittany Slugoski b) Paige Martin c) Paige Harper d) Jen Harper 10. Who was re-elected president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 73? a) Grant Adams b) Jack Rigby c) George Kaplan d) Peter Popp 11. What local theatre troupe hit the stage with "A Small Family Business"? 12. Flin Flon's Knights of Columbus celebrated its milestone __ anniversary. a) 25th b) 50th c) 75th d) 90th 13. Tina Keeper became the new Flin Flon MP. What was this former actress' occupation on TV's North of 60? a) Police officer b) Social worker c) Teacher d) Playwright 14. Creighton MP Gary Merasty defeated incumbent Jeremy Harrison by a narrow margin of __ votes. a) 7 b) 27 c) 67 d) 107 15. This year mark 40 years since the demise of Flin Flon's first newspaper. What was it called? 16. Which resident, already closely associated with the local arts scene, took over as cultural coordinator of the Flin Flon Arts Council? a) Jennifer Donaghy b) Crystal Kolt c) Paulette Yeo d) Crystal Hanson 17. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada continued to set its sights on organizing employees at a prominent local store. Which one? 18. A city councillor and former mayor left Flin Flon after decades of heavy community and political involvement. Who is he? 19. A team from Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting won a special event in Thompson. What was it called? a) 2006 Manitoba Geology Competition b) 2006 Northern Manitoba Miners Strongman Challenge c) 2006 Manitoba Provincial Mine Rescue Competition 20. Edie's Closet, which sells gently-used items, opened. What business was previously based in its North Ave. location? 21. City council hit Trailer Court residents with a $500 increase. What was behind the hike? a) Higher mobile home taxes b) Separation of rental fees and water bills c) Introduction of garbage service d) A CIA conspiracy 22. If you feel unfit to go behind the wheel on a Friday or Saturday night in December, who you gonna call? a) Ghostbusters b) Operation Red Nose c) Rotary Club of Flin Flon d) Operation Rudolph 23. A respected Flin Flon physician won the the Rural Service Award from the Society of Rural Physicians. Who is he? 24. Cranberry Portage resident Marlene Carriere and supporters walked to Winnipeg to raise awareness for what issue? a) Grandparents' rights b) Aboriginal rights c) Northern poverty d) Northern education 25. What Hapnot Collegiate tradition, complete with great food, once again delighted crowds? 26. HudBay Minerals Inc. sent optimism throughout the community with the announcement it would spend _______ on 2007 exploration, primarily in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt. a) $10 million b) $37 million b) $57 million c) $100 million 27. Over the summer, a front-page Reminder article prompted the return of something precious stolen from a van. What was it? a) Wedding film b) Wedding ring c) Wedding album c) Pee-wee baseball trophy 28. School children beautified the wooden border around the former Ribs Restaurant site. What did they paint on it? 29. What did police find at the bottom of Payuk Lake outside Cranberry Portage in May? a) Jimmy Hoffa b) A handgun c) A stolen truck d) Rare fossils 30. Flin Flon MLA Gerard Jennissen again secured this riding's NDP nomination. What year was Jennissen first elected to the Legislature? a) 1989 b) 1991 c) 1995 d) 1999 31. This year marked the 30th anniversary of Francis Laurence Jobin's ascent from respected Flin Flon politician to Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. What nickname did Jobin often go by? a) Frankie b) Buddy c) Lefty d) Bud 32. The Manitoba Public Schools Finance Board confirmed it would not fund approximately $2.5 million in repairs to which local building? 33. Dennis Ballard left office after __ years as mayor of Flin Flon. a) Four b) Six c) Eight d) Ten 34. Health Canada awarded Flin Flon's famous grow-op a one-year extension that calls for a significant jump in medicinal marijuana output. What is the name of the company that produces the pot? 35. What world-renowned international affairs columnist began appearing in The Reminder? a) Gwynne Dyer b) Ann Coulter c) Gwynne Cathcart d) Juan Epstein 36. Who is closing out the year as captain of the Flin Flon Bombers? a) Blake Rolston b) Mackenzie Groenewegen c) Pierre-Luc Boucher d) Mike Nichol 37. The Flin Flon School Board had a new look following October's election. Name at least four of the trustees. 38. Which trustee was named the new chair of the Flin Flon School Board? 39. The Creighton School Board remained unchanged after October's election. Name at least three of the trustees. 40. Residents lit candles along Main St. on Dec. 6. What were they commemorating? 41. The Reminder celebrated its milestone __ anniversary. a) 40th b) 50th c) 60th d) 70th 42. A familiar name from Flin Flon's past, Dr. _____ Johnson was posthumously added to the Flin Flon Station Museum's Wall of Honour. a) Peter b) John c) Otto d) Percy 43. The April inferno on Main St. destroyed Ribs Restaurant as well as ____________. 44. Less than a week after police made a crack cocaine bust there in the spring, authorities returned to an uptown apartment to investigate another serious crime. What was it? a) Counterfeiting b) Arson c) Illegal sale of satellite TV cards d) Internet fraud 45. An American documentary filmmaker came to Flin Flon to gather footage for a proposed reality TV series focusing on what? 46. Who was named the new president of the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce? a) Doug O'Brien b) Karen Thomson c) Phill Robinson d) Dave Kendall 47. An expanded ________ unit opened at the Flin Flon General Hospital. a) dialysis b) pediatrics c) geriatrics d) emergency 48. Creighton wasn't quite the same after a longtime Main St. business closed its doors. What was it called? 49. Downtown Flin Flon began offering greater independence to blind and visually impaired residents. How? 50. The Creighton Community School Senior Choir was invited to perform at a prestigious location for Canada Day 2007. Where? a) 24 Sussex Drive b) Saskatchewan Legislature c) Parliament Hill d) Skydome
