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60 Years Ago February 25, 1949 Flin Flon housewives appear to like margarine. At least this is the opinion gathered by the management of the Central Meat and Grocery Store. Customers formed a long line on Wednesday, when the store received the first shipment of the butter substitute with the 100-pound allotment sold as fast as a clerk could remove it from a shipping box. Tomorrow the second shipment will be on hand at the store and customers are advised to shop early for their margarine as only a limited quantity will be available. 50 Years Ago February 23, 1959 A series of tests on a low power relay system designed to bring television from Winnipeg to the North have ended in failure, Jack Carrol, Minister of Public Utilities, told the press and Chamber of Commerce TV Committee in Flin Flon this afternoon. February 27, 1959 Mr. Harry Fenster, president of the Denare Beach Ratepayers Association, said this morning that only 18 more applications were needed to assure power for Denare Beach this summer. He felt sure that these would be forthcoming today or tomorrow. Applications may be filed with Mr. Fenster at the Hudson Bay Plumbing Co. 40 Years Ago March 1, 1969 The first network television program for Northern Manitoba started at 11:30 this morning with the curling program "Keen Ice" from Edmonton viewed. In the introduction of the day's programming, the announcer from CBWT in Winnipeg mentioned that the station was not only covering that city, but also Flin Flon, Snow Lake, The Pas, Grand Rapids and Fisher Branch as well as areas in Western Ontario. The names of the northern communities were also on the screen along with those across the eastern border. Today's programming will run until around 1 a.m. with a number of the programs this afternoon and evening in colour. This of course includes the NHL hockey game tonight. 30 Years Ago February 23, 1979 Although they made no commitments in regards to allowing husky dogs in Flin Flon, city council did say it would consider lifting the ban on that type of dog, depending on the outcome of a study now being conducted by one councillor. Council decided last night that it might lift the ban after a delegation of 11 people made a request to that effect. The group also asked that, failing that, the city allow husky owners to get licenses for their animals. The banning of huskies in Flin Flon became law under a previous city council in the early 1950s. The banning occurred just after a pack of dogs killed a child. Councillor Nazir Ahmad is the one who is now conducting a study to find out which dogs are vicious and which are not. 20 Years Ago February 24, 1989 Main Street restaurant owners and managers, while they express no objections to posting signs creating a no-smoking area in their businesses, don't know how they will be able to comply with the suggestion in the city's new smoking bylaw that the no-smoking area should be free of smoke. Whether this is going to be a problem for them or not is not yet known, however, as Flin Flon city councillors have yet to work out the details of how they are going to enforce the new regulations and so far have not officially notified the businesses and organizations that fall under the regulations. Flin Flon Hotel manager Ken Deminick suggested that the smoke-free area aspect of the bylaw is going to be very difficult to enforce. 10 Years Ago February 24, 1999 The Flin Flon Community Economic Development Commission recently met with government officials to present its five-year strategic operating plan and its proposal for funding assistance. The commission is asking the Government of Manitoba for $500,000 over the next five years to fund action plans which the commission will implement on an annual basis. Commission chairperson Nazir Ahmad says the meeting was very positive overall. Added Mayor Dennis Ballard, who was also in attendance: "It seems reasonable that HBMS will always be our main industry. However, it is critical to our survival that we develop one, or more, secondary industries as well."
