Highlights

People who fled Sandy Bay and Southend due to forest fires last month finally received good news this week. The evacuation orders have been lifted and people are now able to head home.

Almost two months since he was seen alive by his family and six weeks since he was found dead, the family of Trevin Steele are hoping somebody, somewhere, can help find his killers.

We can finally all relax - for now. After a week straight of efforts to fight the Wilson fire, the evacuation alert for Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach has been lifted.

The Flin Flon Hotel redevelopment project is beginning to inch ahead once again following a long year of tumult and change.

It’s a hard-knock life for the Flin Flon Community Choir. The group’s next major musical production will take place next spring - a full-scale rendition of the Broadway classic Annie.

Harvey Bolton knows puck. The longtime Flin Flon hockey official has been announced as a new member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Effluent from Hudbay’s Flin Flon tailings facility may be to blame for high levels of selenium found in fish in Schist Lake, leading to a health advisory limiting how much fish from the lake can be eaten.

Kelleen Blouin can be described in many ways. She is a knowledge keeper, a dancer, an educator, even a puppeteer. The Cranberry Portage woman is best described by the name that children throughout the region know her by - Granny Willow.

A club volleyball team representing northern Manitoba talent, including many players from Hapnot Collegiate, has taken the court by storm at several southern tournaments.

At long last, cell service may be finally coming for Saskatchewan Highway 106 - the Hanson Lake Road - thanks to SaskTel and a federal government grant.