In the Community

Twenty-three cadets are lined up and ready for inspection from Capt. Bill McLean. One cadet’s belt is askew and another one has outgrown his uniform, but mostly the new group looks good for its first time out.

It’s been just over two years since the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Creighton Work Prep Centre (CWPC) set up shop. Since then, things have really taken off.

For young students, making the jump from junior high to high school can be intimidating. Scary, even. Each fall, older students at Hapnot Collegiate volunteer to help make that leap less difficult.

Developing and promoting northern Manitoba’s tourism industry was the focus of a summit near Flin Flon this week. Camp Whitney played host to more than 30 delegates Tuesday in a brainstorming session designed bolster tourism across the region. Coun.

Flin Flon had the lowest proportion of homeschooled children of any school division in Manitoba last year, according to a CBC analysis. In an article published Thursday, CBC.ca explored the growing trend of homeschooling across the province.

Would you spend $42 on a commemorative Town of Flin Flon coin from 1967? Or $5 on vintage Flin Flon Hotel matchbook? How about $28 for your own “Straight Outta Flin Flon” t-shirt? Those are among the Flin Flon-related deals (?) now available on eBay,

Some members of the Flin Flon Community Choir are getting ready for a transatlantic trip. The choir recently received an invitation to perform during an event at the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, Spain.

It’s fair to say that Vincent Murphy-Dodds has lived many lives. At various points during his 70-plus years, he’s been a radio and television host, an auctioneer, an entrepreneur, marketing manager and a producer.

This time last year, Ore Samples didn’t exist. Now, the Creighton-based writers’ series is up and running, and will be getting some help from the Saskatchewan government.

It’s been nearly two decades since Antje Steller first left Flin Flon, but it still feels like her second home. Stellar, a German, first came to Flin Flon as a 16-year-old Rotary Exchange student in 1997. She recently paid a return visit.