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Busy schedule ahead for Flin Flon’s army cadets

Busy schedule ahead for Flin Flon’s army cadets

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.
Things have taken off for Creighton Work Prep Centre

Things have taken off for Creighton Work Prep Centre

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.
Hapnot Collegiate students welcome incoming students

Hapnot Collegiate students welcome incoming students

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.

Brainstorming time: Camp Whitney hosts northern tourism summit

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.

Few Flin Flon parents are homeschooling, analysis shows

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.
“Straight Outta Flin Flon” t-shirt among Flin Flon merch for sale online

“Straight Outta Flin Flon” t-shirt among Flin Flon merch for sale online

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,
Flin Flon choristers invited to perform in Spain in 2017

Flin Flon choristers invited to perform in Spain in 2017

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 no tall tale: Flin Flon native relishes gig as professional story performer

It’s no tall tale: Flin Flon native relishes gig as professional story performer

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.

Creighton’s Ore Samples receives provincial grant for writers, performers

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.
Former exchange student returns to fondly remembered Flin Flon

Former exchange student returns to fondly remembered Flin Flon

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.
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