In the Community

On the game show Supermarket Sweep , contestants are given free rein to stock their shopping carts with as many groceries as they can cram in. It’s the same idea behind the Flin Flon Kinette Club’s Grocery Grab.

École McIsaac School students donned purple on Wednesday, March 23 to mark Purple Day (held three days later, on the weekend).

Vulvapalooza is coming to Flin Flon this Friday. And yes, you heard that right. The uniquely-named event is a women’s wellness fair organized by the Women’s Resource Centre.

In last Friday’s edition, The Reminder asked readers to help identify where a cartoon depicting the old United Church originated. The mystery was quickly solved. The cartoon appeared in the now-defunct Winnipeg Tribune in 1953.

North Sask. Seniors Spades tournament, Feb.

From acting in a high school play and playing on a curling team, to spotting polar bears in Churchill, a year in northern Manitoba has been an enriching experience for Colombian exchange student Valentina Santacruz Chamorro.

Celebrating women was the focus on Friday night, March 11, as women, men and children gathered at the NorVA Centre and Johnny’s Social Club for the final event of International Women’s Week. The week’s theme was resiliency and overcoming challenges.

Thompson resident Natashia Moodie will be photographing expectant mothers in Flin Flon this weekend as part of a unique project called The Beauty Within.

In spite of grey skies and a bit of a breeze, 74 skiers showed up for the Flin Flon Ski Club’s 41st annual Val and Ivor Hedman Centaloppet last Sunday, Mar. 6.

A warm March weekend lured locals of all ages out of hibernation for the Bust the Winter Blues Festival. Creighton recreation director Channa Senyk said the festival’s snowshoe races proved popular with a large turnout.