In the Community

Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach are full of selfless volunteers. Now Community Futures Greenstone is looking for nominations for this year’s volunteer awards.

Organizations, clubs and groups will have a chance to promote themselves at this year’s Registration Under One Roof. Organizations will be invited to the Flin Flon Community Hall for this year’s group registration on Sept. 12 and 13.

The Flin Flon and area communities continue to show their support for Habitat for Humanity 53º. In recent weeks they have added another $700 toward building a home through the ongoing Buy A Block campaign.

Seniors’ cards July 8 Ladies: high, Fern Kozak, 932; second, Ann Hardy, 780; third, Pearl Wright, 775; low, Doreen Madden, 536 Men: high,Elmer Arnold, 807; second, Kimberley Griffiths, 799; third, Millie Quesnel, 794; low, June Hoglander, 556 - Flin

Small businesses across Saskatchewan have more time to sign up for the new province-wide Multi-Material Recycling Program (MMRP) scheduled to launch on Jan. 1, 2015.

Manitobans now have easy access to expense reports for the most senior executive of all regional health authorities and health corporations, such as hospitals and personal care homes not operated by a regional health authority.

Callinex Mines Inc. yesterday unveiled assay results from the last two diamond drill holes of its 12-drill hole campaign on its Neuron Graphite Project in northern Manitoba.

Foran Mining Corp. is moving ahead on a summer exploration program it hopes will bolster the case for a potential mine outside Flin Flon.

George Fontaine is hopeful for Flin Flon’s future, but he’s no starry-eyed optimist. That was the message the mayor delivered last week after some of his recent public comments were questioned.

The obstetrics and post-surgery floor of the Flin Flon General Hospital has reopened following a mishap. A burst water pipe was noticed on Dec. 8, causing the evacuation of the fifth floor. Patients were relocated to elsewhere in the building.