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A sprinkler system will be installed at the Personal Care Home (PCH), but it will mean temporary inconvenience for tenants and their families.

You may not know Reta (Sissie) Beauregard, but chances are you love her baking.

A missing former Flin Flonner has been found. Shawn Michael Norman was located safe and sound near Beauval, Saskatchewan, on June 30. He had failed to arrive at English River First Nation on June 27 as planned.

The discovery of a cracked hydro pole on Green Street Sunday resulted in rerouted traffic and a couple of power interruptions as crews replaced the pole. The crack was noticed by Manitoba Hydro workers, said a company spokesman.

The new owners of a northern Saskatchewan gold mine appear optimistic over the site’s potential. Vancouver-based Silver Standard Resources purchased Claude Resources Inc. in late May.

Police have declared a sudden death in Pelican Narrows suspicious. Pelican Narrows RCMP were called to the reserve’s health centre shortly after 8 pm last Saturday, July 9 after an unresponsive adult male was rushed to the clinic.

Darcy Salamandra really went ‘fore!’ it at the 2016 Tri-Service Million Dollar Hole In One. Salamandra won the event’s playoffs on Sunday evening, July 10, taking home the top prize of a VIP weekend pass for two to Dauphin’s 2017 Countryfest.

A summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, June 27 to Sunday, July 3, as provided by the RCMP: Monday June 27 • Report of a hit-and-run to a parked vehicle on Green Street.

Telephone poles and other public property in Flin Flon may no longer be a free-for-all for residents promoting community events or political views. City council is poised to enact a by-law to regulate signage on public property.

This summer will mark the end of an era for a Flin Flon landmark. Dembinsky’s owner Ken Dowding will be retiring in September after running the Flin Flon apparel store for 33 years.