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Three areas of Flin Flon have measured outside acceptable levels for radon, according to information Coun. Colleen McKee said she recently received.

Hockey captivates millions of Canadians each winter, but can the sport help revitalize adolescents’ interest in school? Steve Lytwyn hopes so.

Sonia Goodman and Crystal Kolt helped out at the Flin Flon Inner Wheel Club’s Boot Sale, a community fundraiser held last Saturday, June 4 at the Victoria Inn parking lot.

Flin Flon Fire Chief Chad Cooper is updating city council on the latest emergency incidents and his plans for an improved fire department. Cooper, who became fire chief on May 30, delivered his first monthly report to council on Tuesday.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan this week introduced The Patient Choice Medical Imaging Act , which will give Saskatchewan residents the option to privately pay for a CT scan.

The Saskatchewan government is moving ahead with plans to privatize 40 government-owned liquor stores.

The Flin Flon School Division celebrated its 2015-16 retirees and 25-year watch recipients at a recent ceremony.

The federal government has pledged more than half a million dollars to help University College of the North establish an industrial skills and trades training centre in Thompson.

The Pallister government is touting an additional $4 million in funding to support the provision of cancer drugs for patients across Manitoba. The funding was included in the new government’s inaugural budget.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 73 has donated $2,000 to the Flin Flon Lions Club for operation of its handivan. Andy Stewart (left), a member of both the Lions and the Legion, presented the gift Wednesday to handivan volunteer Rick Hurst.