Local News

Guy (Beastie) Rideout admits he is surprised to be Flin Flon’s newest city councillor. Rideout won Wednesday’s by-election with 65 per cent of the vote in a two-way race with Colleen Arnold.

Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government plans to follow through on an NDP pledge to build a new seniors’ housing complex in Flin Flon.

Whether in rural Alberta or war-torn Afghanistan, Chad Cooper’s passion for firefighting burns hotter than the heart of a blaze.

A team from nickel miner Vale captured the 2016 Manitoba Provincial Mine Rescue Competition, besting two Hudbay teams and a team from Tanco mine. The competition took place last weekend in Thompson, where Vale is based.

Last week marked the beginning of construction-related changes to public access to the Flin Flon General Hospital.

Creighton mayor Bruce Fidler met with mayors from Flin Flon and Denare Beach for a second tri-council meeting. He spoke about the gathering at last week’s Creighton town council meeting.

Sometimes you gotta go, but that’s no excuse for urinating by a park within eyeshot of children. That’s what Ashton Lunam is saying after witnessing a man doing just that near North Avenue Park this week.

Last weekend marked one of many fundraisers for Flin Flon’s Aqua Centre as a local committee works towards a renovation of the popular facility.

Flin Flon MLA Tom Lindsey says the provincial government is turning its back on northern Manitoba by dissolving a department tasked with building an all-season road.

It is time for the federal government to commit to extending all-weather road access in our region.