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Brad Slugoski (top photo, seated) was the winner of a brand new Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the Flin Flon Motorcyclists Association’s bike draw held last Saturday, May 28. With him are the association’s Paul Garrett (middle) and Bob Andres.

Twyla Storey (from left), Kandie Lagore, Kyle Lagore, Val Mantyla and Kenneth Morris were among the participants in Freedom Outreach’s Walk-A-Thon last Saturday, May 28.

Will fill seat left vacant by Beck

A 26-year-old Flin Flon man has died following an ATV accident. RCMP said they were called to the Cliff Lake Road to respond to the accident at about 10 pm Sunday. Police said the matter remained under investigation Monday afternoon.

Hudbay has no plans to shut down its Flin Flon metallurgical complex and is exploring other sources of feed to offset the eventual closure of 777 mine, says the head of the company’s Manitoba operations.

Flin Flon city council plans to hold the tax rate steady while pumping another $2.14 million into infrastructure, but some property owners still face significantly higher bills. Council unveiled its proposed 2016 budget on Tuesday, a $13.

As she does every morning, Laura Sparling entered her kitchen early Wednesday to turn on the radio and listen to the morning news. Little did she know that at that moment, she herself would bear witness to a terrifying national media story.

Flin Flon MLA Tom Lindsey delivered the following statement in the Manitoba legislature on Wednesday: Madame Speaker, a propane explosion levelled a Stittco Energy building in Flin Flon this morning, injuring at least one person.

The future of the Flin Flon region was in focus last week, as representatives from local municipalities, industry groups, major employers, community service organizations and educational institutions gathered together at an annual networking event.

Northern Manitoba’s lone Progressive Conservative MLA says his government’s Yes! North initiative will develop economic opportunities and create quality jobs in the region. Thompson MLA Kelly Bindle made the comments in a press release last week.