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Hudbay has cancelled its development-miner training program at the 777 and Reed mines, a move an official says responds to operational needs without laying anyone off.

The Flin Flon/ Creighton and Area SPCA is all about four-legged creatures, but the organization couldn’t operate without help from countless two-legged individuals.

Contractor Brett Asmundson uses a sledgehammer to drive a stake into the ground outside the Flin Flon Post Office on Wednesday afternoon. Workers prepared to install a new curb in front of the building.

The snow must really be gone! Four young (and entrepreneurial) friends opened an iced-tea stand on Green Street on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, are Deven Stener, 10, Cheylynn Stevens, 8, customer Loreen Herriot, Emma White, 8, and Taz White, 9.

A game-changing pilot project that uses robotics to deliver health care in Pelican Narrows will expand to other northern Saskatchewan communities, Premier Brad Wall announced this week.

Longtime Flin Flonner Nelda Bell celebrated her 90th birthday last weekend. Bell was born on May 16, 1926 in Sturgis, Saskatchewan. She moved to Flin Flon with husband Gerald Lemcke in 1949. After his passing, she married Clayton Bell.

North of 53 Consumers Co-op is handing out equity statements and payout cheques to members this week. Pictured, Co-op board member Erhart Dzubiak searches for Lola Leclair’s cheque. Cheques not picked up by members will be mailed out.

A documentary film critical of Hudbay will soon begin a 10-city tour that includes screenings in Flin Flon, Toronto and Vancouver.

Creighton’s Prospector Inn continues to elicit some interest on the open market but there’s “nothing serious at this point,” says an official with the financial cooperative that owns the vacant motel and restaurant.

Sharp salutes and proud smiles marked the 2328 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps’ recent inspection and awards ceremony. Eighteen cadets attended the event on Monday, May 9 at the RH Channing Auditorium. “It’s been a good year.