Local News

By working together, three local governments are expanding their business reach.

At a Saskatchewan Community Newspaper Association (SWNA) event on Friday, April 22 The Flin Flon Reminder earned five awards including the top prize for First Nations coverage for a story by editor Jonathon Naylor.

A SaskTel project to bolster internet speeds in northern Saskatchewan is expected to be complete by the end of June, the company announced Monday. Service improvments resulting from the upgrade will roll out throughout 2016 and into 2017.

Grade 12 students (from left) Katlynn Schaitel, Megan Nivon, Willy Thompson, Allie Madarash and Asher Jerome (front) collected more than 15 bags of garbage along the highway between Flin Flon and Creighton on Friday.

“They tell us to stay in our caves. Live there and you will be safe,” read Elizabeth Andres in her performance of “Woman,” a prose piece by British-Pakistani writer Tariq Ali. “If no person can see you, then he can’t harm you.

With an online fundraising campaign, community members are rallying around two brothers whose home caught fire last week.

Manitoba voters residing at the Flin Flon General Hospital on April 19 did not have a chance to vote in the provincial election, according to information from the Northern Health Region and Elections Manitoba.

Friday is the last day for Flin Flon parents to register their children for Kindergarten in the fall.

How to tell when a dog is approachable – and how to tell when it’s not

Callinex Mines Inc. says four of five winter holes drilled at the Pine Bay Project near Flin Flon have resulted in significant findings, and the company has announced plans to raise up to $1 million to continue exploration at the site.