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A condensed summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 3, as provided by the RCMP: Monday, Dec. 28 • Report of an intoxicated ex-girlfriend at her ex-boyfriend’s house refusing to leave.

Hudbay may no longer be drilling at 777 mine, but exploration elsewhere in the region is plowing ahead amid optimism. Callinex Mines plans to launch a 12-hole drilling campaign at its Pine Bay Project by Jan.

Concerns over snow crews plugging up driveways and possibly working inefficiently have city council examining how the white stuff is cleared from Flin Flon streets.

“We are built to move,” says occupational therapist Melanie Read. “Movement can be good for everybody…it helps with learning, getting you more attentive, waking up your body and brain, giving you more energy.

Fishing, hunting, boating, snowmobiling and hiking are all popular activities in northern Manitoba. Unfortunately, these and other outdoor pastimes also present opportunities for people to become lost.

Many Flin Flonners were saddened to learn of the recent passing of long-time former resident Andy Galambos. He was 95. Friendly and good-natured, Galambos, who died Dec. 18 in Victoria, BC, had many friends in the Flin Flon area.

Friends Donna Leydon (visiting from Sudbury, Ontario), Colleen McKee and Melanie Quinn took advantage of Wednesday’s relatively mild afternoon to walk down the Perimeter Highway.

The RCMP shooting of former Flin Flonner Steven Campbell in Thompson in November has brought a big-city and south-of-the-border concern to northern Manitoba.

Flin Flon city council has decided to establish a three-person committee that will decide whether dangerous dogs should be euthanized. “So it won’t weigh on one person,” said Mayor Cal Huntley when asked about the matter at Tuesday’s council meeting.

For generations, Jim and Jeanne Fell helped form the foundation of Flin Flon’s Scouts program. Last fall, Scouts Canada awarded Jim and Jeanne certificates and pins in honour of the 65 years of service each has given to the Scouts movement.