Local News

A summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Tuesday, Nov. 10 to Sunday, Nov. 15, as provided by the RCMP: Tuesday, Nov. 10 • Report of a male screaming inside an apartment building. Police attended and arrested an intoxicated male.

Economic development was a focus at the latest Creighton town council meeting, as Mayor Bruce Fidler shared ideas from a recent Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA) conference.

Efforts to extend the life of 777 Mine have failed so far, but there could always be next year. Hudbay is currently reviewing its overall plans for mineral exploration in 2016.

It will spend well over $1 million and drill enough rock to span the length of more than 70 football fields. But it remains to be seen whether Callinex Mines’ upcoming exploration campaign at the Pine Bay Project will yield results worthy of a mine.

The Aspen Grove public housing complex is getting a $6.1-million makeover. Work is underway to replace siding, roofing and insulation at the building along with ventilation, piping and structural upgrades.

A duck walks on a thin layer of ice at the Hapnot Lake Wildlife Sanctuary. The unusually mild weather this fall has made the Flin Flon area a more welcoming place for our fine-feathered friends, who will no doubt venture south in short order.

The Manitoba government promises to establish a new trades training centre for northern Manitoba, but it’s not saying where it will be located.

A recount has confirmed federal NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois as the winner in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River.

Niki Ashton and Georgina Jolibois have joined all of their NDP colleagues in the party’s new shadow cabinet. Ashton, MP for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, is the new NDP critic for Jobs (Employment and Workforce Development).

Flin Flon’s two Pharmasave locations are covering their stores with blue circles in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association’s D-Camps, which allow children with diabetes to go to camp.