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A condensed summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 18: Monday, Oct. 12 • Report of two intoxicated females at a Hill Street residence. Both had left prior to police arrival.

Plans for the new Flin Flon General Hospital emergency department were on the agenda at the latest Creighton town council meeting. Joy Tetlock, Lois Moberly and Scott Hamel of the Northern Health Region (NHR) attended the Wednesday, Oct.

First defeat in franchise history

The Vague de Cirque team (with help from Freedom Outreach) raised their big top circus tent near the Flin Flon Community Hall on Wednesday.

As Canadians headed to the polls this week to have their say in the country’s future, students in the Flin Flon School Division, and around the country, had a chance to cast a ballot for their riding.

The Manitoba government is expanding its HPV immunization program to include males. Under the expanded program, boys and girls in Grade 6 will now be offered the HPV vaccine free of charge in schools across the province starting in September 2016.

A plan to bring the remarkable true story of a former Flin Flonner to the silver screen has a familiar name on board. As The Reminder reported last month, Stan Borley has penned The 4th Step , a screenplay based on his life.

The governing body for curling in Manitoba has elected its first president from northern Manitoba. Sam Antila of Thompson assumed the title with Curl Manitoba last month.

Reminder readers have helped the Flin Flon Heritage Project solve another mystery. Readers identified the people in this photo, first published in September, as Jean Coderre (from left) and husband Ivan Coderre, Walter Wynnychenko and Wilf Boychuk.

On Oct. 2 at Winnipeg’s Viscount Gort Hotel, 51 people joined together for the first Flin Flon Luncheon of the fall.