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“I’ve always said my number one commitment is to fight for every community in our North, and I certainly look forward to continuing to do that from here on in again.” - Niki Ashton, Re-elected MP

Tournament, Oct. 5: Fern Kozak and Bastie Lamb, first, 145; Nellie Jebson and Phyllis MacKenzie, second, 144; Chris Anderson and Julie Chambers, third, 137; June Hoglander and Lena Kocpachinski, low, 118 Ladies’ Spades, Oct.

It was a game Flin Flon Bombers fans would rather forget, but it was nonetheless historic. On Oct. 7, 1972, as his Medicine Hat Tigers played Flin Flon, Boyd Anderson scored five goals in just three minutes and seven seconds.

The Flin Flon Bombers rank near the bottom of this week’s Source Embroidery SJHL Power Rankings. Flin Flon was 10th of 12 teams on the list, published on the SJHL website earlier this week.

Fresh off its national debut, a documentary TV series starring a former Flin Flonner enters its final season this week. Nightclub Confidential begins its three-episode farewell tomorrow, Thursday, on Citytv’s Saskatchewan affiliate.

The still-undefeated Creighton Kodiaks are two-time Northern Saskatchewan Football League champions, but there is little time to savour the victory. The Kodiaks downed the La Ronge Churchill Chargers 9-0 in Prince Albert last Saturday, Oct.

One year ago this week, Cal Huntley pulled off an upset victory to become Flin Flon’s 20th mayor. The Reminder caught up with the mayor to discuss his first year in office, and more.

Flin Flon & District Chamber of Commerce and Greenstone Community Futures recognized volunteers in their annual gala on Oct. 15.

The NDP won the northern ridings in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Monday’s federal election, but whether the result stands in the latter constituency remains to be seen.

Volunteers Joyce McLennan (above, left) and Gail Baker with an illuminated snowman that was raffled off at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church’s Bazaar, held at the RH Channing Auditorium last Saturday, Oct. 17.