Local News

Chris Reynolds of the Creighton Kodiaks eyes up the Grey Cup at the Creighton soccer and football field on Monday afternoon.

The Flin Flon Fire Dept. responded to three calls in September, the latest fire chief’s report notes: Saturday, Sept. 5, 11:30 am: A call from 911 stated there was smoke inside a Tweedsmuir Street residence.

A geologist with over 40 years of experience in the Flin Flon region has joined Callinex Mines, the exploration company announced Monday.

Last Friday, Oct. 16, North of 53 Co-op Board directors Dennis Whitbread, Donna Coles and Rob Schiefele, board vice-president, served up cake with a smile at the uptown grocery store.

A teenager with ties to Pelican Narrows who was reported missing in September has been located. Colton Ballantyne was located in early October, but RCMP did not notify the media until last week.

Churchill Wild, an operator of fly-in polar bear eco-lodges on Manitoba’s Hudson Bay coast, was recognized with the sustainable tourism award at Travel Manitoba’s awards gala in Winnipeg earlier this month.

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested after a man died from apparent stab wounds on the northern Manitoba reserve of Nelson House. This past Saturday, Oct. 17, Nelson House RCMP responded to a call for assistance regarding an unresponsive male.

Northern volleyball players recently gave cancer a swift kick in the you-know-what.

Four unique collections of artwork will be on display at the NorVA Centre this weekend at the Visual Art Showcase, part of the Manitoba Contact Showcase 2015.

Residents who are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired are invited to join a free six-week program operated by the Northern Health Region.