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Lawrence Joseph behind NDP's Georgina Jolibois by 70 votes

Ashton re-elected as Clarke loses to Jolibois

With a focus on northern and rural mental health, Dr. Rebecca Wells, a clinical psychologist, joined the Northern Health Region this summer.

After more than three decades in public office, Wilf Boychuk is enjoying retirement.

Ongoing transportation demands have the Flin Flon school board ready to purchase a third minibus. Trustees unanimously approved a motion this week to spend up to $125,000 on a minibus featuring either 16 or 22 seats, depending on pricing options.

In recent years, as the ongoing enrollment drain across Flin Flon schools has begun to soften or even modestly reverse itself, education officials have held out hope that student numbers have perhaps levelled off.

The Creighton Kodiaks are two-time Northern Saskatchewan Football League champions. The Kodiaks defeated the La Ronge-Churchill Chargers 9-0 Saturday afternoon to repeat as Ralph Pilz Trophy winners.

One of America’s leading pop culture and political websites just devoted 999 words to the story of Flin Flon. The Daily Beast published “Inside Flin Flon, a Town of Gold, Ganja, and Hockey” last Sunday, Oct. 11.

Tyler Millar of the Flin Flon Bombers cuddles a cat during a visit he and teammates made to the Flin Flon, Creighton and Area SPCA animal shelter this week.

The bewitching Kayleigh Cook-Marvin conjured up this elaborate costume in purple, her favourite colour, for the Flin Flon Public Library’s Lego Halloween Party, held Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 13.