Local News

A man who fatally injured another man in Pelican Narrows last year has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Adam Terrance Sewap pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the September 2014 death of a 29-year-old man, reports the Canadian Press.

The Manitoba government has pledged $1 million to improve provincial roads near Snow Lake and Moose Lake.

A Sherridon firefighter and a natural resource officer formerly based in Snow Lake accepted provincial honours last week. Dennis Hatch received the 2014 Manitoba Wildland Firefighter Award.

The Flin Flon Lions Club welcomes District Governor Lion Louise Kernested to its Charter Night this evening. Kernested, of Stonewall, Manitoba, oversees Lions clubs across Manitoba (minus Winnipeg) and northwestern Ontario.

A condensed summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 27: Monday, Sept. 21 • Noise complaint at Aspen Grove. Police attended and the music had already been shut down.

Flin Flon’s accommodation tax is netting the city tens of thousands of dollars to market and beautify the community. Enacted in February 2014, the tax generated $83,940 the first year and $101,000 so far in 2015, city figures show.

As he reassumes the chairmanship of the Flin Flon school board, Trustee Murray Skeavington has his sights set on increased vocational opportunities for students.

This year’s partial strike revealed more economical ways for Hudbay to operate in Flin Flon and Snow Lake, says the head of the company’s Manitoba division.

Flin Flon RCMP had reason to believe the driver of a car they pulled over on Island Drive was carrying drugs. They were right. Early Tuesday evening, officers arrested the man, 24, and seized 60 grams of powder cocaine.

Creighton town council will again consider improvements to the timeworn surface of the Creighton football / soccer field. At their Wednesday, Sept. 23 meeting, council referred the matter to the committee level for discussion.