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Flin Flon will lose home mail delivery in 2016 as residents convert to community mailboxes, Canada Post announced Friday.

W hen Gertie Montgrand, née Merasty, turned 79, her granddaughter asked what she wanted to do to celebrate the big eight-oh.

Habitat 53° ReStore is just $1.86 away from reaching its first goal of $11,000. Since opening the ReStore two more days per week, Wednesdays through Saturdays, Habitat’s Kathy McCormick says easily 100 people a week come through the doors.

Sherridon Mayor Nick Benyk confirmed Monday afternoon that the community is waiting for independent test results to be returned before water containing mine tailings will be released from Camp Lake.

This group photo was taken at the Flin Flon branch of the Royal Canadian Legion sometime in the 1950s. The Flin Flon Heritage Project (FFHP) is looking to identify the people in the photo.

Susan Chrisp (left), Eunice Bartle (second from right) and Heather Hammond were three of 14 members to receive equity cheques as they enter their golden years from North of 53 Consumers Co-op vice president and member relations chair Rob Schiefele.

Ellis and Magnus Pearson buried their brother Noel at the Sand Bar in Denare Beach over the weekend. Temperatures reached into the 30s over the weekend with area beachgoers taking full advantage of the sunshine and water.

It’s the best time in 20 years to donate to the Northern Neighbours Foundation. That was one of the messages of the night as the foundation disbursed more than $86,000 in grants July 8 in city council chambers.

After several moves between communities in the north and south, Charles Boulet is committed to setting down roots in Flin Flon.

W ildfires in northern Saskatchewan continue to burn and as of Monday morning flames were reported to have moved closer to the community of La Ronge.