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Bursary, donations honoured late brother

Highlights from Monday’s Flin Flon school board meeting: Safety concerns Superintendent Blaine Veitch discussed concerns over Ruth Betts Com-munity School students crossing Ross Street from the Duck Pond area while walking to and from school.

Results expected today

Three more trade unions have accepted deals from Hudbay as of Friday morning.

A condensed summary of calls to the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, June 1 to Sunday, June 7: Monday, June 1 • Police attended a Hapnot Street residence to assist EMS with an intoxicated female.

T he Flin Flon School Division is examining how to handle transgender rights in the classroom, a sensitive topic that has ignited controversy in other jurisdictions.

Cyndy Woods, assistant supervisor of the Joe Brain Children’s Petting Zoo, shares a moment in the sun with a calf ahead of the zoo’s grand opening this week.

Flin Flon is as synonymous with hockey as any community in Canada, but that often isn’t enough to draw top junior A talent.

Man, not nature, is to blame for a wildfire that devoured forest near the SPCA animal shelter last week. That’s the assessment of Flin Flon Fire Chief Jim Petrie, who believes someone on a quad inadvertently sparked the blaze last Thursday, June 4.

Manitoba’s top labour boss brought words – and dollars – of encouragement to striking Hudbay workers on Monday. Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), visited IAM Local 1848 picketers during a visit to Flin Flon.