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F lin Flon city council will spend more than double the purchase price to turn the Northern Bus Lines garage into a new public works shop, according to initial estimates. In its proposed new budget, council sets aside $2.

Highlights from the Flin Flon, Creighton and Area SPCA annual general meeting held last Tuesday, May 19: Trials President Debbie Hiebert spoke candidly on the trials and tribulations facing the volunteer organization.

At Peace

Grade 6 students at Creighton Community School put their talents to the test last week with a cabaret. Students performed solo acts as well as duets, trios and quad acts with everything from singing, comedy, gymnastics, a puppet show and dancing.

Jan Modler (left) and Karen Clark picked up litter along South Main Street last week for the 20 Minutes of Magic community clean-up campaign.

Another Hudbay union has backed a strike mandate. USW Local 9338, which represents 115 office and technical workers, voted 79.5 per cent in favour of a strike mandate last week, a member tells The Reminder .

A condensed summary of calls for the Flin Flon RCMP for the period of Monday, May 11 to Sunday, May 17: Monday, May 11 • Report of a hit and run causing damage to a parked vehicle at a local grocery store. No suspects at this time.

IAM Local 1848 members say they have lodged formal complaints with the federal labour board, the latest twist in the nearly three-week partial strike at Hudbay.

The Flin Flon Bombers organization will do what it takes to overcome setbacks on and off the ice. That was the central theme of the club’s annual general meeting Wednesday evening.

Two more Hudbay unions, including the largest, have voted in favour of a potential strike if they believe the company’s upcoming final offer falls short. USW Local 7106 members in Flin Flon and Snow Lake voted 91.