Local News

Volunteers building an archive of information on David Collins are looking for photographs of the late Métis trapper. A committee is working to erect a cairn in memory of Collins near Neighbours of the North Park by the fall.

RCMP are advising Manitoba drivers to travel with caution, issuing the following warning this morning: Currently, road conditions remain very poor around the province. Ice-covered highways and reduced visibility are dangerous for motorists.

Provincial regulators want the City of Flin Flon to publish its latest drinking water data as soon as possible after the municipality missed a reporting deadline by nearly a year.

Opposition to Flin Flon city council’s special services levy will trigger one last hearing to decide the fate of the contentious fee.

The federal government announced last week that it is entering into a partnership and providing funding to construct or renovate schools on four northern Manitoba First Nations.

Two long-touted mineral properties near Flin Flon and Snow Lake have a new owner. Toronto-based Alexandria Minerals Corp. recently completed its acquisition of Murgor Resources.

Bring your questions – and your resume. The Flin Flon Community Hall will host the Northern Connections Job Fair this Wednesday, March 25 from 10 am to 4 pm.

The Manitoba government is preparing to continue upgrades to Highway 10 between Flin Flon and Bakers Narrows. The province last week unveiled a list of northern road and bridge projects scheduled to resume or begin later this year.

Hudbay is preparing to conduct ground geophysical surveys over newly identified exploration targets southwest of Snow Lake. That’s the word from Troymet Exploration Corp., which along with Hudbay co-owns claims at the McClarty Lake property.

Correctional officers did not properly supervise prisoners the night an inmate from Pelican Narrows committed suicide in a Prince Albert jail cell.