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Between showering and getting the kids off to school, the morning hustle and bustle can take its toll on our busy lives.

Hudbay mechanics and machinists have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, raising the stakes in ongoing bargaining and prompting the company to devise contingency plans.

“The half breed who showed the prospectors the Flin Flon ore body. His generous contribution to northern Canada will be eternally remembered.

With weeks to go before Denare Beach’s by-election, candidates are putting their agendas before the voters. Wanda Ginnell, Greg McBratney, Elfriede Reimer and Paul Trottier are running to fill two council vacancies in the April 15 vote.

Pukatawagan and six other First Nations are speaking out against a learning partnership involving the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO).

In what could be good news for Flin Flon’s crumbling roads, the Manitoba government is increasing the matching funds available to municipalities outside of Winnipeg to improve infrastructure.

Flin Flon seniors are in for a break on their property taxes, but not one as generous as the Manitoba government once promised.

Because Fido deserves to enjoy the outdoors, too. The yurts at Bakers Narrows Provincial Park will allow dogs and cats at no extra charge this summer.

A Canadian Press report Wednesday raised new questions over whether Flin Flon MLA Clarence Pettersen will return to government caucus meetings or be permitted to seek re-election as a New Democrat.

Flin Flon city council voted Tuesday to hire a noxious-weed inspector. Mary Wright will fill the position this summer, just as she did last year. Her contract calls for an hourly wage of $25.12, the same as last year.