Local News

Reading Along…

He was once interested in potentially building a new hotel and a seniors’ housing complex in Flin Flon. But now that Nizar Mawani is no longer with Ontario-based Kothari Developments, it’s unclear whether that interest still exists.

From upbringing to addiction, Bill Hanson reflects on wide-ranging life

Public safety is not at risk as Creighton RCMP grapple with a temporary staffing shortage. That’s the word from Sgt. Mark Svaren, who hopes to see his detachment back at full strength within a few months.

A former Winnipeg city councillor is calling on Premier Greg Selinger to oppose potential plans to haul radioactive waste through Manitoba en route to Creighton.

Cindy Davis, payroll clerk for the Town of Creighton, holds up one of the promotional licence plates the town sells to residents and visitors alike. The plate touts the Creighton area as an angler’s paradise.

Somewhere, the late Peter McSheffrey is frowning. Flin Flon city council last week approved final reading of a motion to close McSheffrey Avenue, a road that never officially existed.

This month marks a special unveiling for Flin Flon’s NorVA Centre: a glossy new floor for the art gallery and studio space. Mark Rowe, who co-owns the building that houses NorVA, completed most of the work himself over the holidays.

This past holiday season saw Manitoba RCMP, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) and the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba team up to get toys and toques to children in northern Manitoba communities through the Toys for the North project.

This holiday season marked the busiest one since 2009 for Operation Red Nose, as the program provided 250 free rides to partygoers. Red Nose co-chair Ted Hewitt says the program has seen a “trending increase” in rides over the past few years.