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Feds beefing up northern food subsidy

Manitoba will become the first province in western Canada to eliminate provincial interest on all Manitoba student loans, Premier Greg Selinger announced Monday.

Rockcliff vying for $1.5 million in capital A Snow Lake-focused mineral exploration company hopes to raise up to $1.5 million in additional operating and exploration capital.

Callinex focused on promising deposits near city

Questions raised as engineer touts safety of transporting radioactive waste

Mayor Cal Huntley thinks Flin Flon’s special levy will return next year, but no final decision has been made. The controversial levy, designed to raise taxes on low-end homes, received regulatory approval on a one-year trial basis in 2014.

NDP MLAs who recently called on Premier Greg Selinger to quit, including Flin Flon’s Clarence Pettersen, had “no knowledge of the contents” of last week’s provincial throne speech before it was delivered, reports the Winnipeg Sun.

Operation Red Nose will again make the Flin Flon area’s streets safer this holiday season. The Rotary Club is spearheading the free service, which provides rides home to residents unfit to go behind the wheel, using their own vehicles.

Max Owen (middle) was the lucky winner of the Flin Flon Bombers’ side-by-side draw. The proud Creightonite has been buying tickets from various organizations in the community since 1967 and finally won.

More infrastructure problems forced city workers to dig into North Avenue, near the Main Street intersection, last week.