Local News

Flin Flon’s mayoral candidates will square off in a public forum next week. The Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce will host the forum next Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 pm at the city hall council chambers.

Flin Flonners hoping to save home mail delivery will gather next week in a seemingly long-shot bid to change Canada Post’s mind.

‘We’re going to meet the recommendations’: councillor

In brief:

Minimum-wage earners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan just got a raise. Manitoba’s minimum wage increased by 25 cents to $10.70 an hour effective Tuesday. That was the same day Saskatchewan’s minimum wage rose by 20 cents to $10.20.

Four residents have been fined hundreds of dollars as the City of Flin Flon cracks down on home security systems that needlessly summon firefighters.

Of the thousands upon thousands of people who have lived in Flin Flon over the decades, only 19 know what it’s like. Since Flin Flon was incorporated in 1933, citizens have been served by a range of mayors, all of them men.

Helping others and overcoming trials

Karen MacKinnon may be leaving The Reminder, but the newspaper will always hold a special place in her heart. “I want to say thank you to the customers and the people I’ve worked with,” says the newspaper’s long-time sales manager.

Adjustment at Reed mine no concern, says Hudbay