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Saskatchewan public health officials are issuing a call for people who may be at risk of Hepatitis A after a possible exposure in southwestern Saskatchewan.

The opposition Tories are calling on the NDP government to immediately withdraw an application to boost Manitoba Public Insurance rates. MPI is seeking a 3.4 per cent rate increase despite turning a $14.2-million profit in the first quarter of 2014.

In October 2011, a drunken Ernest Meeres gave three women an hours-long ride home from a Flin Flon bar. It was the last ride two of the women would ever take.

A veteran city councillor has a bright idea to save taxpayers money. Coun. Bill Hanson is investigating the feasibility of switching city light posts and public facilities to low-cost LED lighting.

Who really speaks for Flin Flon area cottagers? That’s been a hotly contested question ever since city council declared cottagers de facto Flin Flonners with a duty to financially support the municipality.

Saskatchewan announced electrical upgrades for 84 campsites in Stabler Point Campground at Makwa Lake Provincial Park, roughly 700 kilometres west of Creighton. Livewire Electric Ltd.

The ground beneath our feet has kept Flin Flon alive for decades. Unfortunately, it’s also a major factor behind our infamously bumpy streets.

Mayor George Fontaine was jubilant when he announced late last year that more seniors’ housing was expected for Flin Flon. But seven months later with no government announcement, he has reverted to a wait-and-see position.

It’s the elephant in the room – the emergency room, that is. What happens if the private sector is simply unable to fundraise its portion of the tab for Flin Flon’s new ER? While this appears to be a plausible scenario – up to $4.

Nearly four months into their investigation, RCMP have yet to lay charges in a major embezzlement at a Flin Flon bank. Police received information in February that an employee at a local financial institution had stolen considerable dollars.