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Heather Kowalchuk sits behind the intricate Christmas village display she has donated to the Flin Flon Public Library. For the full story, please see pg. 3. photo by JONATHON NAYLOR

With the next municipal election less than a year away, Mayor George Fontaine isn’t ready to say whether his name will be on the ballot.

A year that included an increase in the PST and higher Hydro rates is ending with an MPI rate increase for Manitobans. Autopac rates will increase for nearly half of the vehicles registered in Manitoba.

The Government of Saskatchewan’s new website, Saskatchewan.ca is improving access to information and services for Saskatchewan people as well as those considering visiting or moving to the province.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 73 and its Ladies Auxiliary welcomed new executive committees. At a formal ceremony in the lounge this past Sunday, Dec. 15, Bob Penner was installed to a one-year term as president of the Legion.

No one who knows John Taylor would describe him as greedy, ornery or thankless. But the long-time Flin Flonner could have fooled audiences as the lead in Ham Sandwich’s weekend production of A Christmas Carol.

In the annals of northern Manitoba medicine, there has never been anyone like Dr. Peter Kucparic.

Canada’s newest diamond discovery has been made near Deschambault Lake, sparking cautious optimism of an economic boost that could be felt as far away as Flin Flon.

The Manitoba government will invest $110 million into a series of projects to improve the Trans-Canada Highway east to the Ontario boundary, Premier Greg Selinger announced last week.

RCMP are investigating an arson in Thompson. On Oct. 31, just after 10 p.m., Thompson RCMP and emergency services were dispatched to a residential fire on Baffin Crescent in the northern city. The residence received extensive damage.