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Jonathon Naylor Editor Halloween will be less scary thanks to city-sponsored vehicle patrols. City council last week agreed to aide the Manitoba Emergency Assistance Association with its Oct. 31 patrols designed to deter vandalism and increase safety for trick-or-treaters. By unanimous vote, council donated $150 and gas for four vehicles to the association, which has been conducting the patrols for 25-plus years. 'We were wondering if the City of Flin Flon will once again require the services of the (association) to assist the R.C.M. Police in patrols and help prevent vandalism,' read a letter to council from Alen Mymko, association president. In an unrelated matter, Mayor George Fontaine spoke of attending the recent Culture Days festivities as well as the grand opening of the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy. He said the city was just one of several partners to bring to fruition the Mining Academy, which he called an institute of great promise. As for Culture Days, the mayor applauded organizers and noted Flin Flon ranked sixth nationally in terms of the number of Culture Days events it hosted over the weekend of Sept. 28. Coun. Karen MacKinnon, deputy mayor, spoke on her attendance at the recent grand opening of the new SPCA shelter and headquarters off the Cliff Lake Road. 'What a wonderful facility,' she commented.
