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Put your knowledge of the Flin Flon-Creighton area to the test with The Reminder's latest community quiz. The answers may be found on page 8. 1. True or false: The Pas came very close to securing a Canadian Tire store, which would have likely put the brakes on plans for a Canadian Tire outlet in Flin Flon. 2. Seeing Flin Flon gain a new hospital is one goal of the current CEO of the Nor-Man Regional Health Authority. Who is he? a) Rod Murphy b) Drew Lockhart c) Gordon Mitchell d) Frank Adams 3. Which of the following comic strips does The Reminder not carry? (No peeking!) a) Born Loser b) Garfield c) Frank and Ernest d) Blondie 4. What Main Street pharmacy, a fixture in the community for decades, closed its doors this past November? 5. The Flin Flon Guidance Nursery is based in Ruth Betts School. What is the name of the day care also based in the school? a) Flin Flon Playgroup b) Kiddie Korner Day Care c) Playtime Palace d) Ruth Betts Day Care 6. How many viewers does TSN estimate watched the final game of the 2001 Royal Bank Cup, broadcast live nationwide from the Whitney Forum? a) Close to 10,000 b) Close to 50,000 c) Close to 100,000 d) Close to one million 7. Prior to construction beginning, a sign was placed at what is now the Flintoba Shopping Centre declaring the site as the future home of which business chain? (Talks apparently fell apart afterward). a) IGA b) Boston Pizza c) Leon's d) Always Fresh Incorporated 8. Which of the following service club pairings do not match up? a) Flin Flon Lions Club and Flin Flon Lion L's b) Rotary Club of Flin Flon and the Inner Wheel Club of Flin Flon c) The Flin Flon Kinsmen Club and the Flin Flon Kinnettes d) Flin Flon Lions Club and Flin Flon Lady Lions Club
