Regional council members will soon sit down with the Northern Health Region (NHR) regarding the recent suspension of birthing services in Flin Flon.
In a letter sent by the NHR to Creighton council members, members of municipal councils of Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach were invited to a Jan. 24 meeting. The meeting, according to the letter, will be “informational” in nature and will allow the officials to “hear about and discuss the suspension of obstetrical services in Flin Flon.”
NHR CEO Helga Bryant is slated to attend the meeting, along with members of the NHR’s executive leadership council.
“With the impact this has had on our community, we feel this meeting will benefit everyone in further understanding the reasons behind this decision,” reads the letter.
Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler addressed the letter during the Jan. 9 town council meeting at the Creighton town office.
“We will keep this in mind and anyone [from council] who is available, please attend.”
Hudbay lease
The Town of Creighton has approved a deal with Hudbay over continued use of town-owned land.
Council approved a request from Hudbay to continue a land lease agreement for six parcels of land owned by the town. The existing agreement for use of the property, which was signed in May 2014, was set to expire this April.
“This was already covered off previously and the rates have already been set,” said Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler.
The land parcels cover part of Hudbay’s tailings area near the company’s main compound. It is at least the third time the town and Hudbay have reached a five-year lease agreement for the land.
Council members also received a letter from Richard Trudeau, director of health and safety, Aboriginal and external affairs for Hudbay, detailing the company’s current situation and the possibility of a meeting between municipal officials and Hudbay. The letter was received as information.
Strategic plan
Regional economic development coordinator Eve O’Leary updated council on the process behind the upcoming Creighton strategic plan.
O’Leary said the planning is ongoing and said about 10 more weeks of work remained before the plan is complete.
“We should have that finished and completed by the end of March. We’re going to be doing a session with council and senior management to do an action-orientated facilitation for the actions to go with the strategies. We want more community engagement,” she said.
Work on the plan, designed to help chart a course for Creighton’s economic future and to provide information for further investment and development, began last May.
