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A local developer has been given the green light to convert the former Northminster Memorial United Church into an apartment complex. Scott Bryson's proposal, which required the landmark Hill St. building be rezoned, has been approved by both the Manitoba Municipal Board and Flin Flon City Council. At a council meeting last spring, Bryson outlined his proposal, saying he was considering constructing wheelchair-accessible dwellings, as he believes there is a shortage of this type of housing. But a group of neighbourhood residents weren't impressed, raising objections to city council and later the municipal board. "How much more increased traffic, with the general public coming to visit, is this going to bring when we're already very strapped for parking?" asked one woman. They also expressed concern that the apartment would mean more noise and garbage in the neighbourhood, but Bryson assured them that would not be the case. "I'm not planning on running some kind of kids' hangout or anything like that," he said. "My intentions are honourable and I want a better community with my property." The towering former church has been a fixture of Flin Flon's landscape since 1947.
