Of the thousands upon thousands of people who have lived in Flin Flon over the decades, only 19 know what it’s like.
Since Flin Flon was incorporated in 1933, citizens have been served by a range of mayors, all of them men.
Some, like the late Gordon Mitchell, were buttoned-down types; others, like the late Jack Freedman, were never ones to back down from controversy.
Many are gone but not forgotten. Names like Mainwaring, Evans, Wright and Steventon are forever immortalized with streets and avenues in our city.
For his part, the popular Freedman posthumously had a bridge stretching over Bellevue Ave. christened in his honour.
Flin Flon could have a new mayor on Oct. 22 with incumbent George Fontaine facing off against former city councillor Cal Huntley. Robin James, considered a darkhorse candidate, is also in the race.
Here is the complete listing of our mayors, gleaned from records The Reminder obtained from city hall:
1933-34: E.E. Foster
1935-36: George Mainwaring*
1937-38: George W. Evans
1939: Peter McSheffrey*
1940-43: O.F. Wright
1944-52: Cyril Steventon*
1953-56: Jack Freedman*
1957-60: Frank Dembinsky*
1961-62: Jack Freedman*
1963-64: J.R. Conner*
1965-70: Jack Freedman*
1970-74: Ed Yauck
1975-77: F.L. “Bud” Jobin*
1976-77: Bruce Keddie
1977-80: Howard Abrahamson*
1980-86: Nazir Ahmad*
1987-92: Gordon Mitchell
1992-98: Graham Craig*
1998-2006: Dennis Ballard*
2006-10: Tom Therien*
2010-present: George Fontaine*
* Served as a councillor before becoming mayor
