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First businesses can reopen Monday, northern travel restrictions remain in place

Flin Flon won’t be breaking out the Blueberry Jam this summer. Organizers of the Blueberry Jam Music Gathering have announced that this year’s event has been cancelled outright due to COVID-19.

Dan Dillon is trying to help out Flin Flon’s first responders and health care workers during COVID-19 - one piece of pressed plastic filament at a time.

With no new cases of COVID-19 cases reported in Manitoba April 28, the province is beginning to look toward opening up closed services. The province has carried out 325 tests at Cadham Provincial Laboratory since April 27.

For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began, a person in far north Saskatchewan has died due to the disease. The provincial government announced the death April 27.

Flin Flon’s landfill will be reopening on an altered schedule this week. The landfill, which has been closed during COVID-19 and shut down officially April 4, will reopen under a new temporary schedule April 29.

Over 200 people in Manitoba have recovered after catching COVID-19. Provincial chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin made the announcement during a provincial briefing on COVID-19 April 27.

The Northern Health Region (NHR) has suspended all operating room services at Flin Flon General Hospital. The news was announced by the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) April 27. The NHR confirmed the news later in the day.

COVID-19 may be a concern for the north right now, but few people are calling the cops about it.

Tom Lindsey knows the NDP is fighting an uphill battle while advocating for more COVID-19 measures.