Local News

A Sandy Bay man is facing a charge of second degree murder after a 33-year-old man was found dead Feb. 25. Healthcare providers in Sandy Bay were called to a home within the community around 10 p.m. Feb.

Northern ore production up, $20 million for local tailings upgrade

A summary of calls to police from Feb. 9-15, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: Feb. 9 While on patrol, police located a very intoxicated person in front of a local business.

Tune up those air guitars and get ready to grab the mic. Northern Growing Abilities (NGA) will be hosting a fundraising lip-sync battle Feb. 22 at the Creighton Community Club. “We are so ready,” NGA chairperson Amber Beaton said.

Events are starting to come together for the 41st annual Denare Beach Winter Festival. Recreation director for the Northern Village of Denare Beach Mel Durette said she’s still looking for a few more people to sign up as volunteers.

Hudbay has received a vital local thumbs-up for a new South American mine project.

Spending requests down, admin position cut under mandate from province

The final round of a regional snowmobiling vote has come down to this: a battle between Flin Flon and a small B.C. village.

Flin Flon city council is now down one member. Council members announced that Guy Rideout, first elected to council in a 2016 byelection, will be stepping down from his post due to personal reasons at the end of February.

A 16-year-old from Flin Flon wanted by police on a Canada Wide Warrant has been found and is in RCMP custody.