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Community Futures Greenstone had to lay out their priorities when moving offices from above the Pharmasave to the old North of 53 Consumers’ Co-op building on Main Street.

Seniors at a local home got an unexpected Christmas gift, thanks to a group of industrious students – a series of 3D printed tools made by the kids, designed to make their lives easier.

The provincial government came to town last week, although the provincial finance minister Scott Fielding and an entourage of provincial officials didn’t stay long.

Operation Red Nose has parked for the season and the numbers for this year are in. Over the holidays, 116 volunteers with the service provided 216 rides within Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach.

An area wildland firefighter is back home after spending more than a month fighting bushfires in Australia. Kevin Buettner works as a fire technician at the Denare Beach Forest Protection Base, working with the provincial public safety agency.

For the second year in a row, Flin Flon has moved on the final provincial round in the SnoRiders Sledtown Showdown competition.

A summary of calls to police made from Jan. 12-18, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: Jan. 12 Report of an intoxicated person wanting to talk to their ex. The homeowner asked the person do leave and they agreed to do so.

Hapnot Collegiate students will have a chance to present months of work at their school later this week. Grade 9 students at the school will present 20Time projects they’ve been working on since September at Hapnot’s Dorothy Ash Theatre Jan.

Meet the new boss of Hudbay – the same as the old boss. The board of Flin Flon’s biggest employer named Peter Kukielski as its full-time president and chief executive officer Jan. 22.

A pair of area men have been arrested and face firearms charges after two men were shot in Flin Flon last week. On Jan.