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The Queen’s representatives in Canada and Manitoba headed north for Flin Flon Culture Days this fall.

Snow Lake was the scene of a dramatic blaze July 5, as a fire at the Lalor mine camp destroyed the on-site kitchen and made part of the camp residence unusable.

Northern Manitoba was under a national microscope in July as a manhunt for a pair of suspected murderers from British Columbia was centred in the region.

The City of Flin Flon, Town of Creighton and Northern Village of Denare Beach each built and unveiled strategic plans designed to give a blueprint for economic activity in the next few years.

This year’s main local construction project led to the City of Flin Flon digging deep in more ways than one.

2019 in Flin Flon brought some new faces in high places. The Flin Flon Fire Department has a new chief in Jason Kuras, a former firefighter-paramedic in Thompson and Wadena, Sask. Kuras started his new job in October.

For decades, and even into today, radio has been an important part of any community’s culture.

Brian Humphreys still thinks about that day 19 years ago. He was the safety supervisor during the fatal Aug. 8, 2000 smelter explosion at Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting (HBM&S).

Flin Flon councillors came back north with renewed hope on some issues following a series of meetings with provincial cabinet ministers. Council members attended the annual Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) business meeting in Brandon Nov.

Staying healthy and finding joy in helping others - this year’s Healthy Youth Role Model award winner may have been surprised, but organizers found her to be the right choice.