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Emphasis on moving care to rural centres from Winnipeg, but few concrete promises in report

The Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre is hoping toys will reach the ceiling. They’ve partnered with Red Apple for their annual Christmas Gift Program.

The Border Explorers Snowmobile Club is waiting patiently for the season to get underway. While some enthusiasts are already taking their sleds out for rides across Ross Lake, the groomed trails maintained by the club are still being worked on.

One of Flin Flon’s largest congregations is back out and about to raise money for the less fortunate over the holidays. The Salvation Army’s annual kettle campaign has kicked off, both in Flin Flon and around North America.

Mining companies hoping to set up shop in Saskatchewan may soon get help through part of a new provincial economic plan. The plan, given the name Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan, was released Oct. 23 by the provincial government.

He’s been the MLA covering northeast Saskatchewan for three consecutive terms - now, Doyle Vermette will run for a fourth term. The NDP MLA for Cumberland was announced Nov. 23 as the candidate for the next provincial election.

Flin Flon’s new municipal website is up and online. The beta version of the new site and the accompanying app officially launched Nov. 8, including a section for local notices, events, facility updates and other City-related information.

Two men are dead after a fire engulfed a home in Pelican Narrows the morning of Nov. 30. Police and firefighters were called to a residence on Morin Road around 11 a.m. and found the home was overwhelmed with flames.

The 2019 edition of Operation Red Nose is officially underway. Drivers will provide rides around the Flin Flon area for people unsuited to drive home on nine separate nights in November and December - Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and Dec.

Twelve years ago, Cliff Melnick was diagnosed with cancer for the first time. Today, his cancer is under control and he’s hoping to eradicate the disease for good.