Local News

Marchers headed down Main Street August 29 with one goal in mind – saving lives. Around 50 people took part in a march for International Overdose Awareness Day, observed worldwide August 31. The march was organized by Play it Safer Network.

A series of banners promoting Flin Flon’s annual Culture Days celebrations have been put up around Flin Flon.

The reopening date for Ross Street has been pushed back into October after hang-ups with construction work at the site.

RCMP had a busy August in and around Creighton. Throughout the jurisdiction, 109 calls were reported in Creighton, Sturgeon Landing and both the Denare Beach municipal area and Amisk Lake reserve area.

Councillors approved a set of changes to Creighton’s official community plan during the Sept. 11 town council meeting. A public meeting was held before councillors discussed the measure.

More than half of all eligible voters cast a ballot in last week’s Manitoba election, but numbers fell far below that mark in the north.

Dig out that old artifact – the best and brightest archaeologists from Manitoba and Saskatchewan will descend on Creighton and Denare Beach. The two provinces’ archaeological societies are holding a joint conference in Denare Beach.

Gary Vidal, the Conservative candidate for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, is still getting used to his transportation method as he travels back and forth throughout the riding.

Federal election season is officially underway and northerners will soon have their chance to select who will be their voice in Ottawa’s halls of power.

A Flin Flon man has raised thousands of dollars to help people with schizophrenia. Ray Berg’s efforts throughout this summer have raised a substantial amount of money for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society’s (MSS) Journey of Hope.