Local News

The annual meeting of the Hudson Bay Route Association (HBRA) is coming up in Flin Flon and a federal cabinet minister will make his way north.

The current MLA for Flin Flon, Tom Lindsey, hosted a pancake breakfast at the United Steelworkers [USW] Local 7106 offices on Main Street July 20. The NDP provincial representative is gearing up his campaign to be re-elected Sept. 10.

Northern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba have just finished one-two in the type of competition no region wants to win.

Polling aggregator 338 Canada is predicating an NDP win in northern Manitoba and a Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) win in northern Saskatchewan in this fall’s federal election. The service’s latest data, updated July 28, gives the NDP a 93.

While their main building was undergoing renovations, the artists of NorVA gathered in Denare Beach to find inspiration at the group’s annual artist’s retreat.

Residents have taken advantage of the Flin Flon Neighbourhood Revitalization Corporation’s (FFNRC) Flower Power festivals. The group has organized two different events in July and is planning two more for August.

The Manitoba Liberal Party has selected their candidate for next month’s provincial election - former Lynn Lake mayor James Lindsay. Lindsay was acclaimed as the Manitoba Liberal Party’s candidate for Flin Flon at an Aug.

An SUV has been found on fire on Highway 10 between Paradise Lodge and Bakers' Narrows near Flin Flon. RCMP and firefighters were at the scene. An investigation into the fire is ongoing.

Suspects McLeod, Schmegelsky still not found, minimal traces of whereabouts known

The search continues in and around Gillam for a pair of British Columbia men wanted in connection to three violent deaths.