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At the June 11 meeting of Flin Flon city council, councillors paid tribute to Jim Conner, a former Flin Flon mayor who recently passed away. Jim Conner served as Flin Flon’s mayor from 1969 to 1970. Conner died June 10 in Morden at the age of 92.

Four years ago, people in the north held out hope when it came to the Liberal government’s commitments with words like “reconciliation,” “nation-to-nation relationships,” “support for the middle class,” and “champion on climate change.

Closure could continue to fall: councillors

Flin Flon’s city council received a stack of requests from a letter writing campaign courtesy of an unexpected source: a group of Grade 4 students from Ruth Betts Community School.

A historic cabin on Lake Athapapuskow was destroyed by fire June 18. The blaze at the cabin, located on an island near Paradise Lodge, was first reported in the early morning hours.

The Flin Flon Station Museum is taking the next step in storytelling. The museum recently received a grant from the Northern Neighbours Foundation for camera equipment, which will allow them to archive their artifacts properly.

When Daniel Dillon began shooting photographs for the Flin Flon Fire Department last year, his goal was to document the work done by first responders. That work is now the backbone of a new exhibition at Flin Flon’s NorVA Centre.

The Hapnot Plant Club is using their skills to help the Lord’s Bounty Food Bank by donating tomato plants they grew in the school.

A handful of area communities are benefitting from the Northern Neighbours Community Foundation, which is celebrating 25 years of service this year.

May has historically been the busiest month of the year for Creighton RCMP, but last month did not line up with past trends. In total, 82 calls came to the detachment, a sizeable decrease from the 130 calls that came in May 2018.