Local News

March 10, 10:41 p.m.: Motor vehicle collision 10 kilometres east of Flin Flon on Highway 10. A page was received for a single vehicle rollover 10 kilometres east of Flin Flon. Rescue One and duty officer responded. No injuries were reported.

Funding has been confirmed for roof repairs at Hapnot Collegiate and École McIsaac School. The two schools were named in a provincial announcement on April 18 that also included funding for 21 other Manitoba educational facilities.

Flin Flon’s official web page is getting a makeover. The City of Flin Flon’s new website will be online before summer, according to officials who attended the April 16 meeting of city council.

Bunny Burke has received credit from her peers for the years and years of hard, behind-the-scenes work with the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce.

Foran Mining has high hopes for the McIlvenna Bay project, but those hopes are conditional on cutting costs, a growing market for copper and possibly sharing facilities with Hudbay.

A byelection for a vacancy on Snow Lake town council has ended with a new face elected to the seat.

The City of Flin Flon has called its economic shot for the next five years through the release of a strategic plan.

It’s time for us to take a bow. The Reminder had a successful run at the recent Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association (SWNA) awards. The Reminder won three separate categories and finished second in another category.

Updates may be coming for the shop at Ecole McIsaac School. A report from the Flin Flon School Division (FFSD) workplace safety and health committee mentioned that FFSD shop facilities had been assessed by Machine Safety Assessment.

Got a ton of spring cleaning to do? The City of Flin Flon may soon be able to help. City crews will be conducting the annual city-wide Spring Cleanup campaign next month, alongside a period of free dumping at the Flin Flon landfill.