Local News

A 21-year-old female has died following a car crash in Flin Flon on Feb. 21. Shortly before midnight, Flin Flon RCMP and Flin Flon Fire Department members responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Third Avenue.

It all started with a rebellion in Colombia and the sight of a young girl shouting from a statue. That’s how Winnipeg-based artist Jaime Black said the idea for the REDress Project was born.

Creighton officials voiced their concerns with cabinet ministers at a recent provincial meeting of municipal leaders from across Saskatchewan.

Taxi drivers and other fee for service vehicle operators will see regulations change after a new measure was approved by Flin Flon city council. During their meeting on Feb. 5, Flin Flon councillors passed a new vehicle for hire bylaw.

Old favourites are set to make a comeback for the 40th anniversary of the Denare Beach Winter Festival. Denare Beach rec director Mel Durette said there will be only minor changes for this year’s festival, set to take place from Feb.

While recent cold weather has not been kind to animals, the Flin Flon/Creighton and Area SPCA is currently unable to fit any more stray animals at their Flin Flon shelter.

Flin Flonners will have the chance to sound off about the town’s future at a pair of meetings at City Hall next month. The City of Flin Flon will host two public forums for strategic planning on Mar. 1 and Mar. 11.

One of NorVA’s most important projects is nearing its day in the sun.

The City of Flin Flon has big plans to boost local recreation areas and are looking for some money to pull things off. In a presentation to members of the Flin Flon Rotary Club on Jan.

The Flin Flon School Division (FFSD) will not, in fact, be receiving a bump in funding this year. “I wish it was so, but it’s not,” said Heather Fleming, FFSD secretary treasurer.