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Next week marks the third annual Infusion Entrepreneurship Conference, and organizers hope the conference brings a burst of energy to local business people.

Where you vote in Flin Flon during the general municipal election on Oct. 24 depends on your address. Polling stations are as follows: Flin Flon Community Hall, R.H.

Repaving along Creighton Avenue and Highway 167 is now complete. Provincial work crews with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure have left the site, with only minor tweaks and repairs still required. Detours around work areas have been closed.

Local concerns on legalization process, side effects

It was the closest margin of victory possible, but it’s official: Anita Rainville will fill the vacant seat on Creighton town council. Rainville earned the most votes in the town’s Oct.

During the general municipal election, voters will have a chance to cast their ballot for seven school board trustee positions for the Flin Flon School Division (FFSD). Eight candidates have put their names forward for elections.

Manitoba mining is unlikely to take a hit after a new North American trade deal was reached. After months of negotiation, representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States agreed to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Sept.

An all-Canadian, all-female mine rescue team made history last month in Russia, becoming the first females to complete work underground in a country that prohibits it.

The Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce is weighing in on proposed changes to the Flin Flon provincial riding. At the Sept.

A new school year is underway for University College of the North (UCN), and with the new year comes plans to overhaul some of the school’s programming.