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A group of Creighton residents are not pleased with a local company’s ongoing rock blasting and crushing work. During the Sept.

Initial results from the summer resource drilling definition drill program at Foran Mining Corporation’s McIlvenna Bay property have been announced.

Norway House will soon have the north’s most expensive medical facility. A new health centre, a joint venture between the Ministry of Indigenous Services and Norway House Cree Nation, was announced for the community on Sept. 7.

The new green space along the west side of Creighton Avenue near the Main Street intersection will not be finished before winter. Some final touches to the site will be completed next spring.

Election day is nearly a month away, but Snow Lake residents already know who will represent the community on town council. Six people filed papers to run for six open spots on council before the filing deadline on Sept. 18.

Five candidates in the 2018 Creighton byelection discuss their priorities for the town

Some officials are already assured of their seats in the RM of Kelsey. Official information from the RM shows sitting reeve Rod Berezowecki has been acclaimed to his post, along with Ward II councillor Neil Scott and Ward VI councillor Larry Johnson.

Cannabis users caught breaking Manitoba law after legalization next month could face one of several newly announced fines. A series of financial penalties were announced by the Government of Manitoba on Sept. 13.

Changes to the northern Manitoba electoral map were up for discussion at a meeting on Sept. 12. A public hearing with members of the Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission (MEDBC) was held at the Victoria Inn.

Students are back in classrooms and the Flin Flon School Board is back in session. The students are not the only group of people who will be learning in September.