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RCMP in Creighton anticipate a rise in curfew checks over the next month as several people known to police have moved back to Creighton. “We have an influx of guys back from wherever else they were – they’ve been ordered to live here now,” said Sgt.

One man is dead and another suffered injuries after a train derailment near Ponton. Reports of the derailment were called in to Wabowden RCMP shortly before 6 pm on Sept. 15.

Autumn equinox marks an annual event to raise awareness of sexual exploitation. The Flin Flon and Area Against Sexual Exploitation (FAASE) will host its annual Grandmother’s Walk this week. The walk is held each year on Sept.

Five people are now in the running for a vacant spot on Creighton town council. Before the final call for nominations for the town’s upcoming byelection, several Creighton residents turned in their papers.

There will be at least one familiar face on Flin Flon city council amidst what could be a shakeup of councillors after the general municipal election next month. Flin Flon Mayor Cal Huntley had no challengers when candidates were announced on Sept.

An upcoming training session in Flin Flon will show firefighters what to do when things go wrong. The Flin Flon Fire Department [FFFD] will hold a fire ground survival course on Sept. 22 and 23, based out of the fire hall at 96 Hapnot Street.

Cabin owners’ associations are taking the next step toward providing their own fire suppression services.

Calls to Creighton RCMP have dropped for the third straight month. During the month of August, the detachment received 134 calls throughout Creighton, Denare Beach and Sturgeon Landing, according to monthly reports filed by the detachment.

Flin Flonners and visitors alike can sum up their experience in the region in five words: the water and the wild. This is the tagline for Flin Flon’s new place brand, which was unveiled on the newly built stage at the Flin Flon Campground on Sept. 4.

Volunteers have finished another portion of work on Flinty’s Boardwalk.