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School board report: nominations open for board

School board report: nominations open for board

The call is out for anyone interested in serving on the Flin Flon School Board. To be eligible for nomination, an individual must be a Canadian citizen age 18 or older at the date of the election.
Young students perform above provincial levels

Young students perform above provincial levels

Healthy Child Manitoba’s Early Development Instrument Report was recently released, and children in Flin Flon are performing around and above the provincial norm.
Camping season could be extended after chamber resolution

Camping season could be extended after chamber resolution

A resolution proposing to extend Manitoba’s camping season by nearly three months was a topic of discussion at a recent meeting between provincial officials.
Changes for Many Faces staff, classes

Changes for Many Faces staff, classes

Many Faces Educational Centre will see some new faces this school year. Several of the school’s existing teachings and classes will remain the same, but two major changes will be coming to the school for this year.
Area schools receive upgrades for new year

Area schools receive upgrades for new year

New school construction projects in Flin Flon are underway, but some will not be finished before students fill the hallways.
Now and Then: First flight bush plane adventures

Now and Then: First flight bush plane adventures

In John Magee’s poem, “High Flight,” he writes “Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.
Unit honoured with new signs at Wekusko

Unit honoured with new signs at Wekusko

As a young man, Morley Naylor spent time at the camp at Wekusko Falls near Snow Lake where reserve army personnel from 21 Field Engineer Squadron helped build a suspension bridge in 1965.
No candidates filed for Creighton byelection

No candidates filed for Creighton byelection

New application deadline is Sept. 12
Sask. local election date change proposed

Sask. local election date change proposed

Northern Saskatchewan municipal leaders could soon reach an agreement on whether to push the date of the next local elections to 2021. At the Aug.
New teachers prepare for school year

New teachers prepare for school year

Not that long ago, Holly Bryson was finishing up grade school in Flin Flon. This year, she’ll be heading back to school in her hometown – only this time, her name will be on the classroom door.
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