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Hudbay is proposing a new strategy that could extend the life of Flin Flon’s main mine. The strategy includes pursuing reserves with remnants, or small pockets of ore found underground.

Healing, hope and reconciliation – those were the goals of a memorial march uptown on Aug. 18. The event was held to commemorate the life of a woman who was found dead near Flin Flon decades ago.

The City of Flin Flon has received one of its largest payouts from the federal government’s Gas Tax Fund in years. On Aug.

A shortage of workers in Flin Flon has led to some frustration amongst local businesses, and some business owners are looking to new methods to stay fully staffed.

It appears Jan Lake isn’t just a popular spot for campers and anglers. Bears have been coming to the community in record numbers this summer.

First responders and emergency personnel in northern Manitoba will receive a new and upgraded communications system. Speaking to media at Thompson’s RCMP detachment on Aug.

Eve O’Leary is putting the skills she learned at the first ever Cando Indigenous Economic Development youth summit to good use.

Court proceedings for a woman accused of committing Flin Flon’s first homicide since 2012 have been remanded until next June. At a court appearance in The Pas on Aug. 2, the case for Faith Rose Margaret Linklater was remanded until June 29, 2019.

The director of the Keeyask hydroelectric dam project said in a company newsletter that it could be finished by fall 2020 – almost a year ahead of the current schedule.

The Flin Flon Salvation Army will soon be installing a lift for churchgoers, aided by a provincial grant. The provincial government announced funding for the project, along with 224 other community development projects, on Aug. 16. In all, around $3.