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Members of community groups and businesses met June 8 to discuss the state of Main Street.

One of Flin Flon’s true heroes was Phil Foster, a pilot who was killed over Norway in World War II. Foster was so anxious to join the war effort in 1939 that he paid for flying lessons out of his own pocket.

Snow Lake has been without a full-time physician since April

Manitoba drivers may soon be paying more to insure their vehicles. On June 15, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) proposed an application to the provincial Public Utilities Board (PUB) that includes a 2.2 per cent overall rate increase.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds may be the stars of the Flin Flon Rotary Air Show, but for many the Hercules (or Herc) is just as impressive in its massiveness and its power.

Two measures regarding unsightly properties were discussed at the Creighton town council meeting on June 27. Council voted to issue orders to a number of homes still regarded as untidy or unsightly.

This is Flin Flon Rotary’s second air show in three years, and while the 2016 show seems to have been an unqualified success, things have been tweaked a little with the hope of making this one even better.

Minimum wage workers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will soon receive a modest raise. As of Oct. 1, the provincial threshold for Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase from $10.96 an hour to $11.06 an hour.

Flin Flon made international news for two weeks in 1960 after a small pontoon plane failed to return to its base on May 28. The plane had gone out on what was supposed to be a short fishing trip up to Tartan Lake, a distance of about 20 miles.

A man identified as the driver of the semi that collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus has been arrested and faces 29 charges. Jaskirat Sidhu was arrested without incident at his home in Calgary on July 6.