Local News

Several community members have an issue with loiterers on Main Street. A meeting is set to be held on June 8 to address what can be done to address or assist people sitting idly on Flin Flon’s busiest street.

Three suspects wanted after an assault on a man in Denare Beach have been arrested. Trenton Laliberty, 21, of Denare Beach was arrested in Regina on May 22 in connection to a beating and robbery in Denare Beach on March 17.

The Santa Claus and snowman at the Flin Flon Station Museum have been put away for another summer.

Copper Reef Mining Corporation released the results of its winter geophysics at Alberts Lake gold zone on May 17. Copper Reef reports the purpose of the survey was to search for the extension of the known Alberts gold zone shear zone.

Gerry Clark and Don Peake have spent years chronicling the history of Flin Flon. Recently, the two had a chance to write a little history themselves.

Provincial measures were the talk of the tables for chamber of commerce members during the May 22 Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce meeting.

A feasibility study for the Creighton Sportex is budgeted for 2018. Whether or not the study will be conducted depends on the state of the town’s five-year strategic plan, which is still under consideration.

The Town of Creighton is still weighing options for the location of a needle disposal site. At the May 23 town council meeting, council members and RCMP Sgt.

It’s a long way from the Whitney Forum to the silver screen in California, but a documentary film shot last year has made the jump. “Flin Flon: A Hockey Town,” shot in Flin Flon in the winter of 2017, has hit the international film festival circuit.

Creighton residents are being asked to watch how much water they use. The Town of Creighton has issued a request for residents to regulate water usage for a number of tasks, including watering lawns and gardens.