Local News

At the Creighton Library Board’s annual meeting, Flin Flon Public Library administrator Courtney Campbell announced the library has made up the deficit from last year’s operating budget.

It’s been a winding path for new regional economic development officer Eve O’Leary.

Creighton RCMP presented its monthly report for the community at the Feb. 14 Creighton Town Council meeting. Sgt. Sean McPhee said the community had not seen a report of a single break-and-enter offence in three months.

Flin Flon School Board trustees have nominated several students and groups for this year’s Manitoba School Boards Association (MSBA) awards.

Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler and several councillors attended the annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention from Feb. 4-7 in Regina.

The picture is still hazy for northern Manitoba when it comes to whether it will see changes in the upcoming provincial budget. Provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen spoke about the upcoming Manitoba provincial budget with The Reminder on Feb.

Lease rates for some properties will soon change in Creighton.

Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler said he has not heard any more recent complaints about the town’s water supply. Except one, that is – his own. “It’s clean – except for my house today,” he said at the Feb. 14 Creighton Town Council meeting.

Education and congratulations were the main themes at a writers’ gathering in Flin Flon last week. Seven authors from Pukatawagan featured their works at the Flin Flon Public Library on Feb.

Local budding scientists showed off their work at the most recent city-wide science fair, held on Feb. 15.