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The Flin Flon School Division (FFSD) is looking for public feedback.

Northern Manitoba’s only Crown Corporation is hoping to help business in Flin Flon. The Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) discussed its annual report in a meeting with business leaders and media on Nov.

Northern Manitoba was addressed in the recent Manitoba Throne Speech. The 15-page speech, issued on Nov.

A three-way split between the City of Flin Flon, provincial government and federal government will see Flin Flon’s sewer and water infrastructure upgraded.

It may be the holiday season, but plans for the 68th annual Trout Festival are underway. The Trout Festival held its annual AGM on Nov. 27, where it saw all executive positions filled.

Two grade five students who have won a number of awards for their project on Métis history were honoured in Winnipeg last month.

A change in Creighton’s population will save the Town of Creighton a small sum next year, despite a small increase in the cost of recycling. Members of Creighton Town Council received a letter detailing the change at the Nov. 22 council meeting.

Complications the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border brings local businesses and residents were a hot topic during the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce’s Nov. 28 meeting.

The company building a winter road to the stranded town of Churchill hopes to have it done by Christmas. According to Springfield, Man.

Readers of this column were taken for a ride last month. That is, they were taken for a train ride as we reminisced about the importance of passenger train service in the early days of Flin Flon’s development.