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Hapnot senior Kweens, Kings take zone 11 basketball titles

Hapnot senior Kweens, Kings take zone 11 basketball titles

Two more zone banners will be hanging in the Hapnot Collegiate gym. Both the school’s senior varsity Kweens and Kings won their zone 11 championships last weekend, moving on to provincials.
Photo Gallery: Scenes from the 2023 Bust the Winter Blues

Photo Gallery: Scenes from the 2023 Bust the Winter Blues

The 2023 edition of Bust the Winter Blues took place through Creighton and Flin Flon March 3-5. Here are scenes from some of the festival's events.
Photo Gallery: Scenes from the 48th Annual Val and Ivor Hedman Centaloppet

Photo Gallery: Scenes from the 48th Annual Val and Ivor Hedman Centaloppet

The Flin Flon Ski Club's biggest local event of the year took place last weekend for the first time in three years. The Val and Ivor Hedman Centaloppet is back.
Bomber Game Report: Division title clinched, rivals bested in 4-3 win

Bomber Game Report: Division title clinched, rivals bested in 4-3 win

The Flin Flon Bombers clinched the Sherwood division title and stayed second in the league, beating Nipawin 4-3 Friday night.
Northern Health Region hires Sewda as new CEO, will start April 1

Northern Health Region hires Sewda as new CEO, will start April 1

The Northern Health Region (NHR) will have a new chief executive officer next month, naming the replacement for the retiring Helga Bryant.
City gives thumbs up to Friendship Centre transitional housing proposal

City gives thumbs up to Friendship Centre transitional housing proposal

Flin Flon's city council has given first reading to a project that could open transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness.
NHR, other Manitoba regions head on recruitment visit to Philippines

NHR, other Manitoba regions head on recruitment visit to Philippines

The Northern Health Region (NHR) has gone global in an attempt to bring health workers to the north.
Creighton liquor mart permit fetches over $600k at provincial auction

Creighton liquor mart permit fetches over $600k at provincial auction

A buyer has been found for the permit for the now-closed Creighton liquor store - and the permit was bought for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Bomber Game Report: Shootout doesn't go Flin Flon's way, but Bombers clinch home ice

Bomber Game Report: Shootout doesn't go Flin Flon's way, but Bombers clinch home ice

One point would do the trick - while the Bombers took a shootout loss to the Broncos Wednesday night, the team clinched first round home ice in the upcoming SJHL playoffs.
Bakers Narrows, Travel Manitoba get funding surge from feds

Bakers Narrows, Travel Manitoba get funding surge from feds

An outfitter near Flin Flon and a regional tourism group are among the recipients of a new round of federal tourism funding.
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