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Prospective candidates for city council or Flin Flon’s mayorship have less than a month to get their names in the race.

"Unbelievably, summer is drawing to a close. That’s hard to get one’s head around, we know, but it’s time to start reporting on what we can anticipate from arts and culture in the upcoming fall and winter seasons."

Closure work at Flin Flon’s flagship mine, according to Hudbay, is "essentially complete" and some other area operations aren't far from the same fate.

Training camp kicks off for the Bombers this week with practices, a three-team scrimmage tournament and preseason matchups.

Several northern Manitoba communities, including Cranberry Portage, Pukatawagan and Snow Lake, may be about to receive a major internet upgrade.

A prominent Flin Flon business is up for sale, two businesses will soon move and University College of the North (UCN) is expanding to provide classes on Main Street.

For years, Irvin Head was one of northern Manitoba’s most talented and vibrant artists. The Cranberry Portage-based carver and sculptor died August 15 at age 66, leaving dozens of works and a legacy of art behind.

Fire crews from Manitoba and Saskatchewan are fighting off a flare-up with a blaze burning across the provincial border, about 37 kilometres north of Flin Flon.

Some people who were evacuated from Pukatawagan/Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (MCCN) last month are now able to head home.

Retirement won't last very long for Helga Bryant. The soon-to-be outgoing CEO of the Northern Health Region will become the new University College of the North (UCN) Dean of Health next year.