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With the Bombers recently appearing in Canada's national junior A championship tournament, memories have resurfaced the team's last time in the title tourney. It was 2001, it was on home ice and if you ask any Bomber fan, they’ll tell you it was special.

Kenny McDonald stood alone for Hapnot at Manitoba high school track provincials in Winnipeg last weekend, claiming a gold and silver medal for Hapnot at the meet.

In last week’s SJHL draft, the Bombers had their chance to shape their own future - and kept a pair of locally-trained talents close to home.

The earth underneath Flin Flon, for the first time in decades, has gone silent. Flin Flon’s 777 mine had its final blast June 12 around 6:15 p.m. The mine’s final skip of ore is expected to come up to surface Thursday.

Both of the Bombers’ “Twin Towers” up front will be playing college hockey next season.

All four high schools near Flin Flon will host ceremonies between now and the end of June, starting with Creighton Community School this week.

Foran Mining is touting a new discovery near its McIlvenna Bay property that seems to show encouraging results.

With play over and the ice torn out of the Whitney Forum, work is already underway on the next season of Flin Flon Bomber hockey.

Mugsy’s Deli is preparing to serve its final pot of soup. The doors of the vaunted Main Street eatery, open since 1998, will close later this week.

Doug Dmytriw’s sculpture skills have gotten a lot of people talking. The Flin Flon sculptor and three-dimensional artist is the newest honouree for the Northern Juried Art Show’s top jury prize honour.