Opinion

These are two of the most common houseplant pests, one mostly a nuisance and the other deadly. Often pests are brought into the house with plants that spent the summer outdoors, or on newly purchased or gifted plants.

In September 2016, Flin Flon’s Tim Spencer wrote a letter to Rochelle Squires, Manitoba’s minister of sport, culture and heritage, advocating for steady or increased funding for the Home Routes concert program.

Dear Editor, Flin Flon Branch No. 73 of the Royal Canadian Legion extends an open invitation to everyone to participate in this year’s Remembrance Day parade this Friday, Nov. 11.

Years ago, I worked with a journalist who was decidedly anti-tourism. Well, maybe that’s not the right way to put it.

With the outdoor yard work done or stopped by the snow it is time to pay some attention to our houseplants. As the days get shorter you may notice growth and blooming slowing down.

Over the course of the past four months, NDP Members of Parliament launched countrywide public consultations on the pressing issue of electoral reform. I recently held a consultation here in our riding.

Could the Pine Bay Project become the Flin Flon area’s next mine? It’s a question that residents have tended to approach with caution even as owner Callinex Mines repeatedly uses words such as “excited” to describe exploration results coming from the

The news that the North of 53 Co-op store will be on the move “below the hill” brought on a wave of early ’50s recollections. Tom Therien, the current Co-op manager, confirmed that my memory still has a few working parts.

With our early pile of snow, some of you may have been caught with a collection of tulip, daffodil, crocus or other fall bulbs that have not made it into the ground.

Does local journalism matter? You bet it does. Community newspapers employ thousands of journalists, in every corner, across our community and across our great country.