Opinion

Aldon Kowalchuk has resigned his position on town council effective Nov. 30, so it looks like Snow Lake is gearing up for a by-election.

Tom Lindsey is in, Clarence Pettersen is out, and the hotly contested NDP nomination race that made it so is the talk of the Flin Flon constituency.

As Parliament resumes sitting, the message from Canadians has been clear. It is time for action.

Every once in a while, readers still confuse The Reminder’s old “letters to the editor” policy with our less-old policy.

On an afternoon last month, a number of Snow Lake town council members and their chief administrative officer sat down for a discussion with Hudbay representatives in the community’s council chambers.

Pardon my language, but how many damn parks does northern Manitoba need? In recent years, folks connected to mining and mineral exploration have spoken of the NDP government’s fanatical need to “protect” huge tracts of northern land from the scourge

Back on Oct. 19, 2013, during a lively Q & A session at a Snow Lake Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Hudbay’s Brad Lantz was quite candid in answering questions posed to him with respect to employee testing and housing issues.

Dear Editor, On Nov. 18, the provincial government announced it was selling off public liquor stores in 36 towns across rural Saskatchewan.

As a Flin Flonner, I worry about the growing influence of extreme environmentalists. You should, too. Before we begin, let’s draw a clear distinction between extreme environmentalists (EEs) and rational environmentalists (REs).

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, Nov. 19, I drove a 15-passenger van (full of high school girls) from Swan River to Flin Flon for the AAA Volleyball Provincials.