Opinion

During the recent celebration of Manitoba Mining Week at the Snow Lake Mining Museum (SLMM), the facility accepted monetary donations of $1,000 from Atlas Copco, $750 from Hudbay, $500 from MacLean Engineering, $500 from VMS Ventures and a lunch that

Since the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT) took over operation of the Snow Creek Lake Control Structure several years back, residents who live along the shore of Snow Lake have been concerned about the government’s slowness to reac

Once again, the World Trade Organization has ruled against the imposition, by the United States, of Country of Origin Labelling.

The Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Rail line are important assets for our region and for Canada. That is why it is so concerning to see the Harper government putting it’s future at risk.

When Flin Flon city council last attempted to reduce yearly spending, back in 2013, it ended up going $717,931 over budget.

Dear Editor, My name is Alan Chatfield. I have been a Steelworker for 36 years. On Tuesday I refused to work at 777 North Mine with an Atlas Copco mechanic because I believed he was outside his care and maintenance contract.

Snow Lake’s Town Council held a ‘special meeting’ on the evening of May 12. The only thing on the agenda was hiring a new administrator.

We don’t have to choose between security and our rights That’s a false choice – we must protect both. Everyone agrees that terrorism is a real threat. But Canadians are concerned that the Harper government is going too far with Bill C-51.

Hudbay’s purchase of the New Britannia mine and mill property in Snow Lake is both good news and bad news for the region.

Shortly after 7 pm on Friday April 29, several men went through the ice on Snow Lake – purposefully! Training for ice rescue, members of the Snow Lake Volunteer Fire Department donned special survival gear and practiced their skills under a controlle