At their meeting Council reported they have sent a letter to the Flin Flon and District Chamber of Commerce advising them the City has been working on the development of a bylaw which would ban single use plastic bags throughout the community. They asked for the Chamber’s response as to the impact this would have on the community. It was noted the Manitoba government is looking into a province wide ban and Council has received several requests mainly from local students to move forward on a ban.

Council passed on final reading a bylaw to rezone the portion of Main Street from the former Co-p building down to Super K from Residential Family Dwelling to Central Commercial Zone.  Council had advertised a public hearing on the rezoning asking for people with concerns to attend but no one attended and they proceeded to pass the bylaw.  At first reading Mayor Cal Huntley had said this does not change things for residential buildings already in that area but opens up opportunities for business properties to be developed in the area should the opportunity arise.