At their meeting last night Flin Flon City Council approved the city’s updated Emergency Plan. The aim is to outline a general plan to govern the provision of necessary services during a peacetime emergency or anticipated emergency. The plan will be reviewed with those involved to ensure it meets the needs of the community.
Council awarded the contract for the Whitney Forum energy audit to MCW Consultants and will sign an agreement with Lexcom Systems Group for IT support services.
Council received a year-end report from the Hudson Bay Route Association highlighted by 147.6 million dollars received from the federal government and 73.8 million from the provincial government for rail line and port upgrades. They note the need for a mid-Canada northern shipping port is clear and capacity at the port will fill quickly as the rail and port upgrades are completed.
And the City will consider lighting Flinty with a purple light for Epilepsy Awareness Day March 26th as is done with other landmarks across the country.
