The City Of Flin Flon has appointed Emily Roberts Young to sit on the newly formed  Regional Immigration Committee and Emily is looking forward to the opportunity and can’t wait to get started in the new year.

" We are looking to increase population and get new some folks in  the area with this plan and it will go on for 4 or 5 years. It is still in it's planning phases and we haven't quite figured out the full details yet. We are looking to have approximately 25 new immigrants per year depending on how the program go's.  They will have work placement in different areas including mining,health care, education and retail sector so we are loking to partner with the business community as well."

The first meeting is planned for the middle of January 2025 and Emily will be meeting virtually with representatives from Swan River, The Pas and Snow Lake.