Tomorrow is Truth and Reconciliation Day also known as Orange Shirt Day and will be recognized across the country to commemorate the survivors and the children who never returned home from Residential Schools.

Flin Flon will be recognizing this day and will be hosting  a sculpture unveiling at Pioneer Square. The City’s Crystal Kolt invites the entire community to come out for a historic moment and  ceremony. " Honored and really looking forward to having this art work on our square. It is beautiful and made of Copper and Stone and I think the community is going to be really impressed. I am hoping that the community will come and see this,  and it is a day we can honor the survivors, their families and the community."

People are encouraged to meet at the Friendship Centre at 11:45 for a walk down to the Pioneer Square with the festivities including the sculpture unveiling to start at 12:15.

The Town Of Snow Lake will be holding a public information session to provide information regarding the town’s 2025 wildfire response.

It takes place on Thursday October the 9^th, 7pm from the Laurie Marsh Community Hall.

The meeting will include members from the Manitoba Wildfire and Manitoba Emergency Measures  Organization to provide updates and information.

All Snow Lake residents are urged to attend.

October is just around the corner and Northland Ford is getting ready for their 11^th annual We Scare Hunger Campaign, so no one in our community go’s hungry.

Mike Slipp explains how you can donate. " It is a very important intiative to us and we want people to bring food down to the dealership. We can pick it up if you give us a call. We are also going to be at the Creighton Kodiak game October the 9th and the Flin Flon Bomber game November 1st. So the event is actually going til November the 1st as opposed to October 31st this year."

Last year enough food was collected through the schools and with people dropping off non-perishable food items at the dealership to feed people for 6 months.

All donations will go directly to the Lord’s Bounty Food Bank. You can call 204-687-3940 for more details.

COUNCIL AGREED TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP TO FLIN FLON MINOR HOCKEY AT THE SILVER LEVEL AT A COST OF $600 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON AND TO DONATE $200 DOLLARS TO ASSIST THE CREIGHTON KODIAK VOLLEYBALL TEAM WITH THEIR OPENING TOURNAMENT THIS MONTH.

COUNCIL ALSO AGREED TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP TO THE FLIN FLON CREIGHTON AREA SPCA IN THE AMOUNT OF $250 DOLLARS TO ASSIST WITH SHELTER COST. 

COUNCIL AGREED TO ADVERTISE TO FIND RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN SITTING ON A

BOARD OF REVISIONS FOR OUR AREA AS WELL AS TAKING THE COMPULSORY TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH COST WOULD BE COVERED BY THE TOWN. 

COUNCIL ALSO RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE REMINDER TO ADVERTISE FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 6th TO THE 12th.

COUNCIL AGREED TO PURCHASE THE FULL PAGE OPTION AT A COST OF $375 DOLLARS. 

ICE INSTALLATION FOR THE SPORTEX IS ON SCHEDULE, AND THE NEW CONDENSER AND DEHUMIDIFIER HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTALLED AS THINGS CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG.

Last Friday , Little Grand Rapids RCMP received a report of an assault that had occurred two weeks prior in the community of Pauingassi First Nation.

The victim, a 41-year-old female from the community, was in critical condition at a hospital in Winnipeg.

This past Monday, the victim, Melissa Owens-Keeper, died in hospital. Her death is considered suspicious and Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services has taken over the investigation.

The RCMP is asking anyone with information or who had contact with Melissa Owens-Keeper between August 30 and September 12^th , to please call the Little Grand Rapids RCMP Detachment at 204-397-2249.

Little Grand Rapids RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services, continue to investigate.

This Tuesday September the 30^th is Truth And Reconciliation Day,  also known as Orange Shirt Day to commemorate the survivors and children who never made it home from residential schools.

The event will be recognized across the country including a sculpture unveiling at Flin Flon’s Pioneer Square. The City is preparing for this special occasion and will make sure that Main Street is cleared of traffic.

Kacper Antoszewski, the Manager of Public Relations and Community Engagement explains. " At 11:45 people are going to be gathering at the Flin Flon  Aboriginal Friendship Centre for a march from the Friendship Centre to Pioneer Square. Just for the safety of everyone walking,  we are going to be shutting down Main Street from 11:45 to 12:30 to make sure people can  make that march. Be mindful when you are downtown that the road is closed for that short period. If you are in the area we invite you to join us for the march." 

After the walk to Pioneer Square, the event will continue with a drum song and opening prayer, land acknowledgement and messages from different dignitaries at 12:15pm. Then they will have the unveiling of the monument, a closing prayer and refreshments provided. 

IN HER REPORT SUPERINTENDENT TAMMY BALLANTYNE SAID THAT EIGHTEEN DAYS INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND EVERYTHING IS OPERATING FULL SWING AND LIVELY AT ALL THE SCHOOLS.

ALL SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30th FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY AND SHE ASKED WE TAKE TIME TO HONOUR THE CHILDREN WHO DID NOT RETURN FROM RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE SURVIVORS,THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

THE BOARD ALSO REPORTED RECEIVING A TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR DONATION FROM THE CENTRAL CANADA FILM GROUP WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE PURCHASE OF A SOUND SYSTEM FOR THE DOROTHY ASH THEATRE AT HAPNOT COLLEGIATE.

A SPECIAL MEETING WAS ALSO HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR AN ADDITION TO THE CAPITAL RESERVE FOR AN ACTIVITY BUS,MAINTENANCE TRUCK,FINANCIAL SOFTWARE,AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY SHOP EQUIPMENT.

THE BOARD ALSO HELD ELECTIONS FOR BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR,TRUSTEE LESLIE FERNANDES WILL REPLACE JACKIE HUCALUK AS NEW CHAIRPERSON WITH TRUSTEE TYLER KITTLE REMAINING AS VICE CHAIR.

Creighton Recreation and Boreal Gatherings are presenting  the 4^th annual Art In The Wild this Saturday at the Creighton Sportex starting at 7:30 pm.

Kristy Janvier is excited that they get to host this event in Saskatchewan for the very first time. " This is the fourth year of Art In The Wild , which is an evening outdoor experience looking at visual art in a different way. Having it being set outdoors as well as performances and this year it is going to be on Creighton Main Street. So we are calling it Urban Art In The Wild."

Lots of local artists will be featured including Amanda Krouse, Kara Plamondon, Noelle Drimmie and artists from the Pas, Churchill and Vancouver.

It is a free event,  so just show up at the Sportex and you will be able to pick up a map which will show you where you can go to find the artists.

The Women’s Safe Haven and Resource Centre are presenting Walk A Mile In Her Shoes tomorrow afternoon which was rescheduled from earlier this summer due to the wildfires.

Ally Klippel says registration has gone well and even if you are not  walking you can still come down and enjoy some family activities.

" Things are looking really good, we are really excited and we have had a lot of participation coming back. So the postponement actually did us some good. At our event we are going to have the walk itself, all our participants , all of our men walking in the shoes for everyone to watch. We are also going to have live entertainment, a barbecue, some free kids games, face painting and things like that."

The event will start at 5:30 at Pioneer Square and if you would like to still take part you can call the Women’s Resource Centre at 204-681-3105, stop by the centre or send them a message on their facebook page.

The Town Of Creighton is going to be offering free Mental Health Training in October.

There will be two different courses on October the 6^th and 7^th and again on the 8^th and 9^th.

Assist will take place on the 6^th and 7^th and will be facilitated by Ginny Chen and Cathy Wheaton Bird and will be a two day interactive skills based workshop that prepares people to provide suicide intervention.

The course on the 8^th and 9^th will be facilitated  by Ginny Chen and will and will be training to equip front line workers with practical knowledge and skills to provide support to people suffering from a decline in their mental health.

It is free to attend and you can sign up by e-mailing cathy.wheaton@saskhealthauthority.ca, and include your full name,community,organization and e-mail/phone.

Culture Days are going strong in Flin Flon and area with activities and events happening all over the place.

The Arts Council’s Crystal Woodward tells us what they have planned for  this up coming weekend. " We have got the Main Street Tour with Ken Pawlachuk this Saturday the 27th. It starts at 11 am,  and you can meet at Pioneer Square and Ken will take you down Main Street and talk about all the different buildings. We also have Art In The Wild which is free this year,  and takes place in Creighton this Saturday  night. Norva has a couple events of their own including the Wild Rice Cabaret and that will  happen on Friday."

If you are interested in booking a table at the Wild Rice Cabaret you can e-mail Crystal at flinflonartscouncil@gmail.com. Another event to look forward to this weekend will be  Pictures At An Exhibition with Mark Kolt which will take place this Sunday September the 28^th starting at 2pm at the Norva Centre.

Events will take place right til October the 12^th and you can see the complete list at culturedays.ca. Click on the events tab, then click on Flin Flon.

Yesterday , at approximately 4:20 a.m., La Ronge RCMP received a report of a shooting on Caroline Ratt Street.

Officers immediately responded and located an injured teenaged female, who was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious in nature. Investigation determined the victim was outside a residence when she was shot by an unknown individual.

La Ronge RCMP continue to investigate. Anyone with information or who saw suspicious activity on Caroline Ratt Street during the early morning hours of September 22^nd  is asked to report it by calling 310-RCMP. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

If an imminent risk to public safety is identified, RCMP  will notify the public.

After a very successful Rubber Duck Race  which took place a few weeks ago at the Wallace Street Bridge, Teen Challenge in Flin Flon is ready for their next fundraiser.

Kandie Lagore the Development Director talks about their next big event coming up in November.  " We are inviting everyone to come and be part of our fall fundraising event dinner. This is an annual event that we have each year and we encourage you to come and be part of a story. Essentially everyone that comes to this is helping change lives. As you know our whole goal is to help people struggling with addiction , whether it is day to day encouragement or people living on the street and just need to get support and encouragement to go into a program."

It will take place on Friday November the 7^th  at the Creighton Community Hall with doors opening at 5 and  the event at 6pm. Besides the dinner,  they will also hold the popular Dessert Auction. You can reserve tickets in advance by calling Kandie at 204-271-4403. Tickets are $50.00  and you can reserve a  table  of 8.

102.9 CFAR was happy to announce that they were able to make a donation to the Village Of Denare Beach through the contest 100 Grand In Your Hand.

CFAR Manager Dianne Russell commented that even though they had to do the contest later in the summer due to the wildfire evacuation, it was still very successful. " Well we are really happy it turned out because we had to postpone it , we got permission to extend our insurance and be able to run and end it in the fall. We are happy we were able to donate a thousand dollars to Denare Beach, which you never know if we are going to have enough for that, and we are really happy for the 7th year in a row that we were able to do that. We are hoping that it go's to a bit of a geening project but we are not going to stipulate how they spend the money."

Through support from 20 local business’s CFAR was able to deliver the donation. Another four thousand dollars was also  donated to the local fire departments from Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach and Cranberry Portage  through the recent Fish Fry which took place at Chicken Chef.

Councillor Steve Lytwyn was one of the special guests last Wednesday  on the latest installment of the City Beat program on 102.9 CFAR.

Lytwyn came in to discuss the special ceremony for the unveiling of the Flin Flon Indigenous Reconciliation Committee’s Memorial Art Installation at Pioneer Square.

He also chatted about the construction around the community and the progress on the new swimming pool. " The Aqua Centre progress is caught up to where it should be, keeping in mind we had the one month with the evacuation order, but things are coming along really really well. It is staying to budget that we have set for it, so that is always a positive thing. There is a lot of contractors there right now, doing a lot of work on the inside."

You can listen to last week’s complete City Beat Show by going to flinflononline’s your radio tab and clicking on CFAR podcasts/Flin Flon Today.

 Contractors have started  working with Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure and  will be taking down traffic lights at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Main Street (by Pioneer Square) to conduct concrete work beneath the traffic lights at the intersection.

Crews will also be working on installing traffic control lights at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street.

The work will require brief road closures at the intersections, and should be completed within two weeks.  Please take this into account when travelling in the area, and drive cautiously near construction crews.

Creighton Community school is going to be celebrating a milestone this upcoming Wednesday September the 24^th.

The school will be celebrating 75 years in operation in Northern Saskatchewan and Principal Patti Korchinski invites the public to come out and help celebrate. " We will have music, cake, a scavenger hunt, bingo, prizes for the community members and invite back alumni students. The school is the institution that everyone draws to in your community,  and everyone has gone to Creighton school in this area and we want to celebrate this big milestone."

Transportation will be provided for people in Denare Beach with pickup at the Denareplex at 4pm. Return transportation will take place at 6pm.

The Flin Flon Aqua Centre Fundraising  Committee had the pleasure of hosting a tour for the new swimming pool on Wednesday.

Pictures can be seen on  their facebook page and the Volunteer Committee also announced that they have a  new fundraising project as we hear more from Karen Mackinnon. " We sure do, we have Randy Whitbread's  Photography and his annual calender that he usually does. Randy and his wife Dianne are very generous to offer  it to us for a fundraiser for the pool this year. He has given us some beautiful photographs once again that are in the calender that are all from the surrounding area." 

You can pre-order the calendars by going to the Aqua Centre Fundraising Committee facebook page or by stopping by City Hall. The calendars are $25.00 each and there will be a shipping cost for mailing out of town.

The 14^th annual Grandmother’s Walk will take place this Monday September the 22^nd at the Northern  Neighbors Park beside Super K.

Christa McIntire on behalf of the Flin Flon and Area Against Sexual Exploitation Committee explains the meaning behind the walk.  " Well we walk in solidarity to bring awareness to sexual exploitation, and we want to deliver the message  that these violations against our children must stop. If we look at our history and traditions it was always clan mothers, grandmothers and Kookums who held strong voices in the community. We are very happy that they are going to be with us that day to lead us in our walk." 

Everyone is asked to meet at 4pm for an opening smudge before the Awareness Walk will start down Main Street to Pioneer Square at 4:30. There will be dancing, drumming and soup and bannock to follow.

This past Tuesday, Thompson RCMP responded to a report of a home invasion at an address located on Princeton Drive.

Officers immediately responded to the scene and located two victims, a 33-year-old male with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and a 29-year-old female with minor physical injuries. The 33-year-old was transported to hospital and later flown to Winnipeg for further treatment.

Officers were advised that six individuals had broken into the home and assaulted the male victim with a machete and a baseball bat. The suspects caused damage within the property and then fled the scene on foot.

Patrols made in the area led to the arrest of two males, a 22-year-old male from Winnipeg and a 23-year-old male from Thompson. The other suspects were not located.

The 22-year-old, Christopher Dumas, was charged with multiple offenses including aggravated assault with a weapon. The 23 year old was released.

The Flin Flon Friendship Centre broke new ground with a special ceremony Wednesday morning beside their building on Church street. The new chapter in housing in Flin Flon is going to be known as the Keekih project meaning My House, My Home.

Shelly Craig the Executive Director of the Flin Flon Friendship Centre tells us this has been a long time coming. " I mean it started from research quite a few years ago and trying to identify what the housing and homelessless situation was in Flin Flon. That obviously brought us to a need to address housing and homelessness. From there we established a community based committee and we did some strategic planning."

Keekih will house 16 units, 7 studio apartments, 6 one bedroom and 3 two bedroom units with capacity to accommodate up to 38 occupants. A programming/meeting room is also in the plans.

At this point in time, the first goal is getting the foundation built before the snow flies, before resuming work in the spring and summer.If everything falls into place they hope to open the new building in early 2027.

Flin Flon City Council gathered Tuesday night and were happy to share that the road repairs and paving have been well received from lots of citizens in the community.

The paving is completed and now they are working on the new bus shelters and sidewalks and the new bus should hit the streets in early October.

New lights were added to the sidewalks on Main street and they are l.e.d’s which should last a long time and are cost effective.

The City has a couple of public hearings scheduled including the rezoning of Channing Drive as part of the regular City Council meeting on Tuesday  October the 7^th. They have also scheduled a separate meeting for the rezoning of Kingsway Park on October the 15^th starting at 7pm at Council Chambers.

Mayor Fontaine commented on the CBC crew, Still Standing  who were in Flin Flon putting together content for an upcoming tv show. Fontaine was pleased with how they treated the people in the community and looks forward to seeing the finished product when it come out in about 4 or 5 months.

On September 11^th ,  Thompson RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS) with assistance from the Manitoba RCMP North District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team  were out on patrol when they attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Highway 6, just south of Thompson.

Two occupants were observed in a truck that was travelling at a high rate of speed and once officers activated their emergency lights the driver pulled over in the ditch and came to a stop.

Police then observed a male exit the vehicle out of the right rear passenger door who took off running. A short foot pursuit followed, and the male was arrested.

Officers immediately recognized the male as 35-year-old Matthew Grant Delaronde who had a warrant of arrest issued for a number of offences including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

He was also found to have cocaine and a stack of Canadian currency in his possession.

Officers also located a loaded firearm on the ground by the open door of the vehicle.

Delaronde has been remanded and now faces multiple charges including resisting and obstructing a peace officer.

The 26-yeard-old driver of the vehicle, from Thompson, was arrested and will face charges of Flight from police and released with a future court date.

Thompson RCMP GIS continues to investigate.

After a 4 month absence the Hapnot Theatre will start showing movies once again this weekend.

Colin Davis on behalf of the Central Canada Film group says they have a great movie lined up this Friday that the whole family will enjoy. " Well hello everyone and we are pleased to be back with our Friday Night Movies at the Hapnot Theatre. We have a great lineup of movies to show you this year in our series of films you may have missed. Now our opener for the season is probably  a movie you didn't miss when it was released,  and we are very happy to present Jim Carrey in the Mask. As we said,  it is a movie you probably  didn't miss but it is a movie that is over 30 years old if you can believe that. So even if you did see it back in the day, it is probably  a film you haven't seen in many years and is always best to be seen on the big screen.

Doors will open at 7pm, the show will start at 7:30 and snacks and drinks will be available at the door. Don’t forget the show is absolutely free.

The Flin Flon Norva Centre is preparing for their biggest fundraiser of the year, the Square Foot Exhibition and Auction.

Megan Dupuis provides the details. " This is an opportunity for local artists of all ages and skill levels to have their art work featured in a large public exhibition at the Norva Centre. To enter this exhibit, artists will pay a registration fee and receive a canvas from us. They take the canvass home and they can paint it and transform it how ever they like into an original art work. They then submit their artwok back to us and we hang up all the entries together into our gallery space."

You will be able to silently bid on all the art work which will be on display from September the 25^th til the end of October. The select art work will be chosen for the live auction at the end of October.

The registration fee is $20.00 for youth under 18 and for adults $25.00 which will give you one canvass. If you would like to submit multiple entries it will be $5.00 per extra entry. The deadline to register is this Saturday September 20^th at 4pm. Finished artwork must be submitted to Norva by Wednesday September 24^th.

Culture Days is ready to kick off in Flin Flon this weekend and one of the first big events is going to be the Wild Things Market.

Rikki Odua who is one of the organizers  tells us who is going to be there. " This Saturday we have the Pancake Breakfast with the Lions Club from 10 til noon and our vendors will be there by 11. We have the Pumpkin Patch Reading Corner, Fall Photography, we have musical entertainment both days. There will also be bubble blowing, a pie baking contest this year, and on Sunday we have Bunk Hockey with the Bombers."

There will also be four food vendors , a scavenger hunt and lots of kids events. It takes place 11 to 4 both this Saturday and Sunday at Creekside Park.

Tonight will be your opportunity to find out anything you ever wanted to know about the Christian faith.

The Flin Flon Alliance Church is hosting Super Tuesday and Pastor Claude Marais explains what they will be covering and the format of the night.

" It is going to be a very exciting time as we have two courses running at the same time. We have the Alpha course and the Acts Of The Apostles by Louie Giglio. We start at 6pm with a dinner and then by 6:45 we move to the respective rooms where we will do the courses. It is very interactive and informative where people can ask questions."

These courses are open to anyone who would like to attend whether you attend a church or not. If you require any more information you can call the Alliance Church at 204-687-8498.

Leaders from Denare Beach, the Town of Creighton and Saskatchewan’s Public Safety Agency have come up with a plan to temporarily house Denare Beach residents who lost their homes to the wildfire this past June.

Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler lets us know where these temporary homes are going to be located.  " The majority of these mobile units are going to be located down on Collins Crescent and a few of them will be in the Creighton Trailor Court as well. They are looking at about the end of September they will start rolling in."

Over the past month or so, a housing committee did a survey  with  the people who lost their homes to determine would require housing for an extended period of time.

Last Thursday, as the result of an on-going investigation, Thompson RCMP General Investigative Section with assistance from the Manitoba RCMP North District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team executed a search warrant at an address on Princeton Drive.

When officers arrived on scene, they discovered two females and two males inside the residence, and all were arrested without incident.

A search of the property resulted in the seizure of 43 grams of cocaine, a loaded prohibited firearm, and a large amount of Canadian currency.

Sylvester Pennor, 23, and Darcy Brown, 22, both from Calgary, Alberta, Dakota Beardy, 22, from Thompson, and Madeline Dorion, 29, from Thicket Portage have all been charged with multiple offenses including possession for the purpose of trafficking. 

All four arrested are currently in custody.

Thompson RCMP GIS continues to investigate.

Progress continues to be made for student housing for UCN and the Northern Manitoba  Mining Academy at the lot right next to the Whitney Forum.

The new residence will accommodate students enrolled in UCN’S growing programs including the Mining Readiness program.

Jamie Grant the Associate Vice President updates us  on the progress. " We are making good progress and our  services are all going to be connected to the building, so that is obviously our power and all the water and  sewer lines. We are working with all the service providers plus all the civil work that is being done with parking lots and trenching and all those requirements. All that is going to happening over the next month, month and a half , and we are looking at a target date of late November for an opening for students."

30 rooms will be available for students as well as a Rec Centre, Commercial Kitchen and Dining Hall. Then they will expand their program once the housing is up and running. Any questions you can reach out to the Northern Manitoba  Mining Academy at 204-687-7038.

The Flin Flon Arts Council is preparing for Culture Days which will start later this week.

Crystal Woodward highlights a few of the events that are coming up. " There are a couple of events that I think would be of interest for our community. One of them is actually a Boreal High Tea. The Boreal Heartland Tean group has offered to send some samples of their tea which is made from plants from our Boreal lands. We can only fit in 12 people and it will take place at the Whitney House. The other one is Pickle Boon Kitchen is offering another Boreal Food Workshop. This is going to be a Golden Rod Corn Bread and we will only to be able to host six people."

You can book spots for either of these events by calling  the Arts Council Office at 204-687-5974. Woodward also mentioned that they are bringing back the Dance Down Main Street which will  wrap  up Culture Days On October the 12^th at Pioneer Square at 1pm.

To see a complete list of this year’s events  you can go to culturedays.ca and hit the search bar at the top and type in Flin Flon.

Yesterday , at approximately 12:00 am, Swan River RCMP initiated a traffic stop with two occupants while on patrol on Main Street. 

While officers were speaking with the female driver, open liquor was observed in plain view inside the vehicle and both the driver and female passenger were arrested.

A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of Methamphetamines, other illicit drugs along with drug paraphernalia. A large sum of Canadian cash was also seized.

The 29-year-old driver and 28-year-old female passenger, both from Swan River, were charged with Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.00 and possession for the pupose of trafficking.

Both were released with a pending court date along with mandatory conditions.

Swan River RCMP continue to investigate.

The Flin Flon Fire Department will once again be holding their annual Boot Drive today on Third Avenue across from KFC.

Damian Dominey the President of the local Flin Flon Firemen explains where this year’s proceeds will be going.  " So normally we sit down and select a local charity. With this year's wildfires, we lost a few things and we realized a few things we were missing. So this year we are going to be doing it in support of our wildfire efforts,  and we are going to be looking at some options that we need."

It will take place between 9am and 4pm and they will have a road block set up and will keep traffic flowing as smoothly  as they can. You can donate cash and this year they will also  be setup with debit so you will able to tap donations as well.

COUNCIL GAVE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THEY INTEND TO AMEND BY-LAW 5-2019 KNOWN AS THE TOWN OF CREIGHTON ZONING BY-LAW WHICH APPLIES TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS TO REGULATE TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSOCIATED WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS RELATED TO WILDFIRES AND OTHER NATURAL OR HUMAN INDUCED DISASTERS. THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 7th IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND CAN EMAIL TOWN OF CREIGHTON@SASKTEL.NET NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 3rd at 12 NOON.

COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION TO SEND MAYOR BRUCE FIDDLER TO THE BORDERING ON DISASTER CONFERENCE HELD IN THE CITY OF LLOYDMINSTER OCTOBER 8th AND 9th.

A MOTION WAS ALSO PASSED FOR THE TEMPORARY UNITS BEING PUT ON COLLINS CRESCENT AND THE TRAILER COURT FOR SERVICE FEES.

COUNCIL ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE OVAL OF DREAMS FIELD BE LEFT ALONE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE KODIAK FOOTBALL TEAM CAN RESUME PLAY.

Creighton Rec and Boreal Gatherings are excited to present Art In The Wild which will be taking place in Saskatchewan this year on Saturday September the 27^th.

Christy Janvier who is the Creative Producer and one of the organizers talks about the inspiration behind this event. " It came about with Katie Kozak and myself back in  2020, we were inspired by Theatre In The Bush which happens in the Yukon. Since we both have artistic practises that are a little outside the box, we wanted to create an event for artists here in the North to experiment in their mediums and try new ideas. Maybe they want to try something different , we had some musicians who did a beautiful visual art piece that is now hanging on Main street at the Dembo's Kick It building."

It is a chance for artists to explore and create. They have been able to get funding to help the artists pay for their material as well as pay for the event. Besides a strong contingent of local artists they will have regional artists from The Pas, Churchill and Vancouver.

The event is free to attend and it will start at the Sportex Lounge at 7:30pm and maps will be  available

Auditions have started for the fall production of Ham Sandwich Theatre Group ,  who will be performing the Norm Foster play Sinners.

Dianne Therien is the director and says they could use a few more volunteers. " We are always looking for volunteers or people that want to come out and try for a stage part. We do have a minimum for one opening for a  male actor right at the moment,  but you never know what might come up. So if anyone is interested in that they can reach out to me. We are always looking for people to help out making sets , construction, painting, setting them up, carrying them down , that type of thing. We need people to help with props, costumes, makeup and hair and sometimes we just need runners."

If you interested in being involved you can stop by the Flin Flon Community Hall Auditorium Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. The show will take place on November the 22^nd and 23^rd. Tickets will start to go on sale in October.

The 2328 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps have started their programs and are looking for anyone between 12 and 18 who would like to come out and join.

Captain Laurel Mymko talks about some of the activities that they have planned for this  year. " So we will do everything from map and compass to camping in the wilderness,  and the one we are doing as a joint is going to be the Winter Ex, where we go camping in the winter. We have a whole pile of things to do this year including the schools for Remembrance Day. We already have those in place and we know who is doing what."

The local Cadets have moved from the Saskatchewan side back to Manitoba and will be doing exercises with cadets from Thompson, The Pas and Cross Lake three times during the year. If you are interested in joining and finding out more you can stop by the Flin Flon Community Hall Monday night’s from 7 til 9pm. They also have range in the Legion every second Thursday.

This past Tuesday, Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a shooting at a residence in the community of Little Red River.

Officers immediately responded and  determined that an altercation occurred at the residence between a group of individuals. A firearm was discharged, striking and injuring an adult male. He was transported to hospital with injuries described as serious in nature.

The victim’s pick-up truck was stolen after the shooting.

Prince Albert RCMP arrested three individuals at the residence. The investigation continues and no charges have been laid at this time.

Investigators continue to search for the stolen pick-up truck, described as a white 2024 Chevrolet Silverado with Saskatchewan license plate 287 NHJ. 

Anyone with information about this incident or who has seen the truck should call Prince Albert RCMP by dialling 310-RCMP. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

Mayor George Fontaine, Deputy Mayor Alison Dallas Funk and councillor Mike Slipp recently attended the AMM Conference in Steinbach which brought together over 30 municipalities from across the province.

Deputy Mayor Alison Dallas Funk was on the CFAR City Beat show last week and  mentioned that the recent  wildfires were a big part of the discussion. " The Wildfires were a huge conversation,  so Mayor Fontaine and myself got up and made a small presentation. We talked about evacuating, our aspect, the barriers, what worked and what didn't. Thompson's Kathy Valentino got up and spoke about preparing, asset protection and the other communities got involved and talked about what do you do with evacuees once they come to your community?" 

Funk says that a round table is planned for the future with the other communities that were affected and what worked and didn’t work. You can listen to last week’s complete show on the CFAR sound cloud page at flinflononline.com. 

The community cleanup continues in Denare Beach as the Village tries to recover from a devastating wildfire that ravaged the area back in early June.

Werbicki Trucking along with Aercom and the Village are working very hard on the cleanup with the hope to get residents homes and business’s rebuilt as soon as possible. Kari  Lentowics is part of the management team and says they are making a lot of progress.  " Well everything is going very well and we have had most of the people that had to hand in wavers have done so. We have done most of the manual debris removal. We are working on some of the hand picking and there are some partial lots that need to be done. It is pretty impressive how far these guys have gotten in such a short amount of time, 6 weeks and we are almost done the cleanup which is pretty impressive."

Dave McPherson is also part of the management team and has been involved with the cleanup since the beginning and shares his thoughts on an overwhelming experience. " Well it has been a pretty heartfelt experience, my son lost three buildings and actually one of the homes was my wife's childhood home. When I got asked to join the team by Joey Werbicki, to help with the cleanup, I stepped up to the plate and basically used my leadership skills. I had the backup from Joey and Mike and then we brought along Kari  and the team worked out perfectly for us for this cleanup."

12 % of properties have been completed with another 70 % that have had debris removal and are ready for the next stage. On the Amiskosakahkikan side,  PBCN with strong leadership from Clay Sewap , say they expect to have all their properties replaced by the end of February.

Cranberry wrapped up another summer of Artisan Markets this past weekend at the Cranberry Heritage Museum.

Despite having to cancel two markets due to the wildfires, the event was very successful with lots of vendors and people coming together from all over.

Barb Bragg has the details. " We still had in the last two markets in August and September almost two thousand people come to Cranberry. That is absolutely amazing and remember we only have around 600 people who live in the community. In terms of vendors the numbers keep going up which is great,  but we are going to have to  start finding more space because if everyone  would of showed up for the first market we would of had 67. That would push our limits in terms of where we are right now and we will see what kind of opportunities that brings for us."

Barb  went on to mention that they have lots of other events coming up to promote Cranberry,  including their Trails Committee who is in the midst of putting up signage for all their trails. They will also be revamping their museum and look forward to their Christmas Market on November the 22^nd and have some funding to upgrade their beach.

Teen and Adult Challenge hosted their annual Rubber Duck Race this past Saturday at the Wallace street bridge. The event was well attended and 2,310 tickets were sold out of 25,00.

Al Legore, who helped organize the event this year wanted to thank the community and surrounding areas for supporting their draw. " Just amazing, absolutely amazing to see how many people came out to have fun  this afternoon. But at the same time to help out an amazing time to help out a charity that is going to touch more lives that struggle with  addiction.We can't say enough and a huge shout out to the people in Flin Flon, The Pas , the northern area who bought so many tickets and people down in Winnipeg bought to. We are really happy that we have three Northern winners this year so that is really awesome."

Congratulations to the winners Paul Harrison  who had the first place duck, ticket number 0158, and he  wins the 2025 Polaris Ranger 570 side by side. Second went to Brock Baynton who won the kid’s quad with ticket number 0155 and third place was John Penner with ticket number 1405 who takes home a Husqvarna Combi weed wacker.

Jo-Anne Sturley won the post duck draw for $300.00 cash and Dave Friesen won a Teen Challenge hat in the bonus duck race. Proceeds from this year’s race will go towards rebuilding the Centre in Denare Beach and towards their Thrift Store.

On September 3^rd  , Prince Albert RCMP were notified by Buckland Fire and Resue of a large grass fire burning along Highway #2, approximately 5 kilometers North of Prince Albert. Initial reports indicated that the grass fire may have been intentionally set.

Prince Albert RCMP responded immediately, and investigation determined the fire to be human caused.

35-year-old Larry Bird of Little Red River First Nation, was arrested near the scene and is charged with one count, arson – damage to property, , and one count, failure to comply with the conditions of a probation order.

 Bird is also charged with an allegation of breaching the conditions of a conditional sentence order from July.

Larry Bird is remanded into custody and was to appear in court Friday.

Following the recent wildfires and emergency evacuations that affected the people in Snow Lake, Community Futures Greenstone have introduced an Emergency Business Relief program.

Becky Cianflone from Greenstone says they are there  to help. " So we are definately hearing that a lot of people need support while they are working on accessing their insurance policies. Some people need to be able to replace inventory and supplement wages and other things. We have a Emergency Business Relief program so we can help business's access up to $25,000.00. That is money that requires no payments and is interest free for 6 months."

Contact Greenstone for the details at 204-687-6967 or admin@cfgreenstone.com.

The Flin Flon Rotary Club is celebrating 90 years as a service club in Flin Flon and area. They are inviting you to come out for a big celebration, a 90’S themed social  this Saturday September the 13^th at the Flin Flon Community Hall.

One of the volunteers Tina Oulette gives us  the details, " The doors are opening at 8 and there is going to be live music from the band On Alert , so dust off your dancing shoes and pull out those scrunchies. On top of that , the one and only Aurora Pine and Bistro will be selling 90's themed  snacks and also there might be some 90's drinks and shooters. The last big announcement is we are giving away big prizes for best dressed, couples, singles and prizes for the first 50 people attending, so get there early."

Tickets are only $10.00 and can be picked up at the Victoria Inn front desk. If you did buy a ticket for the original date before the evacuation they are still good.

The Flin Flon Trout Festival Fish Fry will take place tonight at the Chicken Chef parking lot starting at 8pm. This event was rescheduled due to the wildfire evacuation in June.

Greg Kritzer from the volunteer committee lets us know about all the fun things that have going on. " Well we are trying to keep the same type of theme we had last year and we are going to be having an outdoor event. The band On Alert will be playing all night along with DJ'S Wade Lowe and DJ Dray spinning some tunes in between sets. There is going to be a Happy Hour between 8 and 9pm, Chicken Chef is doing a wonderful job putting together a special menu. We are going to have some burgers, some appetizer platters and specialty drinks and it is going to be a good time."

Tickets can be picked up at the Tempo Gateway and all the money made will go towards the local fire departments including Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach and Cranberry.

The Flin Flon Creighton Area SPCA are excited for the return of their second annual Inflatable Costume Race Business Challenge happening tomorrow.

This is one of their biggest fundraisers of the year and Nicole Kendrick tells us what they will be using the proceeds for. " So the money that comes in is for our shelter, just for dog food and supplies, cat food and supplies, also for our day to day running expenses. We still have to pay all the utility bills and everything, so this helps keep our doors open and helping more and more animals."

It starts  1pm at the Hapnot Track and besides the two races there will be face painting, give aways, the Steelworkers will be holding a barbecue and you can come out and meet members of the RCMP and local fire department.

There are 22 racers and you can still participate by picking up a pledge sheet at the SPCA office or SPCA facebook page. The CBC show Still Standing will also be there doing some filming for an up coming tv show.

Flin Flon gets ready to welcome the hit CBC TV show Still Standing which will start filming in the community next week.

One of the highlights is Jonny Harris a comedian and host of this show doing a stand up comedy show at the Flin Flon Community Hall on Tuesday September the 9^th.

Alison Dallas Funk, Flin Flon’s Deputy Mayor looks forward to welcoming the CBC crew to our community. " I think it is super exciting for our community , something positive especially after a trying summer. The exposure for everyone to see how great it is as we already know. It is awesome as Canada wide will get to see how great our community is. It is interesting as we are still standing and I like to think that one of Flin Flon's greatest gifts and strengths is how resilient we are. Before Hudbay closed, while Hudbay closed and even after the fires,  that is who we are as a people."

Doors will open for the comedy show at 7pm and there are no tickets required and no reserved seating. 

City Council have appointed Joy Capyk as the new Chief Administrative Officer as of September the 1^st. Joy will replace  Lynn Brown who has held the position since 2017.

Joy has a degree from the U of M and a CMMA certificate.

Lynne will continue to stay on as the City Treasurer.

The Provincial government will be arriving in Flin Flon next week to start painting cross walks on all the provincial road ways and get started on installing new lights and paving around the old CO-OP and dental buildings.

Members of City Council attended the latest City Caucus meetings in Steinbach and participated in discussions on how they handled the wildfire evacuations back in May and June. They explained how they were able to utilize staff and Government Agencies. They also discussed on how to use Bail Reform.

The Flin Flon Public Library is now closed for 6 weeks so they can repair the upstairs bathrooms which will also include the building of a new handicapped bathroom. The City obtained a grant to cover most of the costs.

A citizen attended the meeting and wanted clarification on the removal of trees around the Joe Brain Petting Zoo. Mayor Fontaine explained it was due to safety as a number of trees were falling down and were becoming a hazard.

On September 1st,  Creighton RCMP received a report that a serious assault had occurred at a residence in the Sturgeon Landing area.

Officers immediately responded along with local EMS. Investigation determined an adult female assaulted an adult male and a youth in the residence. The adult male was treated at hospital for injuries described as serious in nature. The youth was treated by EMS at the scene for injuries described as non-life-threatening.

With the assistance of Provincial Protective Services, an adult female was arrested at the scene. 

As a result of continued investigation, 56-year-old Delores Ballantyne is charged with:

 one count, assault with a weapon , one count, assault causing bodily harm, and  one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

She is scheduled to appear in La Ronge Provincial  Court later today.

The Community Adult Learning Centre is now open for the 2025-26 program year.

The Centre offers lots of different programs for adults over the age of 18 as we hear more from Heather Jobes the Coordinator and Practitioner. " We are a certified prep location for the new Canadian Adult Education  Credential which has replaced the GED. There is no cost to attend for support with adult literacy, math, employee ability skills and mature student high school course tutoring, computer sessions. There is also help with programs such as Word and Excel are available for a minimal fee." 

You can stop by the office downstairs in the old CO-OP Monday through Friday 8:30 to 4:30 or call 204-687-3223 or e-mail calc@mymts.net.

A new wave of construction crews have arrived  in Flin Flon to start sidewalk and bus pad upgrades .

Sidewalks are going to be upgraded or installed in the  following areas including:

• Queen Street at Pine Avenue

• Phelan Street, from Green Street to Steventon Boulevard

• Wright Avenue at Whitney Street

• South Hudson Street at 5th Avenue

• 3rd Avenue from Boam Street to Adams Street

• Green Street from Elm Avenue to Spruce Avenue

• North Avenue from Church Street to Main Street

In addition, new bus stop pads and shelters will be installed:

• Corner of Queen Street and Pine Avenue

• Corner of Wright Avenue and Whitney Street

• Corner of South Hudson Street and 5th Avenue

• Ross Street

The  goal over the next two summers is to ensure that the city’s transit stops are fully connected by sidewalks. This  will help ensure the transit network is accessible and reduce the need for pedestrians to walk on the shoulders of roadways. The  bus shelters will also help people using public  transit  have a protected space to wait for busses during  inclement weather.

On September 1^st,  Creighton RCMP received a report of disturbance at a business in Creighton, SK.

Officers immediately responded along with local EMS. Investigation determined an adult male and a female youth entered the business and assaulted a female youth. The female victim was taken to the hospital with injuries described as serious, but non-life threatening, in nature.

As a result of continued investigation, a 16-year-old female was located and arrested by Creighton RCMP . She is charged with assault causing bodily harm and breaking and entering with intent and is scheduled to appear in Creighton Provincial Court on October 7th

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 21-year-old Preston Saam-Ackegan, who is charged with:

• one count, breaking and entering with intent, one count, assault with weapon, one count, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, one count, uttering threats against a person,  and three counts, fail to comply with probation order.
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Creighton RCMP are seeking to locate and arrest 21-year-old Preston Saam-Ackegan and ask members of the public to report all sightings and information on his whereabouts.

Preston Saam-Ackegan is described as:

• Height: 5’8”
• Weight: 152 lbs
• Eye colour: brown
• Hair colour: black

Creighton RCMP continue to investigate.

The Women’s Safe Haven and Resource Centre   is bringing back Walk A Mile In Her Shoes later in September,  after it had to be postponed due to the wildfires in June.

Allie Klippel a Crisis Councillor Resource Worker tells us they are  excited to get a chance to reschedule this event. " So the walk is going to be all our pledges who have signed up and they have collected money for us. They are going to be walking at 5:30, so if you want to see a bunch of men walking in Red shoes , that will be your time to come. Other than the walk, we are going to have a free barbecue, face painting, kids games and live entertainment with a band coming. So it is going to be an all around family event."

It will take place on Friday September the 26^th   starting at 5:30pm  at Pioneer Square , and the event is held to promote men standing up against violence against women and girls. If you would like to participate you can call the Safe Haven at 204-681-3105.

Adult and Teen Challenge will be holding their annual Rubber  Duck Race this Saturday at the Wallace street Bridge starting at 1pm.

Kandie Lagore  the Development Director explains some of the changes to the format of the race. " For all of the ducks that have been sold we are going to break them up into four groups. So for heat 1, those four groups are going to individually race. Then the top 5 ducks from each of those groups are going to be going on to heat 2. Then heat 2 we will have 20 ducks that are going to race and the first 10 ducks that come through are going to go to the final heat, heat 3. Then from there we will get our first duck in and third place duck."

It all starts with a barbecue at noon which will include give aways and graduates sharing their testimonies before the race starts at 1pm.  Great prizes for the top three ducks including a 2025 Polaris Ranger 570 full size side by side valued at $16,000.00. Tickets are $40.00 and can be picked up at the CO-OP til this Friday.

On August 20th, The Pas RCMP received a report of suspicious activity in Wanless.

Officers attended the area and began patrols to locate a vehicle. As officers were travelling into Wanless, the vehicle was observed leaving a local business. A traffic stop was initiated on Highway 10 N, just outside the community.

There were four occupants within the vehicle. The driver, a 26-year-old male from Winnipeg, and his passenger, a 21-year-old male from Québec, were arrested immediately for having outstanding warrants out for their arrest. The two other passengers were released on scene.

A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of over 200 grams of cocaine with an estimated community street value of $40,000.

The driver, Keanu Oliveira, and his passenger, Jonathan Henry, have been charged with Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and they have been remanded into custody.

The Pas RCMP continue to investigate

Another Possession  and  Acquisition License course has been added for late October at the Creighton Community Hall.

Ryan Grey runs the course and tells us what will  be covered. " The course basically  covers storage, transportation, 5 different actions that we go through that they have to know and understand and be able to load and unload. If they register early I can give them a link for the course manual and they can go through it at their leisure."

The course will take place on October the 31^st and November the 1^st  and will cost $175.00. There is only 10 spots available and you can sign up by calling 204-687-0528 or kanvasback5253@gmail.com.

The Flin Flon Arts Council is getting ready for a busy fall with a number of  programs and events that they will be involved with and promoting.

Crystal Woodward dropped by the CFAR studio last Thursday and one of the things she touched on was the Uptown Emporium and a chance to see what they offer at the upcoming Artisan Market in Cranberry.

" Yes we have paintings, even photography, lots of wood  carvings and copper work. We have some cloths for hanging on your stove and some hand towels that are all hand made and beautiful."

They are also working very hard preparing for Culture Days which will include Beaver City Tours and a Boreal Forest this year. They are also excited that Country  singer Quinton Blair  will be coming to town in October. You can check out all the Arts Council events by going to flinflonartscouncil.ca.