Last Wednesday, The Pas RCMP received a report of an erratic driver on Highway 10, within town limits, who was driving at a high rate of speed.

Officers in the area located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was observed and identified by police.

The suspect vehicle failed to stop for police and continued driving at a high rate of speed. Out of an abundance of caution, the suspect vehicle was not pursued.

The Pas RCMP were then notified by MFNPS officers that they were attempting to stop the same vehicle however the suspect refused to comply with police.

A pursuit was initiated by officers as the suspect had now run several vehicles off the road. With the successful deployment of a spike belt, the suspect vehicle was subsequently stopped and the driver arrested after a brief struggle. Several MFNPS vehicles were damaged as a result of being struck by the suspect vehicle in her attempt to escape.

The 43-year-old female driver, from The Pas, was turned over to The Pas RCMP where she remains in police custody. She will be remanded into custody on charges including Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Impaired operation of a motor vehicle, Refusal to comply with a breath demand, Uttering threats and Flight from police.

The Pas RCMP are asking anyone who may have witnessed this erratic driving behaviour to contact the Detachment at 204-627-6204.

Investigation continues.

The Flin Flon & Creighton Community Safety & Well-Being Survey is now open, and the City  wants  to hear from you.

City Councillor Mike Slipp explains why it is important to provide your feed back. " Well it is very important to fill these out and we have developed a Community Safety  and Well Being Committee. With that , the Canadian Centre For Safer Communities has taken part and helped us put together a safety plan for Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach. This is funded by both Manitoba and Saskatchewan Justice. So this survey is to find out what people's experiences are with safety and well being  in Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach. What is working well? Where are their Challenges and how can we continue building a stronger healthier community? 

All you have to do is scan the QR code on the poster to participate which is located on both the City of Flin Flon and Town of Creighton websites. It will only take about 20 minutes of your time to fill out and the deadline is June the 15^th.

Everyone who completes the survey will have a chance to win a $50.00 gift card.

Last Tuesday, Pukatawagan RCMP received a report of shots fired towards a home in the community. People were in the home at the time of the shooting however no injuries were reported.

The subsequent investigation has led to the arrest of two males, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old, who were taken into custody without incident.

This incident occurred approximately 45 minutes after two males had been shot at and injured while operating a quad in the community.

Investigators believe this second shooting was likely a retaliatory incident.

It is now believed that all suspects involved in the two shooting incidents have been arrested.

Pukatawagan RCMP continue to investigate. 

The Flin Flon Chamber of Commerce held a public meeting last Thursday to talk about the current state of the Chamber and if it should continue in this area.

Becky Cianflone is the local  President and she was pleased with the turn out and feels positive going forward. " I thought the meeting was very well attended and I was excited for the crowd we had out. There was so much positivity in the room and people seemed very inspired for the future. I think there is a sentiment that we have a very strong business community and we are going to get organized and our voice is going to get stronger. So our Eexecutive is going take back a lot of the comments and information that we learned tonight. We are going to determine how often we can get folks together and start to put some projects in place and make some momemtum around some of these big issues facing our community."

25 people from different business’s showed up and there is definitely a feel that the Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach business community want the Chamber to continue.

The Chamber has been involved in many different projects over the last 25 years and right now are an active partner with the Music On Main street, trying to put a roof on Pioneer Square, a shop local campaign as well as working with other Chambers across the province.