News for Flin Flon and Area
Here is your local news for Flin Flon and surrounding area.
FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE … RCMP INVESTIGATE GRASS FIRES
(April 23, 2010) THE FLIN FLON FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A GARAGE FIRE AT 6:23 THURSDAY NIGHT JUST OFF BELLEVUE AVENUE. FIRE CHIEF JIM PETRIE SAYS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING WITH MATCHES IN THE GRASS IN A BACKYARD. THE GRASS FIRE SPREAD TO SOME PALLETS AND A NEARBY GARAGE. PETRIE SAYS THE GARAGE WAS AN OLD STRUCTURE. THE FIRE FIGHTERS PUT IT OUT QUICKLY.
EARLIER IN THE DAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A BUSH GRASS FIRE BEHIND THE OLD PARKDALE SCHOOL AND ANOTHER BEHIND DADSONS FUNERAL HOME. PETRIE SAYS TWO FIRES CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION IS OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS AND THE RCMP WERE NOTIFIED AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE FIRES.
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FIRE CHIEF WARNING ABOUT FIRES
(April 22, 2010) THE FLIN FLON FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A BUSH FIRE AROUND FOUR O’CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND TWIN MOTORS. FIRE CHIEF JIM PETRIE SAYS THEY WERE ON THE SCENE FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS.
PETRIE ALSO HAS A WARNING FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO DO ANY SPRING BURNING. HE WARNS THE BUSH AREAS ARE EXTREMELY DRY NOW AND ARE GETTING DRIER. HE SAYS BURNING IN THE CITY IS PREVENTED BY A CITY BYLAW AND ANY BURNING OUTSIDE THE CITY REQUIRES A BURNING PERMIT FROM NATURAL RESOURCES. PETRIE ADDS IFYOU DO START A FIRE YOU CAN BE CHARGED, ESPECIALLY IF IT GETS AWAY ON YOU.
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BETTER RESPONSE NEEDED TO A COMMUNITY SURVEY
(April 21, 2010) AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S FLIN FLON CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCILLOR COLLEEN MCKEE REPORTED THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ABOUT A TEN PERCENT RETURN ON THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS SURVEY. SHE IS LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO RETURN THE SURVEY AND THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO MAY 3RD. SURVEYS ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, ON THE CITY WEB SITE AND THEY WILL BE AT THE UPCOMING LIESURE SHOW.
COUNCIL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TWO WILLOWVALE AREA RESIDENTS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE DETERIORATING CONDITION OF THE BRIDGE ON PINE AVENUE THAT CROSSES THE CREEK BETWEEN CREEKSIDE AND KINGSWAY. NOTING THIS BRIDGE IS AN IMPORTANT LINK BETWEEN QUEEN AND GREEN STREETS THEY URGED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A PERMANENT SAFE STRUCTURE FOR THE CROSSING. COUNCILLOR CAL HUNTLEY SAID THE BRIDGE IS BEING MONITORED AND IS NOT GETTING ANY WORSE. HE SAID THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE MOST ECONOMIC WAY TO REPLACE IT WHEN THE TIME COMES AND WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION AT THE TIME BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE REPLACED.
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LOCAL ARTISTS SUCCESSFUL AT ART SHOW
(April 20, 2010) THE NORTHERN JURIED ART SHOW WAS HELD IN GILLAM OVER THE WEEKEND.
FLIN FLON ARTISTS KAREN CLARK FINISHED FIRST IN PAINTING AND IN FIBRE ARTS, DOUG DIMYTRIW FIRST IN SCULPTURE AND BEST OF SHOW, LINDA MANDES FIRST IN WATER COLOR, SAM ARMSTRONG FIRST IN DRAWING, MARGARET BRITTON THIRD IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND LORETTA SAPACH FROM CHANNING FIRST IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
FROM THE PAS MICHELLE MATHEWS FINISHED SECOND IN CRAFTS, PAUL WOLF SECOND IN PAINTING, JAMES DEAN THIRD IN PAINTING WITH HONORABLE MENTIONS IN PAINTING TO JOHANNA WILLIAMSON AND JOANNE FULFORD.
FROM OPASKWAYAK EVELYN JEBB WAS THIRD IN CRAFTS AND FROM WANLESS LINDA MUNRO THIRD IN WATERCOLOR.
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CURBSIDE RECYCLING RETURNS THIS SUMMER
(April 20, 2010) AT THE FLIN FLON ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT MOIRA DAVIS REPORTED THE RECYCLING CENTER WILL BE CONDUCTING A RED ROSE PILOT PROJECT FROM MAY 1ST TO AUGUST 31ST WHICH WILL OFFER CURBSIDE PICKUP. YOU WILL PURCHASE A ROSE COLORED BAG FOR 2.50, FILL IT WITH RECYCLABLES AND PUT IT ON THE CURB ON THE THE 1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAY IN FLIN FLON UPTOWN, ROSS LAKE AND CREIGHTON AND ON THE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY IN MILE 84, BIRCHVIEW, WILLLOWVALE AND CHANNING. THE PROGRAM ALSO EXPANDS THE PLASTICS THAT CAN BE RECYCLED UP TO NUMBER SEVEN. THE BAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RECYCLING CENTER, ACKLANDS-GRAINGER, GAS BAR, SUPER K, AND DI’S CONFECTIONARY.
CHAIR DEB ODEGAARD REPORTED THEY ARE DOING SOME RENOVATIONS AT THE CENTER, WILL HAVE A WEB SITE UP BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AT FLIN FLON RECYCLING DOT ORG AND WILL AGAIN BE ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM MAY 1ST TO OCTOBER 31ST.
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