Flin Flon Reminder

The newspaper of record for Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach and surrounding area since 1946.

New paper every Wednesday.

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UPDATE: The woman reported missing earlier today has been found safe, as per Manitoba RCMP.

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It took a shootout to do it, but the Bombers extended their winning streak to six against Warman, getting a 4-3 victory.

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It wasn't pretty, but it worked - the Bombers extended their winning streak to five Friday night, beating the debuting Warman Wolverines 4-2 at home.

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Almost four months after a fire tore through Denare Beach, new hope arrived this week. The first of many ready-to-move (RTM) homes, ordered by people who lost everything last summer, has arrived - a key step in rebuilding the hard-hit village.

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The Bombers extended their winning start with two more Ws this weekend - a 4-1 victory over Nipawin and a 2-1 shootout thriller against Melfort.

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New rink, same old rivalry - the Bombers swept the first weekend of their northern rivalry with La Ronge Saturday, winning 5-1 Saturday night.

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It may have been the team's home opener, but the Bomber offence was in mid-season form Friday, starting the season with a 9-4 win.

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Relief is on the way for people looking for places to stay after losing their homes in Denare Beach.

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Hapnot’s girls’ soccer team opened the season with a dominant showing in a tournament in Swan River last weekend.
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After years of planning, the Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre has broken ground on a new construction project on a former parking lot uptown.

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Hot temperatures, a young defence and a catastrophic injury early put the Creighton Kodiaks through the ringer last week, but the team battled back, coming up just short in a 74-60 slugfest.

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Some northern projects may have just got a big boost from a newly-formed federal office.

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It's almost time for this year's Flin Flon Bombers to start the regular season. The team has looked strong through exhibition, but preseason games don't mean much - the real test is about to begin.

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Snow Lakers are heading back out of town today. The community is now under its second mandatory evacuation of the summer due to recent nearby fire activity.

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Today's issue of the Reminder is available here, for free:

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It’s time.

After a near month-long full evacuation and an ongoing struggle against a fire that threatened the entire area with destruction, people can now return to their homes in Flin Flon, Creighton, Denare Beach and nearby cabin areas.

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A day after Flin Flon leaders announced re-entry would take place next Wednesday, Creighton and Denare Beach have followed suit.

Their plan, announced Friday, will see people return three days before Flin Flon officially opens its doors.

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The mandatory evacuation order for the City of Flin Flon may be lifted June 25 if the fire doesn't grow further.

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As most Flin Flonners enter their fourth week evacuated from the north, information is trickling out the plan to get people home.

There’s no confirmed date yet for the return, but how the City and various groups plan to do it is coming into focus.

https://t.co/SYXAf3fjwI

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Firefighting efforts are still ongoing near Flin Flon and Creighton. No structures have burned in either community as of Tuesday, but the fire is posing new and varied threats to the area, forcing firefighters to get creative.

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