Flin Flon News

THE volume of e-waste dropped off at Manitoba depots this year is more than double the amount collected during the same time frame last year, less than two months after the free depots opened their doors.Manitobans have dropped off about 330,000 kilograms of old computers, TVs and other e-waste for recycling since mid-May, or about 26 semi-trailer ...

HudBay Minerals Inc. is considering "a series of significant" acquisition and joint-venture opportunities as part of its new strategic plan, according to CEO Peter Jones.

Wildcat Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce that, subject to final regulatory approval, it intends to close a non-brokered private placement of Units to raise gross proceeds of $150,000. Each Unit, to be issued at a price of $0.05, consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional common ...

A record amount of teams participated in this year's Relay For Life. Summer science fun Cashing in on your clunker North Star construction could start soon Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:52 PM Construction on the new North Star Academy Elementary School could begin before the end of the month.

A Manitoba woman who died of H1N1 complications was twice turned away by hospital staff who didn't diagnose the virus, said her brother.

HudBay Minerals plans to embark on an acquisition spree and is targeting companies valued as high as C$1 billion , the base metals miner's chief executive said on Friday.

The White Pine Copper Refinery in Ontonagon County will be closing down withinA one year.

HudBay Minerals Inc., which last February cancelled its $672-million acquisition of Lundin Mining Corp.

EDITORS' NOTE: Smelter photos and media backgrounder available on HudBay's website at www.hudbayminerals.com . HudBay Minerals Inc.

Two people in Manitoba have died from the swine flu virus, provincial health officials said Tuesday as they announced 74 new cases.

Are you tired of hearing about so-and-so getting government grants to outfit his fancy rigs with APUs while you're stuck idling in Flin Flon? Ever catch yourself wondering if all that talk about green technologies and fuel-efficient trucks is credible or just so much hogwash? This week, southern and central Manitoba truckers have an opportunity to ...

A new RCMP traffic unit in Flin Flon is on the road, Mounties said today. The six-officer unit will target impaired drivers, speeders and people who don't use seatbelts.

Toronto, Ontario, June 4, 2009a .Copper Reef Mining Corporation is pleased to announce, that it has received $121,253 in government grants split between the Company's North Star-Gold Rock Project in the Snow Lake and its Mink Narrows Property in the main Flin Flon Camp of Manitoba.

Well, I guess I was "scooped" by Free Press columnist Gordon Sinclair Jr. on the Independent Specialty Wine Stores of Manitoba's fall wine event called Wine Stage Manitoba.

You don't have to tell Mike Hoffman about how the low metals prices have screwed up the mining industry.

Northern residents and their local MP are upset after Greyhound Canada announced it wants to put an end to two northern bus routes.Greyhound has announced it wants to scrap bus service between Flin Flon and Thompson and eliminate the van service from Snow Lake to Ponton.

Greyhound Canada plans to abandon a handful of routes in central Manitoba next month.

Starting today, Manitobans can recycle e-waste for free year-round at 10 depots in the province, and until the end of October at 20 other locations.

The military may strictly forbid marijuana use by its soldiers, but the federal government has decided to pay for medical cannabis for some veterans.

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