- Flin Flon
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Tom Therien
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leader_name1 = Flin Flon City Council
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leader_name2 =Tina Keeper
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leader_name3 =Gerard Jennissen
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1927
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established_date2 =January 1 ,1933
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title=Manitoba Community Profilies - Flin Flon (Community Overview)
url=http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/overview.cgi?id=4621064
format = HTML
accessdate=2007-07-30 ]
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website = [http://www.cityofflinflon.com/ http://www.cityofflinflon.com/]
footnotes =Flin Flon (pop. 5,594 in 2006 census) is a Canadian mining city and border city of
Saskatchewan andManitoba . The majority of the city is located within the province of Manitoba.History
Founding
Flin Flon was founded in 1927 by Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting (HBM&S) to exploit the large
copper andzinc ore resources in the region. In the 1920s HBM&S invested in a railway, mine, smelter, and 101megawatt hydroelectric power plant at Island Falls,Saskatchewan . By 1928 the rail line reached the mine.The town grew considerably during the 1930s as farmers, left impoverished by the
Great Depression , abandoned their farms and came to work at the mines. Themunicipality was incorporated onJanuary 1 ,1933 and in 1970 the community reached city status. The city has continued to be a mining centre, with the development of several mines adding to its industrial base. With a scenic setting and a number of nearby lakes, Flin Flon has also become a moderately popular tourist destination.Origin of the name
The town's name is taken from the lead character in a paperback novel, "The Sunless City" by
J. E. Preston Muddock . A prospector named Tom Creighton found the book in the wilderness. The story is about a man named Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, who piloted a submarine through a bottomless lake. Upon passing through a hole lined with gold, he found a strange underground world.When Tom Creighton discovered a rich vein of almost pure copper, he thought of the book and called it Flin Flon's mine, mercifully shortening the name. The town that sprung up around the mine adopted the name. Flin Flon shares with
Tarzana, California , the distinction of being named after a character in ascience fiction novel.The character of "Flinty" is of such importance to the identity of the city that the local Chamber of Commerce commissioned the minting of a $3.00 coin, which was considered legal tender within the city during the year following its issue. A statue representing Flinty was designed by cartoonist
Al Capp and is one of the points of interest of the city.Marijuana production
Flin Flon gained international notoriety in 2002 when the Government of Canada awarded a four-year contract to a
Saskatoon ,Saskatchewan -based company for the production ofmedicinal marijuana . Medicinal marijuana is only available in Canada with a doctor's prescription. Canadian users of medicinal marijuana must agree to provide information toHealth Canada for research purposes.Prairie Plant Systems , based in Saskatoon, has used an inactive underground copper/zinc drift owned by the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company to produce approximately 400 kilograms of medicinal marijuana annually. The entire operation is several hundred metres under Flin Flon for security and climate control reasons.Since the original stock of marijuana seeds were obtained from
Royal Canadian Mounted Police drug raids, there was some lack of consistency in the early crops of medicinal marijuana. After selective use of seeds from the first crop, subsequent generations have shown to have a more consistent quality.Law and government
Municipal
The government of Flin Flon is operated by an elected
mayor and six elected city councillors. Upon election the serve terms of four years. As of the election on25 October ,2006 The operations of the City of Flin Flon are administered by the City Council, who set the policies. City Council consists of a Mayor and 6 Councillors who are elected and serve a term of four years. The current council were elected on October 25th, 2006 and consists of the following members:
[cite web
title=Manitoba Community Profilies - Flin Flon
url=http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/economic.cgi?id=4621064
format = HTML
accessdate=2007-07-30 ]Mining
The economy of Flin Flon is primarily based on copper and zinc mining, in particular Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting's Trout Lake Mine, Callinan Mine and 777 Mine. [cite web
title=Manitoba Geological Survey Mines & Exploration Map
url=http://www.gov.mb.ca/iedm/mrd/busdev/explore/map.pdf
format = PDF
accessdate=2007-07-28 ] Although processing of anysulphide material (in this case zinc) usually emits large amounts ofsulfur dioxide , the HBM&S plant uses a zinc pressure leaching process which greatly reduces emissions.Culture
ports
Flin Flon is the home of the
Flin Flon Bombers of theSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the birthplace of NHL great and Hall of Fame memberBobby Clarke .Media
Newspapers
The Reminder - Monday, Wednesday and Friday - Flin Flon's only newspaper.
Magazines
Cottage North Magazine - local interest, local stories, and local people - published January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Northroots Magazine a bi-monthly (every two months) regional publication northroots.ca
Radio
AM Radio
* CFAR 590 Plays a mix of everything.
FM Radio
* CBWF-FM 90.9 (CBC Radio One)
* CKSB-4-FM 99.9 (Radio-Canada)
*CIFF-FM 101.1 (NCI)Television
CBWBT first went on the air in June, 1962. The station broadcast kine recordings sent to the transmitter from CBWT. On
March 1 ,1969 the province-wide microwave system replaced the kine recordings and Flin Flon has enjoyed live television since then. [cite news | title = Microwave Hook-Up Gives North Live TV | publisher = Winnipeg Free Press | page = 28| date =April 29 ,1969 ]* CBWFT-2 channel 3 (Radio-Canada)
* CBWBT channel 10 (CBC)
* CKYF-TV channel 13 (CTV)ee also
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Flin Flon greenstone belt
*Lloydminster References
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4621064&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Flin%20Flon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=46&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Flin Flon (part), Manitoba; Statistics Canada]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4718052&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Flin%20Flon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=47&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Flin Flon (part), Saskatchewan; Statistics Canada]External links
* [http://www.cityofflinflon.com/ City of Flin Flon Official Website]
* [http://www.prairieplant.com Prairie Plant Systems official site]
* [http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/municipal/c07289e.php City of Flin Flon Act]Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Lynn Lake
West=Creighton
Center=Flin Flon
East=Thompson
South=The Pas
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