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6 unusual facts about Flin Flon


1889 College Football All-America Team

For many years, he was the President of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, a copper mining company in Flin Flon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

CHTM

It is part of the Arctic Radio (1982) Limited, with sister stations in Flin Flon (CFAR) and The Pas (CJAR).

CJAR

It is part of the Arctic Radio Network (Arctic Radio (1982) Limited), with sister stations in Flin Flon (CFAR) and Thompson (CHTM).

Fries with That?

One notable instance involved a particularly attractive exchange student from Flin Flon, Manitoba who caught their eyes.

Helen DeWitt

An excerpt from an in-progress novel set in Flin Flon Manitoba has been published by Open Book: Ontario at the end of an article about the novel and DeWitt's difficulties in finding a publisher.

United cities

Similarly, the city of Flin Flon, which straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, is also administered as a single city by a similar joint agreement.


Jerry Storie

Storie was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1981 general election, defeating Progressive Conservative Bob McNeil by over 1400 votes in the northern riding of Flin Flon.

Time in Saskatchewan

The town of Creighton which is across the border from the larger community of Flin Flon, Manitoba unofficially observes Central Daylight Time with the rest of Manitoba.


see also

Flin Flon School Division

Notable allumni who attended schools in the Flin Flon School Division include professional ice hockey players Bobby Clarke, Reggie Leech and Reid Simpson.

The Sunless City

The Sunless City had been read by Thomas Creighton, a prospector who had been exploring in the area of what would become the town of Flin Flon.

In 1962 a statue designed by Al Capp of Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin was built in Flin Flon.