Flin Flon School Division
The Flin Flon School Division maintains and operates two elementary schools and two high schools in the city of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. The Flin Flon School Division provides educational services to the children of Flin Flon, Channing, and the residentially developed nearby areas of Big Island, Schist Lake and Bakers Narrows on Lake Athapapuskow. Historically, the School Division has also served the high school students of nearby Creighton, Saskatchewan, and Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, although in 2003/2004, Creighton residents began the development of their own High School Program at Creighton School. Notable alumni who attended schools in the Flin Flon School Division include professional ice hockey players Bobby Clarke, Reggie Leech and Reid Simpson. Schools * Ruth Betts School * Hapnot Collegiatebr>Hapnot Collegiate* Many Faces Education Centrebr>Many Faces Education Centre* Ecolé McIsaac Schoolbr>Ecole McIsaac School See also List of school districts in Mani ...
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Flin Flon, Manitoba
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba. Residents thus travel southwest into Saskatchewan, and northeast into Manitoba. The city is incorporated in and is jointly administered by both provinces. Etymology The town's name is taken from the lead character in a 1905 paperback novel, ''The Sunless City'' by J. E. Preston Muddock. Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin piloted a submarine into a bottomless lake where he sailed through a hole lined with gold to enter a strange underground world. A copy of the book was allegedly found and read by prospector Tom Creighton. When Tom Creighton discovered a high-grade exposure of copper, he thought of the book and called it Flin Flon's mine, and the town that developed around the mine adopted the name. Flin Flon shares the distinction ...
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