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 Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

and

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

, 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 ''The Sunless City: From the Papers and Diaries of the Late Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin'' (or simply ''The Sunless City'') is a dime novel written by J. E. Preston Muddock in 1905. The novel is about a prospector named Josiah Flintabbaty Flonat ...

'' 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 of being named after a character in an

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novel with

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and Le Plessis-Robinson, France. The character of "Flinty", as he is locally known, is of such importance to the identity of the city that in 2003, the local Chamber of Commerce commissioned the minting of a $3.00 coin which was considered legal tender amongst locally participating retailers until September 2004 and
$5.00 coin
which was in circulation until December 31, 2008. A statue representing Flinty was designed by cartoonist

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and is one of the points of interest of the city. In 1978, the

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produced the short documentary ''Canada Vignettes: Flin Flon'' about the origin of the city's name.

History

Flin Flon was founded in 1927 by Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting (

Hudbay Hudbay Minerals Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company primarily producing copper concentrate (containing copper, gold, and silver) and zinc metal. Much of its history has centered on Flin Flon, Manitoba, where it has mined for over 90 year ...

) to exploit the large local

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and

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

ore resources. In the late 1920s, HBM&S invested in a railway, mine, smelter, and a

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power plant at Island Falls,

. By 1928, the rail line reached the mine. The town grew considerably during the 1930s as those impoverished by the

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came to work at the mines. A significant number of farmers abandoned their farms and were among those looking for work. The

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was incorporated on January 1, 1933, and reached city status in 1970. The city has continued to be a mining centre with the development of several mines adding to its industrial base, although its population has been in decline since the 1960s. With a scenic setting and a number of nearby lakes, Flin Flon has also become a popular tourist destination.

Geography

Flin Flon straddles the provincial boundary of Manitoba and Saskatchewan with the majority of the city located in Manitoba. The 2016 census reported 4,982 residents in the Manitoba portion and 203 in the Saskatchewan section; the Manitoba portion has a land area of 13.88 km² (5.4 sq mi), while the Saskatchewan portion has a land area of 2.37 km² (0.91 sq mi). Due to the zig-zag nature of the Saskatchewan-Manitoba boundary correction lines, the Saskatchewan section of town lies south of the Manitoba section, not west. Main Street crosses the provincial boundary just south of its intersection with Church Street; Hudson Street crosses the provincial boundary between its intersections with 5 Ave E. and Harrison Street, adopting the new name South Hudson Street at the point of crossing; an undeveloped stretch of Channing Drive briefly crosses into Saskatchewan before reentering Manitoba just west of the city's rural Channing neighbourhood. For

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purposes, residents in the Saskatchewan portion of the city retain the local Manitoba R8A postal code, and often use a Flin Flon, MB address."For Flin Flon SK residents, there are pros and cons"
''The Reminder'', August 4, 2016. For telephone service, however, they are located in Saskatchewan's area code 306 as part of the Creighton telephone exchange, rather than Manitoba's

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, which causes difficulties with emergency services. A resident in the Saskatchewan section of the city who calls 911 in an emergency will have services dispatched from Creighton rather than Flin Flon, and must instead call a regular phone number to receive immediate city-based service. However, residents in Saskatchewan may use either Saskatchewan's

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or Manitoba's

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systems for cellular services. Electrical service is received from

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for both the Manitoba and Saskatchewan parts of the city. The majority of Flin Flon's surface topology is exposed

Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield (french: Bouclier canadien ), also called the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), the anc ...

bedrock, hence the nickname "the city built on rock". Due to this and climatic factors, agriculture is generally not possible although grain farming is found southeast in

The Pas The Pas ( ; french: Le Pas) is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River and surrounded by the unorganized Northern Region of the province. It is approximately northwest of the provinc ...

, Manitoba, which is south of the Canadian Shield. The extensive bedrock exposure led to some interesting adaptations. In the northwestern areas of the city, there is often not enough overburden to bury water and sewer lines, so "sewer boxes" exist above surface to house the infrastructure. Many of these are used as ad-hoc sidewalks.

Climate

Flin Flon experiences a

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(

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''Dfb''). There is a wide range in seasonal temperatures, with warm summers and bitterly cold winters. Temperatures in January have an average low of and an average high of . Temperatures in July have an average high of and an average low of . The highest (reliable) temperature ever recorded in Flin Flon was on 19 July 1941. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 January 1930.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon had a population of 4,940 living in 2,280 of its 2,533 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,991. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Also in the 2021 census, the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Transportation

Road

Flin Flon is accessed by Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 10,

Saskatchewan Highway 106 Highway 106, the Hanson Lake Road, is a fully paved provincial highway, with no cell service the entire way, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 55 near Smeaton to Highway 167 in Creighton. Highway 106 is about long. ...

and

Saskatchewan Highway 167 Highway 167 is a highway in the Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Manitoba border between Creighton, Saskatchewan, Creighton and Flin Flon, where it takes over from Manitoba Highway 10, to the Amisk Lake Recreation Site ...

. The city also runs a small public bus system.City of Flin Flon – Transportation
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Air

The city operates Flin Flon Airport, which is located southeast of the city, immediately west of the

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. The airport has a single

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, and has regular flights to and from

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through

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. There is also an airport in nearby Channing, MB for small aircraft use.

Rail

The Hudson Bay Railway operates railway freight service on its railway line between

and Flin Flon. The rail line to

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was washed out in June 2017 and remained out of service for over a year when then-owner Omnitrax refused to repair it. The City of Flin Flon purchased shares in One North, one of the partners of purchasing consortium Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership. The rail line was subsequently repaired by Cando Rail Services and

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Economy

Main employers

Note that the number of workers with the classification of "Mining" will be highly variable following the June 2022 closure of the 777 mine and the planned impending closure of the majority of the

Flin Flin operations.

Mining

The economy of Flin Flon was primarily reliant on base metal production (primarily copper and zinc with lesser gold and silver). Since the late 1910s, approximately 17 mines have operated in the Flin Flon vicinity. The most recent mine, the 777 Mine, closed in June 2022 with decommissioning expected to be completed by September 2022. Sphalerite (zinc) concentrate was produced and processed on-site to refined zinc while chalcopyrite (copper) concentrate was produced and sold for external copper production. Prior to the smelter closure in 2010, the chalcopyrite concentrate was refined on location. Although processing of any

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material usually emits large amounts of

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, the Hudbay plant uses a zinc pressure leaching (ZPL) process which greatly reduces emissions. DC Electric Locomotive

Marijuana production

Flin Flon gained international notoriety in 2002 when the Government of Canada awarded a four-year contract to

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-based

Prairie Plant Systems CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. is a Canadian public licensed producer of medical cannabis. It is primarily focused on cannabis oil. The company's predecessor, Prairie Plant Systems, was established in 1988 and is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I ...

for the production of

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. The company set up operations in a mined-out area of the then-active Trout Lake Mine, an underground copper/zinc mine located just over 5 km northeast of Flin Flon city limits and owned by the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company (later

) to produce approximately 400 kilograms (882 lbs) of medicinal marijuana annually. The entire operation was situated approximately 120 metres underground for security and climate control reasons. In 2009, Prairie Plant Systems discontinued operation at the mine due to the expiry of their lease and the uncertainty regarding the pending closure of the mine, which occurred in 2011.

Culture

Arts

Flin Flon has an active local arts & culture scene. The Flin Flon Arts Council has been instrumental in building the local arts scene of late, and has also brought high-quality performers, such as the

Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. History It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally (who also fou ...

, into the community for special events. The R.H. Channing Auditorium in the Flin Flon Community Hall often hosts concerts and theatrical performances, including those produced by the local theatre troupe "Ham Sandwich". In 2010, the Northern Visual Arts Centre (or NorVA) was established as a studio and gallery space for local visual artists. NorVA frequently hosts workshops, concerts and other community arts-based events. Every two years, the Flin Flon Community Choir performs a largely extravagant musical production for the community. In 2013, the Flin Flon Community Choir presented Chicago: The Musical, to great acclaim. In 2015, they presented Les Miserables, Grease in 2017, and Mama Mia in 2019. Past performances have included Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, and Bombertown, among many others. Culture Days, a national festival celebrating arts and culture, is a popular event in Flin Flon. Culture Days is held on the last weekend of September each year. In 2018, Flin Flon ranked second in the country, only following Winnipeg, for the number of free events (including concerts, workshops, artist talks and kids' activities) offered to community members and visitors. Toronto followed Flin Flon with the number of events, ranking third, down from second in 2017. Flin Flon is the fictional home of the comic book superhero

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Petting zoo

The City operates the Joe Brain Petting Zoo. It is open from June through August, weather permitting. It features a picnic area, playground, basketball hoops, and a wading pool.

Sports

Flin Flon is the home of the

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of the

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and the birthplace of

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great and

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member

Bobby Clarke Robert Earle Clarke (born August 13, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played his entire 15-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an executive with the team. Popular ...

. As captain of the team, he led the Philadelphia Flyers to two NHL Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s, and was a star on the 1972 Team Canada

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roster. Other NHLers hailing from Flin Flon include

Ken Baird Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's Cal ...

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, Matt Davidson,

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Dean Evason Dean Clement Evason (born August 22, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Evason was selected by the Washington Capitals in t ...

Al Hamilton Allan Guy Hamilton (born August 20, 1946) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman, most notably with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association. He also played in the National Hockey League for the Oilers, as well as the New York Rang ...

Ted Hampson Edward George Hampson (born December 11, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 70s. Ted is the father of Gord Hampson. Career Ted H ...

(who was captain of the Flin Flon Bombers Memorial Cup team in 1957 and the second player to ever receive the

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), Gerry Hart, Ron Hutchinson,

George Konik George Samuel Konik (May 4, 1937 – October 21, 2016) was a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player. He played 52 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1967–68 season and 54 games in the Wor ...

Ray Maluta Raymond William Maluta (born July 24, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1975 and 1976. Maluta was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Maluta scored ...

, Tom Gilmore,

Dunc McCallum Duncan Selby McCallum (March 29, 1940 – March 31, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 100 games in the World Hockey Association and 187 games in the National Hockey League. He was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba and ...

Eric Nesterenko Eric Paul Nesterenko (October 31, 1933 – June 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 until 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1956 until ...

Mel Pearson Melvin K. Pearson (born February 8, 1959) is a former college ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team. Pearson played for Michigan Tech from 1977 to 1981, then served as an assistant coach for ...

Reid Simpson Reid Philip Simpson (born May 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackha ...

, David Struch, and

Ernie Wakely Ernest Alfred Linton Wakely (born November 27, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Career Wakely was a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues. He also played for ...

Media

Newspapers & magazines *''

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'' – published every Wednesday – Flin Flon's only newspaper. *''Northroots Magazine'' – a bi-monthly glossy, regional publication, northroots.ca published February, April, June, August, October and December. In-flight reading on Calm Air. *''Cottage North Magazine'' – local interest, local stories, and local people – ceased publication in September 2015 Books *''Tales From a Town With a Funny Name'' – by Doug Evans. Radio * CFAR 590 (AM), 102.9 (FM) *

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90.9, (

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) * CKSB-4-FM 99.9, (

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) *

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101.1, ( NCI) Television * CKYF-TV channel 13 ( CTV, analogue repeater of

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Winnipeg) *

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operates a community programming channel; CATV Channel 11:

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Television in Flin Flon began in June 1962 with the opening of

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station CBWBT channel 10. The station broadcast kine recordings, sent to the transmitter from

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Winnipeg. On March 1, 1969, the province-wide microwave system replaced the kine recordings originating at CBWT, giving citizens of Flin Flon access to live television. The repeater (along with

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repeater CBWFT-2 channel 3) closed down July 31, 2012, due to the CBC's closure of its rebroadcasters.

Law and government

Municipal

The operations of the City of Flin Flon are administered by the city council, whose members set the policies. The city council consists of a mayor and six councillors who are elected and serve a term of four years. The current council was elected on October 24, 2018, and consists of the following members:

Provincial

Flin Flon is in the southwest corner of the Manitoba provincial electoral district of the same name, and is the only urban centre within the district. The current

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Tom Lindsey, who was re-elected in the 2019 election. The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is in the electoral district of

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. It is represented by

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of the

Federal

Flin Flon, Manitoba, is in the federal riding of Churchill-Keewatinook Aski. The current

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(MP) is

member

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. The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is in the electoral district of

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canad ...

, whose current MP is CPC member

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Notable people

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, actor *

(born 1966), ice hockey player *

(born 1949), hockey player *

, hockey player *

(born 1964), hockey coach * Tom Gilmore (born 1948), hockey player *

(born 1946), hockey player *

(born 1936), hockey player, hockey coach, amateur hockey scout *

Marshall Lawrence Marshall Lawrence (born 1956) is a Canadian musician. Lawrence is often referred to as the "Doctor of the Blues", as he also works as a psychologist.North, Peter (October 21, 2008). "Sunny attitude gives rise to Morning After: 'It was about hoo ...

(born 1956), blues musician and psychologist *

Ray Martynuik Ray Martynuik (March 28, 1950 – October 20, 2013), sometimes spelled Martyniuk, was a professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, and played for the Flin Flon Bombers in the Western Canada Hockey League, where he ear ...

(19502013), hockey player * Andrea Menard (born 1971), actress and singer *

(1933–2022), hockey player *

(19381999), hockey player *

Dennis Schneider Dennis Lars Schneider (June 10, 1942 – January 31, 2023) was a real estate agent and political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Whitehorse West in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002 as a Liberal. He was born in Flin F ...

(born 1942), politician *

Birk Sproxton Birk Sproxton (August 12, 1943 – March 14, 2007) was a Canadian poet and novelist who lived in Red Deer, Alberta. Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Sproxton studied in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba before moving west to Alberta. He taught c ...

(19432007), poet and novelist

References

Notes

External links

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