These are guys that worked underground, when they first came to Flin Flon in the thirties. When the mine first started, it was during the Depression. This was the only place in Canada that was hiring. But the people that came here were Eastern European people, Scandinavian people. All with big names like mine. Like […]

…that’s what happened in Flin Flon is it created a very unique environment for a lot of different activities. People talk a lot about hockey, of course, in Flin Flon. And that was our forte for a long time, but more recently we’ve seen the growth of culture up here. How that formulates when you’re […]

They did My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof. I was in every one except My Fair Lady. – Murray MacDonald

I remember Eaton’s was down here. We bought a bedroom suite and I still have it. And there was a dress shop. A lot of people don’t remember it, but it was towards the commerce bank. It was just a little narrow place and they had wedding dresses downstairs. – Ruth MacIntosh and Janet Moddler

…I’m in the hospital. I’m going into surgery and the doctor comes in and says, Who are all those people in the lobby?” And it was then I realized. I said, “Oh, well. That’s the Flin Flon Bombers.” They all came and waited until I had my baby before they went home to sleep off […]