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The statue of Josiah Flintabbaty Flonatin in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Designed by Al Capp. 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 1915 Creighton and some fellow prospectors discovered mineralization, and Creighton named the discovery "Flin Flon".
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.
People from Flin Flon by occupation (1 C) Pages in category "People from Flin Flon" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
To serve the growing mining industry in the Flin Flon area, a federal boat dock was built there in the early 1950s. The excellent fishing and camping near the dock led to the creation of the provincial park in 1961. [14] The Manitoba Highway 10 reached Bakers Narrows in 1951 and the airport was opened in 1968. [15]
The Flin Flon orebody was discovered by David Collins, a local trapper, and shown to prospector Tom Creighton in 1914. [4] The first claim was registered in 1915. It took more than a dozen years to bring the mine into production because the huge, high grade ore body required large amounts of hydro energy, was isolated, and copper production required a smelter.
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The 1968–69 WCHL season was the third season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), featuring eight teams and a 60-game regular season. The Flin Flon Bombers topped the season's standings with 47 wins, and in the playoffs defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings to win the club's first President's Cup championship.
The Flin Flon Station Museum is a community museum in downtown Flin Flon, Manitoba. The museum has been at its current location since 1983, a former Canadian National Railway station which was opened in 1936. [1] It has been designated as Municipal Heritage Site (Number 383) since May 14, 2014. [2]