originating at CBWT, giving citizens of Flin Flon access to live television. The repeater (along with Radio-Canada 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 Member of the Legislative Assembly is NDP Tom Lindsey, who was re-elected in the 2019 election. The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is in the electoral district of Cumberland. It is represented by Doyle Vermette of the NDP. Federal Flin Flon, Manitoba, is in the federal riding of Churchill-Keewatinook Aski. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is NDP member Niki Ashton. The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is in the electoral district of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, whose current MP is CPC member Gary Vidal. Notable people Jared Abrahamson, actor Roger Avary, film and television director, screenwriter, and producer Ken Baumgartner (born 1966), ice hockey player Bobby Clarke (born 1949), hockey player Kim Davis, hockey player Dean Evason (born 1964), hockey coach Tom Gilmore (born 1948), hockey player Al Hamilton (born 1946), hockey player Ted Hampson (born 1936), hockey player, hockey coach, amateur hockey scout Marshall Lawrence (born 1956), blues musician and psychologist Ray Martynuik (19502013), hockey player Andrea Menard (born 1971), actress and singer Eric Nesterenko (1933–2022), hockey player Mel Pearson (19381999), hockey player Dennis Schneider (born 1942), politician Birk Sproxton (19432007), poet and novelist See also Flin Flon greenstone belt Lloydminster Texarkana References Notes External links 1927 establishments in Manitoba Borders of Manitoba Borders of Saskatchewan Cities in Manitoba Cities in Saskatchewan Company towns in Canada Divided cities Division No. 18, Saskatchewan Populated places established in 1927 Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits