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Eric Westhaver

Eric Westhaver

Eric Westhaver is a reporter with The Reminder in Flin Flon, Man. Raised in Flin Flon, Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts-Journalism degree from the University of Regina. Eric has worked in many fields as a journalist, including print media, documentaries, online reporting, radio and TV news. Since returning to his hometown paper, Eric has won 12 provincial newspaper awards and counting in Manitoba and Saskatchewan for his work. Eric is eager to share the stories and history of the north with anyone willing to listen.

Recent Work by Eric

Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon hunts the Hawks in 8-2 drubbing

Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon hunts the Hawks in 8-2 drubbing

The Bombers got back in the win column in a big way Tuesday, laying an 8-2 whooping on Nipawin.
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Bomber Game Report: Win streak ends with OT loss to Stars

Bomber Game Report: Win streak ends with OT loss to Stars

The Bombers will have to start another win streak from scratch. Despite two good periods, the team lost their edge in overtime, going down 3-2 to Battlefords.
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Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon hits 10 wins in a row, beats Stars 4-1

Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon hits 10 wins in a row, beats Stars 4-1

The Bombers' winning streak has hit double digits. Flin Flon's tenth-straight win came as a 4-1 victory over Battlefords Friday night.
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Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon eats the rich in 4-0 shutout over Millionaires

Bomber Game Report: Flin Flon eats the rich in 4-0 shutout over Millionaires

Make it nine in a row. The Bombers winning ways continued Saturday with a 4-0 shutout win over Melville.
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Bomber Game Report: Streak grows to eight with win over Mils

Bomber Game Report: Streak grows to eight with win over Mils

Flin Flon's red-hot play continued Friday, beating Melville 3-1 and extending their win streak to eight straight.
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Hudbay moving ahead with plan to potentially mine out Flin Flon tailings

Hudbay moving ahead with plan to potentially mine out Flin Flon tailings

Hudbay’s next Flin Flon project might be right under its nose. The company is moving ahead with early plans that could lead to mining out its own tailings facility, pulling almost a hundred years’ worth of wasted mineral value out of the ponds.
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Council passes water, sewer rate hike following provincial board recommendation

Council passes water, sewer rate hike following provincial board recommendation

It’s official - water and sewer costs in Flin Flon are about to climb. City council officially approved new, higher water and sewer rates during their Nov. 19 meeting, following the release of the final report of the Manitoba Public Utility Board (PUB) last month.
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Hudbay starts demolition on long-disused smelter

Hudbay starts demolition on long-disused smelter

Almost 15 years after it was last used and nearly a century after it was first built, Hudbay has begun demolishing the company’s former smelter facility.
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Pool project moves ahead in construction, fundraising sees big boost from memorial donor

Pool project moves ahead in construction, fundraising sees big boost from memorial donor

Construction and fundraising efforts are both ramping up for the new Flin Flon Aqua Centre project. A sizeable donation came in for the project last month, walls for the building have partially gone up and a roof is planned to be put on the structure before Christmas.
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Kodiaks football team hosts year-end awards night

Kodiaks football team hosts year-end awards night

The Creighton Kodiaks football team held their annual awards banquet, celebrating the best moments and shining efforts of the squad after a historic season.
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