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1980 2,4-D spraying program in Atikokan area

January 22, 2013
In 1980, the MNR used 2,4-D to control broadleaf competition in several areas where it was regenerating forest after cutting operations. It generated some controversy, as the following four items indicate.... July 9, 1980 edition Starting in mid-August Four locations to ...

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August 23 1956 – No Explanation For Wreck….Coroner’s Jury

October 9, 2010
August 23 1956 Page 5 No Explanation For Wreck....Coroner's Jury Fort William – A coroner's jury inquiring into the death of CNR engineer D. J. Shaw in a two train collision July 31 near Huronian stated Thursday,Aug. 16, there was no explanation for his apparent disregard of stop ...

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June 7 1956 – Around The Town

October 2, 2010
June 7 1956 Page 1 Around The Town With Dot Berry Barbara Sumner Florence Ransome Garth Mitchell of Leishman's Pharmacy Limited is attending a course in photography at the Eastman Kodak plant at Rochester N. Y. ***** A dinner was arranged a the Hotel Steep Rock on Monday,June 4, the occasion ...

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June 7 1956 – Building Charge Dismissed

October 2, 2010
June 7 1956 Page 1 Building Charge Dismissed A local resident was given “the benefit of the doubt” Friday, June 1, in Atikokan magistrate's court, and had a charge of violating the building by-laws dismissed. The man was charged with building a three-room dwelling on the same lot as his ...

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May 17 1956 – Proposal to Change Dominion Day Draws Rebuff from Atikokan C.O.C.

September 29, 2010
May 17 1956 Page 1 Proposal to Change Dominion Day Draws Rebuff from Atikokan C.o.C. Can you imagine celebration Christmas on a day other than Dec. 25? Or New Year's Day being observed on a different date than Jan. 1? The fact that such changes might occur served as the main reason why the ...

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May 27 1954 – Around The Town

September 8, 2010
May 27 1954 Page 1 Around The Town with Mrs. Dot Berry Mrs. Florence Ransome Mrs. Pam Kipnis Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roxburgh received a lovely gift from their fellow members of the Goodwill Association on Saturday, May 15 at a dance held at Steep Rock. Bill has accepted a position at Black Lake and ...

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