Poor snow conditions limiting some winter activities

January 9, 2012

Jessica Smith While a severe lack of snowfall has put downhill skiing on hold, the cross-country skiing and snowmobiling clubs have begun opening their trail networks and planning events. Mt. Fairweather remains closed however, “until we receive at least another 15 centimetres of the white stuff,” said club co-chair Jason Morden, adding that “two feet [...]

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January 9, 2012 obituaries

January 9, 2012

  Howard Honka Howard Heimo Ilkka Honka, 74, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2012 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario. Howard was born July 8, 1937 in Port Arthur, Ontario. He worked as a technician for Bell Canada for over 37 years. He was a volunteer firefighter with Watten Township Fire Department in his [...]

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Support for Christmas Cheer remains strong

January 5, 2012

Jessica Smith A slight drop in demand for Christmas Cheer hampers this year may point to a shifting poverty demographic here. While hamper recipients were 18 fewer (a total of 88) than last year (106), the number of single people signed up this year has more than doubled while family recipients has dropped to less [...]

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More honours for Sunday Wilde

January 5, 2012

M. McKinnon Sunday Wilde’s labour of love continues, and continues to turn heads around the world. Over the past month, she has earned more honours: Blues 411 named her CD What man? Oh, THAT man!!! the top international blues release of the year. The CD is also one of 14 nominated for the same honour [...]

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Next steps eyed along the Path of the Voyageur

January 5, 2012

Jessica Smith A year-long grant has enabled the Path of the Voyageur tourism initiative to lay some groundwork; now with internship funding ending, the committee will have to mull its future. With provincial funding for intern regional coordinator Amy Holzwarth wrapping up next month, both Atikokan members and reps from the larger regional committee will [...]

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At least one Atikokan connection at Junior Men’s provincials at Little Falls this weekend

January 4, 2012

NOCA This weekend, (January 5- 8), eight of the best junior men’s teams in Northern Ontario compete at Little Falls for the opportunity to represent Northern Ontario at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Championships, February 4-12 in Napanee, Ontario.  Eighteen junior men’s teams competed at five regional events to earn a berth in the [...]

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January 3, 2012 obituaries

January 4, 2012

Norm Dick Norman Cowan Dick, 95, passed away peacefully at the Moira Place Long Term Care Facility in Tweed, Ontario, on December 26, 2011. Norm was born in Teeswater, Ontario on March 23, 1916. The family moved to Brandon, Manitoba, where he spent his youth and completed an apprenticeship as a linotype operator at the [...]

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Mild, snow-free fall means low numbers in Christmas Bird Count

January 4, 2012

Dave Elder The 43rd Atikokan Christmas Bird Count was carried out December 14, 2011 in remarkable weather conditions and low bird numbers. Michael Dawber, a birder from the Fort Frances area came over to help me with the field coverage of the count and we spent the morning looking for birds north of town in [...]

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North Star School, Atikokan CHRISTMAS CONCERT GALLERY

December 27, 2011

Here is a small gallery of photos from the North Star School Christmas Concert on December 23. The first three pictures are from the Early Learning Kindergarten class performance of the Suzy Snowflake Dance. Number four features the grade 1-2 class and their rendition of Peace One Day Numbers five to seven are the grade [...]

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St. Patrick School, Atikokan CHRISTMAS CONCERT GALLERY

December 25, 2011

Some photos from the St. Patrick’s School Christmas concert, Thursday, December 22 Photos one and three feature the grade 2-3 class doing a musical choral reading of Wonderful Christmas Photo two is from the  JK performance of  Away in a Manger Next are three shots of the JK class dancing to Reindeer Hokey Pokey Number [...]

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