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      This is a very unique item and was produced by Trams Manufacturing Co. from Chicago, Illinois (Crystal Lake, Ill) and is a 3.5 hp, 77 cc engine. It was produced approximately around 1957. Model # 2428338

      This birch bark canoe and wooden paddle were created by hand by Nap Vincent, (son of William Vincent). The paddle displays native style artwork in the form of a totem pole with various animals.

      This canoe was made by native people from the Moosonee area and is constructed with pine bark, pine sap, leather strapping and wood slats. It measures 21 feet long and weighs approximately 130 pounds.

      Traditional snowshoes are made of a hard wood, usually ash. The webbing material is rawhide, which is strips of denuded animal skin. The animal from which the webbing material was retrieved was traditionally moose, deer, or caribou.

      This is a copy of the invitations that were issued for the opening and reception of the Blind River Library February 23, 1978.

      This is a Acme Library Card Pocket that was provided to patrons to keep their library card in.

      This article is found in Scrapbook #2, part of a series of scrapbooks about Dean Lake area and its citizens.

      Due to the quality of the original documents some pages may not display well.

      Due to the quality of the original documents some pages may not display well.

      This article appears to be the third in a series of articles discussing the effect of the ups and downs of the lumber industry on the town of Blind River. This piece covers a period from 1929 to 1958.

      This article from January 1981 covers some of the opposition to the building of a Uranium Trioxide Refinery near Blind River by Eldorado Nuclear. Local residents had taken their concerns to the Atomic Energy Control Board in hopes of stopping the project.

      An article that discusses what effects the boom in Elliott Lake would have on Blind River and what the construction of Eldorado Nuclear would do for the small town of Blind River.

      The controversy was constant in the days prior to the building of Eldorado in Blind River. Many concerned citizens for and against attended meetings with members of the AECB to discuss the pros and cons the plant might present. This article discusses one such meeting convened by the Blind River …

      Articles appeared daily with no shortage of fodder regarding the construction of the Eldorado plant in Blind River. One of its biggest supporters were the residents of the Chiblow Mississauga Indian band seeing jobs and opportunity. On the other hand some local citizens continued to rally against it.

      A meeting was held in Blind River for the public attended by Eldorado Nuclear, the AECB, Lummus of Canada, Environment Canada, and Health and Welfare Canada on May 10, 1981 to address jobs, waste disposal and other issues.

      This brief article discusses the information session that was held and some of the concerns citizens from the area brought to the table such as cancer studies and abnormal situations that could occur.

      This article is a recap of the meeting that took place in Blind River for those citizens that were unable to attend and gives details of what was discussed in some detail.

      Tom Nash was the owner of CKNR radio in Blind River, Ontario.

      Mr. Sellers spent 60 years with Carpenter Hixon.

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