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      This newspaper article from the Sudbury Star shows photos of the very large birthday celebration held in honor of J.J. McFadden on his 80th birthday. Mr. McFadden was the president of J.J. McFadden Lumber that employed many people on the North Shore over many years.

      Article four in this series discusses the 1968 announcement by Domtar of the closure of the local mill. The last whistle blew at 5 pm on June 19, 1969 and saw 300 people join the 300-400 who had already been laid off.

      This is the fifth part of the series discussing the depletion of white pine forest stock in the area that would have led to an inevitable shut down of the Domtar mill sooner or later. It also discusses the then Mayor (Red Venturi) optimism that Blind River would survive again …

      The Globe and Mail ran a large article about the McFadden mill that was the worlds larges white pine sawmill in the 1950`s. During its peak operation over 12 miles of concrete `streets` were laid for access to the lumber stacks. The mill itself was built by the Carpenter Hixon …

      The Blind River Standard published this article recalling the heyday of the logging industry in the Blind River area. Including the chain of ownership of the mill that provided many jobs in Blind River for years.

      In March of 1981 the Blind River council was attempting to establish a committee to monitor the Eldorado Plant operations. Some of the issues to be resolved were funding, access to information and the site, salaries or lack thereof for committee members and other things.

      This short listing of facts about the Eldorado plant came from an interview with the Vice President in charge of refining, where he talked about emissions from the plant, their financing and the distortions anti nuclear groups have put into the public view.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, November 4, 2000, Section E, p. 1     This is a full page newspaper article about a proposed skateboard park for Blind River. Two colour photos are included.

      A black and white photo of Slamet Sukri, the school's 15 year old sponsored child accompanies the article.

      The author accompanied Blind River Town operator Pierre Trudel on one of his shifts to gain a better appreciation of this important job.

 Bill Montague, The Sault Star, December 5, 2002, Section A, p. 8     A black and white photo of Erica accompanies this article.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, April 14, 2002     This article is about local physed teacher Brenda Guitard realizing her goal of running the Boston Marathon. Information about her training and the Boston experience are also included.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, October 1, 2002, Section A, p. 10     This article is about 17 year old Luc Rouillard's accomplishment in achieving his power engine pilot's license. The article includes information about Luc's aviation interest, participation in Air Cadet programs, the training courses required to achieve his license and his hopes of becoming a military pilot in the future.

      This newspaper article describes the volunteer work of 80 year old Alice Desabrais and how she won the Heart of Blind River volunteer award. The article also shares information about the local Canadian Diabetes Association and it's need for volunteers. A black and white photo of Mrs. Desabrais accompanies this …

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, June 1, 2001, Section A, p. 11     Photo caption reads " The Fourth Annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario Award show was held recently in Sudbury. Winners included: Blind River's Lila Cyr, left, Influential Women Award; Louise Paquette, director general of FedNor, Special Recognition Award; and Tracey Vigards, fund-raising and event coordinator, North Bay, Influential Women Award."

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, June 1, 2001, Section A, p. 11     A black and white photo of Laura Brown Breevelt posing with the sculpture accompanies the article. Ms. Breevelt was a former Elliot Lake resident.

      Photo caption reads "Ruth Christilaw"

      A black and white photo of Leslie holding one of her works in progress accompanies this article. It should be noted that the original photo was of poor quality and efforts to improve upon it were unsuccessful.

      Chantal was destined for Brazil while Sarah was travelling to Hungary.

 Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, April 27, 1997, Section A, p. 14     A photo of Courtney with his latest award ribbon plus another photo of Courtney and his horse William Tell at a Kentucky competition accompany the article.