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      A newspaper clipping which features a black and white photograph of a group of men at the Cook Brothers Lumber Camp in Spragge. The image shows a number of men in work attire, three men wearing white aprons, horses, and various camp buildings. Some of the men are pictured holding …

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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 …

      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.

      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.

      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 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.

      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.

 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.

      This newspaper clipping describes the marriage of Joanne Reeves to Philip Louis Provencher in Blind River. It describes who officiated, what the bride wore, who her attendant was and where they newlyweds were honeymooning.

      A photo taken on the occasion of the wedding of Mary McLean and Harvey J. Allen September 30th, 1952 along with part of the article that accompanied it in the Sault Daily Star.

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

      Mr. White won the regional OSSTF 1997 - Marion Drysdale Award in the adult learner class with his poem that dealt with the struggles many people face in time of economic challenges.

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