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We are sharing the stories that appeared on the front page of the Northland Post 50 years ago.
Stories like these from the Jan 14, 1971 issue.

Banning snowmachines
A complaint from Albert Charron at Town Council stated he couldn’t hear his TV because of the noise snowmobiles created while racing on Sixth Street and Tenth Avenue.
The noice continued into 1 and 2 in the morning. The complainant asked that machines be banned after 10 pm.
“I think they should be banned from town altogether,” remarked Councillor Marc David.
Mayor Maurice Hotte said he had also received numerous calls an letters complaining about the danger and noise of snowmobiles.
Polling the councillors after the meeting pointed to the option that the majority feel that banning the machines from town is the only answer.

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Department of Highways of Ontario
The opening of the $1 million District Repair Garage attracted a large number of government officials and local dignitaries.
The building, which was completed in October 1970 is the most modern in both equipment and design of the 17 in Ontario. It has 30,000 square-feet of working space.
“Highway mileage has doubled in the North since 1943. There are more than 600 miles of highway under the jurisdiction of the DHO in Cochrane District.” said George E. Gomme, Minister of Highways. “It is not unlikely that the Northern Ontario highway network will some day reach and perhaps even encompass the Hudson’s Bay region. One thing we don’t have to use a crystal ball for is the growth of tourism, because this means big business in the Cochrane area.”

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North Road
The Honourable Rene Brunelle, Minister of Lands and Forests, announced that land is presently being cleared and lumber stockpiled for a road leading from Moosonee 12 miles south to the Kwataboahegan River. Eventually a road emanating from Highway 11 will go north to join this beginning road from Moosonee.

Road to LaSarre
Rene Brunelle, arranged on behalf of the Province with the Abitibi Paper Company Limited for the travelling public to use the Translimit road built by Abitibi across the forested gap, subject to certain reasonable restrictions.
The possibility of access laterals which might help restore some of the economic benefits reaped in earlier years from the forest resources of the territory should be studied. A revival of forest activity would benefit the Ontario Northland Railway, increase employment in Cochrane in connection with the growth of Cochrane Enterprises Limited, and provide new opportunities for jobbers and bush workers.

The weather
During the week ending Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1971, the high was recorded at 11 degrees above zero, and the low at 35 degrees below zero.

Car Fire
Bill Heavener’s 1966 vehicle caught fire at a service station on the South Highway. Twenty-two members of the Cochrane Fire Brigade answered the call but were unable to save it.

Files courtesy of the Cochrane Public Library archives