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OACFDC 2010 Award of Excellence



The Atikokan Economic Development Corporation received the CFDC 2010 Award of Excellence for their work with the Atikokan Bass Classic. Watch the video

Video Conference Schedule

Your Business Plan - Getting Started
Sep 07, 2010     1:00PM - 4:00PM

Are You Ready to Be an Entrepreneur?
Sep 08, 2010     10:00AM - 1:00PM

Introduction to Income Statements
Sep 09, 2010     10:00AM - 12:00PM

Time Management and Goal Setting
Sep 14, 2010     2:00PM - 4:00PM

GST Information Workshop
Sep 15, 2010     12:30PM - 3:30PM

Selling and Negotiating to Win
Sep 16, 2010     10:00AM - 12:00PM

Google Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing Basics
Sep 16, 2010     3:00PM - 5:00PM

Creating Connections – Networking in Canada for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Sep 21, 2010     2:00PM - 4:00PM

Business Plan Re-Boot
Sep 22, 2010     2:00PM - 4:00PM

Google Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing Advanced
Sep 23, 2010     3:00PM - 5:00PM

Performance Management
Sep 28, 2010     12:00PM - 4:00PM

Your Business Plan - The Home Stretch - Operations & Financial Summary
Sep 30, 2010     1:00PM - 4:00PM

Quicklinks

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Community Calendar @ atikokaninfo.com

Atikokan Chamber of Commerce

Atikokan Arts Centre

Township of Atikokan


Pictured above: Mayor Dennis Brown, MPP Bill Mauro (Thunder Bay-Atikokan), Atikokan OPG manager Ed Enge, OPG program manager Jane Todd and Al Arnott, director of the ATGS biomass conversion project.  Photo courtesy Atikokan Progress.

(Aug. 26) Ontario is turning off coal and switching on biomass at the Atikokan Generation Station - a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all coal-fired generation by the end of 2014.

Experience Atikokan - find out why we're the "Canoeing Capital of Canada". Enjoy our vast wilderness, solid economic base, and high quality of life. Explore atikokaninfo.com to learn about this small Northwestern Ontario community.


Strategic Planning Facilitator Kevin Debnam discusses public image with Board members Wayne McAndrew, Mary Makarenko and staff administrator Annette Bryk.

The new Atikokan-Quetico Logo is now available for local groups to use in their promotion of Atikokan as an outdoor tourist recreation destination. The logo is available in a variety of formats, we have provided links below for JPEG and TIFF formats.
As a new service offered by AtikokanInfo.com, the Atikokan Economic Development Corporation and the Atikokan Employment Centre, employment opportunities are now available online.
Why drive when you can fly? Only a short flight away, the unique Atikokan wilderness awaits you featuring famed Quetico Park breakaway to the northwoods canoeing, camping, fishing or just plain cooling out leave the city in the morning and sleep under the stars that night.
atikokaninfo.com is pleased to present an online guestbook. Through this resource, visitors to our community and website may post their thoughts, messages, greetings - basically anything.

(Aug. 5) The province has accepted proposals from Brett Resources and Bending Lake Iron Ore Group that would stimulate the local economy and help rehabilitate the former Steep Rock Mine site. The companies propose using this site to process iron ore and dispose of tailings from other mines.


The AEDC congratulates the Atikokan Bass Classic on another successful tournament. Congratulations to the 2010 Champions: Atikokan’s own Darwin King and Guy Legarrie of Thunder Bay, whose two-day catch of 38.28 lbs. was enough to take first.

Limited edition prints of White Otter Castle are now available at the AEDC office located at 214 Main Street, (corner of Main & Marks). Click for more details.