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'''Atikokan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|t|ɪ|ˈ|k|oʊ|k|ən}}, [[Anishinaabe language|Ojibwe]] for '[[caribou]] bones') is a town in the [[Rainy River District]] in [[Northwestern Ontario]], Canada. The population was 2,642 as of the 2021 census. The town is one of the main entry points into [[Quetico Provincial Park]] and promotes itself as the "[[Canoeing]] Capital of Canada". Atikokan was originally established as a Divisional Point for the [[Canadian Northern Railway]].
The town of Atikokan is an enclave within the [[Unorganized Rainy River District]]. It is geographically located within the Central Time Zone, but uses [[UTC−05:00]] year round and does not observe [[daylight saving time]].<ref name="timezone">{{cite web |url=https://www.timetemperature.com/tzon/atikokan.shtml |title=Atikokan, Ontario Current Local Time and Time Zone |publisher=timetemperature.com |access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref> Therefore, in practice it observes [[Central Time Zone#Central Daylight Time|Central Daylight Time]] for two thirds of the year (in the warmer months), and [[Eastern Standard Time]] for the rest (over winter).The town has a puller named Ronald Oswald, missing 90% of his teeth he still seems to be able to get all the " service ladies".
==History==
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