The area’s most popular website is 20 years old Saturday, Oct. 23.
CKDR.NET was a ‘secret project’ of a small group called the “CKDR Skunkworks,” Creative Director Chris Pollard and Station Manager Bruce Walchuk. From the first day, the concept was to avoid being ‘just another radio station website.’ The dream was to reflect the area communities back to each other – with everything from the top news stories to classified ads, lots of pictures and even obituaries.
From the beginning, CKDR.NET found a home with followers across the district. While the Classified Ads section was an instant success, the very opinionated “Sound Off” forum went off the rails and disappeared.
Pollard was responsible for at least four ‘rebrands’ in his time at CKDR. These days, he is the IT and Communications Coordinator for the Municipality of Sioux Lookout.
Chris Pollard- the ‘daddy’ of CKDR.NET.
