Mar. 13,1996
25 Years Ago
Pontiac’s Canada declaration presented to Lucien Bouchard: A copy of the “Canada declaration” recently signed by 16 Pontiac mayors was hand-delivered to Lucien Bouchard Monday night.
The Quebec premier was in Montreal to address an invited audience of 400 members of the province’s anglophone community. In the audience were Mayors Michael McCrank of Litchfield, Randy Beattie of Shawville and Jack Graham of Bristol.
“It is perfectly respectable” that most anglophones voted “No” on October 30, Bouchard said in French, but the premier made no offers nor concessions to the province’s largest minority to win their support.
Mayor Graham said he wished he could . . .
give the premier a copy of the declaration signed by 16 mayors on February 26, declaring their intentions to remain Canadians and demanding that Quebec and Canada resolve their unity differences.
Mayor McCrank pulled a copy out of his pocket and presented it to Bouchard saying it represented how the people of Pontiac feel.
Bouchard put the declaration in his pocket and assured Mayor McCrank he would read it.
Figure skating revue packs arena: Shawville Arena was packed to the rafters Friday night for the local figure skating club’s annual ice revue.
“Stars on Ice” featured the talents of skaters from all levels, under the guidance of coaches Val Crozier and Judy O’Donoghue.
Competitive level skaters performed solos to the encouraging cheers of their friends.
Steven Larson, Krista Tubman, Sheena Campbell, Lynn Kearns, Natacha Corriveau, Ashley Corriveau, Katelyn McLaren, Alison Gerow, Anna Melloul, Ashley Smith, Tania Dunbar, Alyssa Belanger, Ashley Carson, Chrissy Gordon, Sheena Powell and Kristen Hodgins all performed solos.
Mar. 17,1971
50 Years Ago
Weatherman smiled on Otter Lake Carnival: The Otter Lake Recreation Association Carnival last weekend was blessed with perfect weather and a large turn-out. Some also came from right around home on horse-drawn vehicles but for the most part they arrived by car, truck and snowmobile.
Bob Quaile, track co-coordinator for the snowmobile races counted 140 entries in the 23 classifications held.
The weekend was a marathon of varied activities and conditions on the race track were near perfect only developing a bit of slush towards the last events.
Most of the trophies were provided by the Recreation Association whose president is the Hon. Raymond Johnston.
Milk quotas affect farmers: With agreement being reached between Quebec, Ontario and the Canadian Dairy Commission a new concept has been added to the marketing of manufacturing milk. This new concept is called a Market Sharing quota and recognizes three different prices for manufacturing milk.
Under the new system farmers holding subsidy will received the full rate of subsidy with no reductions or hold back.
Farmers having market sharing quotas in excess of the subsidy quota will be able to ship the extra milk up to the limit of the market sharing quota at the Canadian price for milk less shipping and storage costs.
Mar. 14,1946
75 Years Ago
Local News: Shawville Legionaires hockey team were tendered a dinner at the Pontiac House on Monday evening in recognition of their success in winning the McGahern Shield.
The dinner was tendered by the local branch of the Canadian Legion who sponsored the team this season.
The appointment of Rear-Admiral Howard Emmerson Reid as chief of the naval staff and his promotion to vice-admiral has been announced by Hon. Douglass Abbott, minister for the navy. Admiral Reid, former naval member of the combined staff at Washington, has served in warships of many different types; many of them, including the Warspite while he was on load to the Royal Navy. He was born at Portage du Fort and is the son of Mrs. Emmerson Reid and the late Mr. Reid.
In one of the roughest and toughest hockey games witnessed at the Shawville arena this season, Bill Gibson’s Juniors defeated Douglas by a score of 6 to 1.
In the first period H. McCredie opened the scoring and Clayton Corrigan followed with the “Hat trick” scoring three in succession.
Douglas got their only counter in the opening minutes of the second period when Crozier scored and before the period ended W. Hobbs made it five for Shawville and repeated in the final frame to make the total score 6 to 1.
A new ration book is being prepared and will be distributed to Canadian consumers some time in the early fall, O.W. Rodomar, Administrator of rationing for the Prices Board announced today. On the basis of present rations, coupons for meat an sugar in ration book Number 5 will be used up early in the fall making the distribution of ration book Number 6 necessary.
Early announcement of the new ration book is being made to keep before the public the continuing critical world food shortage and the great part Canada must play in helping to feed the starving millions abroad.
Mar. 10,1921
100 Years Ago
Local News: The general public will be interested in learning from a semi-official announcement that the C.P.R. are again to put into effect their special holiday rates as they were before the war. If the C.P.R. restores their special rates the other lines in Canada will necessarily do likewise. The change will mark another step toward a return of prewar conditions. Prior to the war, special excursion rates prevailed on all railways but the demand for rolling stock for the transport of troops and supplies was so great all special rates were discontinued.
A very pleasant surprise awaited the Rev. M.W. Naughton and Mrs. Naughton in Quyon on Friday evening when they arrived a the parsonage. While they were out for a walk, the congregation came and took possession of the house. When they returned they found that all the lights were turned on and ladies were busy unwrapping parcels and placing cakes and other goods on tables. When all things were ready, the vice-president representing the Ladies Guild of which Mrs. Naughton has been president for five years, presented Mrs. Naughton with a very beautiful silver mounted tea tray.
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The entente powers are going to deal with a firm hand in the matter of insisting that Germany fulfill her obligation agreed to at the signing of the Peace treaty. Vacillation and side-stepping have been used to a point beyond further endurance and now the Allies have decided to carry out their threats to occupy a part of industrial Germany, which includes her vast coal mines and also to impose such import duties on German goods as many be considered fitting.
Mar. 12,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: Quite a number of our young people attended the carnival at Bristol Corners on Tuesday last. They speak of it as having been an unqualified success and were particularly pleased with the rink.
A number of Booth’s shanty teams passed through here on Thursday on their way from the woods.
In Mr. T.B. Caldwell’s camp in this vicinity was cut down the other day two very large trees which when sawed made 18 logs, the larger tree making 12 logs. The butt log measured 58 inches in diameter. These trees would make 6,200 feet of inch lumber. Old shanty men say that it is the largest pine they ever handled.
One of the worst storms of the season, in fact the very worst we have had in this neighbourhood, began on Saturday afternoon. Commencing with a heavy snowfall of several hour’s duration, a strong wind afterwards set in, which drifted the snow in places to a depth of several feet. A heavy bank of snow in Dale’s cut a short distance west of the station, obstructed the progress of the P.P.J. train for about 3 hours on Saturday night and she did not reach
Coulonge until after one o’clock. The snow plow came up to clear track on Sunday evening and had about all it could do to force the blockade in Dale’s cut. It returned on Monday morning and cleared the way for the regular train which reached this station on time.
