May 15,1996
25 Years Ago
Shawville brothers make history in NHL playoffs: Shawville Bryan and Terry Murray have taken sibling rivalry to new heights.
Never before have brothers in coaching or general management positions faced each other in an NHL playoff series.
Bryan, as the Florida Panthers GM, and Terry, coach of the Philadelphia Flyers are making history as . . .
their teams battle it out in the best-of-seven series.
Although the Sutter brothers both recently coached in the NHL at the same time, they never faced each other in a playoff series.
Back in Shawville, Bryan and Terry’s parents, Clarence and Rhoda have been inundated with calls from media outlets in Florida and Philadelphia.
“They keep on asking who we’re rooting for,” Rhoda laughs.
Palladium “P” finds new home: Saturday was a big day for the tiny village of Chichester.
A crowd of nearly 100 turned out on a blustery day to witness the erection of a giant “P” on the front of one of two stores in town.
George Picard’s grocery and the adjacent bar known as George’s Regal Beagle now proudly display the first letter from the old “Palladium” sign that formerly adorned what is now known as the Corel Centre in Kanata.
May 19,1971
50 Years Ago
Rotary sponsors summer jobs for six students: “Opportunity for Youth” is a new federal program designed to promote the participation of young Canadians in their development in a fashion which corresponds to their aspirations and aptitudes.
The variety of projects ranges all the way from scientific research to child care and includes a large number of environmental improvement plans.
This plan is for establishment of a park on the property bought in 1966 by the Municipality of Shawville for a proposed Centennial Museum. This property had previously been owned by Hilliard Sinclair and Basil Davis and fronts on Clarendon Street coming almost to Highway 8.
The positions open will include one student supervisor, ideally a senior university student with some engineering or landscaping background and five university students not afraid of manual labour for general work on the park development including landscaping, building stone barbecue pits, assembling picnic tables.
Ottawa association will protect forests in western Pontiac: The Quebec Department of Lands and Forests and the Ottawa Forest Protective Association announced an agreement last week whereby the association will assume the forest fire control responsibilities in the townships of Sheen, Chichester, Waltham, Allumette East, Allumette West and that portion of Mansfield which lies west of the Coulonge River.
Under this agreement, these townships were added to the full membership in the Ottawa Forest Protective Association who will now be responsible for co-ordinating all forest fire control activity in this area.
May 16,1946
75 Years Ago
Local News: About 200 attended the annual spring rally of the Farm Forums of Pontiac County held at Pine Lodge on Friday night. Forums represented were eleven in number, including those at Yarm, Charteris, Seventh Line, Austin, Clarendon, Bristol, Wyman, Starks Corners, district and Radford.
With plans completed and accepted for the new Pontiac Community Hospital and tenders to be called for about May 15 and the building closed in during the summer, the new hospital is moving from the realm of a dream to an actuality according to reports received at the annual meeting of the hospital members held in Pirie’s Hall on Friday afternoon.
It was announced that the site had been decided upon north of and overlooking the village, on land which J.M. Argue is donating for the purpose.
A group of five from the United Church Choir entered the musical contest for the Ottawa Presbytery of the United Church last Wednesday held in the First United Church at Ottawa.
Shawville council held a special meeting on Monday night with Mayor W.C. Schwartz presiding. The business of the meeting was to discuss daylight saving time which was adopted at the regular meeting of this council to which strong objection was taken by the outlying districts, especially by those whose children are conveyed by bus to school. After discussion it was moved by Cr. G. Brownlee, seconded by Cr. Rowat that the resolution adopting daylight saving time at the regular meeting be rescinded, and that the village remain on standard time.
A group of townspeople, numbering about 60 attended a meeting of the Horticultural Society at the High School on Wednesday evening of last week. The guest speaker was Mr. R.W. Oliver of the Dominion Experimental Farm, Ottawa, who delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture on home grounds planting and arrangement with coloured slides.
May 12,1921
100 Years Ago
Local News: The village Board of Trade met on Thursday evening last, devoting some attention to recommendation for the consideration of widening and improving streets bounding the burned area and also as to the class of buildings which should be erected when the work of re-building is undertaken. The view was expressed that only substantial buildings, that will not endanger the surroundings should be put up.
The capacity of Shawville Creamery has been increased this spring by the installing of an additional church and pasteurizer. This enterprise has become one of the real going concerns of the village, encouraged by the council to the meager extent of tax exemption on a piece of property hitherto assessed as farm land and contributing only a few cents to the municipal cash box.
Pursuant to the notice of meeting in last week’s issue, a goodly number of those interested in the re-organization of the band were in attendance at the Orange Hall on Friday evening and succeeded with the object in view.
Whilst strikes are talked of, and in some cases have been ordered, there are also a good many cases where workmen have decided to accept a cut in wages since the present month began, doubtless realizing the fact that 9 tenths of a loaf is preferable to an empty cupboard.
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The eyes of the world are rapidly being focused upon the sub-Arctic region of northern Canada along the banks of the Mackenzie River at a point some fourteen hundred miles from a railroad, from which stretches what now appears may develop into one of the richest petroleum fields in the world.
May 14,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: A furious wind storm which lasted about twenty minutes swept over this section on Sunday evening about 7 o’clock. It came from a north westerly direction and rolled up immense columns of dust, which, seen from a distance, might easily be mistaken for the smoke of a great fire. The hurricane seems to have been particularly furious down about Clarendon Front where we learn, a number of fences were blown down.
We are pleased to notice from the “Edinburgh Scotsman” (Scotland) that our young friend, Dr. George Steward who practiced at Bristol Corners last fall, has graduated with honours at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Saturday and Sunday were scorchers, the mercury climbing up about the 90 degree mark.
A. Smiley, Shawville has been appointed agent for the county of Pontiac for the celebrated Chatham Waggons, a car-load of which he has just received.
At Shawville council meeting it was moved that John Brown Armstrong be appointed road inspector.
It was also moved that the offer of James Hodgins to give the use of his hall for all municipal and court purposes, including heating and lighting at the rate of $15 per annum, from this date be accepted.
The following stores will be closed on the 25 inst. as the Queen’s birthday celebration will be observed on that date this year. Messrs. G. F. Hodgins, J.H. Shaw and Edward Hodgins & Sons will be closed. The post office, however, will be open for an hour in the morning.
Mr. W.J. Poupore arrived here on Thursday evening and proceeded to the back portions of the county. On Friday evening he held a meeting at the Upper Thorne Centre and formed a strong organization at that point.
The Liberals held a meeting at Bryson on Saturday evening and discussed the prospects of the campaign. We learn from a Bryson source the Dr. Gaboury now expresses himself as sure of the election. His friends, however, around there, hinge a good deal on the course that will ultimately be pursued by Dr. Lyon, who they are very anxious to see remain in the field.
In the political contest that is just beginning, the trade question as usual will be an issue of importance the new Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper, in his patriotic and comprehensive scheme for the advancement of the interests of imperial trade, has shown that this county has no favours to expect from the United States.
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