Nov. 20,1996
25 Years Ago
Lamothe returns to head QPF: Pontiac’s new chief of police is not new at all. He’s called Pontiac his home for nearly 18 years. Sgt. Denis Lamothe took over as commander of the Campbell’s Bay detachment of the Quebec Police Force on Friday.
Originally from Cap de Madeleine, Lamothe first came to Pontiac as a rookie policeman in 1979. He served here for 10 years before being reassigned up north. During those years of moving from posting to posting, Lamothe says he “always had one foot in Pontiac.”
“After 17 years here, you get used to a place,” he says. “It’s home.”
Gavan, youth choir featured on new CD: A new Christmas recording featuring Quyon’s Gail Gavan and the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir will be available at outlets that sell music. “What a Miracle!” is a collection of original and traditional Christmas songs.
Gavan sings lead on most of the album and composed the title track. She is backed by the 65-member Ottawa Regional Youth Choir.
Listeners may be familiar with the title track which was originally released in ‘93 on CKBY’s Christmas in the Valley CD.
Dec. 1,1971
50 Years Ago
To find a doctor: Monday night in Shawville at the call of the Mayor Orla Young, a meeting of interested individuals was held for the purpose of discussion which would lead hopefully to the attraction of one or more doctors to the area.
It was generally decided that the Pontiac Community Hospital as a medical plant lacked nothing so much as adequate medical personnel.
Pontiac Warden Basil Quaile was chairman of the meeting which brought together a wide section of responsible people in the community representing various groups which had recently shown a special interest in taking action to correct the lack of doctors here.
A study will also be made of various clinic establishments in other centres with a view to the possibility of setting one up here where doctors could share facilities and work on shifts, thus cutting down the 24 hour a day service which some of our present practitioners must provide.
Water level lowered: Hydro-Quebec lowered the water level in the Ottawa River on Tuesday so as to deepen the river bed at the entrance of the log chute at the Bryson dam. Water level at the dam has been dropped by eight feet.
At Bryson village there will be a drop in the water level of 3.2 feet and at Fort Coulonge a drop of 1.2 feet.
The work will take one week to complete and water levels will start to build up again on the following Tuesday and will take approximately one and a half days to return to normal.
Nov. 28,1946
75 Years Ago
Missing from our files
Nov. 17,1921
100 Years Ago
Local news: Mr. Joseph Gilpin, mail courier on the Shawville-Otter Lake route, suffered the misfortune some days ago of getting his arm broken while cranking the engine of his mail truck.
All interested are urged to attend short courses in nursing which will be given by Miss Crane and Miss Foreshaw, V.O.N. inspector. They will tell how food should be made attractive for invalids, what foods they should and should not eat, how to feed and care for children, etc, care of a patient, first aid and so on. They will be at Fort Coulonge, Dunraven and Shawville throughout November.
The U.F.Q. Convention held at Campbell’s Bay on the 3rd instant formally placed in the field as candidate in the approaching election for the Commons, Mr. George Landon, farmer and mill owner of Chichester.
Mr. Lorne Nicholson of Wyman has purchased the barbering business which Mr. Bert Woolsley has conducted for the past couple of years in the Moyle’s Block.
Passengers by air liners of the future will, when weary of traveling be able to listen to some music-hall star in London while they themselves are far out above the Atlantic. This has been made possible by the wonderful progress made of late in the development of wireless telephony in relation to flying. Machines of the future will be as capable of being fitted with electro-phones as are London clubs today.
Ad: A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or electricity has been tested by the U.S. government and 35 leading universities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odour, smoke or noise, no pumping up, is simple, clean and safe.
Ad: I desire to inform old customers and the public, that I intend to continue the carriage making business in Shawville and with the addition of some new machinery will be enabled to do so on a more extensive scale than ever. R.J. Black.
Ad: Shawville’s new store: I wish to announce that I have opened a jewelery store next door to Pontiac Hotel in Shawville and carry a full line of watches, jewelry and repairs. An experienced jeweler and repairer of clocks constantly in charge. I also have a grocery department with a full line of groceries. Karl I. Mackay.
Nov. 25,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26th will be observed in St. Paul’s church by an appropriate service at 10:30 a.m.
The social held in No. 10 school proved very successful, the evening being spent pleasantly.
Quite a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by splashes of rain passed over this section on Wednesday afternoon last. The lightning was very vivid and wrought destruction in several quarters. Mr. Cunningham of Upper Litchfield, near Vinton, had the misfortune to lose his barn containing the season’s crop through the freaks of the electric fluid. A house in Bryson, occupied by one Jolicoeur, a butcher was struck by a bolt but not badly damaged.
The Shawville rink has been finished and leased by the proprietor, Mr. James Hodgins to the band boys who have in turn made an arrangement with Mr. Jas. Robinson whereby the latter will have charge during the skating season.
Over 700 hogs have been slaughtered in Essex in the effort to stamp out the hog cholera. The Dominion government has paid about $1,000 compensation to the owners.
Mr. Albert Elliott has removed to his new house in North Clarendon recently thus making way for another occupant for the house vacated. Who will it be?
Messrs. J.J. McCleary and J. Scobie have commenced the erection of a steam saw and shingle mill on Black Creek at Bristol Ridge. They expect to begin sawing in a few days and intend to run all winter which will be a convenience to the farmers of that section.
On Wednesday night Mr. W.C. Horner had his cow shed blown down by the storm and one of his cows had her leg broken.
It is said that coal oil will be substituted for electricity in lighting by the businessmen of Arnprior if the rates are not lowered and better light furnished. It is reported that an Ottawa firm of electricians are going there to destroy the monopoly.
The furnaces of the Methodist church have been overhauled of late and registers of a much larger size have been put in. It is expected that this will make the church more comfortable as regards heat during the winter season.
Lumbering operations on the Ottawa and other rivers is booming ever since the elections across the line. Camps are being opened up in almost every district and employment is being given to hundreds of choppers.
Jaundice is among the maladies which are affecting the people of Quyon this fall. Quite a number of cases have been under treatment.
A fine looking structure is Mr. H.S. Dowd’s new roller mill which occupies the site of Mr. H. McLean’s mill, destroyed by fire. The new building is of the same dimensions only a trifle higher. A portion of the machinery has already been hauled from the station to its destination and the balance will arrive this week. A staff of millwrights from Galt have also arrived and commenced the work of setting up the machinery this week.
The editor of the Rossland Miner(British Columbia) warns 1,500 marriageable young girls not to take Horace Greeley’s and the gunner from Galway’s advice to go west as they may get into trouble if they do, that is, the trouble of taking unto themselves sturdy young husbands.
