Oct. 18, 1995 25 Years Ago Historical walking tour open: Shawville took a step into history Friday with the official opening of the town’s Historical Walking Tour. Ten information plaques with archival photos have been constructed at sites of historical

Oct. 11, 1995 25 Years Ago Waltham unveils memorial to war dead: Remembrance Day came early this year in Waltham. On Saturday, a throng of townspeople turned out for the official unveiling of the town’s new monument to those who

Oct. 5, 1995  25 Years Ago Potential Fireball: The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department was on the scene quickly at this truck fire Wednesday. The brakes of the trailer which was loaded with new cars, locked, unknowingly to the driver. Shawville

Sept. 27,1995 25 Years Ago Mayors decline to endors plans to restore Culbute locks: Pontiac’s mayors took a walk through one of Pontiac’s forgotten historic sites Monday. But, in the end, they refused to get involved in any . .

Sept. 20, 1995 25 Years Ago Council bids on corridor: The municipality of Pontiac council finally got the go-ahead. After months of delays, council finally passed a resolution to negotiate a price with Canadian Pacific Railway for the purchase of

Sept. 6, 1995 25 Years Ago Shawville Fair crowds bigger than ever: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s musical ride packed the arena for their performance on Sunday at the Shawville Fair.The population of Shawville swelled to many times its size

Aug. 30, 1995 25 Years Ago Dedicated firefighters: “Well equipped and dedicated” was the general impression of visitors at the Fort Coulonge Fire Brigade open house. The Fort Coulonge Firefighters head an open house on Sunday to show off their

Aug. 23, 1995 25 Years Ago Campbell Threshing Bee unique in all of Canada: Chaff flew on the breeze and the blast of steam whistles sliced through in the clear air Saturday morning. At Eric Campbell’s farm on the Bristol-Clarendon

Aug. 16, 1995 25 Years Ago Three times the turnout for second Rivers Festival: Organizers estimate the second annual Pontiac Rivers Festival attracted three times the participation of last year’s event. The two-day festival is sponsored by The Friends of

Aug. 9, 1995 25 Years Ago Mounties leaving: Only five years after it opened, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment in Campbell’s Bay is closing. “We’re reducing our financial commitments,” says Superintendent Yves Juteau, officer-commander of the Montreal subdivision detachments,