Apr. 30,1997 25 Years Ago
Donating organs helps family deal with child’s death: The parents of Carole Trudeau are still trying to cope with the sudden death of their nine-year-old daughter who passed away two week’s ago on April 15.
Carole died of an intra-ventricular hemorrhage at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after complaining of a severe headache the day before.
The rare condition is very hard to detect, says Dr. Tom O’Neill, “the problem is it is very hard to treat.”
In O’Neill’s 20 years at Pontiac Community Hospital in which he estimates 400,000 visits were made to the emergency room, there has been one A-V malformation case.
What gives the parents some sense of peace is that Carole’s heart valves, liver and kidneys were donated to help others.
“I was glad that we could . . .
do this, said Ramonde Trudeau, her mother. “She was no longer with us and I could see all those other kids lying in beds” perhaps waiting for a transplant.
Miljour wins pool tournament: When it comes to pool, Ladysmith’s Silver Maple Inn is undefeated. For the third year in a row, the winner of the Pontiac Pool Tournament represented the Silver Maple Inn.
Réné Miljour of Otter Lake beat out 53 other players to win the tournament and $350. Miljour knocked off Bill Currie in the final game played at the Silver Maple Sunday afternoon.
Preliminary tournaments were held earlier this month at the four participating bars: Lakeside, Atkinson’s, Killarney’s and the Silver Maple.
For his second-place effort, Currie, representing Killarney’s, took home $250. Representing Lakeside, Frank Lebrun won $100 for his third-place finish.
May 3, 1972
50 Years Ago
A symbol for Shawville’s birthday: Miss Orla Mee, one of Shawville’s most respected citizens, has won the contest for the centennial symbol to be used to advertise and commemorate this town’s one hundredth birthday.
The celebration will take place all next year with a series of unprecedented events and the symbol chosen by a panel of seven judges this week will be used on all official centennial printing.
There were a total of 42 entries from which the judges had to choose one for use.
Environment minister visits Pontiac County: Pontiac County was visited by Dr. Victor Goldbloom, Minister responsible for the quality of the environment of Quebec on Monday.
He landed in front of the Catholic Church in Campbell’s Bay at about one o’clock to be greeted by the twenty-five mayors of Pontiac municipalities, the Member of Parliament and the Member of the National Assembly as well as assorted members of the press and David MacKenzie, president of the Pontiac County Liberal Association.
Dr. Goldbloom explained the responsibilities of his department and the constant interplay between the needs for environmental control and economic expansion.
He said that all new industries being established as of now must conform with pollution control regulations so an area like Pontiac which is thus far not heavily industrialized will have a chance to remain relatively unpolluted.
May 15, 1947
75 Years Ago
Local news: The auditorium of the United Church which seats 450 had a capacity congregation Sunday morning for the annual Mother’s Day service. The church had been decorated with flowers for the occasion, flowers being on the altar in tribute to mothers of members of the congregation.
During the Rotary district convention in Watertown, New York last week, word was received from Chicago that Rotary International had accepted the application of the Shawville club. Charter night will be sometime in June.
Messrs. Lionel Hanna, Grant Gibson and Cameron Rowat who have been attending McGill University in Montreal arrived last week to spend the summer vacation at their respective homes.
One of the best spring rallies in the history of forums in Pontiac saw 150 farm people at Pine Lodge last Monday evening. The rally opened with two films showing the great benefit of vaccination and the second tracing the development and distribution of cooperative gas and oil in the state of Indiana.
A petition was presented to Clarendon council to petition the government at Quebec to build a bridge on the Bristol-Clarendon Town Line known as the Quyon River Bridge.
Under present regulations, we are informed by the United Kingdom Information Office in Ottawa, unsolicited parcels of food up to 22 pounds may be sent to individuals in Britain and the recipient is not charged duty, does not have to surrender coupon “points” for the goods.
Apr. 27,1922
100 Years Ago
Local news: The thunderstorms of last week were followed by what old-timers expected, one of the roughest spells of weather experienced since February.
Over twenty of our town young people attended the dance at Campbell’s Bay last Thursday evening, given under the auspices of the Baseball Club.
Captain Herbert Lee Holland of Ottawa, aged 24, was killed on Sunday evening at Grand Valley, Ont. when his aeroplane crashed into a tree.
Carelessness and forest fires: hunters, fishermen and woodworkers of all kinds smoke in the forests, while the automobilists toss bits of fire from their cars and speed thoughtlessly on, unawares that they have left an incipient conflagration behind them.
A single glowing cigarette stub may cost thousands of dollars for fire fighting, to say nothing of the value of the timber destroyed, the desolation of scenic beauty and the harm done to stream flow.
An epidemic of measles struck this community a couple of weeks ago and so numerous were the cases, especially among children, that it was deemed advisable to close the Academy for a few days following the Easter holidays.
The re-establishment of the Canadian Wheat Board, as constituted before it was dissolved, is not likely to be attempted by the present government.
Clean-up notice: The Shawville Board of Health will shortly make the annual inspection of yards and premises and request that all property-holders and tenants make a thorough clean-up with as little delay as possible.
Mr. Lloyd Elliott of Morehead has sold his Clyde Stallion to Mr. J.G. Brown of Campbell’s Bay.
Mr. J.B. Kemp of Pembroke, according to The Standard has entered into a contract for 25,000 cord of pulpwood to be cut and delivered this year.
Apr. 29,1897
125 Years Ago
Local News: The steamer J.L. Murphy, Capt. J. Ricard, left her moorings at Portage du Fort on Wednesday, preparatory to commencing the season’s towing on Chats Lake.
Mr. Robert McCredie has enclosed his residence and grounds during the past week with a handsome wooden fence of new design.
There is said to be considerable of an oil boom in the vicinity of Douglas in Renfrew county. Prospecting is at present going on and the enterprise is said to be backed and financed by the Standard Oil Company.
The steamer Janet Craig will leave every week day Bristol wharf to Arnprior via Sand Point at 8:30 a.m. and 5:10 p.m. Connections with C.P.R. east and west in the morning and afternoon.
Farmers in Bristol Ridge are getting in readiness to commence cropping.
Mr. J.J. McCleary who was ill from inflammation is able to be out again. The saw mill, which was closed down on this account, will resume operations next week.
The P.P.J. and Gatineau Valley Railway Companies are looking for the privilege of extending their lines through the city of Hull in order to form a junction of the roads at a point on the Ottawa River bank, where it is proposed to erect a union station and large workshop for the use of both roads.
A new hospital to be called St. Luke’s and to cost $30,000 will be built on the corner of Elgin and Ann Streets, Ottawa. Mr. J.R. Booth has been elected president of the governing board.
The band boys are making arrangements for the erection of a band stand and intend to give an open air concert once a week during the summer months.
Work was commenced last week on the new fence around the enlarged exhibition grounds.
Continued wet weather has had a deterrent effect on the spring operations of farmers in this neighbourhood. Many have not commenced.
Mr. Dungan, the veteran engineer, has arrived in Arnprior and will be found on the steamer Janet Craig during the season. This will be his 29th year on the Ottawa. He came here in the days of Capt. Cowley, when, there being no C.P.R., steamboat traffic on this part of the Ottawa was heavy.
