Mar. 8, 1995
25 Years Ago
Pulp Mill landfill now open: It’s called a park and it will cost nine million dollars to build but it won’t have grass and trees in it for another 50 years.
“Bioparc” is the name chosen for the new state-of-the-art landfill recently built at the Stone Container pulp mill near Portage-du-Fort.
In the process of making pulp for fine paper, Stone produces four types of waste. Ordinary household type garbage goes to the municipal dump. Hazardous chemicals as well as rubber, asphalt and glass products are picked up by a professional disposal company.
The liquid left over from boiling and bleaching the wood chips to make pulp is treated in the mill’s lagoon system and pumped into the Ottawa River.
A night with the Senators: “It was a night he’ll never forget. It was an eventful evening,” says his mom, Lisa Plouffe.
Daniel Plouffe, 9, of Shawville had his name picked by a representative from the Quebec Ice Hockey Federation to be the Ottawa Senators’ honourary stick boy during a regular season home game last Feb. 27 against the Boston Bruins.
Daniel’s name was picked from all the Novice-age players in the Shawville minor hockey system.
Arriving at the Ottawa Civic Centre, accompanied by his family, he was greeted by the Senators’ mascot, Spartacat and a guide. He was given an Ottawa hockey jersey and then whisked away for the evening.
First off they took him down to the dressing room to meet the players before the game where he got to talk with them.
After the game, Daniel had his sweater signed by all the Ottawa players and was given an autographed stick by #91, Alexandre Daigle. He also got his picture taken with both Daigle and Alexei Yashin.
Mar. 11, 1970
50 Years Ago
Long service awards for Consolidated-Bathurst Limited: The Braeside Recreation and Community Centre was officially opened last Tuesday and on Thursday is was the scene of a banquet to honour long service members of the Consolidated Bathurst complex.
The three being honoured for 25 years service were Fred Wendt, Tom Tanguay and René Boudreau.
J.G. MacLeod Vice President of Consolidated-Bathurst Limited, flew from Montreal last week to congratulate all three on having been employed by the company for 25 years. Mr. McLeod presented each with a valuable Longine wrist watch engraved with their names and service on the backs.
Protective Association winner: At the skidoo races held by the Pontiac Fish and Game Protective Association, Myrna Campbell won in the ladies division.
At the start of the race for boys under sixteen were Don Kehoe of Ottawa who was the winner, Randy Lepine of Bryson, Garry Trudeau and Keith Trudeau both of Quyon. In the ice fishing contest at the same event, Jack Poole won the largest catch and largest fish in the adult division, with a ten inch pike and his son, Allan Poole won the largest fish of the day with a 27 inch, six pound Northern pike.
Both father and son are Bryson citizens and were, in fact, the only two contenders in the ice fishing derby.
Extremely bad weather was blamed for the small subscription to this derby but despite the cold weather, the snowmobile races and the supper were greatly enjoyed by members of the Pontiac Fish and Game Protective Association and their friends and visitors.
Mar. 15, 1945
75 Years Ago
Local News: Messrs. Allan Sparling of Shawville, and Robert Sparling of Route 3, have received word that their nephew, Quartermaster James Skeldon of the U.S. Navy, is missing at sea.
A telegram received by Mrs. Thomas Shore of Shawville reports that her son, Staff Sgt. William Eldon Shore was severely wounded in action in Holland and has had to undergo a traumatic amputation of his left foot.
Flight Lieutenant Gilbert Kilgour who has been overseas with the R.C.A.F. for several years, arrived home on Saturday and was welcomed by a large number of friends at the railroad station.
The young flier looked well and expressed sincere gratification on his return home.
Word was received on Wednesday last that Gnr. Richard Earl Russett, born in Bristol township and married to Miss Helen Ross of Quyon, died of wounds received in action on the Western Front, on his 25th birthday.
Seaman William J. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wilson of Starks Corners was one of nine survivors of the ill-fated freighter, Greenhill Park, blown up at the dock at Vancouver, B.C.
The vessel, after the explosion, caught fire and was hauled outside the harbour and left to burn. The latest figures of the tragedy show that the lives of six seamen were lost.
Anthony Everitt was awarded his mother’s medal, the Albert medal received from King George at a Buckingham Palace investiture. The award was made to his mother who took part in the rescue of U.S. airmen from a bomber which crashed on her farm. She died from injuries received when the plane exploded and the boy has been adopted by a U.S. bomber squadron.
Mar. 4, 1920
100 Years Ago
Local News: Villagers of the past week or two have been getting their ice supply for next summer stored. This year Mr. A.G. Brough cut all the ice required with a saw driven by a gasoline engine and did it in comparatively short order.
The operator at the Telephone Central says that owing to the large number of cases of sickness in the district, there are an unusual number of calls on the service. In view of this, it is urged by the officials that subscribers make their conversations over the line as brief as possible so as to facilitate the sending of messages regarding illness.
With all the pomp and circumstance which tradition associates with the ceremony and before a brilliant assembly of the political social and official life of the nation, Parliament opened Thursday afternoon in its now legislative home worth, as the Governor General expressed it in the “Speech from the Throne”, “of the people whose national life it will serve.” Not since opening Confederation perhaps, was attended by a more brilliant scene, or marked such an historic event for , upon the occasion of the opening of the new buildings, with all its grandeur and architectural beauty and splendid dignity, a background was given to the proceedings which no other past opening has ever had.
Ten thousand farmers have been added to the rural population of Canada’s four western provinces since last March, according to John Wardrop of the Industrial and Resources Department of the Canadian National Railway. “This number,” said Mr. Wardrop, “includes returned Canadian soldiers.
“More than 200 branch banks of the chartered banks of Canada have been established in as many towns of the Canadian West during the year, There could be no better sign of prosperity than these new banks. Not only is Western Canada being rapidly settled but the towns are showing a fine steady development.”
A slip-up: There was a distinct air of chastened resignation about him as he penned the following note: “Dear Miss Brown, I return herewith your kind note in which you accept my offer of marriage. I would draw your attention to the fact that it begins “Dear George.” I do not know who George is, but my name as you will remember, is Thomas.”
Mar. 7, 1895
125 Years Ago
Local News: Between six and seven million feet of sawn lumber went up in smoke at Gilmour and Hughson’s Ironsides lumber yard on Thursday evening last. The loss is estimated to be at from $100,000 to $120,000 but this will not fall heavily on Gilmour and Hughson as a large part of the lumber consumed was sold.
The sympathies of the community are with Mr. John Sheppard of Bristol in the loss of one of his children from scarlatina on Monday morning of this week.
As an evidence of the severity of the weather experienced here in Greer mount, our cats have had their tails and ears frozen off.
On Thursday evening there was a good attendance at the fancy dress carnival held at the skating rink in this village. The number of costumed skaters present was considerably in excess of anything witnessed at similar entertainments held heretofore, whilst the costumes themselves showed that considerable taste and not a little expense had been gone to in their preparation. The prizes for the best dressed lady and gentleman were awarded to Miss M. McCredie and Mr. John Wilson, respectively. We append some of the names of those in costume: Nina Hodgins, Miss Canada; Clara Brownlee, Queen of Hearts; M. McGuire, Belle of France; Alma Hobbs, Edna Mackay, “Two little girls in Blue”; Robert Hodgins, Indian Chief; J.J. Wilson, Spanish brigand; Herbie McGuire, clown.
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier
