Sept. 30, 1992

25 Years Ago

Emergency clinic opens: On Sept. 25, the CLSC officially opened its Fort Coulonge Emergency Clinic. In the company of many dignitaries, many Pontiac residents, physicians and the media, the board of directors of the CLSC proudly opened the new facility.
“It’s especially good for parents of young children living far from the hospital,” says Dr. Donald Jansen who practices in Campbell’s Bay.

“Many times it turns out that there isn’t anything too serious but you have to be careful.” Jansen was one of the physicians attending the open house.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by the Director General of the Conseil Regional de la Santé et des Services Sociaux in Hull, Ms. Geraldine Hutton, Associate Minister of Transport and Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss, Director General of the Pontiac CLSC Charlotte L’Écuyer and president of the CLSC Board of Directors Mr. Boudreau.
New round bale wrapper: On Sept. 14 and 15, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) sponsored demonstrations of the Round Bale Tuber Wrapper at six farms from Luskville to Chichester.
Sixty to eighty bales can be wrapped in an hour at a fraction of the cost of wrapping bales individually, making it, says MAPAQ, despite the hefty price tag, affordable for groups of farmers or for individuals with large operations.
The machine also compacts the bales, taking up less storage area.

Oct. 5, 1967

50 Years Ago

$145 in prizes for Centennial royalty: Chairman Bill Brandum of the Beauty Queen committee has announced that twelve entries have been received and more are expected in the Shawville Centennial Queen contest.
Each contestant is being sponsored by a group or organization.
The young beauties will parade around town in open cars at 12:30 p.m. on the afternoon of the opening of the Centennial Caravan.
One queen is to be chosen. She will be awarded a gift to the value of $75.
Two princesses will each receive a gift to the value of $35. The competing girls will be presented at the Centennial Banquet on Oct. 13 by their sponsors.
Inside the Caravan: When a visitor passes through the seven vans of the Confederation Caravan which comes to Shawville on Saturday, he becomes an adventurer, travelling along with Canada’s story about the intriguing people who came before history was written, about explorers and pioneers, successes and sufferings, peace and war, happiness and unhappiness and about great development and a bright future.
There are seven trailers and the first contains the beauty of Canadian minerals in their natural forms, the sound of seagulls and waves breaking on an undiscovered shore. Trailer two contains displays of the contributions of early Europeans who came to Canada while trailer three exhibits the era of settlement with the old city of Quebec.

Oct. 8, 1942

75 Years Ago

Local News: On their return from entertaining the troops at Petawawa Camp, the Eaton’s Masquers of Montreal are spending the weekend at Pine Lodge. The Masquers have agreed to give a performance of their entire show for the benefit of our local Canadian Red Cross Society. The troop is entirely made up of employees of the T. Eaton Ltd. company of Montreal.
A group of Ayrshire calves shown by Shawville Calf Club boys at the Central Canada Junior Club Fair held at Kemptville succeeded in winning the Ottawa Kiwanis Club Perpetual Trophy.
On long-range, there’s hopeful feelings as Russia shows signs of holding out despite Stalingrad situation, keeping the Nazi army busy on the Eastern front.
Canada at Dieppe: Canada’s complaint that its part in the Dieppe raid and other fighting has been underrated, particularly in U.S. newsreels is not to be minimized. Canada is not a large country but its contribution to the war is a large one and its troops did shoulder the major burden at Dieppe. It would be wise for Canada, England and the U.S. and all of the other united nations to remember that they are fighting the war collectively, that separately they might not be able to fight it at all.
H.M.S.C. Assiniboine which destroyed a Nazi U-boat after a thrilling battle in Canadian waters in the Atlantic, sunk the enemy raider with gun-fire, depth charges and by ramming. One Canadian, Gunner Kenneth Watson was killed in the action. A number of the enemy were killed and other surviving members of the German U-boat crew were picked up as prisoners. The Assiniboine was commanded by Lt. Commander J. Hamilton Stubbs, R.C.N.

Oct. 11, 1917

100 Years Ago

Local News: Owing to the wet weather on Sunday, the Rally Day service in the Methodist church was postponed and will now be held at the morning service next Sunday.
Last Wednesday’s Ottawa Citizen stated that Mr. Gerald H. Brabazon who represented Pontiac in the late Parliament, had been appointed by the gorvernment to the position of superintendent of the Upper Ottawa system of storage dams which are largely in this constituency.
Preliminary steps to bring the Military Service Act into effect in this county were taken on Friday last when Shawville had the honour of a visit from Lt. Col. R.J. Gardiner, A.D.M.S. of No. 3 Military District, Kingston and Major G.J. Campbell also of Kingston. The visitors had a conference with Mayor Howard who furnished them with any information he could give, with the result that Shawville being the most central as regards population was chosen as the place at which to establish a county medical board, although it may be found expedient to have another board at Coulonge or some other point west of here.
THE EQUITY is pleased to learn that Mr. Wm. Adam Hodgins is slowly recovering from his recent severe illness from typhoid.
Mr. H. Shadel who some time ago was operated on for appendicitis at the General Hospital, Ottawa and who came home earlier than he should have, was obliged to return to that institution for further treatment owing to complications having set in of a serious character. His condition, we regret to report, is rather critical.
The British drive in Flanders last week, while successfully negotiating the objectives aimed at and consolidating the gains, also netted nearly five thousand prisoners. It is regarded as one of the most brilliant victories that has fallen to the Allies on the western front.

Oct. 6, 1892

125 Years Ago

Local news: Mr. John Hazard of Thorne captured a large bear about ten days ago, by means of a trap. Mr. Hazard came upon the animal just a few moments after he put his paw within the steel jaws and forthwith dispatched him with a rifle. After the carcass was dressed, it weighed 186 pounds and the skin measured 6 ft. 2 inches by 5 ft. 9 inches. Bears are reported very numerous in that locality.
On Monday evening, the 26th ult., as Mr. A.W. McKechnie was preparing to take a little rifle practice at a target he has in the field opposite his office, a bear came and sat down alongside of the target while Mr. McKechnie took a good aim and fired. Strange to say, although he could put a hole in the target almost every shot, Bruin went off without any additional to the provisions of nature.
During the exhibition at Renfrew, several well-known residents of that village suffered heavy losses by having their pockets picked. The operation was performed by three very clever swindlers.
We understand Messrs. J.E. Burroughs are shortly to open a tailoring establishment in the Hodgins-Thomas block in this village.