Feb. 7,1996
25 Years Ago
Small turnout for festival: While the numbers weren’t as high as expected a few months ago, they weren’t as low as feared last week, either.
About 80 snowmobilers took part in the Outaouais Regional Festival’s annual rally Saturday, hosted by the Pontiac Snowmobile Drivers’ Association.
Close to 200 came out to the dinner and dance that night at the Chateau Sheraton in Aylmer.
The festival is hosted by a different club each year and usually draws some 500 snowmobilers from all across the region.
The lunch, originally booked at the Shawville Lion’s Hall was rescheduled to . . .
a smaller venue, Atkinson’s Bar and Kountry Kookin.
“We were hoping for more people, “ says PSDA president Randy Pitt. “I think the weekend went over well,” he said.
Cable takes bonspiel: “And the winner is….fixed.” Community Bonspiel chairperson Phyllis Wilson was joking as she read the winner of the 21st annual bonspiel, but the first-place team was Shawville Cable.
The captain, or “skip” for the Shawville Cable team is Albert Armstrong, president of the Shawville Curling Club.
With a score of 63+22, Shawville Cable won the Blue division and the entire bonspiel.
A special prize for most sportsmanlike play was given to Radford Rebels (skip Mavis Hanna, third Lisa Richardson, second Alec Miller and lead Mavis Thompson) who ended the bonspiel with a score of 15-25.
Feb. 10,1971
50 Years Ago
Still a glimmer of hope for old folks home here: Mr. Jean Guy Lariviere has not given up hope for the establishment in Shawville eventually of some sort of accommodation for elderly people but he is convinced it will not be the same as the conventional old folks home which had originally been planned.
At this meeting, Mr. Lariviere explained the most recent thinking in Quebec about institutions for the aged and Chairman Dale Thomson told of the need at present for the home here.
Three sites had been proposed and studied by government officials. One was the property owned by the Municipality of Shawville and known as the sit of the proposed museum, one was son the hill beside the Pontiac Community Hospital and the third was near the Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School.
4-H Banquet: Susan Ebert won the Intermediate 4-H trophy and was named Miss 4-H and also Miss Shawville Fair at the banquet in Shawville on Saturday night.
The Young Horseman Trophy was won by Doug MacDougall who was unable to be present because of a basketball game.
Agronomist Doug MacMillan presented the senior 4-H trophy to Elwyn Lang at the banquet in Shawville Saturday night. George Coles received the Norval Horner trophy from Dr. Grant Rogers.
Feb. 7,1946
75 Years Ago
Local News: C’fn. Russell Judd arriving on the Queen Elizabeth at New York was met in Ottawa by his parents. Another repat on the Queen Elizabeth was Pte. Andrew K. Russell of Bristol. He was met in Ottawa by his wife and brother, James and other relatives.
Arriving from overseas on the H.M.C.S. Scythia at Halifax, Pte. Alvin Emmerson was met at Shawville station by a number of his relatives and friends.
In October 1944, he landed in France and served through the invasion of the continent. During the German drive in the Ardennes sector, the company in which he served was encircled and only escaped through a quarter mile gap.
Shawville and Fort Coulonge hockey teams went on scoring rampages in league games played during the past week.
The strength of Canada’s permanent post-war army will be 25,000 men, it was announced by Defense Minister Abbott. At a press conference on reorganization of army set-up, Mr. Abbott said that this number will be supplemented by a citizens’ reserve force consisting of 180,000 men.
Fires in Canada over the weekend took a toll of 11 lives.
The Quebec Department of Colonization is planning the erection of 20 new parishes throughout the province, including four to be established shortly.
D.J. Taylor, Ontario Deputy Minister of Game and Fisheries predicted today that within 10 or 12 years, deer will b become an actual menace to agriculture.
“There are at least 10 times more deer in old Ontario than 30 years ago,” he said. “It is surprising, too the number of motor cars damaged on highways by striking deer.”
Now relaxing on the palm-fringed shores in Biscoyne Bay at Miami Beach, Winston Churchill records the lush, tropical colours with his brush and canvas.
Feb. 3,1921
100 Years Ago
Missing from our files.
Feb. 6,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: Word reached us only a day or two ago, that one night during the recent muddy spell, the granaries of Messrs. Walter, Wesley and George Hodgins who live on what is called the Portage du Fort road in Clarendon, were visited and broken into by thieves, and a considerable quantity of oats taken therefrom. The theft was committed during the absence of the above parties who had left home to attend a meeting of patrons at No. 5 school house. From the manner in which the grain was stolen, it seems clear that the perpetrator of the act was thoroughly familiar with the several premises visited and from what we can learn, suspicion points strongly in a certain direction.
The storehouse of the Pembroke Hosiery Mills was destroyed by fire on Tuesday last.
Messrs. McCredie and Son are at present busily engaged drawing lumber from the Braeside Mills for their next season’s operations.
Quite a number of teams passed through here during the past week on their way home from the shanties.
The thanks of the Chapeau Bridge Repairing Committee are tendered to W.J. Poupore for procuring a grant of $365.00 on Nov. 22 last to finish paying for the rebuilding of the bridge at Chapeau.
Mr. A. Wildman has removed his open rink from the mill pond to Shaw’s Lake east of Pickanock St.
Representative Corliss of Michigan has introduced in Congress a bill to exclude British subjects, residents of the Dominion of Canada for coming into the United States during the summer months and engaging in the mechanical trades and labour.
Ad: Sleighing will come, so prepare for it by purchasing a new rig-out from John Lester who has just received a stock of cutters and driving sleighs of the very best make and finish.
Rev. Mr. Dilworth lectured to a fair sized audience in the Orange Hall on Tuesday evening on the “Siege of Derry”. The band rendered a few selections during the evening. The proceeds amounted to $12.46.
The estimates for the fiscal year 1896-97 were laid on the table on Monday evening of last week by Hon. Mr. Foster. The total amount to be voted and authorized by statute is $41,230,681, a decrease of $170,242 from the amount last year. The principal increases are public debt (sinking fund) $250,983; superannuation $37,000; militia $372,716; railways and canals $85,540; public works $247.270; geological survey $22,000; Indians $80,263; North West Mounted Police $30,000; Collection of Revenue $262,110.
