Sept. 11, 1996
25 Years Ago
Radioactive isotope plan to be explained at MRC: Officials from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd will be at the next MRC meeting to explain the company’s planned expansion with regard to the manufacture of radioactive isotopes.
AECL spokesman Dave Lisle explains that radioactive isotopes are used in medicine to treat illnesses such as cancer or for diagnosis.
AECL has been manufacturing isotopes at its Chalk River laboratories for decades but is proposing to expand that part of its operations by adding two small Maple reactors specially designed to produce the isotopes.
Excel fort gets its money: Despite concerns voiced at the August MRC meeting, the Excelfort cedar sawmill project in Fort Coulonge is going ahead with the full funding promised by the MRC.
Last week workers were erecting a building on the site; sawmill equipment sits waiting in the yard.
The mill had originally been expected to open this past spring, hiring over 80 people.
“Obligations were there from the beginning that were never filled,” says Fort Coulonge Mayor Hector Soucie.
Pontiac Forest Products Producers Board President Douglas Gauthier announced last week that his board of directors has accepted a new marketing plan devised by a specially-appointed committee.
Sept. 22, 1971
50 Years Ago
Income security plan proposed at Ottawa: Tom Lefebvre outlines new legislation for better use of tax money: The bill detailing Canada’s proposed new family income security plan, known as FISP, has been introduced in the House of Commons.
When passed and enacted, FISP will replace Family allowances and Youth Allowances. FISP hopes to make more efficient use of the tax dollar by directing more money to lower and middle income families, a progressive step in social legislation.
Where family allowances and youth allowances are now being paid to everyone, regardless of need, FISP payments will be made on the basis of family income, family size and ages of children.
C-B association first annual golf tourney: Outaouais Athletic Association held their first annual Gold Tournament Saturday at the Norway Bay Golf Club. Despite the heavy fog and forecast rain, forty golfers, including eight ladies participated.
After all the scores were tallied, Roger Proulx was declared over all association champion and winner of the Levitt Safety trophy with a low net score of 73.
Bob Bourget won the Connelly and Twizell trophy for Class A Low Gross with an 89. The ladies low gross winner was Lois Shubaly with a 55.
The trophies and prizes were awarded at a dance that evening at the Bryson Lions Hall.
Sept. 19, 1946
75 Years Ago
Missing from our files
Sept. 8, 1921
100 Years Ago
Local News: This district was visited by a greatly needed rainfall on Monday.
The Launch Lotus will continue trips between Norway Bay and Sand point after Tuesday at which date the Norway Belle stops her run.
The Green Lake cottagers and campers who put in a very pleasant summer at that restful, unobtrusive little resort have returned to their homes in town again.
The question of whether or not there shall be a federal election this fall was definitely settled by the announcement of Premier Meighen in a notable speech delivered before four thousand.
people at London, Ont on Thursday evening last. The Premier’s declaration was to the effect that an appeal would be made to the electors of Canada before the new year and that the battle would be fought on the question of the tariff, the old question of free trade versus protection.
Zion Methodist Church social last Tuesday evening had a large, happy gathering which was held as an open-air social at the spacious lawn and home of Mr. John Armstrong Sr. of Clarendon Front.
$450 has been set aside for speed events at Shawville.
Rev. Percy Powles who recently returned from Japan where he had served five years as a missionary, is the guest of his brother, Dr. Powles.
The ladies have not been forgotten at the Shawville fair. This year there will be a Rest and Parcel room on the grounds.
Ad: Millinery: After Sept. 5th I will have a full range of ladies’ ready-to-wear hats on display, also a large stock of children’s plush hats at reasonable prices.
Sept. 17,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: Mr. James Hodgins is at present making preparations for the erection of a permanent skating rink on a corner of the Dagg property purchased by him last spring. The building will be 128 x 40 feet and fitted up in good style.
The Shawville exhibition which takes place on Friday next promises to be the best in the Society’s history.
The work of construction on the O.A. and P.S. Railway is rapidly nearing completion.
Farmers in Danford Lake district are through harvesting.
The hay yield has been somewhat below average but grain is an excellent crop.
Tradesmen in Eganville are having a good time of it in Eganville this fall. So many buildings are being erected that all the local men are fully employed and additional ones have to be brought in from elsewhere.
Mr. Silas Young had the misfortune to run a rusty nail into his foot last Friday which has caused him considerable annoyance and pain.
Mr. W. Beckett of Portage du Fort has greatly enhanced the appearance of his residence by the erection of a neat verandah and other ornamentations.
A harvest thanksgiving service was held in St. George’s church on Sunday evening. The church had been tastefully decorated for the occasion by the members of the congregation and looked very pretty.
One evening, about the time of election day, our barber had the sum of $15 removed from his till in rather too sly a manner to his fancy.
His suspicions as to the pilferer fell on a certain young man who left town the day after the theft, and efforts to trace him were fruitless until last week when it was learned that the person wanted was in Mattawa and in consequence he was sent after and brought down to Bryson where he is now resting in the government ‘refrigerator’ awaiting further proceedings.
Hon. Hugh John Macdonald of Winnipeg and one or two other M.P.’s are likely to accept the invitation of Mr. Poupore to accompany him to the exhibition on Friday.
