The equity, 26 avril 2000, mercredi 26 avril 2000

[" Il Oh QJ2I77 The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 \u2022 Shawville, Pontiac County, Québec \u2022 117th Year, No.17, Wednesday, April 26, 2000 \u2022 87 cents m * m 4: On the road again: Canada Tree continues tour - page 2 Golf course report : Local links are ready - page 7 1 » \u2022 \\ H i § ^ C' % NEWS BRIEFS Language police step up efforts as convention nears \\ Shawville Milling elevator coming down >V /' \u2022 v- \\ « 1 s: m : Local businesses fined, warned By ANGIE FOSTER Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE The Shawville By PAUL MCGEE\tseparatist movement she calls a and ANGIE Foster\t\"fascist dictatorship.\" Because the Equity Reporters\tOffice de la langue française The Parti\tclaims to not investigate a sign Québécois' annual convention is\tunless it receives a complaint, blamed for the recent spate of Ian- Homer wonders why her business guage police activity across the is targeted, province.MNA Robert Middlemiss says with the convention scheduled for May 5, 6, and 7, the PQ has resurrected the language issue to please supporters, especially hard-liners, of the separatist movement.Every time they have an annual English: \"English speaking people meeting and want to keep their have rights too.\" forces happy, they raise the language issue,\" he says.\"Of course, Milling elevator will finally come down this June, about 10 years after going out of operation.\"It should have been done years ago, but it takes a lot of commitment,\" said Andy Crozier, who has been managing the mill for four years.Crozier said it was a matter of getting the board of directors together to sign the agreement.He said procrastination was the only thing keeping the mill from coming down.\"It will relieve a lot of tax burden and a lot of insurance burden,\" Crozier said.\"It's a lot of high maintenance for something we re not using.\" Willy Lang was an employee at the mill for 22 years.He retired two years ago.Lang remembers working at the mill when the elevator was still in use for the purpose of manufacturing cattle feed.He said the management at the time saw fit to cease operating the mill, partly due to aging equipment, along with other reasons.Crozier cited those reasons as the decrease in the market for feed and the competition.\"The market's getting smaller all the time for feed,\" he said.He said with the Hobbs' mill in town as well, it was likely too much competition for a small town.For the past ten years, the store has been concentrating strictly on the petroleum business.m PONTIAC f \"Perhaps I sold someone a pair of shoes that killed their feet,\" she says Another antique sign The bright sign in the window of Shawville Antiques on Victoria Street is written in both French and - * \u2014\t\u2022\tAngie Foster.THE EQUITY THE MORNING AFTER: Thursday night's Clarendon barn fire burned Mike and Lynn Wilson s barn to the ground, leaving them with about $500,000 in damages.They lost $50,000 worth of cattle as well.Owner Darwin Cruise hung the sign up in protest to threats made if people are not complying with\tby the language police regarding the language laws, they will be\this unilingual store sign during a subjected to the inspectors.\"\tnot-so-friendly visit April 19.Speculation points to PQ dele- Cruise was told to have his store gates at the convention pressuring sign down by 9 a m.Thursday or Premier Lucien Bouchard to make face a \"$5,000 fine.\" a referendum call that weekend.He took the sign down temporar-Middlemiss says PQ supporters ily, replacing it with the sign of \"want a referendum as soon as pos- protest, but he said he'd be returning his English sign to its rightful \"Bouchard is going to have to place face a vote of confidence at the Fire kills 37 cattle destroys dairy barn sible.' By ANGIE FOSTER of cattle farm when neighbor Stacey Howard The third time is supposed to be came with the bad news.An hour earlier, the family had been The cattle lost in the fire included in the barn, milking the cows.We have to be thankful no one was I'm just doing this to be heard, annual meeting,' he says, adding and I think everyone in town should Bouchard may have tipped his do it,\" he said, noting the language hand recently.\tpolice won't stop with him.\"He said in France that the win- But Cruise plans to take his ning conditions arc not necessary protest much further than a sign, (to holding a referendum) Alio, police True to Middlemiss' point about court, and his lawyer has agreed to the PQ stepping up the language take it on.issue before its annual convention, language police have been busy in the Shawville area Equity Reporter CLARENDON A barn fire the charm.\" he said Thursday night stripped Mike and Lynn Wilson and their three children seven new calves of 37 dairy cows and destroyed the , barn on their five-generation farm.This is the third barn the Wilsons \"It couldn't get any worse,\" he said.Nick Brownlee spotted the fire at in it.\" Lynn said.The Shawvllfe-Clarendon Fire about\t9 p.m.while\tdriving along\tDepartment received the phone\tcall Hwy.\t303 between\tPortage and\tfrom Brownlee at 9 p.m.The first tire swept away a large Shawville.\tThe fire departments of Portage, barn about\t12\tyears\tago.\tWe\tsaw it through the bush.\tBristol and Thorne arrived on\tthe In the\tsummer of\t\u201998, their second Looking up.it was\ta big glow,\"\tscene for mutual aid, shortly after, bam caught fire after being struck by Brownlee said.\tBy about 4 a m., the fire was dead, lightning.\tBrownlee headed towards the fire, and most of the firefighters had dis- \"Right now, I'll never build another stopping in at Kerry Sharpe's house persed nearby to phone the fire department.\"There was nothing left to save.He said he's already talked to his lawyer about taking the case to have lost to flames They've pushed me too far.Now I'm going to go all out,\" he said.This isn't the first time Cruise has had a run-in with the language police since he opened the business two the \u201cThey\u2019ve pushed me too far.Now I'm going to go all out.\u201d \u2014Darwin Cruise bam,\" Mike said Friday morning, Mike surveyed his loss through tired and defeated eyes.The bam lay in fragments in the mud, while the smell of burnt cattle ?recently.In January, Marjorie Horner, owner/operator of Shawville Shoes The Wilsons spent the last two years building a new addition onto the Brownlee said, barn, which had an estimated $500,000 upwards in damages, neighbor's house including milking equipment and He made the phone call from a lingered in the air.He does not know what caused the Mike's parents, Neil and Claire Wilson, who live on the farm, were at lire and Accessories, decided to take a two-week vacation for the first time in seven years.To guage police during the blitz last let her customers know the store years ago.He was threat- accessories.Lynn said it's an amount their insur ance won't cover.bingo in Portage at the time of the fire.They were notified of the fire.This last blaze is the only tire in and immediately returned home, which the unlucky farmers have lost livestock, an estimated $50,000 worth at his home about a mile from the dairv and beef, without a shelter The Wilson hoys, Joshua, 15, Jason 10, and Ty, 4, would have been the fifth generation to operate the farm.They now have 50 head of cattle.ened by the lan- year.At that time, he told the language police if 60 per cent of his eus- Mike was bathing his youngest son would be closed for that period of time, she posted a note in the window with equal-sized French and tomers were French, he'd change English lettering.Needless to say, his signs.Shawville is a prédominé little sign attracted the attention nantly English community with 90- plus per cent of its residents MILLING ELEVATOR Employment office moves King Street seniors\u2019 home for sale of the language police Back in March, Homer received English-speaking a notice from the bailiffs office By ANGIE FOSTER It was the uncertainty of not knowing who was going to be there,\" Orr said.Equity Reporter Lack of money, waning paychecks.CAMPBELL'S BAY Centre Local d\u2019Emploi (CLE) office in Campbell's Bay moved from their Elsie Street location into a larger building March 17.The new office, located on Hwy.148 in Campbell's Bay, offers the staff a roomier work environment.The SHAWVILLE However, that made no differ-that she had 10 days to remove the ence to the language police.They residue of some glue from letters told Cruise they'd be back to which had been previously Shawville in the future.Phone directory Some call it scraping the bottom the whole family \" to the English of the barrel, but the language side of her sign because there was police call it applying the law.In room.After the letters were either case, the language law and removed, the glue attracted dust, its list of infractions is a frustrating making the letter profiles visible, at experience for the anglophone least to the eyes of the tongue minority, troopers \"I'm kind of personally being have to get my act together and stalked, Homer says.\"The law is become bilingual,\" says Shawville not being served thoroughly (given contractor Tom Orr, who received a other \"illegal \" signs in Shawville warning for an ad he placed on a which haven't been addressed by 4.5-inch by 11-inch wall-hanging the language police).\" Homer says there is a problem 1.75-inch unilingual English ad with Bill 101 itself, a law which was one of 12 on the two-sided hurts more than the anglophone directory sold by Michael Dunne Enterprises, of Iroquois, Ont.If they are operating the law for Dunne could not be reached for the preservation of the language, comment, then my two-weeks-closed sign isn't going to threaten the lan- example of the frustrations many anglophone Quebecers experience Homer says the law is detrimen- on a day to day basis.\"If only they\u2019d give me a guy full-time to do translation rather Marjorie Grant, now in the Pontiac Reception Centre, lack of volunteers.Those were the factors that shut down initially moved from King Street to the Respite Centre at what began as an outreach to the elderly \u2014 a non-profit Campbell's Bay.seniors' home She said she would have gladly stayed at King Street The Shawville and district residence committee has put had there been someone to replace the Cruises, even if a the King Street seniors' home up tor sale.\thike in price had been necessary to do so.\"There's no way King Street can be viable, \" said Rossie removed from her outside sign.Homer had added the words \"for At the Respite Centre, the charge is about the same as WHAT'S ON Smart, president of the committee, a nonprofit organization.They were unable to pay employees minimum wage, and \"Who can you ask to come and work for $100 for 24 hours?\" Smart said.Doris Orr visited her mother, Louise Barber often at the home.\"If they weren't able to pay the staff more, they should have charged more,\" she said.King Street, but there are fourteen employ- Pesticide info ces \"It's obvious that I\u2019m going to Lou Kirkham, a former employee at the King Street home charges $850 at her home as well.She can afford to pay employees adequately as she runs the facility out of her own home.Maude Robitaille made the move to the Centre Street home, run by the same committee, when she heard her home would be closing.It\u2019s too bad somebody wouldn't rent (King Street) and run it because we need more homes in Shawville,\" she said.Smart thinks so too.She said the non-profit homes are now required by government to pay minimum wage, a price they can't That's why the residents became worried when Darwin afford to pay in the beginning stages of a non-profit and Joyce Cruise announced their resignations last August seniors\u2019 home, but if someone ran the home privately, it due to Joyce's diagnosis with breast cancer.\twould eliminate the problem.One by one, they began moving out.until none were left AYLMER An information session on pesticide use and alternatives will be held at The Bam, 94 Albert St., Aylmer May 1 at 7 p.m.A question period follows the two guest speakers.N / Ttr phone directory.The 2.25-inch by Hee Haw Hay ride play minority jr joane oar FORTCOULONGE \u2014 The \"Hee Haw Hay ride,\" a musical comedy presented by Pontiac Health Services, will donate 100 per cent of its proceeds to the CT scan foundation.T\\vo shows will be held May 4 and 5 at École Secondaire Sieur Coulonge beginning at 8 p.m.Tickets may be obtained for a cost of $20 per person at the CLSC Pontiac Community Hospital and CHSLD Shawville.For more information, contact Marie Lagarde at 683-3000, Hugo Rodgers at 647-2211 ext.2385 or Colleen Griffin at 647-5755 ext.b*r IE Orr says the ad serves as another 6*4-180 770-800 rrr 1 guage,\" she says i They only charged $850 per month for most residents, a couple thousand dollars less than some of the FOR SALE: Once home to five seniors , the Shawville family homes residence committee put the King Street seniors' home up for sale a couple of weeks ago.tal to the province on several fronts.#» \"It's killing the province,\" she than hang me .\" says.\"It's not enhancing nor protecting the French language, but sense if the Quebec government creating resentment.My French provided a translation service so friends agree that I\u2019m being abused people could understand the mail they get and translate their English Angie Foster THE EQUITY Orr says it would make more private charge.\"They had a hard time keeping caregivers because they were underpaid Orr said.Fort Coulonge, (by the language police) \u2019The law should never have been into French implemented in the first place.\" Homer says her rights as a Canadian citizen are being trampled by the jack-boot tactics of a \"It's a lot easier said than done to translate, even for ads,\" he says.continued on page 2 continued on page 2 222 i Page 2, The Equity, Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Canada Tree resumes tour] Minister presents new initiative >* ^ ^ ^ .^\"^\u2022'BB-0.s Soirée Mixte / % Tourism, an important neurial activities in rural set-growth-potential industry in tings.Spring the Pontiac, had $ 1.2-mil-has sprung and a rare sight- lion earmarked for the entire development and marketing ing of a federal minister Outaouais occurred in Maniwaki last The tourism component of development and integration the government\u2019s Regional of economic activities asso- The Honourable Martin Strategic Initiative aims at dated with the new econo-Cauchon, Minister of supporting the marketing of my \u2014 information tech-National Revenue and tourism products and will be nologies.Secretary of State responsi- using the Outaouais Tourist Cauchon\u2019s appearance in hie for Canada Economic Association (ATO) and Maniwaki was organized by Development, presented his other recognized agencies as the three government\u2019s Strategic Initiative (RSI) for tiative the Outaouais Cauchon said that Canada ponent of the initiative is the Gatineau Economic Development is dedicated to promoting the long-term economic development of Quebec regions by emphasizing the creation of jobs, and in partnership with Pontiac Community Futures Development Corporations (Pontiac CFDC/SADC) it hopes to carry out this objective.An investment of $9.325-million, over the next five By HEATHER DICKSON Equity Publisher MANIWAKI \\ * Stag & Doe V* en rhonneur de / in honour of Sabrina Crawford i'j & Daniel Duval ty Samedi le 29 avril / Sat., April 29,2000 Motel J.A.Bowers, Fort-Coulonge 8:00 pan.Goûter / Luncheon\t^ t SjiSSr ¦ X N Giant hand-car\\'ed tree leaves Eardley today T It will focus primarily on ( f, \\Wi ui If of niche activities and % \\ 'w t / week s 4 % By ANGIE FOSTER Equity Reporter\t| EARDLEY\u2014 Imagine a hand-carved tree 35 feet * high, weighing 11,060\t1 pounds, made of 2,000 \\£ seperate pieces of wood pi from all over Canada.You don't have to imagine it.The tree exists.It's called the Canada Tree and it's been in Eardley for the past several months, while its sculptors, Tyler Aspin and Vaden Somers, have been breaking from their tour to work on it out of Ruby Ewen's\tAng,e Foster.THE EQUITY &ara£e-\tCANADA S CROWN: Tyler Aspin, original sculptor I hey head out of Eardley of the Canada Tree, taps off one of many branch- today to resume their es attached to the tree's crown.The tree, split into tour,which extends from St.John's to Vancouver.theatre\" m Charkïtciown8 EardleV ,odaY ,0 continue touring Canada PE I.in 1997 LX regional Regional partners to carry out the ini- CFDC/SADCs with representation from Papineau, The third and final com- Pontiac and Vallee de la f 9/ 8 y V 25th Wedding Anniversary i * y i an r t I I I 2 ! n I * ,F n f * Nku- w I -, j i N è ¦ft v.a Come help Robert and Janet McCord celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary Best wishes only.Party being held at Johnny K\u2019s Bar Friday, May 5 at 9:00 p.m.years, spread out over three components (technology development, tourism and regional adjustment) has been earmarked for the MORE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES: Federol MR Robert Bertarand, Pontiac SADC President \u201cDevelopment of the high Heather Dickson, and Executive Director Louise technology sector is a sig- Donaldson met with the honourable Martin nificant challenge in ensur- Cauchon to discuss the government s new initia-ing the growth of small and t|ves to the development of economics, medium sized enterprises in Regional Outaouais,\u201d four sections to fit into the Eardley workshop, stands 35 feet tall when put together, it will leave ii shortly after a radio talk and that's the whole idea,\" Fresh out of university\tshow sparked some interest\tSomers said, with a degree in fine arts,\tin the tree.\tWhen the\ttour\twinds he needed a way to make a It was launched by the down in 2001, they intend living.\tCanadian\tMuseum of\tto begin a\tnew\tproject He stumbled into story-\tCivilization\tin June, 1998.\tcalled the treehouse.telling, which gave him the Since then, the sculptors idea to build a tree of sto-\tand the tree have travelled\tmuseum out of bricks and\tI\tthe all over Canada, collecting\tmortar and any other objects\tI\tCauchon The tree is built entirely\tstories and pieces of wood,\tthey can collect in their trav- out of donated pieces of\tThey are compiling the\tels, all, of course, with a wood, each with a story\tstories into a database, to\tstory behind them, as it will he posted on the Internet.he a story museum.The stories range from \"Every archive needs tales of horror in the holo- details to fill in the gap,\" caust to a little hoy who Aspin said, lost his tooth Outaouais Adjustment said Component, to which $ 1.25-million has been allocated.$6.875-million has been In partnership with set aside to foster the regional CFDC/SADCs, this enhancement of the region\u2019s program aims at fostering technological potential The idea is to build a ( Flynn Tog Homes j✠ries mk Custom designed to fulfill your dream and budget.behind it the expansion of entrepre- Though they plan to set it up in PE.I., Aspin said he would like to eventually He said the idea behind end up in Eardley pcrma-A man from Eardley the tree is to let Canadians nently.builds crates for them to write their own history store the wood in during their travels.ê RANDY LABADIE FINANCIAL SERVICES He recently purchased a They say they talk to piece of land in the area, about 10,000 people each Though Aspin and Their goal is to collect day when they're on tour, Somers presently rely on I(KMXX) pieces ot wood by and that's great because corporate sponsorships, they love talking to people, they said they're working work) just towards becoming self-suf- « Ir- ez» Flynn Log Homes 19 Ch.Des Bois Box 553 L'ange Gardien QC, Canada.J8L2W8 819-281-6956 For professional advice concerning Public Service Employees Quality Handcrafted Log Homes Call for brochure today the end of the tour Somers joined up with Aspin in Ottawa in 1998, becomes a conversation, ficient in the future (The FROM THE FRONT (Q) CAMPBELL\u2019S BAY CIMENT (SERVING QUEBEC AND ONTARIO) PAY EQUITY King Street seniors\u2019 home for sale Please contact me at continued from page 1 But the donations have mittee was for the better of If we could find someone decreased in the last few the residents,\" said Linda who would open it and use it years as their home, it would be safe,\" she said.458-3202 Horner, who represents the A non-profit organization employees on the commit-is run by donations.Wc tee.The Cruises began their aren't getting donations.\"If the employees didn't own home when they left That\u2019s the long and short of donate their time, the home King Street.\"1 thought I was doing a \"In ten years, if we can said, good thing for elderly, start- hang on.we won't need any The need for volunteers is ing up my own place,\" she help at all (at Centre inevitable in the running of the home.With private homes hav- She said the money made Smart would like to see ing all the success, should from the sale of the King more people on the commit-non-profit homes be given Street home will go into the tee.up on altogether.That\u2019s up to the community Smart said.\"With volunteers, these home in the fall of \u201997 (non-profit homes) could float,\" she said.¦ POURED CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS -\tRESIDENTIAL -\tCOMMERCIAL or 1 -800-747-4110 it,\" Smart said wouldn't function,\" she ¦\tFOOTINGS ¦\tFLOORS ¦\tREBAR.WIREMESH RETAINING WALLS Pre-Kindergarten Co-op 2000-2001 PARENTS\u2019 MEETING said Street) LICENSED CONTRACTOR care of seniors Homer would like to see The committee opened up more people stop by to help the Centre Street seniors' with maintenance or spend time with some or all of the \"When one door closes, eight residents, another one opens,\" Smart MI-2144 683-3094 1-110-111-1950 For all parents of four-year-olds interested in registering their child(ren)* into the Pre-K Co-op.(OFFICE] (EVENINGS) \"We do appreciate the support we do get.We hate The donations came pour- said ing in when the King Street The five employees work to keep asking for more, but home started up over five 12-hour shifts, less demand- it's a big group of people,\" years ago Smart listed a number of hours shifts the employees groups who had helped with at King Street worked.funding.The Royal Bank's The staff made an agree- Wednesday morning to grant of $25,(XX) and the ment to donate 5 and a quar- spend time with the Lion's Club's purchase of a ter hours of each shift as dents, lift chair for residents on the volunteer work NEW OFFICERS WILL BE ELECTED AT THIS TIME ing than the sometimes 24- she said She noted a faithful visitor who comes every Wed., May 3, 2000 at 7:00 pm McDowell Elementary Cafeteria Shawville *Children must be 4 years of age on or before September 30, 2000 resi- She said the seniors really \"The agreement the work- appreciate it, and need that ers came to with the com- nudge.IF YOU WANT TO QUIT SMOKING THIS IS FOR YOU! SMOKING CESSATION MEETINGS OPEN TO ALL second floor are just two examples.Language police step up efforts continued from page 1 And the notion of hiring a of water, he says.\"They should give us bilingual secretary to handle I d have to pay her some resources to handle the French documents and $40.000 per year, which is translation doesn't hold a lot more than I make, and she would have to understand the construction industry and the terms,\" he says.Orr understands his job would be much easier if he could serve his clients in both French and English.\"For a bilingual French fellow, it's easy,\" he says, \"but, for a grunt like me, I can't do it.\" A Bristol veterinarian who placed an ad on the phone directory says she doesn't believe Dunne was aware of the Quebec law prohibiting English-only advertising.Article 52 of Bill 101 states that \".commercial directories and all other publications of the same nature must be written in French.\" \"I don't think (Dunne) was aware of the law,\" says Dr.Alida Jong.ANGLO RIGHTS: Darwin Cruise, of Shawville Five of the 12 businesses Antiques, expressed his feelings with bilingual contacted by The Equity signs\treceived the warning letter.Shirley Armstrong is Retiring it.\" This program comprises^ meetings spread over 4 consecutive weeks.It will help you identify ways to change your smoking habit.Monday, May 8th, 2000 from 7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.CLSC Fort-Coulonge - French Shawville Hospital - English No fee :i after 30 years of loyal and devoted service to the Bank of Montreal and her customers in both Quyon and Shawville.Please join us in wishing her farewell on Friday, April 28th from 10:00 a m.- 3:00 p.m.at the Shawville Branch Light Refreshments will be served i Bank of Montreal I Shawville, Quebec i A Meetings begin: \u2018i'?4 % 1 * i i Place: r [\\1G w 2 ' « N ¦ Cost: Number of participants: Maximum of 20 participants.Minimum of 6 to start a group 5?eMirvl3 r peoPlf- ?Registration deadline: May 5th, 2000 For information and registration, call: CLSC Fort-Coulonge 683-3000 or 1-800-567-9625 R k % s t 1 The Equity, Wednesday, April 26, 2000, Page 3 New pastor feeling at home at Bristol Ridge Pentecostal EARLY SPRING By ANGIE FOSTER adults,\" he said.\tthat I get to come,\" he said, ing for the last few years The family has moved ddictysi^\tShearer looks at his new Shearer, his wife.Leianne God would move us to the into the home next door to the creek and the cows the BRISTOL RIDGE A\tchurch as a\tplace of\ther-\tand their children, Alicia,\tcountry and\tyou can\u2019t\tget\tthe\tchurch,\ta\tcontrast to best, former recreational thera-\titage, it being the oldest\t13, Jas, 11, Geoffrey, 8 and\tmuch more\tcountry\tthan\ttheir home\tin Oshawa pist, Bible college student\tPentecostal\tchurch\tin\tAlexandria, 4 have spent\tthis,\" Leianne said and seniors pastor has land-\tCanada.\tthe last several years in ed at Bristol Ridge It\u2019s cool that it\u2019s here in Oshawa, Ontario.Pentecostal Church with his Bristol, and it's even cooler family.The new pastor, Jim Shearer, took his second meeting at the church Easter Sunday.Shearer says his family came to Bristol Ridge by following the will of God.God provided the way to come,\" he said.This is Shearer\u2019s first position as senior pastor.He specialized as the seniors\u2019 pastor, for ages 55 up, for the last two years at Scarboro Gospel Temple in Scarborough, Ontario.He was also the volunteer co-ordinator for Shepherd Village, a Pentecostal nursing home.Since coming to Bristol Ridge, he\u2019s been visiting the elderly members of the congregation in keeping with his ministry to seniors, although his ministry is no longer limited to those ages 55 and older.Alexandria said she likes This little\tA mW ¦* bird is on\tWW\tJ its way.\tWÊm.\t/ Who will see one first?The kids are currently Leianne said the space being home schooled, but Both born and raised in between their house and the are considering the possibil-Nova Scotia, Jim and church, about 30 feet, is the ity of enrolment at Pontiac Our kids have been pray- Leianne are no strangers to same amount of space there High School and Dr.S.E.rural life, and look forward was between every house on McDowell Elementary to raising their family in the the street they were on in School in the fall, if they're comfortable with it.Your Hummingbird Store Oshawa t area 1 Our kids have really waHODGinsinc.We have your LUMBER 647-2731\t647-6363 Hundreds of Feeders in stock The kids love it, being \"We really want to support lound it's a home,\" Shearer able to run, build forts, ride the community as much as \u2014their bikes,\" she said * St.\\s 1 said we can,\" Shearer said W Gasitacfe.t ' Go.+t4,t>ucctio.tt Hwy.148, Shawville FREE B.B.Q.ALL DAY! r : oin Us For Lunch I a n L - 4 < OPEN HOUSE AT THE SHOP Friday, April 28th 11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.5 ( ll > > Different styles to choose from \\ h, r 1 » T > 5 \u2022 $ Bring this ballot to W.A.Hodgins Store, Shawville % » V I Free Draws! 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Get the Facts and find out some interesting information from our guest speakers: w MAPAQ - Update on environmental manure storage, soil requirements & benefits of wood/ash as fertilizer.SNk John Van Genderen, C.C.A.- Harvex Canada latest Seed and Fertilization information.Hf Blue Heron Landscaping - tips and techniques.W Check Out our New Equipment & Services! >» \u2018 r Name ____________ Address & Phone no.MV r 1% U Time and date of first sighting Angie roster.THE EQUITY AT HOME: Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Church's new \"My goal is to meet the pastor, Jim Shearer and his wife Linda, are enjoy-spiritual needs of the seniors ing their new home, along with their children and motivate the young (left-right) Alicia, Geoffrey, Alexandria and Jos.CONTEST CLOSES MAY 31, 2000 \\ Everything From Stereos to Sports Cars ¦¦¦ There \u2022 no himl lo the rolumr e< éaal» to ew Com treée talk Call and place an ad.er >eet rmd them every MMMM - \u2022 647-2204 THE EQUITY Obituary Albert Bertrand Suddenly, in Shawville the weight Hospital, Monday, April 17, 2000, aged 80 years.Murphy, and together they beloved husband of Muriel forged the kind of marriage Murphy.Dear father of that I know many of you Brent In 1947 he married Muriel (Janet) of have enjoyed, but which is Mississauga, Ontario and almost extinct today.Lome of Calgary, Alberta Loving grandfather of first group of employees to Christie Girdler (Matthew) he hired at Hilton mines, and Michelle.Brother of working shift work for Aline Raymond, Wilfred many years before being and Michael.Predeceased able to enjoy the luxury of a by brothers Elie and Ray, regular 8 to 4 shift.A few and sisters, Yvonne, Alice, years later, he accepted a Nora and Cecilia.Also sur- promotion to shift foreman vived -by several nieces and and return to the strain of shift work so that his family The funeral was held at could be a little more finan- My dad was among the $ you don't have to be world champion to own one at a month nephews Shawville United Church on daily secure.Thursday, April 20, 2000.Although my father never Reverend Mark Fearnall of bragged about it, 1 was the United Church conduct- always proud that when the ed the service.Burial took mine had to close, he was place at Maple Grove the very last employee to he Cemetery Pallbearers were nephews continue operating the Tom Laughren and Scottie heavy equipment he Robertson and friends Ken enjoyed so much when Mr.Finan, Lee Laframboise, LaMarche hired him as one Lee Murphy and Glen of the first employees at the Richardson The following eulogy was mine site, given by his oldest son.Twenty years ago this Brent.\tOctober, my dad had one of Like many people who his lungs removed, and grow up and live their lives defied the odds of surviving in small communities like lung cancer (I remember this one, my father had a reading that at the time only good life, but not an easy 5% of its victims survived one.It can\u2019t have been easy more than five years).When growing up as the oldest he finally retired from a reg-boy in a family of ten in the ular job, he did what any 1920\u2019s and 30\u2019s.Education retired man with one lung had to take a back seat to would do; he went into the helping provide for the fam- hush, cut down trees and ily.My dad always used to turned them into furniture, say that he did go to school As focused as my dad was the first day he was sup- on his work, he was never posed to, but the teacher too busy to help a friend or didn\u2019t show up so he never neighbor.There were just bothered to go back.My too many things he could do father was the best example better than anyone else I know of the mistake of around, from filing a chain-equating education with saw, to falling a tree, to intelligence.He did, though, telling a hunting story.It understand the importance would he impossible to of education in the modern name all of the people who world, and always encour- benefited from his kindness aged my brother and I dur- and generosity with his ing our school and universi- time, ty days.Although he would As hard as he worked all never have said it, 1 think he his life, the hardest thing my may have thought 36 years father ever had to do was of school between us was a nolhing, as he was forced to bit excessive.He was prob- do in the past several months.As difficult as it is My father always instilled for those of use left behind, in Lome and I that if some- we must take comfort and one paid you to do a job, strength from the belief that you owed an honest day\u2019s he is now in a place where work, and then some.At an he can breathe easily, walk age when our children today freely, and work with his are most worried about what hands again if he wants to.video game to buy next, my One of the things that did father was working beside bring my father great joy his father driving logs down right to the end of his life the Ottawa River.Then, was his relationship with his when he came to Pontiac it family, and especially his was getting up at 4 am to youngest granddaughter, milk the cows for Mr Probably the best tribute I Homer.After that, it was can offer to him is that 1 driving Mr.Argue\u2019s logging know, every day of her life, trucks across frozen Lake my daughter will be a better Dumont, with the ice crack- person for having spent time ing and creaking beneath with him.?m: let go.Then he was able to business he started on the < fordfocus 2000 3-door P $ * 9 /month or 36-month lease with $2.595 down Freight included \u2022\tZetec 16-valve engine, 130 hp \u2022\tsport bucket seats with tip/return feature \u2022\ttinted glass \u2022\tdual air bags \u2022\tAM/FM stereo with CD player \u2022\tpower steering \u2022\tpower brakes \u2022\tremote control mirrors \u2022\tfront and rear stabilizer bars \u2022\tfour-wheel independent suspension \u2022\trear window wiper \u2022\t60/40 split-fold rear seat \u2022\tSecuriLockTM anti-theft PICK THE 36-MONTH DOWN PAYMENT THAT\u2019S RIGHT FOR YOU Down payment or trade-in of equal value Monthly $ ably right m /month *248 /month *o *299 * /month V expectmore ¥ \\ \\ YOUR QUEBEC FORD DEALERS r \"\" w \\\\ u L a < mi Purchase: Freight ($700) and applicable taxes extra \" Lease License, insurance and taxes extra c * \" IBi Ü [\tiFfSlght included.No security deposit required Down payment and first monthly payment required ut»iect to credit approval.Costs of $0.08 per kilometre after 60,000 kilometres and other conditions apply See your dealer for details YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON The Equity - 62 WEEKS A YEAR ) » Page 4, THE Equity, Wednesday, April 26, 2000 r The Equity YOUR OPINION I » Wallace watch The Vo/ce oT The Pontiac since 18S3 1 h « Dear Editor, My name is Mark Hickman.I live in Port Coquitlam B.C., and I am trying to research my heritage.My grandmother, Mary Hickman (nee Brannick) from Chilliwack B C wrote a book about the history of Chilliwack, relating to her family.She indicated her mother received \"The Equity\" from \"home\" in the 1800's, and early 1900's, with delight.In her hook, she says: \"My mother, Mary Jane Wallace, was born at Stark's Corner, Pontiac, Que., on July 20, I860, the eldest of four children bom to William and Elizabeth Orr Wallace.\" Also about her getting her teaching diploma, teaching for six years in Pontiac County then two years at a school in Renfrew Ont., then out to B.C.There were a lot of Wallaces in Pontiac County (especially Stark's Comers) who came from northern Ireland.Are there any historical references/info that I can access?Can you tell me where Stark's Comers Publishers, Ross Dickson, Heather Dickson Acting Editor, Paul McGee Reporter, Angie Foster Display Ad Manager, Katherine Hynes Photograph and Design, Dave Moore Class.Ad/Circulation, Claire Lunam fj A \" r 4 m > ; i n'- # ADVERTISING DEADLINE: MONDAY 5:00 p.m.Published weekly by the Pontiac Printshop Ltd 133 Centre Street, Shawville, Que.JOX 2Y0 Tel: 819-647-2204 Fax 819-647-2206 http://www.theequity.qc.ca/ email: equity@achilles.net .f' * fr* -A*.X L 40* « Subscription rates (tax included): Pontiac County $28.76 Quebec $40.26 Canada $37.45 outside Canada $53.50 Publication Mail Reg.No.08560, Shawville Contents copyright 2000 Legal deposit in the National Library of Quebec Member of ABC, CCNA, QCNA » Hebdos Sélect \"We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs.\" 1444 HI Li RIBBON 1 % I < is?Is there any info as to Wallaces (or relatives) still living in that area?Please respond even if you cannot help.Mark Hickman hickman@crosswinds.net EDITORIAL Tacky tactics HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Quyon and Onslow celebrate 125th Dave Moore.THE EQUITY Spinning into summer If MNA Robert Middlemiss' assessment of the language police's recent flurry of activity in the anglo regions of Quebec is correct, then what is supposed to be the application of the law\" can be reduced to the \"exercise of the ridiculous\" for selfinterest.Middlemiss conjectured that the language police step up their efforts to slap warnings and fines on sign infractions in the weeks preceding the Parti Québécois' annual convention.He says this is done to keep the separatist forces happy and motivated.Nothing like a little bit of posturing to gain a bunch I of applause.I Meanwhile back in the land of the productively employed (as opposed to the non-productive arms of the bureaucracy, such as the Office de le langue française), business owners are being harassed by the language police for trivial infractions such as setting unilingual English beer coasters on Brasserie tables, or buying tiny English ads on tiny phone directories.All for the sake of grandstanding, if Middlemiss is right.1 agree that the French language should be protected, but to a certain degree.If the protection infringes on the rights of others, then the protection moves into the territory reserved for oppressive regimes.If the protection is exercised to keep the separatist minions happy, then said protection becomes a political game, tom from a page of Machiavelli's \"The Prince.\" Recent efforts by the tongue troopers to \"protect\" their language both infringe on anglo rights and take on the flavor of a petty game.(\"See, we re doing our j jobs to protect the language.Look at all the fines.Don't worry, were watching those lawbreakers.\") Well, I have a solution.It's time our federal government, at the risk of mobilizing the separatist forces, at the risk of igniting the separatist flames, stepped in and said \"Hold it, boys, this is still a democracy, a free country, and you are still part of it.So, put down your measuring sticks and pencils and stop harassing taxpayers.\" For four decades now, the feds have pussy-footed around the separatist movement, not wanting to do or say anything that might offend, even if it's right.The political ploy of caving in to separatist demands was no ploy at all.Rather, it was an abject failure.Instead, we have a minority \u2014 and the separatists are a minority, albeit a slight one \u2014 of Quebecers setting the agenda for the majority of Quebecers and Canadians.Tyranny of the minority it is called.In all of the years our feds \"negotiated\" with the separatist government, true federalists in the province have come up empty-handed, with no voice in the House of Commons.While the separatists have the Bloc Québécois members in Parliament, who do the Quebec federalists have?When was the last time a Quebec MP stood in the House and demanded that the rights of anglos in Quebec be protected?Was there any action ever taken on such a demand?It doesn't take a political scientist to understand that the PQ knows exactly what it is doing.By alienating, by harassing, the anglophones, they know that sooner or later the 55,000 votes that swung the last referendum in the federalists' favor will be in Ontario, or Alberta, or dead.Then they can hold a third referendum, win it with a slight majority and call one-out-of-three a victory, because, well, only the last one counts, unless we lose, then we ll have another one .QUYON - Be it known that in the year 2(XX), the communities of Quyon and Onslow will celebrate the 125th year The resolutions in question that chased since they were officially organized, three councillors out of a meeting was quite simple; to ask the advice of a non- of the year 2(XX), being May 4 beginning The article \u201cMeeting Ends\tEarly,\" writ-\tbiased lawyer his opinion.It didn\u2019t say\tat 10:30 am these same municipalities ten hy you Paul McGee in\tlast weeks\u2019\tthat we would act on the opinion, it didn\u2019t\twill meet to re-enact some council busies\tis\ta\tthank\tyou\tto\tthe\tresidents\tof\tEquity, isn\u2019t the truth.I gave you my\tsay that we were looking to destroy the\tness of the day: being a meeting of the Shawville and Clarendon, and all the peo-\tcopy of the resolution, nowhere did it say\tcareer of Coun.Alary.All we wanted was\tcouncil\tof Onslow\tNorth, Mar.7, 1904 pie who have supported us over the years,\tconflict of interest.I\twould like to set the\tto have the advice of where as a council\tand an\tadjourned\tmeeting of April 9, and at our\trecent Firemen\u2019s\tBall.\tI\twould\trecord straight.\tstands legally, because of the awkward\t1904, to discuss business and to read and like to, on hehall ol the members of the Coun.Bruno Alary took it upon himself position that Coun.Alary put us in.To adopt bylaw #48.Shawville Clarendon Fire Department,\tto hire a local firm\tto dig and remove\tstart off with, the mayor doesn\u2019t need the express our appreciation for the generosi-\tapproximately 1,300\tfeet of topsoil from\tpermission to go and get legal advice on\tenactment of the council of Onslow South ty that has been shown to us.There are so the abandoned CP railway corridor.This any matter but it\u2019s best that he does.With meeting on June 6, 1904, to deal with many people, businesses and organiza- corridor, as all avid readers of your paper the municipality being under control, all municipal business, mainly water courses tions that have contributed, that it would know, has a freeze on it until July, 2000.minutes of the meetings need to he and land boundaries, not he possible to list them all on this This corridor is also contaminated, yet approved by Quebec.So council can Pa£e-\tCounc.Alary took what he removed and unanimously make a decision only to a re-enactment of the council of Quyon We are grateful to you all, and we are used it on his farm, therefore contaminai- have it overturned a few days later.So if meeting of April 3, 1922, business being proud to serve you.\ting one of the best farms in Quebec,\tthis resolution were to incriminate a fel-\tto set a mill rate and other items and a I would like to take this opportunity to\tBecause of his actions, two things tran-\tlow member of council, it could have\tmeeting of Oct.5, 1925 to discuss gencr- say that the firemen who serve serve you spire.\tbeen stopped at the next level.\tal business and to pass bylaw # 90.have a combined total of 240 years of fire- One, if any municipality takes action by In the next meeting the resolution to Be it known that the children of the lighting experience.The following is a resolution, people must abide by council seek legal advice will he re-tabled, so, is local schools are invited to attend this list ol their years on the department:\tdecisions plain and simple.If you disobey Mr.Dion going to ask Counc.Alary to meeting being held at Quyon Lions Hall Eire C hie I Lee Lafrom boise, ten years; the resolution bylaws then legal action remove himself from the discussion on the said day.May 4, 2000.Deputy C hiel Neil\tSharpe.\t22 years;\tmay or may not he sought against you.\tbecause of possible conflict, or will\tA luncheon for invited guests will take Captain Blake Pirie,\t14 years;\tLieutenant\tPeople should abide by council\u2019s résolu-\tCoun.Alary do it out of respect for his\tplace following the council meeting.Hot Peter Draper, seven years; Dispatcher Bill tions, and more so, a member of council, seat without being asked or will history dogs and drinks for children will be pro-Atkinson, 19 years; Dispatcher, Robert\tWe are not children, we are supposed to\tprevail?Is this going to be the\ttrend that\tvided\tbefore\tthey return\tto their schools.Smith, 23 years; Rev.Daryl MacPherson,\the adults, and as councillors we would be\twhen an issue is tabled\tand\tmembers\tA\tdisplay\tof\tartifacts\tand\thistorical three years; Rick Atkinson,\tthree years,\tsetting the example to respect council\u2019s\tdon\u2019t want to deal with it then they just\titems as well as a short presentation by Blake Barr, ten years, John\tBcimers, 13\tdecisions.\twalk out?I\u2019m looking forward to the\tlocal historian Armand Ducharme will he years; Wayne Bohart, 12 years, John Secondly, do you have any idea of answers.Most importantly what do the held.For further information contact ( amphell, 11 years; Cyril Gilpin, 12 what\u2019s being said here?If you know any- people say?\tLaurie MacKechnie at 458-2424.years; Greg Hayes, one year, Paul Heins,\tone on council, or you sit on council, you four years,; Bill Hobbs, one year; Hrvan\tcan do whatever you want because you McCauley, one year; Tim Powell, two\twill he protected.We were asked by our years; Cory Sharpe, two years; Frank\teastern counterparts to remove the résolu-\tf nrFPPtfnYI Stafford, four years, Roy Thoms 37 years;\tlion out of respect for Coun.Alary.We\tVzV11 ^VUV11 Bob Tracy, 17 years; Boh Trudeau, ten\trefused to simply because Coun.Alary\tIn the story \"Meeting ends early\" in last\tthe right to edit letters to meet space years and Mike Tubman, two\tyears.\tdoesn\u2019t have any respect for the wishes of\tweek's paper, the resolution cited as the\trequirements, for clarity, or to avoid Paul Heins\tcouncil.He blatantly took it upon himself\treason the meeting ended early was one\tobscenity, libel or invasion of privacy.Secretary-Treasurer\tto do whatever he wants with the knowl-\tto seek legal advice in the matter con-\tLetters\tpublished do not necessarily Shawville, Clarendon Fire Dept,\tedge that his bloc colleagues would pro-\tcerning soil removal from the former CP\treflect\tthe editorial policies of The * * \u2022\ttect him.If you want my respect, earn it.\tRail corridor YOUR OPINION Thank you for your support Meeting ends early Be it also known that on the 125th day Dear Editor.Dear Editor Be it also known on the same date: re- Be it also known that on that same date Coun.Hawley Lepine MoP Letters to the Editor The Equity welcomes letters to the editor from our readers.The editor reserves Equity ENVIRONMENT FORUM Boomer and the international travelling teddy bear program By KATHARINE FLETCHER Calling all kids, teachers.and teddy-\tMontreal and Mont Tremblant during the\tmation on how the travelling teddy bear\tprobably won\u2019t he to you.It is a wonder- bear aficionados.I'd like to introduce you\tassociation\u2019s February professional devel-\tproject started.\tful way for schoolchildren to learn about to a Manitoba teddy named Boomer.\topment conference.At that time, Catherine\tHe\u2019s been unsuccessful in this mis-\tculture and the world.If any teacher - Boomer (short for Boomerang,\tSeneca I, the writer who started the initia-\tsion.but has met some charming cousins\tgroup like the Guides or Brownies \u2014 is because he always comes back\") is a\tlive, was looking for a volunteer to take\twho are also travelling the globe.\tinterested in starting a Travelling Bear jaunty toy polar hear with a mission.Boomer on to his next exotic adventure.The most famous celebrity he has program here in the Pontiac, I\u2019ll gladly Belonging to kids at RW Bobby Bend I volunteered with enthusiasm.Eric and encountered so far is not actually a bear.volunteer to assist in whatever way I can.School in Stonewall, Manitoba, this little I were just about to head to Lafayette, but a travelling toy chimp who travels Meanwhile, Boomer now is preparing teddy Icwes to travel.\tLouisiana, via Toronto.And, because the with none other than Dr.Jane Goodall.for his \u201cflight\u2019\u2019 home .Travelling via He s been adopted as a project by the\tPontiac region of Quebec is hearly (oops,\t\u201cMr.H.\" as her chimp is known, accom-\tpriority post won\u2019t be anything like flying zcatxv V.An)encan Travcl Wnlers'\tbarely) known, I thought that it was a\tpanics the internationally renowned pri-\tthe 747 from Hong Kong to Chicago, ( SA IW) C anadian chapter.Whenever\tgreat opportunity to introduce the\tmatologist as she travels the world, visit-\tthough (yes, we\u2019ve got a photo of him members of this organization travel, they\tStonewall kids to our neck of the woods\ting children and talking to them about her\tdoing just that) can choose to ask the kids in Stonewall,\twhere Boomer (if he was lucky) might\twildlife projects Manitoba if they can take Boomer along\teven seen a black hear cousin (he's had to with them or So it seems to Boomer and to me that Municipality of Pontiac has employed seule for a beech tree scarred with bear\tthis world-wide project resembles an\tJulie Denis-Menard as a Director of Meanwhile, the teacher has a map of the\tpaw prints).In addition, because we re\turban legend.How the travelling teddy\tRecreation and Culture since last June, world on the classroom wall.Wherever\tgeographically only a stone\u2019s throw from\thear program actually started appears\tWith two BAs (Geography, Leisure Boomer goes, he mails a postcard hack to\tOttawa, I thought a visit to the nation\u2019s\tshrouded in mystery.Some people tell me\tScience) and an MA in Sport the children and they mount the card up\tcapital would he appropriate.Finally, we\tthey first heard about it in 1969.Others\tAdministration from Ottawa University, on the wall, identifying the places he vis-\twere also going on a hiking trip to Hong\tsay that they think it was started by stew- Kong, of all places.But that\u2019s not all, not by half.\tAll of these destinations conspired to air earner Boomer wears two important pieces of make us acceptable guardians for apparel that are key components of his Boomer, teaching capabilities.First, he sports a jaunty-looking red 2000 scarf on which \u201che puts \u201d his collection of children this week I don\u2019t want to! Ms Menard is well qualified to assist the ards and stewardesses on an international municipality in developing a set of initiatives to promote sport, culture and leisure What I do know is that Boomer is not\tactivities.MoP residents should find a alone.He has \u201cspoken\u2019\u2019 with another bear\tbooklet in their mail boxes this week in the USA called Perry Bear Ellis, who\tdescribing heart-healthy courses like travels with his journalist companion and\tarchery and kayaking, as well as CPR, writes an occasional column for the local\tfloral arrangement, and self-defense newspaper.Other bears pop up in South\tcourses.Also included is a survey to Africa, Norway, and England.\tdetermine what people want and need in \u201cThey\u2019re everywhere\u201d in fact.\tthis department.Look for the booklet.But no-one knows who started the pro- participate and help create an increasingly vibrant sense of community here in the MoP.Julie is available at 455-2401 and be reached also at such bears travelling through her Aylmer Municipalité Pontiac@videotron.ca school and, in fact, I wrote a column for The Equity about her bear who visited us here at our home in 1994 or so.its Boomer arrived at our farm on March 6, we will return him to the school- pins from the places he\u2019s visited.Second, he wears a little backpack, in I\u2019ll tell you why: everywhere we go, which he puts all the treats he collects people gravitate to the cute little hear with during his travels and carries his travel journal and pen.When he flies hack - via Canada Post\u2019s teaching mission Priority Post system - he will he greeted with great enthusiasm by the children, who are eager to read the travel journal and hear about his adventures.No mbre, anglophone and allophone Quebecers say.We like living in Quebec, we like the culture, the lifestyle, but no more nonsense.But, the tired majority needs a voice, a strong political voice that will call the separatist bluff.The time is now.Not tomorrow, not next week, but now.After all, now should have happened many years ago.the winning ways.And people are absolutely intrigued with his special gram.A friend of mine, elementary school But how did the travelling bear program teacher Elspeth Butterworth, has had two can start?I'm asked this constantly and, 1 still don\u2019t know.In fact.Boomer has been try-Because I\u2019m a member of SATW.it was ing to discover his grandparents and lin-my good fortune to meet Boomer in cage, searching the web in vain for infor- Katharine Fletcher is a freelance writer based in Quyon Québec and can be con-So the concept was not new to me.and tacted at chesley@netcomca Paul McGee ( « i The Equity, Wednesday, April 26, 2000, Page 5 REFLECTIONS: 117 YEARS OF NEWS The Way We Were COMPILED BY HEATHER DICKSON, PUBLISHER year died\tin the Pontiac\tFort Coulonge of Miss G\tneer of\tVinton section, died\tShawville\tfor their\tapproval\tdition,\this case having\tconstruction of a line of rail-\tThe ground for the opposi- Community\tHospital follow-\tRomain, daughter of Mr and\tlast week at the advanced\tor disapproval.\tdeveloped the symptoms of\tway from Portage du Fort to\tlion was that the proposed ing a brief illness.\tMrs Edmond Romain and Mr\tage of 97 years.\tAccident: Lieut R R\ttyphoid\tfever, of a serious\tPembroke was\tsuccessful in\trailway would parallel the Elections to be explained\tNew school at Quyon: The\tClaude Francoeur, son of Mr\tPublic Notice: At a regular\tDickson, well known Ottawa\tform.\thaving the bill\tkilled at the\tright of way for which the P at\tCoulonge:\tA\tmeeting\tcontract has\tbeen let and con-\tand Mrs Arthur Francoeur.\tsession\tof the Municipal\tman, was\tinstantly\tkilled in The\topposition of the\thands of the Railway\tPJ Co possess a charter, and was called in\tthe Parish\tHall\tstruction\tcommenced in\tFather Berard officiated and\tCouncil\tof Shawville held in\tan auto\taccident\ton the\tPontiac\tR R Company to the\tCommittee of the House of\twould have the effect of at Fort Coulonge for\t8:00\tQuyon.\tThe\tbuilding is\tthe choir was under the direc-\tHynes Hall at which session\tAylmer Road last Wednesday granting of a charter for the Commons on Friday last, killing both enterprises, pm Wednesday\tnight which\tintended\tto\tserve the consoli-\tlion of the Grey\tNuns of the\twere present the Mayor, J G\tafternoon, when the car took Elliott; Councillors J M\tthe ditch, and struck a tele- Argue, J J Gibson, T E\tphone pole while going at a Sheppard and J L Hodgins,\thigh rate of speed.Napoleon 75 Years Ago the following by-law was read Boutin, another occupant of and enacted: By-law 108 to\tthe care, was seriously repeal the by-law now in exis-\tinjured.M J Galligan and C Local news:\tOwing to\ttence and adopted under the\tBoland escaped with slight wish to draw\tabout\tthe\tconstructed\tof\tcement blocks\tthe continued\tcold raw\tprovisions of Article 1316\tbruises, as did also the driver intentions of the CSSSO.\twith brick\tveneer and will\tweather, there is\tvery little\tand following of the Revised\tG A Hennessy.Shawville Jrs clean\tmeasure 168 feet by 74 feet.It\tsign of vegetation in either\tStatues of Quebec, 1909, in so\tJudgement rendered: Last sweep:\tThe Shawville\twill contain four classrooms,\tfield or woodland.A\tlate\tfar as it refers to the sale of\tTuesday Judge Archim ren- Juniors skated away with\tan auditorium, a principals,\tSpring with bare,\tdry\tbeer and wines in the\tde red judgement in the case their fourth trophy of the\toffice, and a kitchen for the\tground on April 20th year, having defeated all preparation of hot lunched for Mr Alex Godmerc, one of and permits for the sale of the election of E C Lawn, as opposition at the Long Sault\tthe children.All grades up to\tthe earliest residents\tof\tsuch beer and wines may he\tMayor of Campbell\u2019s Bay in Hockey Tournament.Scor-\tgrade 10 will he taught with\tCampbell's Bay, died\ton\tgranted hence forth.The\tJanuary last and ordering a ing for Shawville in the\tpossible provision in the\tApril 8th.His funeral on\tthe\tabove mentioned by-law No.\tnew election within the legal- tournament were Rick future for higher grades Young, Warnie Richardson, Wedding Jackie Griffin, Gilly Fraser,\tCoulonge: The wedding took\tzens of the village Randy Powell, Murray\tplace in St Peters Church in Ostrom, Ronnie Hodgins, Edgar Dagg and Wayne Maheral allowed the fewest goals of all goaltenders in the tournament.Quyon Ferry now open: The Quyon ferry began 1975 operations on Friday, April 18th.This may not be a record for a late start but must he close to it.\tj Considerable difficulty was experienced on Saturday due to the extremely strong\t$ gales but navigation across the Ottawa at that point is going smoothly now.25 Years Ago April 23, 1975 is supposed to explain the dated district of Onslow and Cross system of election for the will do away with five exist-various health services in ing schools.Contract is Alex the County.Since the notice Kilgour and the total estimat-was published only in ed at $105,000 to be borne by French one may draw what- the province ever conclusion one might The new building is to be INCOME TAX PREPARATION PETER B.SMITH, B.Sc., CGA CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT Professionals working at competitive rates to maximize your credits.April 23, 1925 Electronic Filing It\u2019s Fast - It\u2019s Accurate - It\u2019s Paperless Municipality of Shawville, of Bolam vs Lawn, annulling Get prepared - Hire The Taxsmith - 647-2403 314 Main Street, Shawville, Quebec HOURS: Mon.- Fri.9-5; Sat 9-12 N.B.: File in either official language IT PAYS TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT 10th instant, was attended 108 will be submitted to the ly prescribed time Fort by most of the leading citi- electors of Shawville on Tuesday the 28th day of April Mr Owen Hearty, a pio- 1925 in Hynes\u2019 Hall in 100 Years Ago A LAUZON DRIVING SCHOOL April 26, 1900 Local news: Fresh eggs taken in exchange for boots and shoes, at Stewart\u2019s boot store, Shawville.A staff of masons and stone cutters have commenced to prepare the material for the Portage du Fort bridge.The roads for the past week are said to be in a more wretched condition than has been known for years.A thunderstorm first of the season -over this neighborhood on Wednesday night last.It was accompanied by several shore, heavy showers.The rumor is revived that the Bell Telephone Company is thinking of extending their service through this county, to the extent of opening central offices in Shawville and other business centres.f NEXT COURSE IN SHAWVILLE Monday, May 8th, 6:00 p.m.Register by phone before Friday, May 5 fif/rôwv'n3 //oZf SCHOOL se the passed °r LAUZON 771-4651 r 50 Years Ago AUTO MOTO April 27, 1950 Late Dennis Daley buried at Vinton: The funeral of Dennis J Daley was held at St ,\t.\t.\t.\t.Elizabeth's Roman Catholic\tby Annie Marcotte of Chapeau who was the teacher in 1925.Lett to right, Church at Vinton.Service\tback row: Marion Cahill, Adelaide Lagarde.Second row: Noella Ryan, sung by Rev Father J J\tNorman Ryan, Albert Ladouceur, Francois Lagarde, David Ryan, Alex Hogan who also said the\tRyan, Annie Ryan, Michael J.Sullivan.Third row: Margaret Ryan, Carmel\tMr Thos Argue, whose\till- prayers at the graveside.Mr\tCahill, Bella Spencer, Rose Spencer.Fourth row: Irene Lagarde, Alice\tness we\treported last\tweek, Daley who was in his 71st Lagarde, Esther Mae Spencer.In front: Dorothy Ryan.\tis still in a very critical con- O S\u2019 V £'SafeVs) This photo was taken at the Freshwater School on Calumet Island, Quebec à MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW! 1-819-771-4651 RAYMOND SARAULT - INSTRUCTOR was BRAKES Motorcraft Preferred Value Install Motorcraft Preferred Value front or rear brake pads on most Ford cars and trucks.Includes \u2022 Parts and labour \u2022 Our long-lasting warranty* $ 99* Motorcraft Preferred Value Brakes *>, \u2018Excludes machining of rotors and drums (If requited) f Applies to parts in normal condition of wear and for non commercial use as long as you own your vehicle At participating Ford of Canada dealers only Dealers may sell for less Ask your Service Advisor for full details Taxes not included Offer expires May 30.2000 TIRES ¦ Brand Name Tires \\ Starting from 95* 1 $ 6 Example: Firestone FR 360 P185/70R14 (fits Tempo/Topaz) Other Brand Name Tires available at competitive prices.Firestone\u2019 Goodyear' Michelin' »! 3 X \\ I # 'All regular tire manufacturer warranties apply Installation extra al$8oo Taxes and provincial levies at $300 per tire are extra Dealers may sell for less At participating Ford of Canada dealers only All dealers may not carry the complete line of advertised tire brands Ask your Service Advisor for full details Offer expires May 30 2000 r / M 7% 1 ?BATTERIES V, l i Motorcraft F Motorcraft Tested Tough Series (WTBXL)\tV 12 Month Free Replacement/ 72 Month Warranty 99* f / / / m- \\ / \\ y Motorcraft Silver Series (WTBXT) 24 Month Free Replacement/ 84 Month Warranty $ 99* * Installation not included Applicable to most cars and trucks Batteries for vehicles with diesel engines are extra WTBXL 33 WTBXL 49 WTBXL 50 are S109 99 Taxes not Included At participating Ford of Canada dealers only Dealers may sell for less Ask your Service Advisor for full details Offer expires May 30.2000 r,.o4 SHOCK ABSORBERS 1 Motorcraft l ' i yjis service Starting from $ 95* per pair installed (includes parts & labour) 1 * Taxes not included At participating ford of Canada dealers only Dealers may sell for less Ask your Service Advisor for full details Offer expires May 30 2000 \\lonlcv WWW .com è ! 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and\tLadouceur.\"We had\tquite a\tare on a first-come, first-\tly well.As April\topened the first\tweek of\tcart rentals are available in\tfew out last weekend\t(April served basis and its oft-times cruel\tApril, but closed after a bout\tthe pro-shop.A licensed\t15,16).\"\tNorway Bay weather finally comes to an of bad weather hit the area, restaurant will open soon.The club offers cart and The Norway Bay Golf end, the go 11 season comes It opened for good April 14.\tPontefract\tclub rental and a licensed Club is opening to a beginning.\tI think its pretty early The Pontefract Golf and restaurant.Tee-offs are on a Saturday.With the days getting\teverywhere,\" says\tassistant\tCountry Club has been open\tfirst-come,\tfirst-served\tbasis longer and warmer (hope-\tgeneral manger\tPatricia\tfor just over a week fully), local links are ready-\tShields.\"The 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.$8.00 per person Dancing to music by Nelson Blakeney Saturday, May 6th Luskville Community Centre, Hwy.148 Everyone Welcome Contact Romeo Belisle at 455-9528 The The last week has made a big difference with the rain.\" The club has club and cart on rentals, as well as a licensed bar and dining room.It \"It's in regular spring books tee-off times only on shape,\" says co-owner Ian weekends and holidays.2000 Memberships available until further notice.\" Pine Lodge The Pine Lodge Golf greens are pretty green and Coulonge is in good shape.Club, a nine-hole course, for a chance to chase that lit- tilling in fast.The fairways There are more people opened on Friday, and is on tie white ball with shining are still a little brown.\" out this year than last year,\" par shape for this time of clubs.The nine-hole course nes-ing for the wave of goiters pretty good shape.The tied in the hills north of Fort who have waited all winter course is in Men\u2019s Pontiac fastball set to go QUYON CANADA D year An unseasonally March teased many golfers into thinking an early season was on hand, but April quickly dropped that notion like a two-foot putt.To assist golfers in the choice of Pontiac courses.Island So far, its in not too bad s .\tJ'XX^FortCoulonge j j-v ?\t' :.(Cv[calumtt ^ shape,\" says co-owner Jim Thompson.\"But, we need warm weather.Some greens are doing well.\" Some changes have been all set to go with four teams Bay Royals put on their 3 made to the pro-shop and a this season, in it\u2019s fourth Pitch and Fasthall fundrais roadhouse style bar has been season.added to complement the It\u2019s the same number of League organizer Tim dining room.The old dance teams as last year but the Ferrigan says that players hall was converted to a bar Quyon Flyers and a Young from the Shawville and this winter.By Dave Moore Equity Sports PONTIAC - The Men s break the May long week-Pontiac Fastball League is end when the Campbell\u2019s The league is slated to start May 14.with a short- I COMMITTEE .* c - ' HR Allumettes Island UPCOMING EVENTS i 5 Sal, May 13 Walk-a-thon for info call Doug Kennedy 458-3166 Sat, May 27 Golf Tournament, Norway Bay Golf Course, for info call Trevor Fraser 458-2940 Sun., July 2 Canada Day Parade and Fireworks, for parade entries call Trevor Fraser 458-2940 Parade Feature once again Ceremonial Guard Band er tournament THE EQUITY provides the following summary of the four existing golf courses.A nine-hole golf course is scheduled to open in Vinton in July.Î ' % i a \\ Island Guns (from Bryson and Coulonge teams will he We have a lot of stuff area), replace Shawville and picked up by the other four.Fort Coulonge this year W Golf y to Jonii a o Shawville % * ( Pine Wgf V BrJstol>£ r Norway Bay^A \" under making for some competi The other two teams are tive ball this season.construction, Thompson says.We have probably the biggest pro- the Campbell\u2019s Bay Royals shop around Cart and club rentals are seasons running, the Bryson will be good ball available, as are 10 rooms in Red Necks.Island Brae The Island Brae Golf I It could be our strongest and the 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