tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85548550258966035582024-02-14T13:54:51.030-07:00The Michael J Morris Report a Michael Pelzer photoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger836125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-74597727506753052092020-05-15T08:06:00.002-06:002020-05-15T08:09:37.063-06:00 Canadians continue to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria marking the start of swimming and camping season (weather permitting!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Well, we've changed the date to make it the third Monday in May, which in 2020 happens to be the 18th, but Canadians still look forward to Victoria Day, named after the British monarch who died more than a century ago. I wonder how many Canadians today even know who she was.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It says something about this vast and magnificent land, and its people, the majority of whom are housed along a thin east to west ribbon of territory, close to the American behemoth, that the name of the major Spring holiday is named after a figure from Canada's past.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And to me, that's OK. We are a people who have never really understood each other very well -- Canada has more or less developed on a regional basis, yet we can enjoy together the common holiday -- Victoria Day.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I was a kid growing up in Chapleau, the ice would be off the river, and the weekend marked the beginning of the swimming season for the hale and hearty. Have to admit that I was not among them, preferring to wait until Dominion Day -- now Canada Day. I see in weather reports from Chapleau, they had snow recently so maybe no early swims in 2020. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It was also the weekend when summer camps, (now usually called cottages) were opened for the season, and perhaps most of Canada followed much the same routine. At least, today as I reflect on the past 50 years or so, it seems to me they did wherever I happened to be living -- Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and now British Columbia.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We always felt quite kindly towards Queen Victoria for giving us a holiday, and nobody ever abolished it so we didn't have to run away. Every once in a while someone wants to change the name of the holiday to reflect contemporary Canadian society or abolish the monarchy. Queen Victoria's great-great granddaughter, Elizabeth II officially remains Canada's head of state..</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At one point in my life I was a staunch monarchist, most likely because I was so greatly influenced by my grandparents, George and Edith Hunt, who had an abiding faith in values like duty, service, the monarch, family, country - and the Anglican church, then called the Church of England in Canada.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My thinking on the monarchy has changed somewhat today but as this Victoria Day weekend arrives I pause and wonder if it was all so bad years ago -- at least we knew where we stood without equivocation.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We knew beyond any shadow of a doubt as my Grandpa Hunt would say who we were. We did not need opinion polls to tell us what we were thinking.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Much has changed in Canada since the days of my grandparents, but on this Victoria Day weekend, having now lived in five provinces of this great nation, I think we are still a work in progress. Perhaps it is a good time to reflect on ourselves as Canadians and define our future focusing on those things that bring us together rather than those things that divide us.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Many years ago now, the distinguished Canadian journalist Bruce Hutchison wrote in a column: "This nation with all its problems, its unbalanced politics and its repulsive self pity remains the luckiest in a deranged world."</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So, let's enjoy the Victoria Day weekend, and let's not run away from the challenges before us as Canadians.despite the challenges presented to us this year by the virus issues. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-21058342641026807622020-05-08T07:26:00.000-06:002020-05-08T07:26:24.762-06:00Pat Bamford very popular Chapleau High School teacher active in community dies in Timmins<div class="x_WordSection1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pat was very active in Chapleau life particularly sports. As the CHS curling coach in 1972-73, he coached a team skipped by Claude Fortin to first place at a bonspiel held in Marathon. Other team members included Maurice Tremblay, Irene Johnson, and Mona Rioux.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KKIFqKB0i1gKJ0KI0Z2TnHqbzafUQGMPJx0H0GGoOUPQu7D6hQHfR1dlseeYXviEO-PjKkjfwawOEip427CsxO2H3gyT8Dd4cemzadCEl7YbzWeC8lMsgnIGn3CQ8wbyefsUPK7y80Y/s1600/pat170347_476948845795_2922826_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KKIFqKB0i1gKJ0KI0Z2TnHqbzafUQGMPJx0H0GGoOUPQu7D6hQHfR1dlseeYXviEO-PjKkjfwawOEip427CsxO2H3gyT8Dd4cemzadCEl7YbzWeC8lMsgnIGn3CQ8wbyefsUPK7y80Y/s320/pat170347_476948845795_2922826_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It is with deep sadness that we learned of Pat’s passing yesterday,” said Timmins Mayor George Pirie in a news release. “Pat served our community with true dedication and commitment for many years, and he will certainly be missed by all who knew him. We would like to extend our most heartfelt condolences to his family and friends during this truly trying time, and it is our hope that all those grieving will find ways to connect, remember and celebrate the truly wonderful man he was.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Although Chapleau is located on the Kebsquasheshing and Nebskwashi Rivers, the first site selected for the community was Tawagami, about five miles to the east about where Devon is, according to a long handwritten article in the Richard Brownlee papers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Devon site was apparently too swampy for a settlement near the tracks so the Canadian Pacific Railway work camps were moved west to what became Chapleau by 1885. A spur track for a boxcar, which became the first station was set out and Chapleau came into existence.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I was amazed to learn that by 1888 Chapleau had a public library in a boxcar with over 2000 volumes of "fine literature' all donated by Sir William Van Horne, the president of the CPR. The library was later located in the Mechanics Institute.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Chapleau Brass Band was established in 1888 and by 1889 Dominion Day on July 1 was being celebrated.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Efforts were made just before the turn of the century to have Chapleau incorporated as a municipality but failed because an insufficient number of names could be found for a petition calling for a vote.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">However, in 1901 Chapleau became a municipality with G.B. Nicholson as the first Reeve. Mr. Nicholson served until 1913 being returned by acclamation each year. Members of the first council were A. Rothwell, D. Royal, P.J. MacFarlane and W. Boswell. To the best of my knowledge only relatives of Mr. Nicholson still live in Chapleau -- members of the Collins family. Mrs. Eileen Collins, the wife of Charles W. Collins was a member of the Nicholson family.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The first act of the council was to float debentures for the construction of a public school. The first school was in a tent, then the first Roman Catholic Church then back to tent.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The author noted that the second tent was pitched on the spot where the United Church parsonage was located. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"It was a very pretty spot and the tent was nestled among the big pine trees. Great fun was had when the pine cones dropped on the roof making a drumming noise. There were twelve rough hewn seats in the school. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"Another feature of this school was the big stove in the middle and those who sat near ir roasted those away froze."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"The railroaders had a hard winter in those early days but they were hardy men."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">D. O. Payette described Chapleau as he saw it in 1904 when he arrived.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"At least half of Chapleau was bush. There were no electric lights and coal oil was used almost exclusively for lighting purposes. The stores and hotels used acetylene gas. The water supply was had from pitcher pumps which drew the water from well points driven into the ground at varying depths."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Things changed quickly and that is a column for another day as we look at the early days of Chapleau. If you would like to contribute to the story please contact me at mj.morris@live.ca</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Once again I extend my sincere thanks to Margaret Rose (Payette) and Bobby Fortin who kindly loaned me the Richard Brownlee Papers!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-67767033325082304672020-01-11T10:09:00.002-07:002020-01-22T09:36:06.869-07:00Dr G. E. 'Ted' Young strode like a colossus through Chapleau life for almost a century<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whenever it gets close to Christmas, no matter where I am, my thoughts
turn to growing up in Chapleau, and the Dr. G. E. 'Ted' Young display
that was referred to as "our Disneyland" Indeed it was!<br />
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This year has been no different with a boost from Leo Vezina and Harriet
Bouillon. Leo posted a photo from one of the displays on Louise
Tremblay's Chapleau History and Genealogy page on Facebook and Harriet
suggested he contact me re photos she had sent me
some years ago. I saw their posts and here I am even though I may repeat
myself a bit from earlier columns.<br />
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To get started, when I was growing up in Chapleau and had come down with
one of the common childhood diseases, after my mother left for school, I
would suggest to my grandmother that we call Dr. Young who for sure
would come and make me better. <br />
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Almost momentarily, or so it seemed, Dr. Young would appear with his
black bag, and sit beside my bed. take my pulse and temperature, and my
favorite, take out his stethoscope and and have me take deep breaths to
make sure I was still alive. Then he would talk
with Nanny, my grandmother, Edith Hunt, who assured me she would follow
his instructions and in due course, I would be "all better" and head
back to school.<br />
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When my dog Rex was hit by a car while I was still in public school, I
carried him into the house, in tears, shouting at my mother, Muriel E.
Morris, "Call Dr. Young." She did and once again, it seemed within
moments, he arrived. After examining Rex, he told
me to put a blanket near the wood stove as well as food and water, and
let him be. Amazingly, Rex recovered and lived another 10 years. Dr.
Young had done it again.<br />
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George Edward "Ted" Young, who served Chapleau and area for 50 years as
a medical doctor, was born on November 2, 1914, died at age 95 on
November 14, 2010.<br />
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For almost a century, born in Chapleau to George and Mabel Young, he
strode like a colossus through every aspect of community life -- as a
young athlete who became famous for swimming to Mulligan's Bay, as an
officer in Number 1181 Chapleau High School Cadet
Corps, as a medical student at Queen's University who came home to
practise for six months in 1942 and remained 50 years before he retired
in 1994, as the builder of the Chapleau beach, as a member of township
council, as a cable television pioneer, and as
one who was constantly undertaking new projects, many of which were
never quite completed. He was also a founding member of the Chapleau
Rotary Club and served as its second president.<br />
He started his famous Christmas displays shortly after he launched his
practise in the home originally built and owned by G.B. Nicholson, the
community's first reeve, and lumber baron.<br />
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After I posted some photos on Louise Tremblay's popular page, the
comments about Dr. Young started and had reached close to 500 when I
began work on this column.<br />
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Here is a random selection without names as I did not ask permission to quote. <br />
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"A Chapleau icon. Fondly remembered as a great man" -- "Fantastic doctor
and we always looked forward to what new thing he was adding each
year," -- Great old Dr. Young. I had many great conversations with him
and will always remember him." --" Dr. Young
was from the old school. He had no problem making home visits."<br />
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There were many similar comments.<br />
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On a personal basis, Dr. Young and I were good personal friends, and
after I moved from Chapleau to teach at College of the Rockies in
Cranbrook BC, I spent a month visiting with him when I returned home for
the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Chapleau
in 2001. Much storytelling which continued when he travelled west and
visited me here. Until that visit I was not aware that his mother was
from Creston so we went there and visited the church the family attended
and the family plot in the local cemetery. He
told me he was not sure he could find the grave but he walked right to
it!!!<br />
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I extend my most sincere thanks to Leo Vezina and Harriet Bouillon for
prompting me to reflect on a few memories of Dr. Young, and <span class="markupakrw0qd SSBqA0O5vTLfa9GC1wxGQ" data-markjs="true">congrats</span> to Louise Tremblay for her Facebook page..My email is mj.morris@live.ca<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-159846390346146492020-01-11T10:09:00.000-07:002020-01-22T09:36:43.372-07:00Chapleau Legion Hall opened as St John's Parish House marks its 100th anniversary in April 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here we are at a new year and a new decade. My very best wishes to all of you!! MJM<br />
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As 2020 gets underway, a highlight of this year in Chapleau will be the
marking of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion Hall --
officially opened in April, 1920 as the parish house of St. John's
Anglican Church.<br />
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It was built during 1919 by Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Nicholson in memory of
their only son Lorne and his friends. Lorne was killed in action just
before the end of World War I. Mr. Nicholson was the first reeve of
Chapleau, serving from 1901 when the municipality
was established until 1913. Mr. Nicholson also served as Member of
Parliament and president of the Austin Nicholson Lumber Company. He died
in 1935.<br />
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Writing about the hall, the late George L. Evans long-time assistant
principal and teacher at Chapleau High School made reference to the fact
that Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson did not include their names in dedication
of the hall. (See plaque)</span></span></span><br />
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At the memorial service some of those participating at St. John's Anglican Church and official opening at the hall included <span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> Rev.
John Nelson Blodgett, Rector of St. John's Anglican Church; Rev. Dr.
Robert
John Renison, later Bishop of the Anglican Church diocese of Moosonee;
Rt. Rev. John George Anderson, Bishop of Moosonee; Reeve Max Brunette,
Township of Chapleau; Rev. George Prewer and Rev. White of Trinity
United Church..</span></span>
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Expeditionary Force and Major D.M. Brodie also participated.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">When
I wrote about the hall some years ago Ian
Macdonald, retired head of the department of architecture and professor
emeritus at the University of Manitoba, who has researched and written
extensively on Chapleau buildings kindly agreed to let me share some of
his thoughts about the building, now commonly
referred to simply as "The Legion".</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">"A
building as distinctive and prominent as the
Nicholson Hall accurately reflected the public honour for war sacrifice,
military service, veterans and the Union Jack that the World War I vets
fought under. The Victorian gothic revival style of the building, which
is closely associated with monarchism, reminds
us of the significant cultural role of architecture and the British
Dominion that we were at the time," Ian wrote.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">"The Canadian Parliament buildings were also
built in the same style to echo the architecture of Westminster and provide a permanent reminder of our British heritage."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">"The
Legion Hall is formally organized around
a central axis, and the gothic revival windows, doors and details are
what most individuals would associate with a religious building," Ian
noted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Ian
also speculated on what the Legion in Chapleau
might have built, had it not been for the philanthropic act of Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholson, albeit that it was first given to St. John's Anglican
Church as a parish house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">"There
are plenty of examples of other Legion
facilities in small Canadian communities to provide an idea of what
might have been", Ian wrote, adding that the Nicholson generosity "has
left Chapleau with what is probably the most elegant and distinctive of
all Royal Canadian Legion properties in Canada.
It is clearly the most sophisticated building of its time in Chapleau."<br />
<br />
Thanks so much Ian!!!<br />
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Other public buildings in Chapleau at this time included the Town Hall,
Lady Minto Hospital, the Anglican, Roman Catholic and United churches.<br />
<br />
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, St. John's was no longer able
to afford the upkeep of the hall, and for a time it closed, and in due
course was used by Branch 5 (Ontario) of the Royal Canadian Legion. It
was not until 1955 when B.W, "Bubs" Zufelt
was reeve that the Legion officially took over ownership of the building
from the municipality.<br />
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For his efforts Mr. Zufelt was made a life member of the branch. (In
the interests of full disclosure, Mr. Zufelt was my uncle)<br />
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<span class="mark7945y49ks SSBqA0O5vTLfa9GC1wxGQ" data-markjs="true">Congratulations</span>
to the members of Branch Number 5 (Ontario) of the Royal Canadian
Legion who have ensured that the hall has been an integral part of the
community for many years. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-6185541574112448492019-12-21T09:36:00.000-07:002019-12-21T09:36:08.377-07:00Chapleau Roman Catholics will celebrate 100th anniversary of first midnight mass in present church this Christmas Eve<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">When members of Chapleau's Roman Catholic community attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve this year, they will be
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the present Sacred Heart Church. The mass in 1919 was celebrated by Father Romeo Gascon.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">According
to an article by Father Albert Burns SJ, a Chapleau native who was an
altar boy at the December 24, 1919
Midnight Mass, the first church was built in 1885, on the site of what
is today Collins Hardware. This church had become too small, and a
larger one was built in 1891 with its final touch in 1898 on the site of
the present church. Unfortunately it was destroyed
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">The new church was built under the guidance of Mgr Roméo Gascon, Pastor at that time. The first Mass was Midnight
Mass December 24, 1919.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">Father
Burns added, quoting from a book by Gemma Gagnon that the Jesuit
Fathers on October 19th 1911, transferred
the parish to a zealous priest, who had been two years pastor of
Cochrane, Father Roméo Gascon. Later made Mgr Gascon, he was pastor 47
years in Chapleau. He died on January 25th 1958. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">To my many Roman Catholic friends in and from Chapleau, I extend my most sincere <span class="mark7ecvgw0qe SSBqA0O5vTLfa9GC1wxGQ" data-markjs="true">congratulations</span>
to you on the 100th
anniversary of the present Sacred Heart Church. As a young person in
Chapleau I was privileged to attend Midnight Mass at Christmas in your
church with my good friend Louis Fortin and members of his family. One
year I ran between your church and St. John's
Anglican Church to attend both services. The Mass was celebrated in
Latin at that time, and I still vividly recall the choir singing Adestes
Fideles (O Come all Ye Faithful.). My life was made better from knowing
so many of you. Thank you.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">Turning
to St John's Church for a moment, my aunt, Marion (Morris) Kennedy who
died in 2007 once sent me a piece
of writing she had done which captured Christmas at St. John's Anglican
Church. when she was a child growing up in Chapleau. Aunt Marion wrote
in part: "The bellows were worked by boys given the honour in a cupboard
below the organ. There was many a tale of
the organist wildly pumping the footpedals and calling for air. The boys
carved or wrote their initials on the walls - one set belonging to the
brother of the narrator (my father James E. Morris), and in times of
refurbishing the church the initials were always
left as is.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">"At
one of the Christmas services, a young girl sat with her mother (my
grandmother, Lil (Mulligan) Morris), third
pew from the chancel steps and below the pulpit, watching through her
fingers, the parishioners partaking the Holy Communion Rite. So many
came forward and at the end of the procession one native gentleman came
slowly up the aisle on moccasined feet -- one
could feel the pain,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">"He
was helped up the chancel steps by a choir member to the waiting
respectful minister holding chalice and bread.
The repast over. the gentleman made his way slowly back to his pew. The
choir and congregation in awe, joined in humble reunion. As the church
members exited, Christmas greetings were exchanged quietly. Everyone was
moved by the devotion and faith of the native
gentleman who had walked a long distance to attend." Aunt Marion added
that she recalled this particular service every Christmas thereafter no
matter where she was living.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">I
recall Christmas Eve in Chapleau so well as citizens of all
denominations would meet and greet each other as they
went to and from their respective churches. It was usually a bitterly
cold clear night with the temperature at times reaching minus 50 below
Fahrenheit, the smoke from chimneys going straight up to the heavens,
lots and lots of snow, and everyone bundled up
in their Christmas finery. But people greeted each other and the sounds
of "Merry Christmas" and "Joyeux Noel" could be heard from all sections
of the town as people took time from their other festivities to attend
church.This also included parishioners from
Trinity United Church.</span></div>
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The display at Dr Young's building at Beech and Lorne Streets was also a special attraction.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;"> To all readers, my very best wishes for Christmas and 2020 as we start another decade of the 21st century. God
bless. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.84px; line-height: 20.79px;">NOTE
--This column appears in a bit different way in the December 19, 2001
edition of the Chapleau Express as my
Chapleau Moments column. I wanted to mark the 100th anniversary of the
present Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. My email is
mj.morris@live.ca</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-32752337769365690872019-12-05T09:53:00.000-07:002019-12-05T09:56:51.721-07:00Updated third edition of 'The Chapleau Boys Go To War' as legacy to Chapleau boys who served our country now available<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ongoing research since the first edition of 'The Chapleau Boys Go to
War' was first published in 2015 has led to a third edition being made
available, according to co-author Michael McMullen.<br />
<br />
I co-authored the book with Michael who is my cousin through our
paternal grandparents, May (Mulligan) McMullen and Lil (Mulligan)
Morris. We trace our Chapleau connection to 1885 and the arrival of the
Canadian Pacific Railway when Patrick Mulligan, their
uncle arrived in the community.<br />
<br />
"As a result of our on-going research of the past several years we felt
we had enough information to produce the third edition", Michael said.
" This is our legacy for the Chapleau Boys who served in uniform and we
wanted all our information in print." <br />
<br />
The third edition contains updated information of the Chapleau boys,
particularly in World War One including the names of four additional
deaths (up from 32 to 36), additional names of enlistments (up from 283
to 293), and more letters from overseas. <br />
<br />
There is now a separate chapter on the 227th Overseas Battalion of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force, (Men of the North). Of the 293 volunteers
with a Chapleau connection who enlisted for World War One with some
exceptions they joined the Canadian Expeditionary
Force .
<br />
<br />
By mid-1916 a Chapleau platoon had been formed with over 50 enlistments.
Had we never undertaken our book I would not have known that my
grandfather Harry Morris was the first recruit to complete his
attestation form on April 16, 1916. He was 26 and a railroad
conductor. He never talked much about his experiences overseas in World
War One. He also never said too much about his son, James Morris, my
father, who was killed on active service in the RCAF during World War
Two on July 16, 1943. My grandmother and I would
have chats.
<br />
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In April 1916 after a visit to Chapleau by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hugh Lepailleur Jones the Chapleau Citizens Recruiting Committee was formed. One of its members was William McMullen, Michael's grandfather,<br />
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Of the 62 who served in the platoon seven died during or soon after the
war due to war related activities or disease illness suffered while on
active service.<br />
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The third edition also contains more letters from the boys on active
service to the folks back home. It is truly a moving experience to read
these messages from a battlefield in Europe.<br />
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In 'The Chapleau Boys Go To War' we recognize that World War One and
World War Two resulted in Canadians from all walks of life served in our
country's armed forces. Our story is about the contributions and
sacrifices made during these two wars, at home and
abroad, by the people of Chapleau, Ontario, a relatively small community
in northern Ontario in World War One and World War Two. <br />
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There are 18 more pages than in the previous editions.<br />
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Michael and I extend our most sincere thanks to Lucy Bignucolo of
Chapleau Village Shops for all the assistance she had provided in
promoting and sellling the first two editions of our book. The third
edition is also available at Village Shops. It is also available
at amazon.com and amazon.ca. You can also email me for a copy at
mj.morris@live.ca..Thanks to all who have supported this project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-1120304455289363242019-11-30T09:35:00.000-07:002019-11-30T09:35:42.665-07:00Ian Macdonald reports on St. John's Chapleau as project draws international attention at 2019 National Trust Conference as Jason Rioux wins award for transformation of church into vibrant, socially useful and profitable facility<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<b>Note from MJM:</b> I am delighted that Ian Macdonald, retired head of the
department of architecture and professor emeritus at the University of
Manitoba agreed to write a column on the award that Jason Rioux won for
his efforts in transforming St. John's Church
into the "Chapleau Hub" bringing international attention to the project
and to Chapleau. Most readers know that Ian is a Chapleau boy having
attended Chapleau Public and High Schools as well as working on the
Canadian Pacific Railway before becoming a distinguished
professor of architecture and architect. He took the time to attend the
National Trust Conference where Jason accepted the award.<br />
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Ian's continuing interest in Chapleau reminds me of the maxim that you
can take the boy (or girl) out of Chapleau, but you can't take Chapleau
out of them!!!! Thank you so much Ian. MJM<br />
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<b>BY IAN MACDONALD</b><br />
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Chapleau, Ontario was recently the centre of international attention at
the 2019 National Trust Conference held in Winnipeg from October 17 to
19. One of the main conference events was recognition of a selected
number of significant heritage projects in Canada
including the remarkable efforts of Jason Rioux in transforming St.
John’s Church in Chapleau into a vibrant, socially useful and profitable
facility.<br />
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The National Trust for Canada in association with the Canadian
Association of Heritage Professionals function as major advocates for
promoting Canadian heritage including historic architecture, artifacts,
landscapes and a multitude of specialized areas including
railway heritage. Planning and community development across the country
now includes heritage as a major factor in developing healthy and
sustainable communities. Major international meetings such as the
Winnipeg conference provide an opportunity for a wide
range of successful project case studies to be presented, discussed and
honoured.<br />
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Conferences of this type remain an important part of keeping abreast of
the times for planners and designers. Despite to-day’s ease of access
to information, there is still no substitute for sharing experience on a
personal basis. Jason Rioux, in addition
to the formalities of receiving his award also had the opportunity to
present the Chapleau St. John’s project in two working sessions where
lessons and problem-solving strategies were shared.<br />
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Transformation from St. John’s Anglican Church to “The Hub”<br />
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The important historic cultural role of St. John’s Anglican church
cannot be understated. Thanks to Michael Morris’ articles and
publications, the history of the church is generally well known. The
Anglicans established themselves in Chapleau even prior to
the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 with services
being conducted in such unlikely places as an empty boxcar and a
partially completed railway depot. The first permanent church structure
which was opened and consecrated on July 1 1886 was
located on the south west corner of Pine and Young St. The rapidly
growing community, however, would soon generate a demand for a much
larger church to be built opposite the original. Plans for the building
were thus developed in 1905 and construction was completed
on March 29, 1908 at a cost of $18,000.00. St. John’s, in addition to
serving the spiritual needs of the community, functioned in a broader
role as the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Moosonee until 1913. It
would gradually play a significant and integral part
of the cultural life of the community for the next century.<br />
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The church is a classic heritage building originally built in the
traditional gothic revival style which was consistent with Anglican
churches of the day constructed of masonry bearing walls on a rubble
stone foundation. The roof structure is a vaulted timber
joist roof assembly supported by distinctive specially fabricated timber
hammer trusses. Interiors of the church were elegantly finished and
carefully restored in the 1950’s. The basement area which was known then
as Renison Hall functioned as a church hall
and was used for a variety of community social activities. The church
itself could accommodate congregations of over 250 parishioners.<br />
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Changing economic conditions coupled with unfortunate ideological
division within the broader national Anglican community led to a steady
decline in church membership beginning in the 1960s. The dwindling
congregation thus found it increasingly difficult to
generate funds necessary to<br />
to maintain a building of this size properly.<br />
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Specialized work would be required to replace mechanical, heating and
ventilation equipment and rehabilitate the building to allow it to
accommodate new uses and meet more stringent building code requirements.
Unfortunately, neither the Anglican Church of Canada
nor
the Township of Chapleau was prepared to step up and take
responsibility and demolition seemed to be the only option. The
challenge for Jason Rioux upon acquiring the building was to retain the
original spirit of the building while adapting it to new purposes.
The financial risk in addition to the business acumen necessary to
develop a strategy for creative and innovative rehabilitation were all
factors in selecting the project as an award winner.<br />
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Heritage can be a complex factor in the planning and development of
communities and not always completely understood and appreciated. We are
too easily prone to defaulting to demolition as an easy fix rather than
face up to the more complicated task of rehabilitation.
Architecture, since the earliest human settlements, has provided
commodity and shelter but has at the same time been an enduring
expression of cultural beliefs and values.<br />
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It is an expression of who we are. Buildings like St. John’s, in this
sense, are important historical markers in this case expressing a
particular set of Christian values and beliefs of the era. St. John’s
along with the other Chapleau churches have co-existed
beside one another reflecting a community of diverse cultural
backgrounds and values. The fact that beliefs and values change over
time does not automatically render something obsolete that has to be
destroyed. Buildings, like all of us, can be transformed
and adapt to modified values and conditions. Jason Rioux was cited
nationally for his personal courage in absorbing financial risk and for
mustering the imagination and innovation required to make the Hub
project a reality.<br />
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Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-pbRvLr6k&feature=youtu.beUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-31299577089803086702019-11-26T09:43:00.001-07:002019-11-26T09:43:27.424-07:00May 8, 1945: "It's all over... Germany has surrendered ... the war's over" and peace gradually prevailed<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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He writes that on May 8, 1945, the day the war in Europe ended, started like any other for students at Chapleau High School. The end of the school year was approaching and exam preparation was underway as well as the annual inspection of 1181 Chapleau High School which had been founded in 1924. Mr. Tremblay noted it was the day that the boys would be fitted for their uniforms. </div>
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They were into the process when John McClellan, the school principal, burst into the fitting room and announced, "It's all over.. Germany has surrendered.. the war's over".</div>
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Surprisingly Mr. Tremblay noted there was no great reaction from the boys. "We listened and after a few minutes of quiet chatter we continued with the job at hand which was to try to get the possible fit from the selection of newly arrived modern cadet uniforms. Up to that day we had been wearing archaic World War I uniforms with tight tunics and high military collars with badges, big leather belts, flappy breeches finished off with puttees around our legs."<br />
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Gradually as the momentous news sunk in the uniform selection process was sped up . He wrote that all the boys ran to the windows of the old Chapleau High School on Pine Street when they heard a "commotion" coming from the grounds and "stared in astonishment at the sight of the school girls doing an impromptu snake dance below. "<br />
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Someone yelled "Let's go', and "That was it. We made dash for the doors to join the girls as they weaved around the school in their snake dance." All classes were cancelled for the day,</div>
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In the community, the end of the war also marked. My aunt Marion (Morris) Kennedy, shortly before she died wrote me a letter sharing her story about the end of the war. Aunt Marion wrote that after the news was received townsfolk started to go to St. John's Anglican Church, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and Trinity United Church although no services had been planned. It was simply the reaction to the end of the war from people who had been affected by it since 1939.</div>
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Mr. Tremblay was working part-time as a projectionist at the Regent Theatre owned by Cecil Smith and prepared an addition to the evening movie. It had been prepared in anticipation of the end of the war.<br />
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He wrote that after he went home following the last show he reflected on the day's events. The war was not completely over as Japan had not yet surrendered .. "we felt peace would soon prevail everywhere and we could start to look forward towards the future with some hope and confidence. A great burden of uncertainty was being removed. </div>
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He also noted that in the following weeks, there started to appear shocking news about concentration camps and prisoner of war camps. Over the next few weeks Mr. Tremblay finished his school year and prepared to attend cadet camp at Niagara on the Lake,</div>
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He commented on the Atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in August which resulted in its surrender. He and others did not comprehend the tremendous power of the new technology .</div>
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In due course Mr. Tremblay filed his application for his final apprenticeship exam so that he could qualify as a projectionist and start earning a salary. </div>
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I h ave provided a summary of the chapter "War's End" from his book Break at Nine which is a wonderful look at the movie industry. Lest we forget the effect of World War II in Chapleau. His brother Neil, a projectionist at the Regent Theatre came home safely after serving in our armed forces but another projectionist was not so fortunate. Chapleau boy Jack Rose was killed in action in Italy shortly before the end of the war His aircraft was brought down by ground fire. It was the ordeal of total war for most in the community.My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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Chapleau was once known as the "premier sporting town of the north", according to Vince Crichton in Pioneering in Northern Ontario.</div>
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The sports played were baseball, hockey , football (soccer) lacrosse, curling and softball. Vince noted that it was "remarkable that a large number of excellent players of all games came from this small community" adding that the Sudbury Star was always lavish in the acknowledgment of the ability of participants from Chapleau</div>
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The first athletic field was situated where the YMCA building and annex were on Lorme Street but it had to be moved to Grey Street north when the YMCA was built in 1908. The playing field and athletic park was on the east side of the street adjacent to the Protestant cemetery.It was an excellent location as it extended across what became Connaught Street. It was also conveniently located for people to reach as ir was within walking distance.</div>
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In the summer months there was baseball practise on the field every weekday evening. The senior and junior players would be there and paired off to form teams. Often the juniors would play the senior players and attracted a large crowd of spectators.</div>
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Despite this happy situation in 1925 the town council despite protests from the players and public divided the portion fronting Grey Street into lots for homes. Council decided to build a field in the golf course area across the river, Apparently it was a poor substitute as there were not many cars in Chapleau at the time and people would not walk there. as a result there was a decline in baseball and football.</div>
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As the effects of the Great Depression were being felt in the 1930s some form of sports was needed and the public school board permitted use of the school grounds but in the 1940s the Chapleau High School grounds were made available. It became the place for some great fastball starting after World War II. Lights were later installed. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The high school field is the one I remember and many of the players were also on local hockey teams in an excellent town league in the winter months. The best of the best hockey players joined the Chapleau Intermediate Huskies and a Juniior team in the later 1940s . They preceded the Chapleau Intermediate A Huskies of the 1970s and the Chapleau Junior B Huskies founded in 1966.</div>
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By the 1950s Bob Grinton who had spent much of his youth in Chapleau returned as an official with the Canadian Pacific Railway and came to realize that youth were being excluded from ball teams. He obtained a large parcel of land at the east end of Elgin Street which became a Little League baseball field known as Grinton Park. The Chapleau Recreation Centre was located there in 1978.</div>
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Along the way football and lacrosse disappeared from the scene with curling still on the agenda for sports minded citizens. A curling rink was built on Pine Street and moved to the recreation centre. The first two arenas were on Lorne Street with the original replaced with the Chapleau Memorial Community Arena being opened in 1951.. It became the Mrs A.W. Moore Arena as part of the recreation centre in 1978.</div>
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So much for background!!!! Over the years I have been asked who was Chapleau's best hockey player. I have left that one alone until now but recently it has been suggested to me again. I have not worked out all the details yet but this week I will include photos of some hockey teams to get you thinking about it. By the way I know my ten favourites.</div>
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If you have ideas how we might decide please let me know. My email is mj.morris@live. ca or message me on Facebook</div>
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ERRATA Thanks to Margaret Rose (Payette) And Bobby Fortin for sending me correction from column of November 7 . George Tremblay's brother was Noel not Neil as I wrote. Thanks for correction!!!</div>
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The Chapleau Post reported that the town had received a "great shock" with the news that the "Father of the Town of Chapleau" had died on January 1, 1935 in Toronto General Hospital after an illness of only a few days.</div>
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Mr. Nicholson, the first reeve of Chapleau who served from 1901 when the township was incorporated until 1913, had taken ill on December 26, 1934 and was taken to Toronto by train accompanied by Dr. J.J. Sheahan and his wife Mrs. Nicholson.</div>
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George Brecken Nicholson was born at Crapaud, Prince Edward Island on March 17, 1868, and arrived in Chapleau more than 50 years ago, the newspaper reported. </div>
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He first worked in the construction department of the Canadian Pacific Railway for 17 years. During this time for 10 years General Secretary or General Chairman for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and engineers'</div>
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"It is worthy to note that the railway paid tribute to his ability by offering him promotions to official positions on no less than three specific occasions but with his mind on a business career he felt compelled to decline," the Post noted.</div>
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In 1900 Mr. Nicholson entered into a partnership in the lumber business with J. McN Austin with Mr. Nicholson being the business head. The company continued and in due course became the largest supplier of railway ties in the British Empire.<br />
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But he was also very active in the affairs of Chapleau. He was a member of the board of management for the library in the Mechanics Institute. The township offices were also located there until it burned down.</div>
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After becoming reeve in 1901, he oversaw the installation of a complete waterworks system, and up to date pumping station with fire hydrants all over town. By 1910 the Chapleau Volunteer Fire Department was established.</div>
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The Town Hall had been completed by 1914 when Mr. Nicholson retired as reeve, and he had also been a large part of those involved in the construction of Lady Minto Hospital the same year.<br />
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"For years he had seen the suffering entailed by long train journeys to obtain the medical care such an institution could provide and with the assistance of a score or more public spirited men and women carried through with a plan which placed in our midst one of the town's greatest assets, 'Our Hospital', the Post reported.</div>
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During World War I he was greatly involved in activities supporting our troops. Just six days before the Armistice in November 1918, he and Mrs. Nicholson received a "staggering blow" when their only son Lorne was killed in action.</div>
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The Chapleau Post noted that this great blow provided the inspiration for one of the generous acts, characteristic of the man, in the erection and gift of the beautiful building known as the Memorial Hall (now the Royal Canadian Legion Hall) erected to the memory of Lorne and his friends. The hall was officially opened in 1920, almost 100 years, and is still a beautiful community landmark.</div>
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On a very personal basis, when I was home in 2015 with my cousin Michael McMullen for the launch of our book "The Chapleau Boys Go To War" and we were holding a book signing in the Bisco Room, I quietly went upstairs to the main hall. I pulled back the curtain on the memorial wall and spent a few minutes looking at the photo of my father Flying Officer Jim Morris killed on active service in 1943 in World War II, and the other "friends" of Chapleau whose memory Mr. Nicholson ensured.</div>
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Mr. Nicholson also conducted a Bible Class for 25 years at St. John's Anglican Church, and when he was serving as a Member of Parliament came home from Ottawa to conduct it. He was also involved in the building of St. John's Church opened in 1907 located where it is today, also known now as the Chapleau Hub</div>
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His funeral service was held at St John's Church conducted by Rev Harold Hesketh, the Rector. The Post reported that the church was crowded with friends "of all classes and creeds paying last respects to the man who had done so much for their community".</div>
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Flags were also flown at Half Mast in the community out of respect for the "Father Of Chapleau" My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When the Lady Minto Hospital honoured Dr. John Joseph Sheahan with a memorial plaque and officially opened the new childrens' ward in 1963. Rev. Gaston Lampron of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church referred to him as a "great soul and great man' adding that the occasion was a fitting tribute to his memory.</span></div>
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In dedicating the memorial plaque, Rev. J.G.M. Doolan of St. John's Anglican Church mentioned the affection and respect that Dr. Sheahan Was held since his arrival in 1907 in Chapleau until his death in 1942. Mr Doolan added it was in both his personal and professional life.</div>
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The memorial plaque was unveiled by Dr. Sheahan's daughter, Evelyn.</div>
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C.B. Greenlaw, chair of the hospital board welcomed the dignitaries who were present for the occasion on a day with "clear skies and pleasant temperatures which parallled carrying out the dedication service on the hospital lawns, according to Margaret Costello in the Sudbury Star.</div>
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Dignitaries included Evelyn, Dr. Sheahan's daughter;Ray Jessup, president of the Ontario Hospital Association; E.P. Everitt, CPR Superintendent; and Mrs. Lionel Nolan, a personal friend of Dr. Sheahan who had a long association with the hospital.<br />
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The Lady Minto Hospital was opened in 1914.Mr. Greenlaw outlined the history of the Lady Minto Hospital from 1914 when it was the only hospital between Sudbury and Fort William (now Thunder Bay.</div>
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Mrs Nolan commented that Dr. Sheahan's "ready smile" won the hearts of young patients who considered him their hero" </div>
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She added that until his death he was not only a physician but " but counsellor, father and friend. He was always available in time of need."</div>
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Mr, Everitt of the CPR said that every word he had heard would not bring out all the greatness that Dr. Sheahan possessed. His medical practice through the north country was very difficult and he travelled by dog team and horses and sleigh as his transportation.. As an aside the good people of Chapleau had bought him a Ford to take him around town.<br />
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Visits to the new childrens' wing were conducted by Mrs. Frances Burrows, Mrs. William Grinton, Mrs. Ross Pellow, Mrs Richard Avison,and Mrs. J.R. Keddie.</div>
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The guests then returned to the hospital lawn for refreshments. Pouring tea was Mrs. Elsie Wilkinson, one of the first matrons at Lady Minto Hospital. Many of us will remember Mrs. Wilkinson as the school nurse. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Chapleau Curling Club was established in the Fall of 1885 and the first sheet of ice made during the winter across from where the liquor store is now located.</span></div>
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Vince Crichton wrote in Pioneering In Northern Ontario that the names of the first members were not recorded but there appears to have been a shack built with a wood stove in it to warm the players in frigid weather. The rink was not enclosed so in order to curl shovelling and sweeping the snow was necessary. By 1904 the ice skating rink had been enclosed and one sheet of curling was made available on the lane side of Lansdowne Street.</div>
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In 1928 the curling club was relocated to its own building on Pine Street where it remained until its move to the Chapleau Recreation Centre in 1978. Chapleau never hosted this bonspiel again.</div>
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Chapleau actually hosted the Northern Ontario Curling Association bonspiel in 1929and did so again in 1932. In 1932 a rink comprised of Leo Racicot, Harry Morris (my Grandfather), Vince Crichton and A. Kinahan reached the finals in all events with the exception of the Consolation Trophy. Vince noted in his book that this feat was never accomplished before or since. </div>
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However, after this success the club went into a period of stagnation during the Great Depression but in 1936 Vince proposed borrowing money to renovate the club room. Then World War II came along and by the end of the war younger members joined. </div>
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In 1948 Vince became president and curling enjoyed a long period of prosperity. The Club rooms were expanded, a heating system installed and by 1962 an artificial ice plant was completed. Washroom facilities were also installed and in due course it took on a very inviting and pleasant atmosphere which attracted the public to watch the games.<br />
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By 1954 school boy curling was initiated and a year later Herb Riley donated the Riley Trophy for high school curling. I curled for a couple of years in the 1950s and was able to use my grandfather's rocks.</div>
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George McCord who had been an ardent curler was once asked to name the best rink that played together from the Chapleau club.. Apparently without hesitation he replied: Leo Racicot, Harry Morris, Vince Crichton and Tommy Therriault. adding that there had never been another rink to compare with them. They curled together 12 years and they won many honours.</div>
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It took some years for women to be accepted as members but when they were approved , they had a "vibrant, growing organization and have ever since been a very vital and worthy part of the curling club".</div>
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NOTE -- In the interest of full disclosure I must admit that until today when I was thumbing through Vince's book again I was unaware that my grandfather was such an excellent curler. Of course I knew he liked to curl but not as successfully as Vince revealed. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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The 2019 National Heritage Awards will be presented on October 18, 2019 at the Millennium Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba during a ceremony held as part of the National Trust’s Annual Conference (in association with the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals).<br />
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Jason Rioux will travel to Winnipeg to accept The National Trust's Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Award which celebrates exemplary projects, places and people that contribute to the quality of life and sense of place, and illustrate the viability of heritage buildings and sites for traditional or new uses.</div>
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Back in the summer of 2016, Jason and his wife Victoria started the journey of taking on the St. John’s Anglican church building with an unknown destination. It is Jason’s home town and he wanted to work on something that was good for Chapleau. So they did a deal with Anglican diocese of Moosonee to buy the church building, which was one of the last historic buildings left standing in Chapleau but in serious disrepair. The congregation had shrunk to very small numbers such that heating the building and keeping up with the necessary repairs was no longer financially viable.</div>
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"It seemed like every year another building was getting knocked down in Chapleau and people weren't trying to repurpose what was there, and some of the character that was in town was getting lost," Jason said.</div>
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The building has been transformed into the Chapleau Hub, a community hub to spur and support local entrepreneurs, that now hosts a licensed restaurant in the lower level with a wood fired pizza oven, and shared use on the main floor with yoga lessons, fitness programs, children and youth programming, women’s shelter meetings, weekly movie nights, and most importantly we have kept the church congregation full use on Sundays and special events, so the place of worship has been retained even though now privatized with multiple shared uses. </div>
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The building has also been converted to a modern wood pellet boiler system, getting the building off of diesel and now a proud carbon free building, which sources its wood pellets from northern Ontario supporting the local economy. </div>
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This has been a journey with lots of stories and lessons learned to share, which Jason will share with the rest of Canada at the conference in Winnipeg this month. </div>
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I extend my most sincere <span class="markjjdhk2fs5 SSBqA0O5vTLfa9GC1wxGQ" data-markjs="true" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">congratulations</span> to Victoria and Jason on winning this national award, as well as their efforts to "save" St. John's Anglican Church which was consecrated in 1907. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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With a federal election looming on the horizon in Canada, and the politics of hate on the rise, not only here, but in other countries I decided to wade into the issue based on one of the most significant events in my life. I overcame hate.</div>
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Before going any further I need to make it clear that hate of any kind is not part of my life, and other than one attempt at it when I was in Grade Nine at Chapleau High School, it has not played a role.</div>
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Those of you who have read 'The Chapleau Boys Go To War" which I co-authored with my cousin Michael McMullen, may already be aware of my "hate event" described in the chapter "Dr. Karl A Hackstetter, John 'Mac' McClellan and Michael" will be aware of it.</div>
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Dr. Hackstetter had been an officer in the German Army during the war and my father. Jim Morris, as many of you know was killed on active service in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. Needless to say perhaps, I was a hurting kid, and he was going to share it ----- even though I thought he was a great teacher.</div>
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One day, it struck me how to do it. I would place a photo of my father in my binder, and when Dr. Hackstetter stopped by our desks to look at our work. he would see it. So I placed the photo, and sure enough he made his rounds. As he peered down, I moved my arm so he could see the photo of my father in uniform.</div>
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I agreed, terrified as I was, in tears as I am at this moment all these years later as I type. Dr Hackstetter and I had a great chat and then Mr. McClellan returned and the three of us went down to the landing where the memorial wall of photos and plaque honouring the 17 high school students, including my Dad was.</div>
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Ad there we were side by side: World War I veteran John McClellan, me and former German army officer Dr. Karl A. Hackstetter. We stood in front of the plaque in silence for a few minutes, and then quietly went our separate ways. I was 14 years old and had just learned a lot about forgiveness.</div>
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From that day forward Dr. Hackstetter and I were friends, even though I was never very good in Mathematics! In fact at a school dance in June 1957, he came over to me and said, "Morris, you are a lucky ******. It is a good thing I like you," We both understood.<br />
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Dr. Hackstetter left but returned a principal from 1963 to 1966. We stayed in touch f or many years.</div>
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I leave it to Carole Futhey and the staff of CHS yearbook AD ASTRA to sum up Dr. Hackstetter</div>
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The tribute said that Dr. Hackstetter "terrorized and goaded us, stretched us and pushed us. The experience often left us limp, but it also left us stimulated.</div>
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"Because he immensely enjoyed every activity, he tried to teach us to find satisfaction in everything we did. He not only tolerated non conformity, he loudly demanded it.</div>
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As Chapleau becomes a "mining town" I decided to start researching the subject of mining in the area -- a subject about which I know very little, so as Philip Graham, the late publisher of the Washington Post once said about reporters, we write the "first rough drafts of history".That is me!!!</div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">In my case, I am sharing information provided mainly by Vince Crichton in his book 'Pioneering in Northern Northern' and research undertaken by my good friend the late Harry Pellow who wrote about his family and Chapleau and area. Vince noted that actual mining and the recovery of precious metals had been confined to the Sultan, Ramsay, and Missanable-Localsh areas. His book was published in 1975.</span></div>
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Vince told us that "Prospecting in the district had been carried on since the completion of the railroad, (Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885). The earliest know evidence of this activity was found in the vicinity of Stralak eleven miles west of Cartier where shafts had been blasted into the rock for a distance of twelve feet.Other evidence of such work may be found in the Greenhill River area in the township of Amik, north of Missanabie.</div>
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However Vince noted that the first recorded claims to be patented in the area were those staked in the township of McNaught north of Nemegos by the McVittie Syndicatre of Sudbury for iron ore in 1913.</div>
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Apparently the the first attempts to operate a gold producing mine were made in the area south of Localsh in township 48. Claims were staked here in 1920.A few years later an effort was made by the O'Brien Gold Mines to extract gold from the ore which proved a failure. This property was later acquired by another group known as the Cline Lake Gold Mine which did operate and produce gold from 1937 to 1942. I believe C.A. "Bill" Pellow, the father of Ross, Bill and Harry may have established a business there as well as Hong Fong of the Boston Cafe, the father of Yen, Jean, Jimmy and Harry.</div>
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Other mines in the Localsh vicinity were Edwards Consolidatedand and the Algoma Summit.</div>
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In 1931 there was a "gold rush" into Brett and Lee Lakes and the adjacent townships of Swazyze, Greenlaw and Halecrow. The flurry of Excitement brought three air transport companies to Chapleau -- General, Eclipse and Canadian Airways.</div>
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"So sure were some of the merchants in Chapleau that gold bricks would soon be marching to their stores like a company of soldieres that Edgar Pellow received a sum of money from the provincial government to build a narrow bush road to the gold area..."<br />
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The Kinty Gold Mine opened near Bret Lake about 30 air miles from Chapleau. Mr. Payette and Mr. Grout believed it would be a "prosperous town" and built a few log cabins on the shore of Bret Lake -- one a store with living quarters for the shopkeeper, one for cooking and dining, and one as sleeping quarters for travellers and prospectors.</div>
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As I have shared in other columns about the arrival of the airlines, my father who was a student at Chapleau High School from 1928 to 1933 (I think) learned to fly planes at the Chapleau waterfront. He was really just supposed to be a dock boy but the pilots taught him to fly the planes. He thought my grandmother Lil (Mulligan) Morris didn't know but she did. Mothers always know. I am pretty sure my grandfather Harry Morris knew right away.<br />
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Renabie Mines Ltd. was founded in 1949 north of Missanabie. It did become a producing mine. There were other attempts but none really took off.</div>
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Growing up in Chapleau I was aware that some of the citizens were prospectors. and the one I recall best was Earle Sootheran, who was also the optometrist and jewelry department manager at Smith and Chapple. I would say hello to him almost every day on my way past his house on Birch Street. One day he invited me into his house to see the "angels in the rocks" There were gold flecks in the rocks in his collection!!!!</div>
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I will continue my research into mining in Chapleau and area. I welcome information. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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George Theriault flew in northern Canada since the summer of 1934 when he began work as a dock boy at the seaplane base in South Porcupine, Ontario, according to an outline of his career in his awesome book 'Trespassing in God's Country''></div>
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Before establishing his own air service in Chapleau in 1954, Mr. Theriault had served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and after World War II ended in 1945, he established himself as a skillful bush pilot and sportsman. I enjoy returning to "Trespassing in God's Country"perhaps because my father Flying Officer Jim Morris who was killed on active service if the RCAF on July 16, 1943, learned to fly planes from the early bush pilots who landed on the Chapleau waterfront. Had my father returned home, my mother told me he would have been a bush pilot or commercial pilot. Such was not to be but George Theriault has given me a glimpse into their lives.</div>
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Thumbing through his book again I came across a chapter entitled 'An Ice Skating Fishing Trip' -- the title intrigued me so I decided to share some of this adventure with you.</div>
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In 1950, still in the RCAF he was posted to the base at Goose Bay, Labrador, He met a couple of men who worked at the base but lived in a community named La Vallee Heureuse or Happy Valley in English. These men told him about a river that was full of sea-run speckled trout. "When the river froze , the trout would run up it to spawn in the open rapids." The only way to reach it was to cross the lake then walk.<br />
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"Once the river was about three inches thick, the native men attached their tie-on skates, and skated down the the river looking for the migrating trout. The timing was critical because the trout were only visible through the ice when the river had just frozen. Once it snowed, the fish were hidden."</div>
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The good ice skaters at the air force base were excited about a skating-fishing party, Mr. Theriault wrote. They arrived at the spot and "hurriedly put on their cold ice skates and began skating on three inches of glossy ice. "As soon as our bodies got into the rhythm of skating we started to thaw out and enjoy the bright sunny day"</div>
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They had a hearty meal at the home of the Beauvais family and then off they went to fish each with two short poles about 24 inches long with a line about the same length.</div>
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Here is how the fishing worked. As a fish went for their lure they quickly jerked the lure out of the water with a fish on it and they dropped their other line in the water. Amazingly they could pull about 150 trout that came flying out of these holes in just a few minutes.</div>
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"Eventually one school of migrating trout would be joined by four or five hundred more trout in another school, and in no time, there were about fifteen hundred trout moving up the river'. They were easy to spot."<br />
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Later Mr, Theriault caught a nine and a half pound speckled trout and put it a freezer but forgot to take it with him. "As luck would have it, someone ate it".</div>
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'Trespassing in God's Country: Sixty Years of Flying in Northern Canada' is a must read for anyone interested in our north country..</div>
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George Theriault died on May 26, 2015 at age 95. I leave you with the final paragraph from his book: "That's the most amazing thing: life just goes on -- with us and without us. None of us are permanent fixtures on this landscape; we are all trespassers in God's country." May he rest in peace.</div>
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Thanks to John Theriault, one of Mr. Theriault's sons who provided me with a copy of his father's book. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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<b>TO ORDER BOOK!!!!!!!!! John Theriault kindly sent me information on ordering the book...<span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">.retail@bushplane.com...the contact person is donna barill...the book is 20$ and postage about 10...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Before the first Roman Catholic church was built in Chapleau, mass was sung in the home of Mrs. Noel de Tilley, according to an article in the Richard Brownlee papers.</span></div>
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Mr and Mrs de Tilley lived in a cottage next to Tom Carr's boarding house circa 1885. It was across the street from where the Algoma Hotel was later built. Noel de Tilley had "the honour of driving the first engine into the station" in the summer of 1885.</div>
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Mrs. de Tilley is also credited by many sources as being responsible for suggesting the name Chapleau to civil engineer C. Dufresne who "found it quite a problem to select names for all the places along the line and he turned to her for inspiration."</div>
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The visiting Roman Catholic priests also stayed in their cottage.</div>
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Before the first Roman Catholic was built it was housed in a tent where Collins store is now at Lorne and Birch Streets. The second church was built where the present church stands today.</div>
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Rev Father Romeo Gascon who served as parish priest from 1906 to 1958 picks up the story of the Roman Catholic church in Chapleau in a signed article again in the Richard Brownlee papers.<br />
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Father Gascon wrote that "The early beginning of the Catholic church in Chapleau as in any other place was modest. Great and numerous were the hardships of those first missionaries who had to minister to to the few faithful scattered over such a large territory. Those who have shared the trials of these bygone days, those who have witnessed these events are the only ones who can do justice to the perseverance and self sacrifice of those first missionaries."</div>
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Recently after ten years of writing Chapleau Moments weekly I have been spending time with Vince's book, the Richard Brownlee Papers as well as material on the Chapleau Library site, compiled primarily by Hugh Kuttner and the late Doug Greig.</div>
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Vince noted that there were very few signs of life except along the railroad, and at the trading posts. You may have seen Cree and Ojibway trappers in canoes going to and from their trapping grounds with their winter's catch of fur.</div>
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When it became clear that Chapleau would be a terminal of the railroad some homes were built on the hill in the vicinity of the Lady Minto Hospital, opened in 1914. This was called "Old Chapleau" and a long board walk connected it to the CPR station area. </div>
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Meanwhile, T.A. Austin had opened his store in a tent in that area and Mr. Brownlee who arrived in February 1886 a barber shop. Later in 1886 both had moved to buildings on Birch street which remains the community's main business district to this day. Several
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Fast forward to 1914 and Chapleau had two schools, three churches, a hospital, two doctors, an Opera House, three confectionery and ice cream shops and a variety of commercial enterprises to fill the needs of families." A water works system had been installed
and electricity provided. The Town Hall also opened in 1914. The YMCA was completed by 1908.</div>
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Vince described heating and cooking in homes.</div>
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"All of the houses were kept warm with a pot bellied stove with a large gaping mouth through which the fire was banked for the night with a copious amount of good white birch. The kitchen stove on which the lady of the house cooked and was her pride and joy
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In 1945 when my mother Muriel E (Hunt) Morris and my grandparents Edythe and George Hunt and I moved into our house on Grey Street, a wood stove primarily heated the house and my grandmother did all the cooking on it for several years. The house was never warmer,
and her meals were awesome too!! </div>
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Mr. Fortin brought us the supply of wood each year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first station circa 1886</td></tr>
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Mr. Brownlee, in his own handwriting refers to an article about Chapleau written to mark the Royal Tour in 1939.. "Considering its wild surroundings the stranger is agreeably surprised to find a spot so remote from what he calls civilization so completely up-to-date
as Chapleau -- no shack town!"</div>
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The winters were "long, cold and exhilarating.." according to Vince. Not much change there !!</div>
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In a real sense the pioneers of Chapleau carved a community out of the wilderness.<br />
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I was delighted to read the article in the Chapleau Express announcing the completion of the first phase of a Downtown Revitalization Project. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-31039089656280599792019-08-06T09:43:00.003-06:002019-08-06T09:48:31.497-06:00Perpete's "store" included store, an ice cream parlour, dance hall, hotel, rooming house and home, contained in one large building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCdoMqZXk7G34_o0OrCw7JgTf9LTw-MscZjAQVA68cY1dLaQxRtp-BMV4z_dPYiZfsiLIoDH2dEf-B1CiFzSyluqtr30G_O7fkQjYAeT9XXZTkPcCw9MuIPIVL7fjeiAPBlFTD_YbWY0/s1600/thumbnail_6D9CBD43EAF347BEA416729C9668F928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="279" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCdoMqZXk7G34_o0OrCw7JgTf9LTw-MscZjAQVA68cY1dLaQxRtp-BMV4z_dPYiZfsiLIoDH2dEf-B1CiFzSyluqtr30G_O7fkQjYAeT9XXZTkPcCw9MuIPIVL7fjeiAPBlFTD_YbWY0/s400/thumbnail_6D9CBD43EAF347BEA416729C9668F928.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Victor Perpete began his life in Canada in Saskatchewan in 1888 but ten years later he was in Chapleau working as a fireman with the Canadian Pacific Railway. He had come to Canada with his parents at age 16, according to Vince Crichton in his book "Pioneering in Northern Ontario". Mr. Perpete came from Belgium.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In due course he married "the widow Turcotte" and they decided to expand a business she had established but the only location suitable for their plans was three lots on Elm Street near the CPR station. Apparently a hotel had been located on the site but it had burned down.</span></div>
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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vince wrote that in 1908 on the lot at the corner of Elm and Dufferin streets a building was under construction which came to be known as 'Perpete's Store'. It was a small general store specializing in tobacco, drugs, confectionery, groceries and fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On the second floor was a "Lodge Room" were local and lodge rooms. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My mother Muriel E (Hunt) Morris and her sister Elsie were growing up in Chapleau in the early years of the 20th Century and Mom would tell me stories about attending dances in this room where she would sing and my aunt would play piano.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vince noted that it became known as "Perpete's Hall in the 1920s, a favourite place for the "younger set" to hold their parties and dances.</span></div>
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At one point they also had an ice cream parlour.</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vince relates that the Perpete family who had been living in the store, bought and moved into a home which in 1975 when he wrote his book was 81 Dufferin Street. It was still there when he was writing his book.</span></div>
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see the road as increasing employment opportunities since it would open rich timber and mineral resources now dormant because of the lack of transportation."</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554855025896603558.post-4647731683365538192019-07-20T09:44:00.001-06:002019-07-20T14:38:42.627-06:00Miss Teenage Canada Emma Morrison and Griffin Poetry Prize winner Liz Howard both important to sound of Chapleau story<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For example, an election is a political event of course -- but it is also about economics, religion, social life, intellectual life (education), the arts, science and technology, and the "G" is geography - the place where it happens. Metaphorically, it all happens on Main Street in the village where we live.</span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Referring to research by Gemma Gagnon, Father Albert Burns SJ, noted that the Jesuit Fathers on October 19th 1911, transferred the parish to a zealous priest, who had been two years pastor of Cochrane,</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By 1916 he had become involved in Chapleau sports and was the coach of the Young Elephants, a baseball team that played on a ballfield located at about the present site of the golf course. My grandfather Harry Morris was a member of the team.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In his book "Waking Nanabijou: Uncovering a Secret Past", Jim Poling Sr. notes that he was a "miniature whirlwind" interested and active in everything from architecture to painting to golf as well as hunting and fishing. Mr. Poling, who was at one time the general manager of the Canadian Press came to know about the Chapleau priest as he was researching a history of his family.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He also enjoyed woodworking and had a printing press in the rectory.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just before Christmas, on December 18, 1918, Sacred Heart Church was destroyed by fire, but Father Gascon went to work right away and within a year a new beautiful church had been built on the same location and its 90th anniversary was celebrated on December 24, 2009 at Christmas Midnight Mass. Father Gascon had sketched out the design for the new church and celebrated the first mass in it. On Christmas Eve 2019 the church will celebrate its 100th anniversary</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He was also president of the Kebsquasheshing Golf Club at one time, and enjoyed playing a round of golf with his friends from all denominations, including his good friend George Fife, the manager of the Chapleau Electric Light and Power Company who was also reeve of Chapleau from 1938 to 1942. I can recall saying good morning to both of them as they visited either on the front verandah of the Fife home on Lorne Street or the steps of the power company office on the site of the present Bargain Shop. Father Gascon greatly contributed to the sounds of the Chapleau story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.79px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In 1901, largely because of efforts by Mr. Nicholson, Chapleau became incorporated as a municipality in Ontario, and he became its first Reeve -- serving until 1913, and being returned by acclamation in the elections then held yearly for council. Chapleau experienced a remarkable period of growth during his time in office. A water works system was built with hydrants throughout the community. Two schools had been built and the high school was being planned. A town hall, described as 'a most moden building for the times' complete with theatre opened in 1913. Sidewalks were laid throughout the town, something that always amazed me as a kid seeing how early in Chapleau's history they were built. Go for a walk and take a look!</span><br />
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But in reflecting on the community's story I decided to include two very talented Chapleau citizens who brought great attention to the community and credit to themselves in the 21st century</div>
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The Globe and Mail reported that Liz Howard from Chapleau, became the youngest winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, receiving the $65,000 award for her collection<span style="border: 0px; color: #00e000; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><em style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Pratt-Italic, Georgia, Palatino, "Book Antiqua", "Times New Roman", serif;">Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent</em>.<br />
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"I sort of feel like I'm having an out-of-body experience It may seem really strange but I feel as though I actually died some time ago and [I'm] living in an afterlife," she told the newspaper.</div>
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"I have several different projects in my mind, and it's hard to focus," she said. "All I want to do is write. All I want to do is do this one thing. And this is such a confirmation."</div>
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During her acceptance speech she said that"My upbringing was quite difficult and impoverished, and when I was young I sort of thought that perhaps it would be best to not exist "I guess I just want to say that it can get better. And for me, poetry made life possible."<br />
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Emma Morrison, a member of Chapleau Cree First Nation won not only the title of Miss Teenage Northern Ontario but Miss Teenage Canada,<br />
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"At that moment, I was so shocked and so happy because now this little, small town girl has accomplished such a big task," she says.</div>
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On a final note, Mr. Brownlee, one of Chapleau's first citizens was one of my first friends. After my father Flying Officer Jim Morris was killed on active service in the RCAF on July 16, 1943, my mother Muriel (Hunt) Morris and I lived with my aunt and uncle, Elsie and B.W. Bubs Zufelt on Beech Street. I would go through back lane to Main Street and the barber shop to visit him. He would also take me for rides in his car..</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I was attending Chapleau Public School, along with Alison (McMillan) McMullen, Brian and Teddy Demers we did a play, a real swashbuckler which we wrote, produced and acted for the Junior Red Cross Society. Mrs. Madeleine Pellow was our teacher. Mrs Marianne Demers created the costumes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But here we are 10 years later thanks to some awesome people who have provided assistance. In the beginning, I had my mother's (Muriel E (Hunt) Morris) book of clippings, and shortly thereafter, I inherited four boxes of Chapleau files from my aunt Marion (Morris) Kennedy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am forever indebted to the late Anne (Zufelt) McGoldrick and the late Doug Greig who were always there when I needed information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My best friend from childhood and throughout my life the late Harry 'Butch' Pellow was always there to provide assistance as well as contributing some of his Chapleau moments in articles. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Little did I realize that my experience as the Chapleau High School reporter for the long gone Mid North News with Joy (Evans) Heft, and a television program on CHAP TV in 1958/1959 would lead to a lifetime spent telling stories and talking about the stories of others in classrooms in Ontario and British Columbia. And people even hired me to write stories about people and events for daily newspapers, television, magazines and the internet.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently calculated that I have been doing and teaching communications, journalism, media and creative writing for about 61 years. It seems like only a moment has passed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And yes, as any of my students would tell you, I loved to tell stories. Not all were necessarily appreciated of course and I was once criticized in student evaluations when I was at College of the Rockies for talking too much about my beloved cat Buckwheat. A student wrote that he/she got nothing from my course because "All he ever did was tell stories about his cat Buckwheat." Even I could not spend 15 entire weeks of a semester talking only about my cat. On second thought .... !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And yes, I admit that I told hockey stories while I was at Chapleau High School but only when we won!!!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At College of the Rockies I was so privileged to have been part of the founding of a graduate New (Social) Media Communications Program which would seem pretty old fashioned today, but in 1995 was on the leading edge of the biggest revolution in communications since Gutenberg's printing press. Since retiring I have continued to indulge my passion for communications -- for storytelling, both mine and others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my life for sure, in the brightest and darkest moments, the sound of story is the dominant sound. Think about it. Now I am off for a walk to hear more of the sound of the story on Main Street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you Mario for giving me the freedom to write Chapleau Moments. Thank you as well to all the people I have heard from over the past 10 years. Totally awesome. Next week I will share some of the sounds of Chapleau! My email is mj.morris@live.ca</span></div>
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When Bishop Sullivan took office in 1882, Algoma was a vast wilderness. He described it as "a land of Christmas trees and rocks of ages" which as I reflect on my growing up years in Chapleau pretty adequately sums it up even in the 1940s.</div>
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To do his missionary work he was faced with a lack of funds so he went on what was called a "begging tour" of England speaking at fashionable churches all over the country to raise money. This was a common practice.</div>
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He advertised the needs of Algoma as an illustration of the missionary work among English settlers and others in Canada. If you had ancestors living in Chapleau circa 1885, like I did, even though the first of mine Patrick Mulligan and other family members were Roman Catholic, Bishop Sullivan was reaching out for them. </div>
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The Bishop also recognized the need to minister to construction workers along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. A special kind of person was needed and the Bishop found him in Rev. Gowan Gillmor who delighted in his nickname 'The Tramp'. </div>
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On many occasions Rev. Gillmor walked the railway line from Sudbury to Chapleau and on to Missanabie. On one of his journeys he apparently walked the entire CPR line from North Bay to Port Arthur and return - a distance of some 2000 mikes.</div>
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He described his work long the CPR. He ministered to the construction people numbering about 5000 men holding services as he went along in camps, shanties and box cars and sleeping in them overnight. His experiences were the roughest. These people were from all parts of America and Europe. Typhoid fever was the scourge of railway construction. </div>
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Archbishop R. J. Renison later said that Gillmor was the best railway missionary that ever lived. For years this missionary priest literally lived with the railway men or pushed a handcar from section house to section house, ate greem bacon from the same plate and often slept under the same blanket.<br />
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He brought food or clothing to the needy or nursed and prayed with the sick for thirty years</div>
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Rev. Gillmor also conducted the first church service for the early settlers of Chapleau in October 1884 and was instrumental in founding St John's Church a year later. </div>
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Rev. John Sanders perhaps the first indigenous person ordained priest in the Church of England in Canada conducted the first Church of England service at Chapleau in 1882 on the banks of the river. Descendants of Rev. Sanders still live in the Chapleau area.<br />
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Rev. Sanders was responsible for building several churches.</div>
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In !982 when the late Rev. William Ivey was Rector of St. John's there was a re-enactment of this service with Rev. Canon Redfern Louttit playing the part of Rev. Sanders, Canon Louttit graduated from St John's Residential School and attended Wycliffe College. He was ordained in St. John's Church. </div>
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In 1985 to mark the 100th anniversary of St John's, Rev E Roy Haddon, a former Rector returned to play Rev. Gowan Gillmor. Rev. Jerry Smith was the rector. Jerry is now Rector of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee FL</div>
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The Roman Catholic Church also had "railway missionaries" and I am looking into them. If anyone has information on them please feel free to contact me. My email is mj.morris@live.ca</div>
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