Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore Friday November 14, 2014
Correction Port Stanley Report In our story on page 4 of the October 31st edition “The Ghosts of Barnums Gully” The name of the writer should have read “Jon Smok of Curve Lake” not Robert Weare. Robert noted that his grandparents were all British citizens who came to live in Canada.
INSIDE Letters Andrew I support the silo project, I think it would draw visitors to Port Stanley.. STORY PAGE 2
War of 1812 Report While on a secret mission to destroy the new 112-gun British warship HMS St. Lawrence, U.S. Midshipman James McGowan discovers and captures 2 British gunboats. STORY PAGE 2
A Day Of Remembrance Above: The Remembrance Day parade in Port Stanley.
Andrew Hibbert This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I. It is 75 years since the start of World War II and 70 years since the Allied Invasion of Normandy, 6 June, 1944, termed D-Day.
West Harbour Phase One Environmental Assessment Central Elgin’s 2010 ownership of Port Stanley’s harbour was a distinct departure from Transport Canada’s previous harbour divestitures, which began in 1995. STORY PAGE 3
2014 Western Elgin Home for Christmas Shopping Event With Christmas just around the corner, why not head into Western Elgin to do your shopping this year? From November 21 to December 6, come visit the shops, restaurants, and other businesses . STORY PAGE 5
Port Bruce Report On December 6th Santa Claus will be arriving in Port Bruce! He is scheduled to arrive in Wonnacott Park (by the pavilion). STORY PAGE 7
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On November 11th we commemorate those who served and those who were lost in the Great Wars and in the many peacekeeping missions that Canada has served in. The day is called Remembrance day or Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting on November 11th at 11am in 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) marks the end of the First World War - this date and time was made into Remembrance Day in commonwealth countries.
LEFT: One of the Cenotaph Guards. to make this a statutory holiday in Ontario. In the First World War 61,000 Canadians died, in the Second World War 42,000 Canadians died. Many of these soldiers were dual citizens serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.
In Canada, Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in most provinces and territories with a notable exception of Ontario. There is a movement
Virtually every family has stories of members who served or who were lost in battle. In my own family my mother’s older brother Private William Robson Jr. died in the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) WWI, which lasted from 31st of July to the 10th November 1917. He has no grave. His Continued On Page 4
Port Stanley Festival Theatre Grant Andrew Hibbert
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On October 31 MP Joe Preston attended a press conference at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre to announce that the Theatre will be receiving a Grant from the Federal Government Canadian Heritage Fund.
MP Joe Preston, PSFT Artistic Director Simon Joynes, Theatre Board President Bob Halle and Theatre Board Vice-president Brian Welsh.
The grant, in the amount of $440,000, will be use to improve access to the performing arts at the theatre and support the renovations that are now underway. The budget for renovations is approximately $1.8 million. The theatre has raised a significant amount of the budget from the Province of Ontario, private and corporate donations but is still looking for
over $200,000 to complete the project. The expansion and renovations will include improvements to the theatre building, expansion of the stage, the actors dressing areas, the office and scenery workshop spaces and 50 new seats in the theatre itself. The renovation will include new heating and air conditioning systems. The improvement to Continued On Page 11