Winchester Press - 130 Years of Stories

October 2018

130 of Stories

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For 130 years the Press has brought you the stories and the people behind those stories, delivering local news that has shaped our community.

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130 YEARS of Stories

Wed., October 24, 2018

A snapshot of 130 years It’s a funny thing, looking back. Especially when so much of the work the Winchester Press does is focused on looking ahead.

But, when it comes to 130 years of progress, the Press has seen its fair share of highs and lows.

The newspaper was born the same year Winchester officially became a village, and it is appropriate to say that both the Press and its longtime hometown have gone through similar growing pains.

But we march on.

News came, maybe not quickly in the early days, but consistently. Through two World Wars, the Great Depression, the rise and fall of English monarchies, and more than anything, the growth of a village and its surrounding district, the Press has been there.

This week, we turn the attention on ourselves, if only for a little while. It has been 130 years since the Press’ founding, with Byron Lane being there for the first-ever printing.

In the decades since, the newspaper has grown and evolved, much the same way Winchester, and today the Township of North Dundas, has.

Amalgamation may have shrunk the government structure in the county, but it did nothing to defeat the prosperity that most folks who live here enjoy, and the good nature that so many strive to put forth.

We’ve been welcomed into more homes than we can count, and today our reach is more powerful than ever thanks to the emerging online media market.

The Press remains a success thanks, in large part, to its consistently gracious advertisers and readers.

Since day one, it has been a team effort to get to production, and that remains true today. From the clerical staff in the front of the office, to the advertising department and newsroom in between, and the graphic artists in the back of the shop that tie everything together, it is true that many hands make light work.

All of us here do what we do because we care. Perhaps that sounds a touch cliché, but it is a fact that passion for our community drives each and every one of us here.

It was that same passion that played a part in the Press’ launch so many years ago.

We’re all humbled by this milestone, and there truly are too many to thank for getting us here.

For now, it’s on to the next deadline.

– Matthew Uhrig, editor

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My late husband, John Morris, was born in Chesterville in 1935. When his father, Jack Morris, returned from the war in 1947, the family moved to Prescott where Jack became a partner in the St. Lawrence Printing Co. Ltd., publishers of the Prescott Journal.

In 1964, John Morris bought his father’s partner’s shares from his estate, and became his father’s partner.

In 1981, John received a phone call from Reg Workman offering to sell him the Winchester Press. John agreed, and owned the paper until he passed away in 2004. At that time, I inherited the ownership of the Press.

Many changes have taken place over the years. Computers for typesetting and digital photography have made the composition much faster than the old way of cutting and pasting to format the pages. The plate burners have eliminated the process of shooting negatives to burn the plates for the press. The files are sent directly from a computer to the plate burner.

These changes have meant no more midnight hours on Tuesday nights to prepare for printing.

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When the Manotick office had mastered the technology, we purchased computers for the Winchester and Prescott offices. It was met with some resistance, but once the staff started using the computers, there was no turning back.

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Today, we offer a digital version of the newspaper, as well as the printed version.

We also take advantage of social media with a website and a Facebook page.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff at the Winchester Press for consistently producing an awardwinning community newspaper. I appreciate the fact that they take pride in their work, and that they understand the importance of a community having a newspaper. Over the years many of the staff have worked at the Press for more than 40 years.

My commitment to the staff and to the community is to not let the paper be swallowed up by a large corporation and turned into a “flyer wrap.” This is what has happened to many community papers throughout Ontario.

I would also like to thank our readers and advertisers for their continued support.

Without your trust in the process, we would not be able to bring you the news from councils, school boards, minor sports, and countless other community events.

Wishing you all health, happiness and prosperity.

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Consistent ownership integral to Press’ 130 years

by Matthew Uhrig Press staff WINCHESTER – How do you measure a community newspaper’s worth?

Surely, marking 130 years of consistent publication is one way to do so.

Beyond that, however, what is there?

For the Winchester Press, there is plenty.

This newspaper unfolded in the heady days of a village, this publication’s home village, being born.

Not far in the rear-view was the integral time when 26-year-old Benjamin Bates, a native of Ireland, arrived in the area, cleared a small parcel of land and constructed a log cabin.

He was the first resident, being joined not long after

by Wilson Forth, 20, a native of England, establishing his home not far from Bates’ cabin.

With that, Bates Corners was born.

Strife and strain were consistent, but from much work grew much more, with the opening of a blacksmith, general store, and a post office, which led to the settlements eventual renaming to West Winchester.

January 1888 is the tipping point to what would come next, the year being the first Winchester was incorporated as a village and independent municipality. The first council included Reeve Aaron Sweet, and councillors Robert Reddick, Hugh Christie, Henry Mercill and James Alexander.

Each has long since passed, sure, but each still sees their name widely quoted and used throughout the village.

In the years since, the village has grown and prospered, seen good times and its share of bad, but beyond anything, it has been home for so many.

Keeping pace has been the Press, whose roots trace back to 1888, a monumental year by all accounts.

The newspaper’s founding came thanks to Byron Lane, who had taken over the office of the West Winchester Directory, which was edited by E.L. White.

In those days, a home base was hard to come by, with the Press taking up space on the south side of Main Street, which then went on to become home to Edgerton-Baker Fuels. As well, work was done in both the Legion building and the then Lannin Block.

A disastrous fire in 1921 took with it much of the Press’ early history, but it didn’t stop the news from being shared, and it was nothing more than a fork in the road.

The Press truly began to flex its muscles in 1915 when James H. Ross took over the business.

For 22 years, until his death in 1937, Ross edited and published the paper, making it one of the most widely quoted in Ontario. He was one of the original pioneer editors, fearlessly taking on the major issues of the day and reporting on the triumphs and tragedies of village life.

Today, Ross rests on a grassy knoll at Maple Ridge Cemetery.

It was during his time at the helm, however, that another equally prominent member of the Press’ staff came aboard – Fern Workman.

Workman joined the printing production in 1918, staying on after Ross’ death, when his widow and son, William Agnew, took ownership. They remained until July 1939, when Workman made the move from the print shop to become editor and owner.

The patriarch of the family, Workman remained in the role of publisher and editor until his sudden death during a Florida vacation in 1957.

It was then that his wife, Eva, and sons, Ron and Reg, took over the business, and carried on the family’s legacy.

The brothers kept the family’s flame lit during their tenure, broadening the Press’ horizons and making it a consistently award-worthy product.

By 1981, there was an ownership ip change, when the Workmans sold the paaper to the Morris family of Prescott, who o at the time owned a string of weeklies.

If nothing else, the sale ended thee Workman family’s more than 60-year asssociation with the Press.

In their place came the Morris’, includ-ing brothers John and Robin, who helped revolutionize the way the Press camee to be published every week and im-plemented technological advance-ment that put the newspaper at the industry forefront.

It is John’s widow, Beth, who continues to oversee the company today, and encourages the Press to continue with its exemplary standard set many years earlier.

For those who stopped counting, that marks just four owners in 130 years – an astounding feat given the many changes in the media industry, especially newspapers.

Today, the Press has adapted to the times, shifting a focus to the emerging online market, and taking both its readers and advertisers along with it.

The Winchester Press is an institution in Dundas County, growing up alongside the village it calls home.

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John Wylie Wins Military Medal and Three Stripes

1918

Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Feb. 7, 1918 One of the first young men to enlist from Yellow Grass when the call came for volunteers in the Canadian Army, for service overseas, was Jack Wylie.

He gave up a splendid position because he considered his duty lay in the fight for humanity against the murderous and unspeakable Hun, and, besides, he was the support of his widowed mother.

Nothing much has been

heard as to Jack’s work in the trenches, but those who know him best, know he does not shirk a task, however disagreeable, that is set before him.

This trait has been made manifest in a report, which reached Yellow Grass last week.

Jack was with his platoon in a hot fight with the Germans somewhere in France last month. His commanding officer and sergeant were both struck down at a critical point in the engagement, leaving them without a leader.

Seeing the necessity for

quick action to prevent defeat, if not annihilation, Wylie sprang to the front of his comrades cheered them on, and won the engagement.

On this achievement being reported to the proper authorities, Jack was decorated with Military Medal on the field, and promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Sergeant Wylie’s friends are, of course, much pleased with the courage and resourcefulness he has shown, and look for his further promotion.

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Very Sad Accident Reprinted from the Winchester Press, July 18, 1918 A very sad accident occurred on Friday afternoon last as the special train was coming down from Smith’s Falls where a large number of Orangemen from this section had gone to celebrate.

Among those who went was Charles Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Clark who resides in Mountain Township.

He was accompanied by a

younger brother.

The home is between Mountain and Inkerman, and the young man instead of getting off at Mountain as his younger brother did, decided to jump off the train when it was opposite his home.

This he did, and thus met his death. He must have struck on his head, as it was badly bruised. Someone on the train saw him jump, and fearing the worse informed the train hands and the train backed up from Inkerman Station.

But the younger brother who was walking down the track from Mountain found the unconscious form on the north track, and was there when the train backed up.

The young man was taken to the station and removed to the local train going to Smith’s Falls where he was taken to the hospital. He died the next day about noon, never having regained consciousness.

The young man had just a week previous returned home from Rosetown, Sask. and in-

tended enlisting here, as he had just passed the age of 19 years and was spending a few days with his parents before leaving for military duty.

He was a fine young man, and very popular with his companions, and besides the grief stricken parents is mourned by a wide circle of friends.

The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon in South Mountain and was one of the largest ever seen in this section.

He was a brother of Mrs. Thomas Steele, of Brockville.

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Airplane Makes Winchester a Sunday Visit Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Aug. 8, 1918

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from above, they determined to make a landing.

It was the first visit of an airplane to Winchester, and there are hundreds of people hereabouts who had never before seen one. To them, and in face to all, it was a great sight, and as the big thing swooped down in a circle about the town, with the buzz of its motors so plainly heard it looked like a monster insect known as the darning needle, with the buzz of a million mosquitoes.

The aviators remained here a little over an hour, securing some extra gasoline and enjoying a lunch. And the crowd in the landing place increased until, as per estimates there must have been between five and six hundred persons there.

In making their ascent, the aviators made a circle about the field, and then flew north for a few miles before pointing toward their camp at Deseronto. Their visit created a somewhat unexpected diversion from the usual routine of a quiet Sunday evening, but it did not interfere with the evening services in the churches, although the visit of the aviators was more talked about after the service than what the preachers had talked about in their sermons.

Just as the good people of Winchester were preparing for their evening meal (about 5:30 pm), on Sunday last, they were somewhat startled by a buzzing noise coming from above, and almost as if by magic the streets were crowded with people gazing heavenward to see the cause of all the noise.

They had not long to wait for there soon came in view a large airplane. It circled about the village, and then swooped down making a landing in the field this side of Mr. Robt.

Bell’s house, at the extreme end of Main Street. The plane no sooner landed than a large crowd collected to see the big air machine, and to give the aviators a welcome to Winchester.

The machine was in charge of aviator Burwash and a companion whose name the Press could not learn. They were from Mohawk Camp, Deseronto, and they had been on a visit to relatives at Vankleek Hill.

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A Boys Cunning Ways Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Sept. 5, 1928 Mr. Len Mill is a kind hearted and sympathetic man, and hates to see any in trouble. One evening last week, he met a stray boy at the C.P.R. station here who, apparently, was in great distress.

His story was that he had

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He was foot-sore, tired and hungry, and if he could only get some assistance to Toronto he would be all right.

Mr. Mill’s heart was

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Reprinted from the Winchester Press, May 12, 1938

1938 Chesterville old home celebration was largely attended Concluded with night shirt parade last night. Was great event.

Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Aug. 4, 1938 Led by President W.O. Dixon, complete with nightshirt and Roman candles, the merry-making citizens, Old Boys and Girls of Chesterville rang down the curtain early this morning on the Chesterville Old Home Week after four glorious days.

Officially opening on Sunday with Special services in all local churches, the

large crowd was treated in the afternoon to a splendid massed band concert at the Fair Grounds. Bands were present from Smiths Falls, Prescott, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Winchester, Finch and Chesterville.

The program was outstanding and was received with hearty applause.

The highlight of the week was the parade on Monday afternoon. Led by the Chesterville band, the floats, decorated cars, trucks and special entries reached over a

mile along the Main Streets which were lined with thousands of residents and visitors. Loud cheers greeted each entry as it came into sight. The Finch Boys Band captured first place with their ocean liner, while Winchester Horticultural Society captured second prize. Mr. Ab. Johnston captured first money in the novelty class with his 1906 Maxwell, still puffing and snorting at top speed under Ab’s guidance.

Street dancing and special boxing, wrestling and

theatrical performances were features every evening and drew large crowds of spectators. Unfortunately the Tuesday afternoon horse races had to be cancelled owing to rain, but that in no way dampened the spirits of the Old Boys and Girls, who made their own fun when weather conditions interrupted the scheduled performances.

Years will pass and Chesterville will still be talking about Old Home Week with all the memories it will

leave. Much credit for the outstanding success for the week is due to the untiring efforts of the President, W.O. Dixon, and Secretary W.H. Casselman, who were ably assisted by the chairmen and members of the various committees. Nothing was left undone in an effort to make everyone feel at home, and there is no question but the executive was rewarded by the enthusiasm displayed on every hand from Saturday night until very early this morning.

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Visits Winchester on walking tour Originally printed in the Winchester Press, June 23, 1938 On the final lap of his walking tour through Canada, Jean de Vaudreuil, a Belgian war veteran, visited Winchester on Saturday last.

With his coat-lapels covered with souvenirs picked up in his travels and 100 scrap books filled with testimonials from civic officials, the veteran hitchhiker left here for Smiths Falls. And from there he’s bound for Mexico.

With the aid of a picket device which registers the number of miles travelled, the sun-tanned veteran es-

timates he has tramped 51,028 miles. He stops in each town long enough to visit the mayor, chief of police and newspaper office, and then is off again. He walks all the way he says, refusing rides offered to him by motorists.

Vaudreuil has covered all of Canada now, he says, as well as a large portion of the United States. In search for new fields to explore, he is on his way to Mexico. From there he plans to return to his native Belgium.

He was born in Belgium 71 years ago and has been on his lengthy walking tour since 1920. He came to

Canada in 1935, then went back to Belgium in 1936 for a short stay. The following year he became restless once more, and started out for Canada again. He has signatures from officials in every town he has visited, and one of the proudest items in his collection is the signature of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, secured in Ottawa a short time ago.

While in Winchester Vaudreuil called on Reeve T.O. Keyes, Municipal Clerk E.M. Shaver, O.Lo. Worthen, C.P.R. Agent; J.E. Singleton, Hotel Winchester; Hart Melvin, Melvin’s Garage; the office of

the Winchester Press, and a few others. At each place he was given a statement recording his visit. These statements are placed in a heavily bound volume, which is sent back to his home in Belgium when filled. In conversation with a member of the Press staff, the traveller stated that he had billed over 100 volumes with such testimonials from all parts of the world.

Tanned to a real mahogany hue, Vaudreuil left about noon for Kemptville with his big haversack filled with his equipment, and bearing the good wishes of his new acquaintances in Winchester.

Pasteurizing all milk Reprinted from the Winchester Press, March 10, 1938 The Ontario Government is at present dealing with a bill, making it compulsory to pasteurize all milk sold for human consumption in the cit-

Reprinted from the Winchester Press, March 10, 1938

ies, towns and villages of the province. The bill is designed to check the sale of milk containing bacteria that aid in the spread of disease.

Whether or not the measure will affect Winchester is still a mystery to local milk dealers.

Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Nov. 24, 1938

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June 27, 1958 – More than 150,000 people were expected to take in the festivities of Inundation Week along the St. Lawrence as the blasting of the cofferdam would begin the flooding of the Seaway.

Pictured here is the $16-million lock at Iroquois point, completed in the fall of 1957.

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Aug. 1, 1978 – A parachutist was landing at the Winchester Air Park every 30 seconds on average during the Canadian National Parachute Championships. Jumpers competed in three events; accuracy from 2,500 feet, style from 6,600 feet and group jumps from 9,000 to 11,000 feet. Five of the top scoring men and women would qualify for a position on the Canadian National Team.

June 13, 1978 – A pair of swans, given to Chesterville by the City of Ottawa, won their freedom and were finally relocated to Elma after numerous escapes to Inkerman and Crysler were thwarted by recreation director Rick St. Dennis. The swans were two of 24 given to Ottawa as a Centennial gift from Queen Elizabeth.

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Aug. 8, 1968 – A settlement was reached between postal workers and the government as the bitter strike finally came to an end. Pictured above, Howard Moore enjoyed some fleeting leisure time as mail service was expected to resume within days.

Aug. 29 1988 – Eddie Feigner, 64-year-old softball legend who had pitched in 8,416 games and notched 121,130 strikeouts in his 43-year career, brought his team to Winchester for an exhibition match and pitching demonstration. Feigner and his famous four man softball team known as the King and his Court appeared before 400 fans and played to a 4-4 tie versus the Winchester Dynes Industrial fastball team.

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July 25, 1968 – Four young Quebec residents narrowly escaped tragedy when their Cessna 172 ran into difficulty coming in for a landing near Upper Canada Village.

The foursome, all in their 20’s, were flying in for a golf game at the picturesque Upper Canada course from Montreal. Damage to the plane was estimated at $10,000 and pilot, 27-year-old Jean Roger Beauchemia, was rushed to Winchester District Memorial Hospital where he was resting in stable condition with minor injuries.

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M d t off the th icicles i i l on Marchh 14 14, 1968 – Kid Kids ttookk advantage storefronts to have a little fun during March break.

March 7, 1958 – Captain of the Winchester Junior unior Hockey Team, John Durant, accepted the Winchester nchester Press Trophy from Ron Workman after defeating Finch to win the Central Ottawa Valley Junior Hockey League.

MORE CHOICE S. MORE S AV INGS. April 11, 1978 – Annual spring flooding made for an excellent temporary car wash station for Kevin Baldwin of Oak Valley.

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Winchester Goes On Daylight Saving Time on April 25th Reprinted from the Winchester Press, April 1, 1948 Winchester Village will adopt Daylight Saving Time from April 25th to September 25th, both dates inclusive. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Municipal Council, held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening,

after considerable discussion on the question. The meeting was presided over by Reeve John Fader, with the following members present: Councillors E.A. Morgan, Sam Ault, Lloyd Dixon and Earl Freeland: the clerk-treasurer, Mr. E.M. Shaver, and the town foreman, Mr. Gilbert Raistrick.

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30 year old Morrisburg Rink collapses, no one injured

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Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Feb. 20, 1958 Morrisburg’s 30-year-old arena is to-day a mass of twisted metal and crushed timber following its collapse to the ground early Monday evening. A combination of age, snow on the roof and high winds is believed to have caused the rink to fall.

Officials of the Morrisburg Rink Company said it would cost between $50,000 and $75,000 to

replace the rink to-day. Miraculously, no one was injured.

Similar in construction to the Winchester Community Centre, although far from being in as good a shape, the Morrisburg rink was one of the most popular winter sports palaces in Eastern Ontario. During the current season it was the home of three hockey teams, all engaged in play-off hockey.

Fate seemed to play a part in the collapse of the build-

ing. Last Saturday night there were several hundred people in the rink attending a hockey game. The next night there would have been another three or four hundred attending another hockey game.

And had Rink Manager Bill Synder not heard a couple of the large supporting joist cracking in the afternoon, there very likely would have been a hundred or so skaters, mostly children, in the rink when it collapsed.

After hearing some of the timber give, several men were rounded up to inspect the damage. Other men volunteered to go atop the rink to shovel off the weighty snow.

High winds forced them to come down about three hours later.

Rink Manager Bill Snyder said that some of the beams had been reinforced only three years ago. According to Mr. Snyder, 30 to 40 miles per hour winds plus the weight of the snow probably caused the rink to go off balance before it collapsed.

The president of the rink company this year is Dalton Merrill. Loss of the rink sharply curtails recreational facilities in Morrisburg.

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South Mountain Bank Robbed Daring thugs hold bank manager’s family at gun point for three hours Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Jan. 23, 1958 South Mountain residents are back to normal living conditions to-day after their village was the setting on Monday night for one of the most daring robberies ever reported in this area. While many of the townspeople had settled down for the night, gone to a hockey match in Kemptville or like Bank Manager Ivan Keays were attending a congregational meeting of the United Church, five masked thugs armed with revolvers were enacting big city crime in a small country town. The robbery location was the Bank of Nova Scotia branch and the circumstances leading up to the actual break-in would make the best of TV fictional dramas look second rate.

Family held hostage The most brazen robbery in recent years in this district got its start about 8 o’clock Monday night when three men, silk stockings tightly drawn over their faces and loaded revolvers firmly gripped in their hands,

barged into the home of Bank Manager and Mrs. Ivan Keays. They wanted to know if Mr. Keays was home. Told he wasn’t, the trio said they would wait, and proceeded to make themselves comfortable in the Keays living room watching TV and dangling pistols at the terrorized Keays family. Mrs. Keays, 7-year-old son Harry and 70-year-old mother, Mrs. Bertha Merkley, were in the home at the time.

Mrs. Keays later said that the three men were very orderly and had told her that nothing would happen to them if they remained quiet.

Returning to his home from the church about 10:45 p.m., Mr. Keays was confronted with the three thugs and also the three .45s. “They told me I had to open up the bank for them. They threatened my family if I didn’t. I was shaken and just carried out their demands. What else could I do?” he said.

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ing hooded thug and together they entered the bank. Inside Mr. Keays was again threatened if he didn’t open the vault. He quickly obeyed but told the hold-up men that it was impossible to open the door to the cash because of a time lock attachment which demanded the information of another employee before it could be opened.

The two thugs then produced a number of tools and proceeded to open up another door to a safety deposit room. About 78 boxes were in the bank and 16 of them were rifled. The loss, which could be great, was not known at press time.

Pistol whipped While all this was going on Andrew Kenney, 41-yearold father of five, was returning home from Hulbert.

“As I was coming through town I saw this fellow walking up the street,” Mr. Kenney said. “He had his coat collar up and looked like he was frozen.

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Andrew Kenney, 41, of South Mountain, will not soon forget the daring bank robbery at the Bank of Nova Scotia in his home town on Monday night. Bank Manager Ivan Keays believes that Mr. Kenney’s curiosity probably saved the Bank and safety deposit box holders a much greater loss. Mr. Kenney “got in the way” of the five thugs and was given a severe pistol whipping about the face as the above picture so well illustrate. At right is the Bank of Nova Scotia Branch, located on South Mountain’s Main Street.

he thought it was frozen. I asked him to get in and get warm but he refused and walked to a telephone booth up the street.

“I drove on around the block after he turned and walked away swiftly without entering the telephone booth.

When I got back I couldn’t see him. I drove past the bank and didn’t notice anything. As I came back along the main street a car swung in front of me and cut me off.

“I rolled down my window and a fellow jumped out and stuck a pistol in my face. ‘Get out and get out of there fast,’ he told me. I got out of my

car and he clouted me one with the gun butt. “ ‘Get back in there,’ he told me, pointing to an alleyway beside Gordon Boyd’s store, half a block from the bank. He was hitting me every chance he got. I was getting groggy.

“I said whatever you’re going to do, don’t do it. Then he swatted me again and ran to the car and left.”

Mr Keays, who had been bound with wire, said he had no trouble in freeing himself when the thugs left the bank.

He hurried out of the bank and saw battered Andrew Kenney at the door of Gord Boyd,

South Mountain grocer. They aroused Mr. Boyd, and medical attention was sought for the injured Kenney man.

The thugs, meanwhile, picked up their companions at the Keays’ home and made good their escape. Provincial Police were immediately informed and dozens of cruisers were on the scene within a short while.

Road blocks were set up but failed to bring results.

Mr. Keays has been manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia at South Mountain since 1953. He was previously located at Carp. It was the first robbery he had experienced in 30 years with the bank.

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Vote Down Liquor Outlets

Williamsburg Township Rejects Both Questions Reprinted from the Winchester Press, May 15, 1958 In a very decisive fashion Williamsburg Township voters went to the polls on Monday to say that they didn’t want liquor outlets in any way, shape or form. The township is presently served with a hotel licensed to serve beer

in ladies’ and men’s beverage rooms.

Monday’s surging vote which saw 1120 of the more than 1700 eligible voters turn out, gave the drys, who grouped forces behind a “Get Out Your Vote Association” and waged quite a pre-election campaign, an overwhelming majority on both questions.

Neutral observers had fore-

casted a close election with a probable even split.

On the question of serving liquor with meals on a licensed premises 711 voters said “no” and 347 “yes.” For a licensed liquor lounge 333 voted “yes” while 719 were marking their ballots “no.” To carry the vote the affirmative side needed a 60 per cent vote on each question. In the ac-

tual voting, which saw about 65% of the voters cast ballots, the ratio was about 70-30 in favour of the side which opposed the vote. There were 68 spoiled ballots.

By-law for the vote was passed by Williamsburg Township Council on application from Locketon Lodge Hotel and was held under the Liquor Control Act of Ontario.

Very little campaigning was waged by the side for the affirmative as it was not the intention of the proponents of the vote to create any ill feeling among the ratepayers, rather an act of business to determine the wishes of the people without persuasion.

The Get Out Your Vote Association which opposed the vote campaigned vigor-

ously with pamphlets, advertisements and back fence talk.

At times, according to reports stemming from Williamsburg village, there was much ill feeling being created by persons trying to be too influential. “For the good of all,” one citizen said after the vote, “it is to be hoped that everybody will become neighbours again.”

Skating Record Again!

Originally printed in the Jan. 30, 1958 edition of the Winchester Press Winchester Community Centre’s Saturday night skating business is busting out all over. In two successive weeks all time records were created by the large numbers taking part in this popular winter sport.

Last Saturday night the previous Saturday night record went out the window again when an all-time high was created in numbers passing through the main gate. Ticket office take for the night was $94.00, three dollars higher than the previous week.

Community Centre Board officials are well pleased with the record turnouts that are making Winchester the biggest winter skating town in Eastern Ontario. Rink officials also urged more people to take advantage of Tuesday and Thursday nights when there is also public skating at the Centre.

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Tom Schoch Press staff CHESTERVILLE – The Chesterville and District Historical Society (CDHS) routinely comes into possession of historically significant artifacts that are not only in need of a home, but also, in many cases, of identification and proper placement in the history of our villages.

These sometimes rare, and often personal, items play an important role in painting a full, multi-dimensional portrait of what life was like in the formative years of the villages in SD&G. How people lived, loved, worked, played and gathered was captured both casually and formally much as it is today. The photos and stories that they tell reveal much about how the foundations for our community were fformed with the intenttion of future prosperity and a better life for all.

It is why people ccame here and it is why tthey stayed.

These stories are important because they p sserve as a reminder of the great sacrifices o made, the many mism ssteps made along the way and of the great w hope that coursed h tthrough the veins of tthose who lived here.

Many people left this M area to go on to forge ttheir own legacies in vvillages, towns and cities all across North America. Many more A sstayed and became part of the fabric of the way o of life we enjoy today. o Their stories are more than whimsical m

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reminders of the past but also a gentle reminder of our way forward.

However, even those that curate need help with a name or a place in order to begin the process of piecing together the puzzle of a greater story.

Many of the photos that are currently in the possession of the CDHS have been painstakingly catalogued and stored, but as is often the case when an estate is dispersed or long-forgotten photos are uncovered in a dusty box, sparse information, if anything at all, is available.

Such is the case with a collection of rare glass negatives and cabinet photos that were recently uncovered.

The CDHS, painstakingly recreated digital prints of the photographs so that at they could potentially be identified by local residents.

Should you recognize any of the people, places or events in the photos, contact the CDHS via email at chestervillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com or contact them through their Facebook page and help connect the thread of a greater tale.

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Should you recognize any of the people, places or events in the photos, contact the CDHS via email at chestervillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com or contact them through their Facebook page

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Sunday Movies On The Way Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Oct. 10, 1968 Sunday movies will be shown in Winchester. By a vote of three to two Municipal Council Monday night paved the way for the passing of a bylaw which will permit theatre owner Arthur Knapp to show motion pictures at The Winchester Theatre on Sunday afternoons.

Recent legislation in the province gives the municipality the right to pass or turn down such a request. In a letter to council, theatre owner Knapp pointed out that he would appreciate

council’s co-operation on the matter.

He said that it was his intention to show good family movies, particularly in the cooler months. At the same time the letter stated that eventually the theatre would discontinue the midnight show idea if the Sunday afternoon movies proved to be a profitable business venture.

The Winchester Theatre is the only one between Ottawa and Cornwall, it was pointed out, and competition from other Sunday commercial sources was growing. Council studied the matter carefully and decided in favour of Mr. Knapp’s application.

Investigations begin

Plans Being Studied For Community Centre Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Jan. 25, 1968 Members of the Community Centre Board, encouraged by the possibility of a new Community Centre, are already at work, and if constructional errors were made in the building of some district arena, it is almost a certainty they will not be made here.

Last week members of

the board travelled to Perth, Lanark, Kingston and Brockville, carelly examined the modern structures in these centres and came home with information that will prove very valuable if the proposed plans proceed.

At present the board is investigating the possible grant structures of both the Provincial and Federal governments but meanwhile suggested plans have been drawn and

are being meticulously studied.

Some idea of the “thinking” of this body might be derived from the fact that what is hoped for is a “Butler” type building with over-all dimensions of 100 by 216 feet, with an ice surface of 80 by 180 feet. Included, of course, would be a Board room, ample concession space, dressing rooms, wash rooms, referees’ room and proper facilities for

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Due to the proposed size, the seating capacity would be definitely limited, but then the main purpose of the building would be for participation sport rather than spectator sport, and the size of the community would not warrant a structure with large seating facilities.

Other suggestions being seriously contemplated are an artificial ice plant and por-

table flooring for the ice area.

Board member Dwight Lannin already has a plan which is subject to revision before being submitted for approval.

The board feels, if sufficient grants are available and approval can be obtained, the new Centre should be located at the Community Park where a complete recreational complex might eventually include a ball park which would

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Ault’s Break Daily Milk Handling Record

Daily vans and tankers roll into Winchester, loaded with milk from the farmlands of the Golden Triangle.

Farmers not yet equipped with bulk tanks ship their milk out in 8-gallon cans. In this photo these cans, which are transported by vans, are shown being unloaded and weighed in. Each trucker must necessarily return empty cans to the farmer.

According to officials at the plant, about 75% of the milk still comes in this manner.

Reprinted from the Winchester Press, June 13, 1968 1,040,000 pounds of milk “poured” into Ault Milk Products at Winchester last Wednesday to set an all-time record. This record figure, according to a company spokesman, represents twice the amount taken in at any other plant in the province.

The huge, modern plant, with some 75 employees, is running at almost full capacity and further expansion is now being considered, said Office Manager Lloyd LaPorte.

The management realized some years ago the possibility of being hemmed in by future development and at that time purchased an additional 40 acres adjoining the plant.

With the ever-increasing flow of milk the value of such far-sightedness is now quite obvious.

A great part of the “Golden Triangle” is served by this modern milk processing plant, which has receiving stations at both Seeley’s Bay and Brockville. Over 1250 farmers ship their milk by the company’s 6 tankers and 20 milk vans.

Seventy-five per cent of the milk is used in the manufacture of butter and skim milk products (powder) while the remaining 25% is used in the making of cheese and whey products.

With the continuous expansion on the Winchester scene, it will come as no surprise if and when the wellknown Ault Plant announces necessary additions.

Plans Underway For Liquor Vote December 2nd Reprinted from the Winchester Press, Sept. 12, 1968 Ten months ago Reeve George Elliott said in an opening address to Council that one of the items of business he would like to see materialize in Winchester this year would be the right extended to all citizens to determine their wishes on the question of liquor and beer outlets in the village. Council backed him up unanimously on Monday night and providing necessary bylaws are scheduled through on time, all persons over the age of 21 duly registered under the Ontario Elections Act will be given this opportunity on Monday, December 2nd.

r Press, March 14, 1968

Reprinted from the Wincheste

In short, there will be a liquor vote in Winchester on that date.

In arriving at this decision Reeve Elliott, speaking on behalf of his council, said that it was the village government’s intention to allow eligible voters a free expression of opinion on this matter at the polls. Under the existing Liquor Licence Act, council can call a vote by passing the necessary bylaw and following through with the needed legalities.

Members of council were warned by the Reeve that they were not to openly support such a vote in a “for” or “against” manner. “Our job here,” the Reeve said, “is to bring these matters before the people because we believe them to be in the interests of all the people in

this village. How you support this vote will be your own business,” the Reeve said, “but you are not to encourage anyone to do anything except to go to the polls on Monday and express an opinion.”

And with that Winchester, “legally” dry since 1914, will hold its first vote on such a question. In the meantime, a type of licence for the sale of alcoholic beverages has been obtained by the Curling Club and by Winchester Legion Branch 108.

Other than the banquet licence there have been no retail or commercial outlets in Winchester in more than 54 years.

As it stands now it will be a complete vote with “eight” questions appearing on the ballot.

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Station Gets Builder’s Axe Reprinted from the Winchester Press Sept. 14, 1978 CHESTERVILLE – An integral part of this village’s colorful past is in the last throes of an undignified end.

The Chesterville Railway Station, which was built along Canadian Pacific’s

Toronto-Montreal main line in 1890, is being demolished to make way for a metal tool house. The new building will also house a signal maintainer and lunchroom and washroom facilities for track crews.

Passenger service was regularly offered to Chesterville until the mid

1960’s when CP determined it was economically unfeasible to continue. From then until 1969 the frame and stucco structure was occupied by a station agent.

And then until a year ago a train order operator worked at the railway station. But his position was eliminated within the railway and the old station’s usefulness came to an end.

Reeve James Brannen said the municipal council was not interested in purchasing the station building because it was in poor condition.

“It had deteriorated awful bad and it would have taken a lot of money to

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bring it up if the village was to make something of it,” said Brannen.

He said the railway company asked the village to pass a resolution which stated clearly that it didn’t object to the demolition.

F. C. Pevere, a technical specialist with CP in Smiths Falls, said last week that the station would have had to be moved to another location if the municipality would have purchased it.

“Stations are not sold to municipalities for use in present locations mainly because they are too close to the tracks to be used for any other purposes,” he said.

“The railway would be reluctant to have it left in its location approximately 15 feet from our main line tracks.”

He said village council had no objections to the railway demolishing the old building.

“We requested the village to provide us with a resolution saying they had no objections to the demolition and I assume that if they had been interested at that time they would have stated they were.”

Pevere said the building was vacant after the train operator’s position was terminated and it served no useful

purpose.

He explained that train operators kept in close contact with all train locations in the area. The operator’s main job was to report the trains that came by Chesterville so

the central train dispatcher was aware of their movement, he said.

Pevere said the advent of more sophisticated train radios made the train operator’s job redundant.

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Aug. 8, 1988 – Thousands of birthday guests were expected for the celebratory 100th birthday portrait for the village of Winchester, but the only rain of the weekend scattered crowds several times.

Winchester Press photographer, Al Van Bridger, was taken to new heights be two hydro workers to finally capture this shot of the weekend festivities.

Aug. 15, 1998 – Upper Canadaa OPP hosted a media day where reporters te s were e e gi given e iinstruction st ctio oon ho how to hold and fire a handgun in an effort to provide insight into the training required to properly handle a firearm and the lengthy process all officers must adhere to before being certified to handle a weapon.

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Aug. 29, 1948 – Winchester’s newly renovated C.P.R. Station officially reopened by Reeve John Fader. More than 150 people attended the event.

After the official ceremony and inspection of the station guests were served coffee, sandwiches, cakes, celery, olives and, for those who desired them, cigarettes were passed around.

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April 4, 1968 – The annual spring flood forced students to opt for a unique mode of transportation to get home from school in Oak Valley. School buses are naturally built comparatively high, but even it had limitations so students were transferred to a huge flat-bottomed wagon pulled by a high tractor to take them the rest of the way home.

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March 14, 1998 – Gas prices fell below 50 cents per litre for the first time in more than a year. Winchester’s Pioneer Petroleum manager Ben Henry told the Press that the price drop was due to competition and that customer response had been favourable. “Oh they’re loving it. The response has been really positive.”

April 11, 1958 – Flooding began in the tailrace area between the 4,200-foot-long coffer dam and the powerhouse main dam on the St. Lawrence Power Project.

The main flooding was scheduled for three months later.

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Lord’s Prayer banned in schools Reprinted from the Winchester Press Oct. 5, 1988 WINCHESTER – Area principals are not surprised but many are upset with a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision banning the Lord’s Prayer in public schools.

“I’m not surprised,” said Jim Shaw, principal at Winchester Public School. “People have a right to protect their beliefs.”

But Shaw said although he will accept whatever policy the ministry of education comes up with as a result of the ruling, he and other teachers are “supportive of the Lord’s Prayer.”

“I don’t see anything wrong with opening the day with the Lord’s Prayer,” he said.

Tom Savary, principal of Inkerman Public School, said he believes the Lord’s Prayer should not be banned.

“Schools were developed initially by missionaries. I think it (Lord’s Prayer) should be left in,” he said.

Savary said he expects the eventual policy of the ministry of education will only offer partial treatment to the problem of school activity conflicts arising from students of non-Christian denominations.

“If we are going to cancel the Lord’s Prayer, will we remove Bible readings, Halloween, Christmas and Easter holidays,” he said.

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Help is on the way: 911 coming soon Originally printed in the Feb. 25, 1998 edition of the Winchester Press Starting on April 22, residents in SD&G will be able to dial 911 in an emergency situation.

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network which bypasses the public telephone system.

The 911 number connects the caller to a central emergency reporting bureau.

County Council has decided Bell Neutral Answer Service in Ottawa will answer the initial 911 call.

At BNAS, professionally trained operators determine the nature of the emergency and route the calls to the appropriate dispatch agency for police, fire or ambulance. The BNAS staff is fully bilingual, and access to simultaneous translation for over 100 languages via AT&T Language Line Service is provided.

The TTY and TDD service is also provided for hearing or speech impaired callers.

Another feature of the 911 service is the automatic number identifification and location identification, which enables emergency services to locate a caller who may be incoherent or unable to talk during a crisis.

The OPP Communications Centre in Kanata will dispatch all OPP calls for SD&G, and the North Glengarry Police will dispatch all calls for the former town of Alexandria.

The centralized Ambulance Communications Centre in Ottawa will dispatch all calls for ambulance service in SD&G. Fire dispatch will be contracted by municipal councils in Canpage in Cornwall. Al-

exandria Telephone Answering Service and Osgoode Fire Communications serve the various municipalities across SD&G. In 1993, Bell Canada filed an application with its regulator, the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that will enable all Ontario customers to have access to 911 service.

The plan called for all residents served by Bell to have access to 911 service for a small monthly fee that would be included on telephone bills and would cover the costs of developing, deploying and maintaining the dedicated network providing access to 911 service.

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purchase the property owned by Karen Holmes of Holmes Bakery on Main Street, Winchester.

Holmes agreed to sell WINCHESTER – Mini and papers were signed donuts are getting set to on Tuesday (May 12). take a giant bite out of Skanes announced he Winchester’s unemploy- plans to hire between 15 ment rolls. and 20 people by next The Mini Donut Fac- week and the mini dotory Inc. is coming to nut operation is expected town and bringing as to be up and running by many as 20 jobs with it.

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In mid-August the deal will be finalized and Holmes Bakery will close its doors to reopen as The Mini Donut Factory Eatery.

“We want to become involved in the community and make this a business the town can use,” Skanes said. “I want to become a part of the community.” He plans to move his family to the Winchester area as well, he said.

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WPS in top 15%

Students achieve 7.6 rating out of 10 Reprinted from the Winchester Press Feb. 20, 2008

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by Meghan Duncan Press staff WINCHESTER — Winchester Public School — with a rating of 7.6 out of 10 (up from 6.1 last year) — is one of the “most improved” schools in the Upper Canada District School Board.

Winchester moved from an average placement of 1,107 in the province over the last five years to 484th place — out of 2,786 English and French, public and separate elementary schools in Ontario.

“One year ago we had a flatlining on results,” noted Upper Canada District School Board chair and Dundas County trustee Greg Pietersma. “We’re pleased that the schools are moving forward and improving their results.”

Businesses move out, downtown core changes Reprinted from the Winchester Press May 7, 2008 WINCHESTER — Winchester’s downtown business core is changing. Muriel’s Flowers has closed up shop due to health reasons, the Country Boy/Country Girl will soon close its doors, and Aura Spa is moving from its Main Street location to a heritage home in Morrisburg.

“It’s disappointing,” said North Dundas Chamber of Commerce president Owen Shortt.

“There are lots of ramifications.”

Shortt noted that it’s difficult to attract new businesses when there are so many vacancies at the same time, and the local landlords are also impacted by those vacancies.

“It impacts the community as a whole,” Shortt explained, noting that local service clubs and

organizations turn to the business community for support — through fundraising, sponsorships, and raffle prize donation.

“The more vacancies we have, the less opportunities those groups have,” he explained Township of North Dundas Mayor Alvin Runnalls called the issue “perplexing.”

“It’s kind of depressing,” he said, “but what can we do? We can’t do it for them. It’s a real problem — we don’t know what the answer is.”

He said that while he “has never set foot in a Wal-Mart and doesn’t intend to,” it’s sometimes hard to convince others to shop locally.

“Maybe if the price of gas keeps going up, that will force people to stay local,” he noted.

Runnalls said that losing businesses is a dilemma that many small towns are facing.

The findings are summarized in the Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools: 2008 Edition, an independent research study completed by The Fraser Institute based on nine key indicators in reading, writing, and mathematics skills derived through the Education Quality and Accountability Office standardized testing.

In the top 10 list of most improved institutions in the Upper Canada region, Winchester placed a healthy sixth. St. Francis de Sales (Smiths Falls), Terre des Jeunes (Alexandria), Lyn-Tincap (Lyn), St. Peter’s (Cornwall), and St. Francis Xavier (Brockville) all improved on a greater scale than Winchester.

The ranking has put Winchester in the top 15 per cent of elementary schools in this part of the province.

A total of 25 elementary schools in the province tied for the Fraser Institute’s top spot.

Of the 25 top-rated schools, 10 are public, 12 are separate, and three are private.

Tests ranking “below standard” at WPS have gone from 53 per cent in 2003 to 24.5 per cent in 2007.

According to the Fraser Institute website, 2007 ratings (out of 10) for other schools in the Press coverage area include: StJoseph (Russell) 8.9; St. MarySt. Cecilia (Morrisburg) 7.3; Russell Public 6.6; St. Mary’s (Chesterville) 6.2; Morrisburg Public 5.5; Elma Public 5.4; Nationview (South Mountain) 5.0; Iroquois Public 4.9; and Inkerman Public 4.2.

The annual report card is available to view at www.fraserinstitute.org.

Hawk in Morewood: West Nile positive Reprinted from the Winchester Press Sept. 3, 2008

“I believe it’s the Chamber’s place to come up with ideas,” Runnalls said, pointing to signage, branding, and promotion.

“I think most of us on council do that personally. We’re proud of our communities and we promote them.”

Another change in the downtown core is that the Winchester Lions Club thrift store is moving up to street level, so that customers will have easier access to the store.

For Aura Spa owners Dwight Saunders and Helder Ambrosio, the move to Morrisburg will mean they will be working from home — the Broder house on Lakeshore Drive.

“The biggest thing we will miss is looking out the window and seeing our clients on the street,” said Saunders. “Our clients have become our friends; we really enjoy our time with them.”

MOREWOOD — A dead hawk in Morewood was submitted to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) for testing recently and has tested positive for the West Nile virus.

The hawk is one of eight in the EOHU’s region this year to test positive, the most recent of which was found in South Dundas.

“These findings just confirm that West Nile virus is present in our community,” explained Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, medical officer of health. “It’s important for residents to know the symptoms of illness related to infection and how to minimize their risk, in order to better protect themselves and their families.”

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When asked if the rate of infected birds is higher in the region this year than in years past, EOHU project co-ordinator Thérese Bourgeois explained that there are several factors affecting the count.

“Last year we had no positive birds at all,” she pointed out, explaining that because of a backlog in testing, the health unit was only allowed to submit four birds. “This year we’re able to submit more — there hasn’t been a limit placed on the number we’re allowed to submit. But that doesn’t mean that it (the frequency of the virus) is worse than in previous years.”

“People need to know that birds travel,” she said. “The bird wasn’t necessarily infected in the area in which it was found.”

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SD&G named a safe place to live by MacLean’s study Reprinted from the Winchester Press April 2, 2008

by Sarah Kelford Press staff WINCHESTER — Residents of the United Counties don’t have many reasons to be afraid according to a MacLean’s magazine crime study that ranked SD&G as the 27th safest place to live in Canada.

The March 24 issue of MacLean’s featured an exclusive report on the 100 most dangerous and safest cities and regions in Canada (based on a population of 50,000-plus).

“I am proud of the recognition that SD&G has received as being, what we all know, a safe community,” said SD&G Warden and North Dundas Deputy-Mayor Estella Rose. “I feel the reason for the good report has a lot to do with the fact that each community (in the United Counties) cares sincerely about its residents. In so doing, they are always on the watch for one another. This is one of the best assets of living in rural areas.”

The MacLean’s article, “The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada,” included the crime data pertaining

to: murder, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, breaking and entering, and auto theft.

“I was very pleased to learn that SD&G was listed as one of the safest communities in the country to live.

However, I am not surprised,” said Guy Lauzon, Stormont, Dundas, and South Glengarry MP. “Since becoming elected in 2004, I have met many members of our law enforcement in our community and know of their hard work in education and enforcement. I am proud of the work we’ve done together, and I’m looking forward to

Seeds return from Everest

by Meghan Duncan Press staff WINCHESTER — The police sirens were barely audible over the children’s screams as a Brinks Security truck delivered sunflower seeds to Winchester Public School on Thurs., June 19. The seeds have travelled to the top of Mount Everest and back, and will now be distributed to the students so they can watch them grow.

It’s not only students at WPS who are getting Guinness world-

record (most seeds to the top of Mount Everest) seeds — students from 18 schools across North America (including schools in New York and Nevada, among other provinces and states) have been following the climb and will all receive seeds.

Patients at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario will also be able to grow a Mount Everest sunflower.

The project was launched by WPS educational assistant Jeff Arsenault earlier this year, with the intention of getting the younger generation interested in gardening by allowing students to track the seeds’ journey to the top of the world.

Reprinted from the Winchester Press Aug. 20, 2008 CHESTERVILLE — Firefighters from Chesterville and Winchester responded to a structure fire on Mill Street in Chesterville Tuesday morning (Aug. 19) at about 2:30 am. The wood-framed house was unoccupied and there were no reported injuries.

The fire follows three others in the North Dundas area this year thought to have been deliberately set, but the OPP are saying that the fires aren’t likely connected to each other, or to a string of sus-

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Graham, lead criminal investigator in the case, said that there are lots of possibilities regarding the case, and the investigators aren’t ruling anything out. Last month’s fire at Cloverdale Links Golf Course north of Winchester looks like it was set by mischievous youth, according to Graham.

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According to SD&G OPP Det.-Sgt. Geoff Graham, the investigation into the arsons has been puzzling because they are sporadic and the building types have been so varied.

A rash of almost 20 fires between 2005 and 2007 sparked fears that a serial arsonist was responsible, and prompted North and South Dundas as well as South Stormont to team up and offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. However, Graham said the police are “leaning towards” believing the blazes aren’t con-

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The United Counties came well below the national average on every front with the exception of sexual assault, ranking 69 (of 100, and five per cent above the national average), and murder, ranking 84 (of 100, and 60.1 per cent above the national average).

SD&G was below the national average ranking 16 (robbery 76.3 per cent), 13 (aggravated assault 85.3), fourth (auto theft 73.8), and second (breaking and entering 58.2).

As mentioned in the article, “crime stats don’t tell the whole story.”

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continuing to do so in the future to keep our community a safe place to live and work,” said Lauzon.

After obtaining the 2006 crime data (most recent statistics available) from the Canadian Centre of Justice Statistics, the methodology as stated in the article was: “MacLean’s calculated the percentage difference from the national rate for each of the six crimes in each area. In consultation with Statistics Canada, MacLean’s gave each crime equal weights and standardized the rates to obtain an overall score that measured each area’s percentage difference from the national rate.”

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