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January 2020 Volume 12: Issue 3 Inside this issue: FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS: CACHE LAKE 2 Kinmount Pharmacy Opens Walk in Clinic CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE: A PHOTO ESSAY 3 Full Story Page 13 HOCKEY MEMOIRS PART IV 4 GAME WARDENS PART II 5 GHOST RAILWAYS 6 A Message from the Kinmount Bursary Committee SPOT THE SHOT RECAPTURED 7 If you are a student currently receiving the Kinmount Bursary, please note that to qualify THE GALWEGIANS 8 for your next semester grant for 2020, your grades must be submitted to the Bursary KIDS CORNER 9 Committee by January 27th, 2020. If not received by that date, your next instalment will THE HOT STOVE LEAK 10 not be processed. Grades may be emailed to [email protected]. COUNCILLOR’S CORNER 12 For those currently in receipt of the bursary, please note we encourage you and/or your LETTER TO THE EDITOR 12 family to participate in the Bursary Dinner on Feb. 8, either by purchasing a ticket to attend, volunteering your time, or donating prizes. If you have connections for prizes for KINMOUNT PHARMACY WALK-IN CLINIC 13 this event, please contact Vic at 705 488 3053. In kind donations welcome! TOM THOMPSON 14 This popular event often sells out quickly. Advance tickets are available at the Kinmount BLACKSMITHS OF KINMOUNT 15 Pharmacy at the Medical Centre, or by calling 705 488 3053. FOOD FANATIC 15 If you live within a 15 km radius of Kinmount and will be in receipt of OSAP funding ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 441 16 then you may qualify for the annual Kinmount Bursary of $1,000 for your first two years IN THE LIONS DEN 16 of post secondary studies. Complete details for qualifying and applying for the Kin- mount Bursary are available online at kinmount.ca. THE LIBRARY LINK 16 And finally a message to the general public, please come out to support our local area BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING BCATP 17 students by having supper with us on Saturday, Feb. 8. A fun night with lots of prizes! THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS 17 PICTURES OF THE BCATP 18 JANUARY HIGH FIVE CLUB 18 Kinmount and District SPOT THE SHOT 19 EDUCATIONAL BURSARY EDITORIAL 19 FUNDRAISER DINNER Get Results! ADVERTISE IN THE GAZETTE! Rates per issue: Business Card Size $20 2 x Business Card $40 1/4 Page $55 1/2 Page $100 Full Page $200 [email protected] 705 - 488 - 2919 The Gazette is a non profit monthly publica- SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2020 tion produced by volunteers. The Gazette depends on advertising sales & donations GALWAY HALL to remain operating. We are grateful for Doors Open 5 pm - Dinner 6 pm your continued support. Do you enjoy the Gazette? Cash Bar - Silent Auction Send a donation! Loonie Auction - Country Auction Make cheques payable to Kinmount Gazette TICKETS $20 at Medical Centre Pharmacy PO Box 286, Kinmount. On K0M 2A0 or call Vic 705 488 3053 Your name will appear in our Thank You to Our Patrons Section Tax Receipts issued for Donations $25+ Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Friends and Neighbours: Cache Lake

Algonquin Park became Ontario’s Lake. The railway station was are a few plaques and artifacts. first provincial park in 1893. The at a lower level between the Tourism moved to several large rapidly diminishing “wild lands” hotel and the lake. Further be- campgrounds located along the in southern Ontario led the gov- low, along the lakeshore was a Highway #60 corridor. ernment to establish this large huge boat house and the Park area in south-central Ontario as a headquarters compound. Sever- park. For the next few decades the al other satellite lodges were size of the park was increased as opened in the area and serviced more townships were added, in- from the Highland Inn. The Inn cluding 4 townships from Hali- contained 72 rooms, 11 which burton County. The purpose of had their own bathrooms. It this park was to conserve un- had all the luxuries of any hotel spoiled Nature for all Ontarians to of this era including running enjoy. No farmers were allowed water, daily train service, hik- in the Park, but lumbermen were ing, outdoor camping and every welcome. kind of boat you could think of. But despite its “open for tourism” When CNR bought out Grand policy, access was very difficult. Trunk in 1923, the Inn became In the age before motor cars, the heavily promoted as a CN Ho- only access to the Park was by tel. canoe or steam train. The J.R. The Great Depression severely Booth, lumber magnate from the curtailed tourism in the Park. Ottawa Valley, had begun to build The massive Highland Inn was a railway through the Park in the closed in 1932. It was re- 1890s to access his timber limits opened in 1937, but the glory and connect the Ottawa Valley days were over. Lumbering with Parry Sound on Lake Huron. declined dramatically and rail- The Ottawa-Arnprior and Parry way business with it. CN re- Sound Railway would provide fused to make repairs to the excellent access to the Park. Sev- railway and it was eventually eral stations were set up along the closed. In the 1930s, a new route including Canoe Lake to highway (now #60) was built allow access to the big Gilmour through the Park as a “make- Mill at Mowat. The next most work” relief project. By 1948 important station was built at the new road made the railway Cache Lake in the central part of redundant and it was torn up. the Park. While the railway passed by The railway station was called the the vicinity of Cache Lake, the Algonquin Park Station. The glory days were over. headquarters staff for the Park In 1954, the Ontario Govern- moved here from Canoe Lake as ment changed policy away this depot was more central in the from private business and land Park. After the OA&PS Railway ownership and began to return opened in 1897, the Government to public use only. In 1956 the changed policy and allowed pri- massive Highland Inn complex vate leases of land and the con- was bought by the government struction of hotels and resorts to and torn open up the Park for more people to use. Several resorts and a few down. Gone private cottages sprang up, mostly were the huge along the railway for ease of ac- hotel and the cess. The Grand Trunk Railway railway sta- bought out the OA&PS railway in tion. Some of 1905 and in 1908 built Highland the park build- Inn at Algonquin Park Station ings remained, overlooking Cache Lake. but the origi- The Highland Inn was an immedi- nal complex ate success. The simple hotel was became an immediately expanded several historical site. times to handle a growing volume All that re- of tourists. The large inn was situ- mains today ated on a hill overlooking Cache

Page 2 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Christmas in the Village 2019

Special thanks to Santa for coming to Christmas in the Village and also to the Pearson family of Mash Hill Carriages for providing the ride! Much thanks to volunteer Julie Guy of JMG Images for taking many of the Christmas in the Village photos. See more pics in this issue and on the Kinmount Christmas in the Village Facebook page. Finally thanks to all the volunteers who made Christmas in the Village 2019 such a wonderful time!

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Hockey Memoirs Part IV, by John Dettman forever and it became scary when the night people started coming out onto the streets. We I was nearly thirty when Hugh Fountain Swift Current was the first team we were thankful to be finally safely in the van! approached me about a team in Kinmount, played, and by mistake, someone told My early experiences with the Flyers were kind as a league was starting up including Min- them that goals-for counted. When the of disheartening. I was told I did not tie my den Kinsmen, Minden Hydro, Norland, counting was done, we were behind 21- skates right or tape my stick the proper way. Coboconk, Burnt River and some other 3. I scored to make it 21-4 and two After all, I was just a shinny player from the places. I remember the first game in Fe- players flattened me. Oh yes, this was ponds and small rinks of Kinmount. Did it nelon, it being 12 years since I last played. going to be fun! We did manage a win bother me? Of course! But do you have to be an I was tripped ans went into a slide that car- before leaving the tournament. We went experienced Junior level player to enjoy the ried me towards the boards. I could only across on the ferry to Victoria. Another game! I believe anyone can be a so-called imagine crashing into them, but my slide local team from Omemee was there. Al “expert of hockey” even if you never put on a came to a stop just short of the boards. It Legacy’s car broke down on the ferry pair of skates. Joe Handley joined our team a was just a case of being away from the and he asked some ladies for their panty couple of years after me and I consider him one game too long. I enjoyed playing with the hose to use as a fan belt for his car of the best players I ever played with. Scoring guys, especially John Barkwell who had (could not forget that story!). In LA we on him was one of my favourite memories. played a high level of junior hockey. We got to see the Kings play the Quebec Other favourite memories included my son instantly became great teammates and the Nordiques. I will always remember Marty scoring a winning goal at age seven, my hockey was good. However, a tragedy oc- some Mexicans sitting behind us, not at daughter Jill scoring four goals in a ringette curred when a team -mate, Greg Anderson, all happy that we were cheering for game in Beaverton and Lola scoring a goal in was killed in a car accident. A tournament Quebec. Our trip to Disney World was broomball. My family and sports meant so was organized in his honour great for Lola, but I got deadly sick much to me. Gerry Silver, who I played with many from that strong Mexican food I ate the I had many ups and downs on the Fenelon Old years before, was our coach; and the beat night before. Our trip to Tijuana will Flyers team for the next few years. I was never went on for several years. Larry Silver, always be memorable. First the bus we sure I fit in with some of the players. Many had who coached in minor hockey and was my rode on had many bullet holes in it. played a higher class of hockey than me when wife’s brother, was on the team along with Then there was the fun of haggling for they were young. I could still show scoring Mike McBride, my brother-in-law. In 1979 our leather purchases. But it was a great flashes that were as good as any of them. I when my son was one year old and my experience. would suffer one of the worst injuries in my life daughter 6, I went on a hockey rampage, Edmonton was the coldest place in Jan- when I was 39. Playing almost every night for playing nearly a hundred games with Kin- uary that I ever felt. We could hardly either Kinmount or Fenelon, I was piling up the mount and my first Old Timers Team: the wait to get to the car and from the car to goals and games, even threatening to win the Fenelon Falls Old Flyers. My wife Lola the hotel room. We tried to get tickets scoring race for Kinmount in the league (we stayed home with the kids while I was driv- to the Oilers game, but none were avail- now had score keepers!). The Old Flyers had ing somewhere to play the game I loved – able. We went anyways. One of our asked a team from Quebec up for a weekend. I making up for not playing much as a kid. team mates totally lucked out when an showed up one evening to find they had been The Fenelon Falls Old Flyers were great older gentleman approached us with an drinking all day so when I showed up in the for Lola and I; with trips to Vancouver and extra ticket. I would like to pay tribute evening, I was the only sober player. I went Los Angeles for hockey tournaments and to to George Trail who died recently in a around them several times, scoring at ease, until Edmonton solo for me. Lola and I travelled plane crash. He made it possible for us one of their defensemen hit me. I went high in all night to get to Vancouver and had just to make these trips. He bought our air- the air and came down with a bone sticking out gotten to bed when my team mates roused plane tickets and arranged everything in of my shoulder. Lola rushed me to the hospital me for a practice. Why I will never know, I detail. George drove the big van on the for surgery. It ended my streak of playing with got up and went to some park in Vancouver Santa Monica Freeway, weaving in and Kinmount, Fenelon and our broomball league which had ice. About 5 minutes into the so- out of traffic, but totally in control. An- in Kinmount. called practice, a team mate who was still other player and I were dropped in Broomball was fun as our wives could also recovering from the night before ran smack downtown Los Angeles with the wom- play. I was proud to see Lola competing like into me. I wore glasses, and yes, they were en while the men went to some office. the rest of us. I started the league which quickly broken. We had to go to an optical place We waited on the street to be picked up expanded to eight teams. My brother-in-law and get them fixed. Oh it was such fun! (it seemed like forever); it seemed like Mike and sister-in-law Karen also played, so it Continued p.7

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Page 44 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Game Wardens Part II After WW I, the conservation or for the area. Although the local protection of natural resource s office was moved to Minden and game gained a new impetus. sometime around 1950, Wally The number of Wardens was Scott and his replacement Austin expanded and more base offices Henderson lived in Kinmount. were set up in truly rural areas. Another local person who be- The many part-time wardens of came a game warden in 1937 was the past were replaced with some Alf Hodgson from Burnt River. regional offices. Lindsay became He is listed as working out of the the base office for the Counties Lindsay office in 1937, likely of Victoria, Haliburton and meaning the Kinmount office (likely) North Peterborough and was gone by 1937. Later game Ontario County. There are no wardens who were stationed in Game Wardens listed from Hali- the area included Stan Windsor, burton County after 1920! But Fred Walton, and Percy Swan- Lindsay was far away from Hali- son. In 1929, the Great Depres- burton and a base office was sion began. All government de- located in Kinmount by 1924! partments began to feel the bite The Kinmount Lands & Forests of cutbacks as government reve- office was located in the Mans- nues collapsed. In the 1934 On- field building on the main street tario election, the Liberal Party (currently the site of Shop ‘n came to power under Mitchell Save). This office served all of Hepburn. He solved expense is- Haliburton County, except Dor- sues at the Department of Lands set which had its own game war- and Forests by firing all the den. The actual first Game War- Game Wardens! Besides saving den (1924) was the famous Reg an estimated $145,000, he com- “Bullett-Head” Windsor. He plained they were all Conserva- went on to a long and famous tives anyways! Hepburn’s Purge career in many other areas be- (as it was called) transferred fore retiring. There were a cou- game enforcement to the OPP. ple of other employees in the They were less than thrilled! Kinmount office. There were no Poachers had a field day! Several listed game wardens in Halibur- game wardens refused to quit and simply ton County until 1946 when a kept working without pay. One warden Michael O’Neil is listed in Lind- sent the premier a telegram saying “Go to say, but working out of Minden. Hell! I am still on the job.”. In 1929 A R Thorn is listed in The Kinmount office was closed and the the Kinmount office. local officers (including my grandfather Two doors down the street from Wally Scott) fired. The Ontario Govern- the Lands and Forests office in ment quickly realized their mistake. The Kinmount was a barber shop run dismissed wardens were eventually re- by Wallace Scott. Wally, a WW hired and it was business as usual. I veteran, lost his zest for hair What was this “business”? The role of the cutting and began to take an in- game warden was varied and extensive. terest in the natural world. They were tasked with enforcing the hunt- Sometime before 1934, Wally ing laws and the fishing laws as well as Scott sold his business and be- trapping laws and regulations. For fishing, came a Game Warden. Although their primary focus had two paths: fishing the Kinmount office was closed out of season and fish limits. Over time, by 1934, he remained a game strict seasons had emerged for almost all warden for over 30 years, retir- varieties of fish. A headline from the Toronto Daily Star: Mansfield Build- ing in 1963. While officially ing, Main St Kinmount. Lands and Forests office was on attached to the Lindsay office, ground floor; his beat included Haliburton Austin Henderson, Game warden in 1960s-1970s. He is County as well at the lands north getting a “check-up” from “nurse-wanna-be” Laurie of the Kawartha Lakes. He oper- Scott circa late 1960s. ated out of his house in Kin- mount. There was a game warden based out of Kinmount from 1924 until the 1980s. Kinmount Visit kinmount.ca was recognized as a central spot

Page 5 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Ghost Railways: Ottawa-Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway

This railway was built originally to Seaway. serve the lumber industry in the In 1905 the OA&PS Railway was Ottawa-Huron Tract. It basically ran sold to the Grand Trunk Railway from Arnprior to Parry Sound, pass- (GTR). In 1923 the now bankrupt ing through the newly-created Al- GTR was merged with Canadian gonquin Park. The builder was one National (CN). Canadian National J.R. Booth, called the lumber baron had lots of other options to ship of the Ottawa Valley. By 1890, Western grain, and the Algonquin much of the easily-accessible lum- Park route was allowed to deterio- ber of the Ottawa-Huron Tract was already harvested. Large stands of rate until 1933 when a huge wash- pine were still available in the interi- out closed the through line. Partial or of the Tract, but getting it to mar- service continued on t he eastern ket was becoming more difficult. To end until the 1959 and the western fix that problem, Booth built a rail- end until 1952, mostly to service way line east-west through the Tract the Algonquin Park tourism indus- linking Arnprior on the Ottawa Riv- try. The rails were removed and the er with the port of Parry Sound on line became a hiking trail, at least Georgian Bay (Lake Huron). The for the section in Algonquin Park. river of steel now replaced the rivers The western traffic continued, but of water. now other routes were used. The railway passed through the newly created Algonquin Provincial SUNDAYS Park. The government actually en- couraged this development because 10 am Bible Study it opened access for the Park. 11 am Worship Service The mill-town of Mowat on & Kids Zone the west side of the Park was made possible by the railway and the new tourism centre at ALL Cache Lake in the centre of WELCOME the Park also sprang up along the railway line. There were only 3 stations within the Park: Canoe Lake (Mowat), Algonquin Park (Cache Lake) and Rock Lake. But on the east side of the line, stations were located at Eganville, Killaloe, Barry’s Bay and Whitney. There were also nu- merous stations west of the Park at Kearney, Emsdale, and References Available such now ghost towns as Whitehall, Sprucedale, Bear Lake, Seguin Falls, Orrville 705-488-3091 and Swords before it reached Depot Harbour at Parry Sound. While the lumber (and tourism) industry boomed along Soup & its line after completion Sandwich (1897), the real traffic became shipping grain from Western 1st Canada. Grain Trains were Tuesday loaded at Parry Sound and By Donation unloaded at eastern ports like Monthly Montreal and Halifax, thus missing the long voyage 11:30 am - 1 pm St. James Anglican Church through the old St Lawrence Page 6 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

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The Galwegians, by Bill Lee

The Galway Hall Board will hold in 2020 to share your past so that its regular meeting on Monday, present and future generations may January 27th at 7 p.m. know it. The Kinmount Bursary Commit- Here is a trumpeter swan update. tee will meet on Monday, January Eighteen trumpeter swans were seen 27th at 6 p.m. at the Galway Hall on Clear Bay on Saturday, Novem- to finalize the plans for the up- ber 23rd. Unfortunately, something coming dinner/auction. If you are happened to one of these swans. It interested in helping at this fund- could not fly and it had blood visi- raiser, please come to this meet- ble on its plumage. There were two ing. unsuccessful attempts by cottagers The Galway Hall will be the ven- to rescue this swan. Two days later, ue for the 7th Annual Kinmount this untagged swan lay dead on the Bursary Committee Dinner/ ice. In a telephone conversation with Auction fundraiser. It will be held Jennifer at the Wye Marsh Centre, on Saturday, February 8th. The she suspected the probable cause of doors open at 5 p.m. and the ham the swan’s death would have been and scalloped potato dinner will from lead poisoning. Note that be served at 6 p.m. There will be swans eat the root of aquatic plants. plenty of auction items to bid on. A week later to the day, another Please help support this fundrais- swan appeared to also be in distress ing effort. Tickets are available at on the lake ice. However, this was the Medical Centre Pharmacy or not the case as this swan eventually by contacting Vic Ballik at 705 got to open water and swam away. 488 3053. The Bursary Committee This trumpeter swan had been is looking for volunteers to assist tagged. ‘V25’ was tagged and band- at this event. Contact Bill Lee 705 ed eighteen months ago near Orillia, 488 2625. according to the Wye Marsh Centre. The ‘Friends of Galway’ capped There was almost a Canadian Geo- off another busy year with their graphic “moment” for V25. While 705 286-0808 winter solstice potluck supper and she was alone and hunkered down Debbie Calvert made plans for 2020. The on the lake ice, a bald eagle flew ‘Shamrocking Galway’ project over her, perched in a nearby white was very successful and will con- pine, flew back over her, and then 50 Newcastle St tinue again in the late spring of flew away down the bay. Minden, Ont 2020. The ‘Stores of Galway’ project will also be continued in K0M 2K0 2020 as will the Lake History project. Remember, it only takes one generation for hundreds of years of history, stories, and photos to be either lost or forgotten. Resolve

Above: The Wye Marsh Centre sus- pects lead poisoning caused the death of this injured swan on Crystal Lake. Two rescue attempts were made. Right: New book! To acquire a copy of the new Galway A Pictorial History call 705-488-9952. Books available for pick up Sat. Feb. 1, 10:30 am at Galway Hall.

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This photo from the Minden Times, March 1997, the Kinmount Knights were in full swing. Story below.

March, 1997: The Kinmount Knights marked The younger age groups, 4 – 6 and 7 to 9, HOCKEY WORD SEARCH the end of another successful season with a dominated the league in terms of numbers this Find these words: year end banquet at the Galway Hall on season. The 10 -12 and 13 -15 age groups March 16. Ninety-seven youngsters, ranging rounded out the league. in age from four to fifteen, participated in the League organizers Holly and Dave Lougheed COACH PUCK league this season. and Janice and Danny Davidson were helped EQUIPMENT SCORE The action started in October at the Kinmount this season by Barb and Kevin Hill. The Hills GOAL SHOOT arena with ball hockey competitions. When were in charge of the raffle this year, with HELMET SKATE the weather became cold enough to sustain ice some help from Janice Davidson. The raffle JERSEY TOURNAMENT in the building, the kids donned their skates raised nearly $1,000, which enabled the NET TROPHY and traded the ball for a puck. league to buy jackets for all the participants. PENALTY WIN The league started off with T-shirts the first year and went to sweat shirts last year. An impressive list of raffle items helped to make it so successful. Among the prizes were an original program from opening night at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The program was autographed by Wendel Clark. A Gump Worsley autographed goalie stick, a Calgary Flames practice jersey (donated by John Dett- man of Kinmount), a gift certificate from Jad- ek Sports in Minden and a crystal bowl, donated by Lil Bitaz Bargains of Minden were also among the raffle prizes. Holly Lougheed says she continues to be amazed at the support of Kinmount and area businesses and community groups. The Kin- mount Lions Club has contributed $1,000 this season, in the form of $600 cash and $400 toward the banquet. The Kinmount Legion Branch 441 helped the cause with a $500 donation. Godfathers Pizza provided the pizza for a special discounted price. Galway Town- ship provided the Galway Hall at no charge. The Knechtel store in Kinmount, Coboconk IGA, Valu-Mart in Bobcaygeon and Food Mart in Fenelon Falls all donated soft drinks for the banquet. The Kinmount Fair Board purchased the paint to spruce up the inside of the arena and also purchased some extra light- ing for the facility. The Kinmount Seniors Club donated $50. Lougheed says she was able to get a special deal on the jackets.

Page 9 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development The Hot Stove Leak by Lynne Kilby NEW HOURS AT KINMOUNT LIBRARY Welcome to 2020! Who knows CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE Good news! There will now be more day- what the new year holds? Any WINNERS light hours in the winter and more time for ideas? Do you have any predic- Congratulations to the following winners programming all year long at the Kinmount tions? When I was 10 years old, I predicted at Christmas in the Village: Library. that sidewalks in the 2000’s would be auto- Winner of the Kinmount Lions Adult New Hours matic, like standing on an escalator. Still Christmas Basket was Brenda Simpson Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10am - 4pm waiting for that to happen…..but here is a (for the 2nd year in a row!), Children's’ Wednesdays: 3pm - 7pm very interesting prediction I thought I’d share Christmas Basket, Kaylynn Shaw. Saturdays: 10am - 2pm with you from the year 1953: Farmer’s Market Gift Basket, Emily Grice and their 50/50 Draw, Kathy Lee. Scarlett Robitaille was the winner of the Christmas in the Village Colouring Con- test and received as basket full of craft supplies from the Kinmount Committee for Planning & Economic Development. The $25 Artisans Marketplace Gift Cer- tificate from Count the Kinny Elves in the Nov. Gazette was Deanna Allen. The Marketplace also held free draws for the following donated prizes: Dancing Moose donated by Nancy Caney, winner, John Austin Jr. Remote Control Truck donated by Scott Treen - winner, Jackson Saxton 20Q Game donated by Scott Treen - winner, Mary Conway. Congratulations also to the many winners at Christmas Music Night’s Loonie Auc- Librarian Shannon Bain hands out Kinny tion and Country Raffle. Elf Hunt prizes at Christmas in the Village. Thanks to the Friends of Kinmount Library for donating the free books for kids.!

Keep smiling and please sharing your news in the Hot Stove Leak. Contact me at 705-488-2919 or email me at: [email protected] Enjoying a roasted marshmallow at Christmas in the Village. Thanks to our Firefighter’s Happy New Year! for their campfire by the Station. They hope to make it an annual event. We hope so too!

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BURNT RIVER RINK BURNT RIVER A MESSAGE TO THE Grab your toque! Grab your sticks! Grab your LOBBALL TOURNAMENT MEMBERS OF skates! The outdoor rink is open in Burnt River!! GIVES BACK KINMOUNT ARTISANS GUILD The lights will be on at night so you can enjoy The Burnt River Bullies Committee made As our 20th Anniversary year comes anytime of day. Enjoy the rink all winter long. sure Christmas was a little bit cheerier for to an end, we wish everyone a Hap- Thanks to the volunteers who work so hard to children in need this year. They got word that py New Year! Hope you enjoyed the make it a beautiful skate! there would be 18 children in the local Wom- holidays. Once you’ve recuperated, en’s Shelters over Christmas: Victoria’s make sure to get back on that crea- Women’s Shelter, A Place Called Home, and tive wagon! Looking forward to see- Amy’s Women’s Shelter; the Bullies under- ing your new creations in 2020! took 12 kids to sponsor. Many thanks for all the help and For 44 years, funds raised by the Burnt River support to keep the Kinmount Arti- Lobball tournament have given support to a sans Guild and Marketplace operat- variety of community events, fundraisers, ing. Wishing everyone great sales projects and groups. Help support our area by and good health for the New Year! watching or playing in the annual Lobball The Marketplace is closed for Janu- Tournament during the Civic Long Weekend ary but shopping by appointment is at the Burnt River Somerville Centre. available at 416 677 6681. Reopens Friday to Sunday, 10am-4pm in Feb.

SOLVE-ALL COMPUTERS HAS MOVED TO 14 Cluxton St Kinmount The Burnt 800-286-2600 River Bullies [email protected] sponsored 12 area children in need at Christmas

Free face painting by KINMOUNT ARENA Public Skating Kinmount Artisans Fridays 7 to 9 pm member Fernando at Sundays 1 to 3 pm Christmas in the Vil- Adults $4, Children $2 lage. A man of many No Charge with Food Bank Donation For Ice Rentals call Doug at talents! 705 488 2547

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UPCOMING EVENTS ONGOING ACTIVITIES The Hot Stove Leak cont. Jan. 7 Soup Lunch by donation at St. Tai Chi Mondays & Thursdays, 10 am - KINMOUNT LION OF THE YEAR James Anglican Church. noon Galway Hall. Congratulations to PDG Chris Weerdenburg Jan. 8 After School Program 4:30 pm at Seniors Cards Snacks 12:30 pm Mon- for being selected as the Kinmount Lion of the Kinmount Library. days Bid Euchre 1 pm at Legion. Year. Jan. 14 Messy Church 5:30 - 7 pm at St. Kinmount Guiding Unit Mondays 6:30 Chris has been a great ambassador for the club, James Anglican Church. pm - 8 pm at Kinmount Community Ctr. with all the work she does on projects as well Jan. 18 Friends of the Library Book Sale SAGES Exercise Tuesdays 9:30 am at as being District Chairperson for Childhood 10 am - 2 pm at Kinmount Library. Galway Hall. Cancer. Jan. 24 Kinmount Agricultural Society Kinmount Playschool Tuesdays & Annual General Meeting Potluck Sup- Thursdays 10 am - 12 Community Centre. per 6 pm. Meeting 7 pm at Galway Hall. EarlyON visits 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Jan. 27 Arthritis Workshop 12:30 pm at Highland Dancing Tuesdays 5:00 pm at Kinmount Medical Centre. Kinmount Community Centre. Feb. 8 Kinmount Bursary Dinner & Auc- Kinmount Library HOURS tion 5 pm at Galway Hall. Tues. & Thurs. 10 am - 4 pm Wed. 3 pm - 7 pm, Sat. 10 am - 2 pm Soup Lunch 1st Tuesday monthly at St. James Anglican Church. KINMOUNT FOOD BANK Messy Church 1st Tuesday monthly 5:30 to 7 pm at St. James Anglican 11 am - 1 pm Church. Thursday Jan 9 & 23 After School Program 2nd Wednesday Lion Christine Weerdenburg is selected as the Kinmount Baptist Church monthly 4:30 pm at Kinmount Library. AA Meetings Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:30 Kinmount Lion of the Year. 4937 Monck Road pm west side Kinmount Medical Centre. Cards Wednesdays 7 pm Irondale 705 455 3060 Community Ctr, Donation $2. Potluck snacks. Darts Wednesdays 7 pm at Legion. Food Bank volunteers Sign Language Class 6 pm Wednesdays had a great day at the St. James Anglican Church. by donation. Kinmount Farmer’s Foot Care 1st Thursday monthly at Market Christmas Kinmount Medical Centre 705-488-2205. Open House. Knitting Club every Thursday 1 pm - 3 pm at St. James Anglican Church. Kinmount Artisans Marketplace Open Fridays to Sundays 10 am to 4 pm. Friday Night Bingo 6:45 pm at Legion Karate Fridays 7:00 pm at Kinmount Community Centre. 705 886 0051 Left: Kinmount Lions served up a delicious Public Skating at Kinmount Arena, and well attended Breakfast with Santa at Fridays 7 - 9 pm, Sundays 1 - 3 pm Christmas in the Village. weather permitting. Meat Draw Saturdays, 5 pm at Kin- mount Legion. Kids Zone Sundays 11am Kinmount Baptist Church. Councillor’s Corner by Kathleen Seymour-Fagan Drop-in Euchre Sundays 4 pm at Le- gion. Another year has come and gone. prime time for enjoying winter outdoor I hope you are looking forward to activities, and an especially wonderful time the upcoming year, and I know I to make use of our excellent snowmobile Letter to the Editor am. Your council is accomplish- trails. Within a short drive, we're also lucky ing a lot, and in December we to also have great arenas, swimming pools, To the Editor: Gazette Committee released a draft strategic plan for libraries, and a wide range of fitness and Thank you all for your continued commit- further public input. Be sure to recreational facilities, something for every- ment and hard work to each and every have your say in the future of our community one. issue of the Kinmount Gazette. by contributing your ideas and feedback on Happy New Year, and may 2020 bring us We enjoy it all! municipal issues and projects important to all peace and happiness! Janet and Bob Wilson you. Just go to https:// Kathleen Seymour-Fagan Kinmount jumpinkawarthalakes.ca/ Municipal Councillor Ward 2 Editor’s Note: Thank you Janet & Bob for Our area is uniquely beautiful this time of City of Kawartha Lakes your comments and generous donation. year. Blanketed in snow as we usually are, it's

Page 12 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Good Doctors Medical Clinics Opens Walk in Clinic at Kinmount Medical Centre Pharmacy

Exciting news! The Kinmount The Walk In Clinic is located at Medical Centre Pharmacy is 5100 County Rd. 503 in the lower pleased to announce that they level of the Medical Centre build- have teamed up with Good Doc- ing at the Kinmount Pharmacy. All tors Medical Clinics, to provide a patients welcome. Please bring a much needed Walk-In Clinic valid health card when you visit. Service right here in town. Phar- Please feel free to call the pharma- macy owner Samuel Iskandar, cy/clinic at 705 488 1960 to ask states “This should really help more about the services people currently without a family Your Health Centre Bulletin Board doctor, or those who cannot get ARTHRITIS WORKSHOP to see their doctor for urgent January 27th, 2020 healthcare related matters.” 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Medical Centre Good Doctors Medical Clinics NECK AND BACK serve a vast number of communi- Identify strategies, tips and tools ties across Ontario. Their team of to reduce neck and back strain. doctors and nurses believe that Refreshments served. Register at 705 488 1105 everyone should have access to quality healthcare, regardless of www.doctorwanted.org where you live. They believe that Call 705 488 2282 or 705 488 1105 having access to quality Actively looking for a 3rd Doctor healthcare saves lives and im- proves the quality of life for indi- viduals and families. KINMOUNT PHARMACY Good Doctors Medical Clinics WALK IN CLINIC HOURS uses telemedicine solutions pro- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday vided by Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) to deliver 9 am - 4:30 pm healthcare to communities across Wednesday 12 pm - 6:30 pm Ontario. OTN helps improve Saturday and Sunday access to medical services that Closed often would not be available con- All patients welcome! sistently in some communities. To this end, Kinmount Pharmacy Visit covered hired a full time RPN. Welcome with a valid OHIP card. to the community Kimberly Bol- Located at the Medical Centre ger. Kimberly will coordinate the Be a part of the Kinmount Pharmacy Family! walk in service at Kinmount Pharmacy. Essentially, the way it Have your prescriptions filled with us! works is that Kimberly will be We are committed to your health onsite to do the triaging work, Free Medical, Vitamins & Herbal Consultations and the doctor is availa- Free Medication Review & Delivery ble online remotely on the screen HOURS: Mon. & Tues. 9 am - 5 pm for the consultation and for pre- Wed. 9 am - 7 pm Now at scribing medications. They are Thurs. & Fri. 9 am - 5 pm able to provide acute/urgent care KINMOUNT OPEN 9 am - 1 pm SATURDAYS to patients (cold, flu, ear infec- MEDICAL CENTRE Join our facebook page for store offers & announcements tions, etc.) as well as some family 1st Thursday Every Month facebook.com/kinmount pharmacy doctor services (refill chronic WALK-INS WELCOME meds, specialist referral, etc.) To find out more about the Walk CALL 705-488-2205 in Clinic or stay updated visit the Your Used website https:// www.gooddoctors.ca/ and the Eyeglasses Facebook page Can Help Facebook.com/ Someone gooddoctorkinmount Email: kin- See Better [email protected] Drop off at Kinmount Medical Centre Page 13 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Tom Thompson

Every Canadian knows something about which gave him more time to explore and drunken argument the night before he went the Group of 7 painters. They emerged paint. His favourite headquarters was the missing over money or Fraser’s wife and after WW II as premier landscape painters dying town of Mowat on Canoe Lake, easi- Thomson was (accidentally?) killed by a whose favourite haunts were in Algonquin ly accessible by rail. Thomson became an blow from his own paddle (how backwoods Park. One of the inspirations for this group excellent canoeist and woodsman, travel- Canadian!). The body was dumped in Ca- was a colleague who was not officially part ling all over the Park and Parry Sound- noe Lake, tied down with fishing line to a of this group: Tom Thomson. He was one Muskoka District. While he was not a her- weight and the paddle destroyed by fire. of the pioneers of Canadian painting who mit, most of his paintings ignored human The legends live on! started the whole Algonquin Art Scene. subjects and dealt with unspoiled Nature. Thomson’s sad and early death happened Thomson worked as an artist/engraver at a At the height of his fame in 1917, Tom just as he was attracting fame. A promising Toronto print shop when he heard of the Thomson drowned on Canoe Lake (July 8, life cut short makes a great tale! Inspired Park from some other employees. He visit- 1917). Although the official cause of death by Tom Thomson, the Group of 7 arose to ed the Park in 1912 to do some fishing. was “accidental drowning”, rumours began lead an artistic movement still hailed as one Arriving at Canoe Lake via railway, he to circulate almost immediately. How could of Canada’s greatest artistic movements. In camped on neighbouring lakes where he such an expert canoeist drown by himself? the world of Canadian art, this movement became enamored of the unspoiled land- The body did show signs of trauma. Fish- still dominates the Canadian painting sce- scape. Thomson captured the raw land- ing line was tied around his legs (to weigh scapes of the Park in paintings, mostly the body down?) and his paddle was never ne. The greatest collection of Group of 7 small sketches starting in 1912. He was found. The Thomson family removed the paintings can be found at the McMichael hooked. He spent the winters working in body from Mowat cemetery to their home Gallery at Kleinburg. Toronto and the summers in the bush of the at Leith. Stories abounded about whether Park. He hung out with a group of young there was a body in the grave. Further leg- artists who were also enthralled by the Ca- ends have continued to swirl ever since nadian wilderness. 1917. Between 1912 and 1917, Tom Thomson The rumours continued over time among cruised the landscape of Algonquin Park: the small community at Canoe Lake. Alt- creating 50 paintings on canvas and ap- hough no crime was even proven, there proximately 400 smaller sketches on wood were several theories which led back to panels. He was refused enlistment into the Thomson’s friend at Canoe Lake; a man army during WW I for health reasons, named Fraser. Fraser and Thomson had a British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP) In 2020, we celebrate the 75th anniversary force. Air planes had changed dramatically The program would also strain resources in of the end of World War II. The Gazette since the previous war and nobody doubted a semi-besieged Britain. Canada had lots of will be running a series of articles all year airplanes would play a massive role in the space for new airfields and was safe from on various events and happenings from next war. The issues involved included direct attack. It was close enough to Britain WW II. Our first episode this year will technology, tactics and training. Canada to actually ferry both airplanes and staff to feature one of the “contributions” Canada could help with the latter. the battlefronts. Canada had easy access to made to the War: the British Common- Clearly large numbers of pilots and person- the USA where it could acquire planes and wealth Air Training Program (BCATP). nel would be needed for the new air forces. equipment safely and easily. Most of the Many Kinmount recruits joined the Royal These recruits would need a ton of tech- training planes came from the USA as well Canadian Air Force and were trained by nical training. Most would have to be as a smattering of American volunteers. the BRCATP. trained from scratch; most having no expe- Canada also had better weather than Moth- With the outbreak of war in 1939, Canada rience with flight except for a desire to er Britain from a flying point of view. And, needed to organize its war contributions. learn this fairly- new technology. Britain most importantly, the Canadian Govern- The Great Depression (1929-1939) had and the Commonwealth would pool their ment volunteered to pay up. Prime Minister severely decimated Canada’s economy. resources so each country need not develop of the day William Lyon Mackenzie King The first cut-backs to government expenses their own systems and schools. The agree- was not enthusiastic about the War. was the military. The army was reduced to ment called for 50,000 graduating air crew Scarred by the internal scraps of WW I a mere 4,261 permanent soldiers and the members each year. Quotas were set for (aka conscription) he hoped Canada could militia (“paper-strength” 50,000”) could Commonwealth countries as follows: Great substitute an air force for an extensive muster about 25,000 poor-equipped sol- Britain- 22,000, Canada 13,000, Australia ground army. This would avoid huge casu- diers. The navy had been narrowly spared – 11,000, New Zealand- 3,300 with a few alty lists, conscription and national unity complete dismissal and the air force barely spots left for other parts of the Common- issues all painful issues from WW I. He existed. It was time to reassess how Canada wealth. The costs were to be divided by the was totally wrong; as all these issues were could support the war effort. student numbers. to crop up again. But Canada was to be- Military planners and politicians (at least Canada was selected as the home base for come the Air Force school for the British those who cared) had been thinking about this Commonwealth scheme in 1939. There Commonwealth. war for many years. One of the new weap- were several reasons. Britain was too dan- ons that would play a huge role was the air gerous and would likely be under attack. Continued pg. 17 Page 14 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

Blacksmiths of Kinmount: Joe Walker Food Fanatic by Michelle Barkwell Hash Brown Frittata – serves 4 – 6 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes 1/2 cup chopped red or green pepper 1/4 cup onion relish 6 eggs 1/4 cup water or milk salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese In a medium skillet (about 10”), heat oil over medium heat. Add hash browns and cook for a few minutes until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in green pepper and onion relish. Cover and cook over medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. In medium bowl, whisk to- gether eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour mixture evenly over hash browns; using turner, poke hash browns in several places to help mixture seep through to skillet. Cover and cook over medium- low heat for 6 to 7 minutes or until eggs are just about set. Sprinkle cheese over top. Cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Joe Walker purchased the blacksmith One Pan Maple Chicken shop on lot 8 east of Main Street in 4 large boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1905. This spot had contained a 1 – 1 1/2 lbs. small new potatoes, halved blacksmith shop since the founding 1 tbsp olive oil of Kinmount. Samuel Spry was oper- salt & pepper ating on this lot in 1861. William 1/3 cup brown mustard Macdonald ran the business in 1878 1 tbsp yellow mustard followed by the Davidsons (1879), 1/4 cup maple syrup William Morrison (1883) and Walker chopped fresh parsley (1905). Walker bought the business Preheat oven to 375F. Season chicken and pota- for $905. In 1902 he sold out to toes with oil, salt and pepper. James Roy Umphrey (for $1,000) Transfer to dish. Mix brown and yellow mustard who operated until 1946 when Pat and maple syrup. Whisk to combine. Taylor became the proprietor. Lucky Pour mixture over chicken and potatoes; toss to Taylor still owns the property today. coat. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is William Morrison also had a house done and potatoes are tender. on lot1Dickson Street south of Crego PEPPER FUN FACTS St. The brick home evidently was Pepper is the number one selling spice in North sold with the business and the Walk- America. er Family lived there during their Pepper comes in many colors, green, black, red time in Kinmount. Umphrey’s built a and white but all comes from the same plant, the new house next to the blacksmith color is related to how ripe it is and how it has shop and Taylors followed as resi- been processed. dents. That house was torn down to Pepper is native to India and grows as a tall vine make more room for the gas pumps. with the peppercorns as flowering drupes. It has been used in cooking for over 2000 years! Pepper was mostly eaten by the wealthy in the past as it was so expensive and sot after, traders formed spice routes from India to Europe and Left: Tom would often fight over them. Thompson In the Middle ages a mans wealth was measured “West by his stock pile of pepper. Wind”; The Romans would even demand pepper as a ran- Right: Tom som when besieging a city. Thompson Pepper gets its kick from the compound peperine. “Jack Pine”

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Royal Canadian Legion Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441 John McGrath by Tammy Warburton Branch 441 Kinmount, Ontario Another year has come and gone. assisting in the costs for local 705-488-3462 We have officially rung in 2020, schools to go on trips and many, the beginning of a new decade. Our many other worthwhile caus- HALL RENTALS Children's Christmas Party was es. Dues are now due before De- 705-488-3462 well attended. We handed out 76 cember 31 to remain a member in gifts to children who were all good standing. We are planning smiles waiting in line to see Santa. some upcoming functions in the The gifts are generously provided months to come. Tell us what you See you at Christmas in the Village! by our local Legion. We at Branch would like to see happening... 441 thank all of you for your ongo- bake sales, sports events, other Kinmount Agricultural Society ing support. We are proud to use events.....email us your ideas: your donations and money raised to [email protected]. We welcome (Kinmount Fair Board) support our local community. Some your participation. We still have of the causes our branch has sup- cookbooks available for purchase. ported have been providing money It's not too late to come in and ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING towards the replacement of the pick up your copy. sound system at a local school, sup- Friday January 24, 2020 porting our local service groups, Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm In the Lions Den by Brittany Gautreau Meeting 7:00 pm Galway Hall – Galway Road Kinmount & District Lions Club in your community and have spare thanks everyone who came out and time on your hands the Kinmount made Breakfast with Santa a huge, Lions Club is the best way to do that. roaring success and also to all who We are always looking for new ideas made generous donations to our and helping hands. Contact Chris 4154 County Rd 121 Kinmount Angel Trees and Christmas Ham- 705-488-2114 or Dave 705-488- pers. Another service we provide is 2005. collecting used eye glasses. A box Wishing everyone a safe and happy is located at the Kinmount Medical new year! Center for this purpose. If you are interested in making a difference

The Library Link by Shannon Bain It’s the time of year to hunker have been taped. Tape provided in down, isn’t it? After the rush of branch if you need some. the holiday season I know most of -Annual and Lifetime Dog Tag regis- us are ready for a little R&R in- tration side while the snow falls outside. - Printing is $0.25 for a B&W sheet, Drop by or search online $0.50 for colour. www.kawarthalakeslibrary.ca for - Wi-Fi hub: if your device needs to your next book to read, peruse or use data, bring it to the library! listen to. We also have tons of A heads up: we are looking at moving movies in every branch to browse around the library hours, starting ear- through, and I am finding lots of ly in the New Year, which would see to watch on the Hoopla app, free us reallocating hours from Thursday to use with your library card. evening to daytime hours. Hooray! Just a few reminders of library Currently we are looking at altering services that don’t involve re- the hours on Tuesday and Thursday. membering that book title or au- I’ll keep you posted when/if they thor’s name! change. - 2020 Waste Calendars are here! Stay safe and warm this January, Kin- Saturday Pick up your copy at the Library. mount. See you at the library! Jan. 18 - Battery Drop-Off during library City of Kawartha Lakes Public 10 am - 2 pm hours only. Please ensure all of Library, Kinmount Branch BY DONATION BOOK SALE Lower Level your 9v batteries are properly Kinmount taped. We are unable to accept Library any 9v batteries unless the posts

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British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP), cont. from p. 14 Nothing like the BCATP had ever been suitable to become pilots were trans- people were also semi-trained pilots who filled attempted before. The Royal Air Force ferred to other streams like wireless or in an emergency. (RAF) set the standards and the RCAF air gunners. There were 36 Initial Train- The first BCAPT was opened at the Eglington ran the whole operation. Almost every- ing Schools across Canada. Hunt Club (Toronto) in April 1940 with 221 thing had to be created from scratch. At Elementary Flying Training School. recruits. All graduates were retained in Canada full production, the BCATP operated Recruits actually got in cockpits and as teachers! While the program did not affect the 107 schools and 184 other facilities learned to fly. Most of the teachers were Battle of Britain, it did contribute thousands of across Canada. These were spread over civilians. The pilots-to-be received a aircrew for the war effort between 1940 and late 231 sites; some major sites containing minimum of 50 hours basic flying les- 1944. The program was closed by 1945 because more than one school. Major sites in- sons over an 8 week period. There were there was a backlog of staff that were no longer cluded Trenton, Borden and Malton in 36 schools at this level. needed as the war wound down. Ontario. Each training site had its own Service Flying Training Schools. Now The final total of the BCATP was 131,500 per- airfield. Besides the main airfield, there we get serious. These 16 week schools sonnel. Of this total, 72,835 were Canadians, the were 68 “relief fields”, which handled were run by the RCAF and the instruc- rest divided among other Commonwealth coun- overflow and emergencies. Many relief tors were experienced pilots with war tries. (Americans joined until December 1941 fields had grass surfaces and no hangers. experience. The pilots were divided into when the USA joined the War, but they were In our area, there was a major air school two streams: single engine (fighter) included as naturalized Canadians!). Air training at Oshawa and a relief field at Whitby. planes and all planes with 2 engines or was dangerous, and 800 recruits died in action, Trenton also had a major repair depot. more. They trained on actual fighting mostly in crashes. Not all the students were in pilot school; aircraft: no more trainers! There were The entire operation involved 8,300 buildings the complexity of the air war also re- 41 such schools in Canada. After gradu- including 700 hangars. Over 104,000 civilian quired large numbers of trained naviga- ation, these pilots were sent to battle. employees looked after the program, working at tors, bomb aimers, wireless (radio) oper- The BCATP also operated 10 naviga- everything from aircraft repair to cooks. Many ations, air gunners and flight engineers. tors/wireless gunner schools. Recruits Canadians served as volunteers in the program, Pilot teachers were recruited from every- spent 4 weeks studying navigation and 4 working on everything from entertaining the where. Most were civilian volunteers, weeks at air gunnery. All students also recruits to actually bringing them into their many of them American. Military train- had to have passed the Initial Training homes to show Canadian hospitality. ers were rare: most of them badly need- School course. The total cost of the BCATP was $2.2 billion. ed at the front, especially during the Bombing and air gunnery was also an 8 While Britain originally agreed to pay the lion’s Battle of Britain. Private Flying Clubs week course. There were 11 such share of the cost, Canada ended up footing $1.7 were given the task of teaching elemen- schools Canada. billion as the impoverished Brits could not con- tary flying, the RCAF only becoming Wireless (radio) training was a 24 week tribute as much. Most of the BCATP sites were involved in the final stages of training. course. Like the previous two courses, abandoned after the War, but not all. Some sites As the seriousness of the War became this also contained air gunnery. (You (Trenton, Uplands, Malton, Borden) became apparent after the Fall of France (May- had to multi-task on bombers!) There major post-war facilities. June 1940), the entire “flying culture” of were 4 wireless schools. Canada should be proud of our contribution to North American was rallied for the pro- There was one naval gunnery school for WW II via the British Commonwealth Air Train- gram. aircraft that operated over water. This ing Program. The pilot’s course was clearly the most was a bit different from the other gun- important. Pilot training had 3 levels and nery courses. lasted approximately 28 weeks. Larger bomber crews also included a Initial Training was 4 weeks long. It flight engineer. This position included consisted of aptitude tests and a lot of operating all the systems on the large book work. (no flying yet!) The recruits bombers including wireless, bombing were weeded out and those judged un- and other mechanical systems. These

VOLUME 12 IS HERE! Thank you to our current Patrons Crystal Lake Cottagers Assoc. Allan Ingram Bruck & Debbie Peck Fay O’Neill Brian Lemire Ann & John Galilee Buck & Janice Thibideau Brian & Sharon Guttormson The Kinmount Gazette is a non profit monthly publication produced by volunteers & is financially dependant on support through advertising & donations. Would You Like to be a Gazette Patron? Thinking of retailing your creations? Send your donation to: Kinmount Gazette, c/o Lynne Kilby Kinmount ARTISANS MARKETPLACE P.O. Box 286, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 705 488 2938 or 705 488 1414 Make cheques payable to Kinmount Gazette [email protected]

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Kinmount...Explore Our Heritage, Experience Our Charm! KINMOUNT GAZETTE COM MITTEE Guy Scott, Editor Spot the Shot Each edition we feature a photo from the P.O. Box 249 Kinmount Area. We challenge you to identi- Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 fy the spot. Submissions of photos welcome. Please sub- Phone: 705-488-3182 mit to the editor via email with a detailed E-mail: [email protected] description of the spot you have captured. Last month’s Spot the Shot: Four red chairs at High Falls along We’re on the Web the Burnt River. www.kinmount.ca SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Feb. 2020 Edition Gazette Committee: Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 Lynne Kilby, Staff Writer/ Advertising Mary Lou Ferguson, Finance Jane Austin, Publisher/Subscriptions no later than 6 pm., Jan. 24. For Long-time resident (and my Cameron passed away. The further information, email: mother) Betty Scott passed Cameron Family were long [email protected] or contact away in December at the age of term residents of Norland. From the Editor’s Desk the editor. Remember, Kinmount 91. Betty was born in Kin- Clayton was a Somerville Fair celebrates its 150th Fair in mount and lived her entire life Township councillor for many KINMOUNT AGRICULTURAL 2020. Watch for special events! in the village. She never had years before moving to Min- SOCIETY The Greater Harvey Historical the desire to live anywhere den. He was a long-time horse ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Society (GHHS) are taking or- else. Betty operated Scott’s exhibitor at Kinmount Fair. Friday, January 24, 2020, 7 pm. ders for their new book: Store on the main street of Kin- Condolences to the family. Galway Hall, Galway Road “Galway” A Pictorial History mount for over 40 years. She Vera Coles lived in Irondale. Potluck Supper: 6 pm. Over the Years”. This wonderful leaves behind two children: She was a WW II veteran who Doors open 5:30 pm. Anyone and informative book is chock Guy and Laurie as well as moved from Britain to Canada wishing to stand for election to full of historical photos about the many nieces and nephews and after the War. Our sympathy to the Board of Directors must sub- history of Galway Township. other relatives. (Living in a Ivor and Diane Thompson and mit their intentions in one of the Price is $35. To acquire a copy community for 6 generations family. GS following ways: In person at the call 705-488-9952. Pick up is will do that!). On behalf of the Annual General Meeting, in writ- Sat. Feb. 1. Still no word on the Scott Family, I wish to thank ing to the above address or email opening of skating in the arena. everyone for their sympathy no later than Jan. 23, 2020, or in We are still waiting on the and kindnesses. writing, presented at the meeting, weather! There will be no Win- The community suffered two terfest this year. other losses recently. Clayton

In Loving Memory of Jessie Beatrice “Betty” Scott Passed away peacefully at Ross Memorial Hospital, Lind- say on Monday, December 16, 2019 with her loving family by her side. At the age of 91. Betty (Chalmers) was the wife of the late William C. “Bill” Scott, MP for Victoria and Haliburton for 28 years. She is survived by her son Guy (Lori) and daughter Laurie, both of Kinmount, and was grandmother to five grandchildren: Shane, Justin, Ali- cia (passed), Meg and Rachel. As well, she is remembered fondly by her many nieces and nephews. Betty is prede- ceased by her parents Jesse and Eliza Chalmers, by her sisters Doris (Garland) Barkwell, Madeline (Clarence) Har- tin, by her brother Earl (Doreen) Chalmers and by brothers-in-law Ralph Scott (Florence) and Wayne Scott(Vada). Also fondly remembered by sister-in-law Margaret (late Bill) Mark. Friends were invited to visit the family at the Gordon A. Monk Funeral Home Ltd., P.O. Box 427, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0.on Friday, December 20, 2019, from 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm. Then to the Kinmount Baptist Church, 4937 Monck Rd., Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 on Saturday, December 21, 2019 for a Service to Celebrate Betty’s Life at 1:00 pm. Reception to follow at the church. Spring internment at the Kinmount Cemetery. Memorial Donations to the Kinmount District Health Services Foundation, Kinmount Baptist Church or the Kinmount Fair would be appreciated by the family. Betty was born in Kinmount in 1928. In 1956 she and her husband, Bill Scott, took over a general store on the main street in the village. Scott’s Store in downtown Kinmount became combination tourist information, meeting place and local landmark. They sold everything from soup to nuts. From her office at the back of the store she ran political campaigns, Kinmount Fair, meetings of every description, coffee breaks, news conferences, radio interviews, luncheon receptions, family reunions and just about every other event you could think of. Every Friday, a doctor would call in to pick up a list of patients for house calls, and sometimes even treating clients right in the office. She compiled a list of customers for the local heating oil company. Her office was also the second largest distributor of mail in the village. And when there was no bank in Kinmount, she served as a financial trustee for some residents while cashing cheques for others. She practiced the old time business motto of ‘customer service comes first’. Betty was always a community person, often providing services and aid to those in need, frequently at her own expense as well. She was the rock who held the business and her family to- gether.

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