10 Years ago
OPP respond to dirt bike, ATV complaints
The Review, June 29, 2011 – PLANTAGENET – As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and dirt bike operators continue to travel on municipal and country roads with little regard for safety, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment in Hawkesbury says it is trying to solve the problem. Officers were on patrol in the Alfred-Plantagenet area from June 17-19, responding to numerous complaints from residents regarding ATV and dirt bike use, laying 29 charges and issuing 18 warnings.
Photo and caption reprinted from the June 29, 2011 edition of The Review.
25 Years Ago
Area among worst for railway offences
The Review, June 26, 1996 – ALEXANDRIA – The area east of Ottawa ranks among the worst in Canada when it comes to motorists disobeying railway safety rules, a top safety official has told The Review. Police officers rode the rails from Ottawa to Alexandria in the recent ‘Officer on the Train’ program, to look for motorists who endanger their lives by ignoring crossing signals.
50 Years Ago
Stampeders a hit at record-setting Maxville Fair
The Review, June 30, 1971 – MAXVILLE – The longest fair ever here – four days of competitions, rock music, and crowds twice the population of the village – wound up on Sunday. More than 1,000 revelers danced to the sounds of the Stampeders at the Saturday night rock concert.
75 Years Ago
Prescott Breeders Joint Field Day
The Review, June 27, 1946 – VANKLEEK HILL – The Prescott County Holstein and Ayrshire breeders held a joint field day on the farm of Georges Rennick, with more than 200 breeders and family present. Winners were: 1. Keith Nixon, Vankleek Hill; 2. S.D. Reasbeck, Vankleek Hill; 3. Jack Kerr, Vankleek Hill; 4. Jamie McPhee Jr., Vankleek Hill. A basket lunch was enjoyed by all.
100 Years Ago
Suicide at Finch
The Review, June 24, 1921 – FINCH – Allan Hoople, a well-to-do farmer who resides just east of the village of Finch, took his own life on Monday by shooting himself through the head. It appears he went into the granary and laid down behind the fanning mill and attached a string to the trigger of the gun. Mr. Hoople was about 60 years of age and no reason can be advanced for his rash act.
125 Years Ago
Liberals victorious, Tupper turned down
The Review, June 26, 1896 – OTTAWA – The greatest political contest since Confederation closed on Tuesday and was a glorious victory for Laurier and the Liberal party. The Tupperites, coercionists and corruptionists were routed all along the line from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prescott County remained true to its Liberal principles and elected a supporter of Laurier by a handsome majority, notwithstanding that there were two Liberal candidates in the field. The light vote in Prescott for the Tupper candidate is conclusive evidence of the hopelessness of the Conservative cause in this county.
