Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 17 Oct 1956, p. 7

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Thbse for those who eelve teleoasts baseball games thou iv collmoi To HUNTSVILLE co AXIALCABLE movedo icially going ahead stringing itswire ver own racing to meet he deadline it has setvfor itself in 0f the World Serles had the TV iirms engineer has stated that barring unforeseen difficul ties Huntsville will see theWorld my who Top eit The barn on the home farm on Christian Island has been buiitcont of Jackson lookover the plansfor the cottage ship Council on7 da derided there is anger TY lines could bec from hydro wir dangerous to Bel empl are working constantly on their lines That is why they on sl er the TV lin no voltage insis on he he 0th hand the clai sit is in careful to avoid energizing The 7deadline was the open workmen partiallij structed the towers in the lencoSts extension in Huntsville andgthey will bejcompleted bc forethe deadline Lsel Thetwo 100R towers will piclp up the Barrie TV statian programs and réiawthem to Huntsville TV sets through the leaddn wires that run of lbe much disputed coaxial cable which isybeing trung RUG P01 Orb more than usualiconnnunieations timber cut on the island In winter the cattle recently imported herd Bere tords are housed injthe stalls below the platform ontwhlch is stored hay reached by the ladder Top right Sheane superintendent or the agency and Lewis lots Centre leit Lake Douglas is lnost picturesque spot in the interior ofv the cott Zpresided at flick on uthrle Hall and the clerk was ted to make Vthe access régfilar meeting of in Or Tow Octob arrangements esent in with all rriember the Ora Town Hall were received The correspondence brought don Caldwel thelconsideratio council subdivision Couhcri Has Busy Meeting mum proper Deledslgofpart of Lot 20Con nd part LDIYZO C9 VTr wannwmvt svminer Cottages an Tindian Reservation Every Canadian dreams that some day be will have summer cottage by lakebe it luxurl ous ranch type house or just utility dwelling The opportunity is now at hand or Liew more Canadians to realize their dream next summer or theIndlan Re servc atChristian Island Gcor gian Jay have announced that there are number of lakeshore lots to let on which can be con resources to augment slmcted suitable those lazy summer days This news is the fulfillment of an idea which was bornas or back as 1947 ii is turther do velopment of the islands natural the Band Fund number 02 us are getting old in the Reserve said Chief Riley Rootc We think that this idea of summer cottage on the island will not only bring steady revenueto the bond fund but will also provide number oi us older people with suitable season al world To date timber and fishing have been the main industries on the island The saw mill works at full capacity shipping the timber to the main land by boat During the past few years there has been serious attemptm do to revive agriculture on the land and at the present time is thrivingherd 01 registered Hereiords All feed for the cat tie is grown on the island From 193045 agriculture used to be unimportant source of rev enue lor the lndiansi each year they used to ship some 150 head ot rattle togethcrfwlth potatoes But after 1945 the lndiansbct ganto leave the island for better paid jobson the mainland agri culture died Last year some 300 acreswere being privately farmed libseed supplled byrthcBand scheme which each year replaces vindian Conn hop acres inc underlcul tivation before long The Councilolso have underway at most complete re housing some of the older dwellings with more modern units With hydro now on theisland these new hou ses have the latest in comforts For heating wood of which the island hes plenty is the main melt And now the Council hopes to further strengthen their economic position by making the island island and Centre righ Mr SheaneLe Jackson andChiefi Riley Roote view the shoreline along which itisfexpectedmeny summer cottageswill be located tyeer Lower leit The government boat provides direct communication with the mainland on 20minutevdrlve brings the visitor to Pen étan Lower centre The principal in dustry on the lslaInd is provided thesaw mill located near the harbor gum permission to make use of unused ext to his ZoneForester OScott De partment oi Lends andForests forwarded report on the condi tion otithe windbreak andthe re forestation of the Townf Hall grounds and the clerk isto re Anumber of Hydra accepted Gar was present with respEct to his propo edlplan of beenforwar an etcompnny atru ed to received iid Aaccep were artmehtot Highways liver Jackson and Wet and Times enson Ludgote Charles Director of License gardjto fencing Lo 16 slon 10andalso Sawya as andInternational Harvester om forwarded to the Department to approval and regis ation summer holiday homelx They see the possibilitiesoi tradewiih the cottages as well as employment as guides tothose intent on fishing and hunting Some 315 Chippewa Indians live on the island although the band numbers around 500 They came there in1850 fro eausol leil Island andColdwater minute drive from Penetahil brings the visitorito Cedar Point from where the boat trip to the island takes aboutanother 20 minutes Thelsodtheas rn bay along which the =cottagesare to be loca ted is shelteredandshallow LA gentlyshelving sand beach pro vides ideal swim ing conditions for youngmhildren Trees come down closeto the shore givinB welcome shade in extreme heat Good flshingis tovbe iound all around the island which is about eight miles lengand five miles widearid also in the beautiful Lake Douglas nottar froni the harbor NEED WORKERS GRAND FALLSN£1IL CFA shortage oi led labor deactib edas acute exists in many parts of central ewfoundland cottages for WW cmmwmw History Iilidden Hidden inthe bush and at pm sent almost derelict there is evid ence an Indlan occupation pi Christian lsland before the Chip pewas settled in 1850 Deep in the thick woodland is pagan lndian burial ground only one or twoof theoriginal Wooden heb ierslike pup tenisbullt over the graves remain recognizable It is saldLhatibe burial ground belongs to the otiatamnie tribe part oi the requois conieder acy The Chippewas Originally came from Minnesota Vin lllinols Mlch igun and Wisconsin and finally landed up in lhenorth ot Simeon County The bondswas at one time given financial help and placed in an agricultural settle ment at Coldwater Later they were disbanded into three bands and one went to Rama one to Snake mdfieorgian island and one to BelusoleiL it was from the latter pllcethai the present Christian island settlers came The settlement is sellgovern lng community with council of tour secretary and aChiet Appointed by the Council are the bushranger and lbe constable oi the lsland1 Thc Chief is elected every two years In June this year the Band elected Riley Roole as Chlei He has been on the island since 1918 and served ilve years with tho CanadianArmyfduring the last The island has two churchis and two schools and nursing station und thecharge at reg istered nurs while thereara no shops oniho land small stores are lavnilnb and thepopulation makesregula ips tethe main land forsho ping and entertain pridgbieaitupoiiérs the great estprobiem for housekeeping tor at that thunthe population is virtually cut oil Theicevis not strong enough to bear motor suai method oi trans winterand too thick Consequently sup plies hav to bshoarded tor that period andthe population havo to find their own amusem most moderncommunity hall is the centre of thecommunity gt lifeatfording meeting place for the council and an auditorium for shoWs dances and tho like dians have theirt owuubind in or square dancing to great extent During the nter nights many households also practise their old lndian craflsmaklng things out of lored guills and birchbsrk Alberta Bears MISS Tou is WATER ON LAKES ALTA CP anceztbe start of autumn bears have begun visiting cafes and homes in Wiltertpn During the surnm hen the tourist sea son boom 11 this southwest Ai berta national park there was ample garbage around to feed the bears Now they seek it in town downtown cafe Lodge wssuniong thei raided Ainother bear 5nd cubs gained entrau visits Whotls believedflloaame iollowing night rm Bothy

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