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6 -ORONO WEEKLY TINMES, FEBRUARY 27th, 1974 Caniada's Points of Interest A visit to Que bec, winter carni'val BY SHELLEY LOUCKS iDuring 'those dull winter "les Quebecois"', were living weeks in January and Feb- it Up and putting ahl their snow ruary whicb we thought we and cold weatber to good use could neyer survive through, for the Quebec Winter Carn- ival. .This is an annual celebrat- ion, which was initiated to the city of Quebec' in 1954 to promote the tourist industry. The city remains willing to close off several designated areas to traffic for this occassion, and it provides- police protection from al districts to control the happy crowds. The main eenter of activity is the Place de Carnaval, which is situated on the busy street, Grand Allee. It attracts many noisy people, day and night, and keeps themn busy drinking "caribou" and eating fresbly tapped maple -syrup, which you can take directly from the boiler in the "Cabane a Sucre. " The "Bonhomme" when translated means "snowman' is the symbol of the carnival. His statue may be seen throughout the City, and one large image of him overlooks tbe Place de Carnaval, and he seems to bring good fortune to the surrounding crowd. One of the main features of the carnival is the ice palace. It is approximately the height of a tbree storey building, and is made entirely of ice blocks, held by hîdden supports. It is a trêmendous exhibit, and captures more than just a glimpse fromn the crowd. The' palace is shown up at night by a colorful lighting systems, and it is open at ahl times for visitors to walk through. Also in the Place de Carnaval are several ice sculptures constructed by four countries, Canada, Japan France, and the U.S.A. However, unpatriotic it seems the majority of the crowd found tbe American OBITUARY BRUCE WADDELL: A former resident of Oronc vicinity, Bruce Waddell, passed away at his home, 240 Douglas St. Victoria B.C. on January 3lst, 1974. The late Mr. Waddell was a life member of the Oddfel- low's Lodge. H1e was born in Aptioch istrict on April 18, 1894 on the 1 arm wbere Mr. Wes Wood now resides. After leaving Orono, he liv ed for 20 years at Oceanside California but bad resided since 1963 in Victoria B.C . Altbougb bis bealtb would not permit him to visit Ontario recently, bc neyer lost toucb witb events and friends in and around Orono. He is survived by bis wife Helen, at home and a sister Bertba Brown of Calgary. The funeral service was private followed by cremation This big one ha rd to catch While, fisbinig in Sturgeon Lake near Emly Creek during August 1973 a mr. James Warren of Tbornbill Ontario catjght a 22 inch 5 pound la' rgemouth bass. Attacbed to tbe dorsal fin was a small yellow disc tag bearing the numer 734. Past taggin re- cords of the Kawartba Lakes Management Unit sbowed that tbis bass was initally caugbt and tagged, by tbe netting crew at Emily Creek in Sturgeon Lake on May 22, 1964. Wben tagged tbe, fisb was 12.3 inches long, weighed one pound 3 ounces and was exhibit to be the most artistic. It featured an old m odel car in the background of -Uncle Sam" sitting in a throne. He w ore a top bat decorated with the U.S., eFlag,. distinctly inscribed in the ice. Several sports activites are distributed througbout carn- ival time. These include canoe and dog races, and one week is designated for the Pee Wee hockey tournamnent. More attractions of the city are the ice sculptures which are located onSte. Therese St. This street is closed off completely to traffic at one end, and it is filled on both sides with these ice sculp- tures. The carnival is ended with a bang! The last night holds the biggest event of al the parade. most of the floats and. participants are local, but somne had cone from 'as far as Calgary Alta. The evening is aliso, supplemented by fireworks. 1. 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