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NEW ENCLOSED TIGNISH RINK

MINISTER TURNS SOD FOR RINK

Marking 131 Years of Progress In The Field of Education ...1834 - 1965

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“eae Recreation played heavy — ) role in community life

By EDITH ELDERSHAW cing a very busy and full year parking lots and driveways. Vol- of activities launched its first unteer workers started clear-

Centennial year in the com- major porgram for the youth ing up the land, making plans munity of Tignish will long be early in January, with a Cen- for the large Rink structure that remembered as a most exciting tennia) Ice sports and fancy would be built of wood and steel and progressive one it was @ dress Carnival and crowned trusses at an approximate cost year of celebration, hard work, Miss Joan Keough Queen. c° $35,000 under the winter and decision Their was a record turnout of works program in November. Like other years, it could 800 young people History un- To help get the project under- fade cway and be forgotten, ex- folded during the day as the Fa- way a membership campaign cept for the strong will of the thers of Confederation were was carried out in the commun- people, who worked to do some- welcomed to the village cos- ity from October 5th to 10th, with thing constructive to preserve its tumes of 1864 were much in evi- Aubin’ J. Gallant chairman. | memory. At a Centennial meet- dence at the carnival The membership was in three ing held early in ine year, a The outdoor rink was kept in | Catagories, membership one Floyd McGaugh chairman a + y and honorary life membership the people present listened at- fine shape durjng the wipter ire to be paid in three years. Let- tentively as members of the season. 180 young boys ranging ters were also sent out to firms Tignish Sports Recreation As- in age from Mosquito to inter- and organizations and a fair sociation with their preside nt | mediate took part in the hockey response was received. In No- | John Gavin ‘‘Sparked” the idea | program. vember with the Board of Dir- | of a closed in Rink as a Centen-, The-Red Cross water safety ectors comprising Kenneth | nial project for the people of the swimming course with an en- McRae president. Rev. Clare| community lrollment of 115 young people MacDonald, Gerald Keough, Wil-

not originate overnight, it was ming instructions with a Cen- bert Keough, Russell Perry,} a long range program that was |tennial Aquatic Sports day. David Harper, Mrs. Reg Elder- started on October 28, 1960, A 10 mile Centennial Walka- | shaw. | when a small group of concern- | thon for people over 35 years of | Henry Arsenault was named | ed citizens got together to try age was carried out along with | Rink building foreman. What | and promote winter recreation | Centennial Lobster Bonanza and was stressed. promoted, and for the youth of the village. With | picnic. Over eight thousand dol- planned for by the association | the ov look one day for an en-|lars was spent by the associat- | was at last nearing reality. | closed rink. jion promoting an all around On Tignish day held in July | sports program, for the youth, NEW RINK the major event was a sod| Nine acres of land was purcha-| The spacious building 220% ft. turning Ceremony for the Cen- sed during the summer, the |long by 110% ft. wide was erect- tennial Community Rink by Hon. |land included a baseball dia- ed. The ice surface is 180 ft by Henry W. Wedge Minister of mond that was put in top shape | 78 ft. with a large promenade all | Welfare and Labour. by the association, with ample | around. The main part of the The recreation association fa- room for the new proposed rink, | building houses two main dres- |

| sing rooms Canteen, ticket and |

when completed. | The magnificent structure an asset to the community has|

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ter recreation program in ska- ting and hockey, that has 13 teams in action at the present time

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Prince of Wales, established as the Central Ac- ademy in 1834, and renamed in 1860, has had a long and interesting history of service to Prince Edward Island and countless Islanders.

The college, like all educational institutions

faces a great challenge to maintain the finest scholastic traditions and yet to proceed into the future, with imagination and vigorous ideas.

ates 3 » “C” SECTION “ee Prince Edward — Like oe Dew" 7 ee a : . Fish industry in Tignish area ==

is story of continued successes

By MRS, EDITH ELDERSHAW | ment has spread to cover the |of the fishermen spent the country but ‘Tignish Fisheries In 1924 the first Fisherman's Maritime Provinces and has far | hlowy days around the shore, | Was essentially & fishérmen’s ¢o-

tell of fishing in the spring to | who was the first president, is & Pp

were called. Several meetings time Provinces. United Mari-

Ob. swim60n-. ~Aleide.-Boudreau,-Rew, tirelessly inthe interest of the | operative | sery The idea_of. an.indoor rinkdid | completed two.weeksol.swim-.son.-Shea, Re-; elessly ip..the interes needa of the

| opened its doors to a full win- | Physical Education who help

With assistance under the | their achievement.

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. “. | Joseph A. Arsenault, Michael ing the winter months. It took ‘McPhee. Michael Gaudet, &

his entire earnings to square up oid Cormier, John M. Handra-

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debt. It was men like William |Chaisson, Leo Shea, Charles| at salt fish drying...

D. MacLeod, the Union's first |Gavin, William Shea, Ferdinnd| ang box from | fied, vice-president; Cletus Gavin, |Gaudet, Merill MacKie, and | per bem Map pe os Hubert Gaudet, John M. Han- | James D. Fitzgerald, whe was | and two dozen are still employ drahan, who came up with the ‘the first secretary, are the fe |eq at this since the inning of proposition that if they worked | maining chartered members. | the new year. . + together they could accomplish erueas Sixteen mea work. at z something that could net. be ; ELSEWHERE na worked out as individuals. With the organization of the ~ iT eo

The idea of pooling their re Fishermen's Union of Prince sources was born and meetings Edward Island came the organ- of all fishermen of ‘the crea ization of Unions in other Mari-

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brought nothing constructive |time Fishermen came into exis- and the fishermen decided they tence to link up organized fish- could do nothing by themseives |ermen of the three ‘provinces

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so they called on Chester Me-|with Chester P. MeCarthy as oe ig accumulating Sie Carthy and asked his assistance |the first president. fleet of boats as

Mr. McCarthy attended their, The great cooperative move- |new pa Barpccin Ye be meeting and listened with inter- | ment of the Maritimes came as and old ones

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fishing. He had--understanding |tion of Tignish Fisheries Ltd.,|in » few short weeks. Major and sympathy for their plight | put those same fishermen spark- eee He assumed the responsibility ed the Credit Union Lid. and '

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shi Se FIRST MEETING | The first. meeting saoueee th ; was held on October_J6th, 1922, and the group named mselv- _— masagement es the Tignuish Fishermen's |.” Council, im existed as such until Sr cle veda aaa Mr. McC. drew up. a con- stitution on ore: ably ated under ws Prov- ince in 1924 as the Fishermen's SS ee nanan Union of Prince Edward Island. seu ; y The Tignish achereee went McCarthy into the business processing lobsters and other fish in 1905, | ously ia the interest of buying out plant owned by Dr. ; J.A. Johnston and the company was incorprated on 12, 1925, as Tignish Fisheries | Ltd. At that time no Co-operation Act was in existence in this

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