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Oronô Atoms Baseball Champions Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 26th, 1979-9 The Town of Newcastle- Atom Baseball Champions are pictured above following their schedule of roller skating skating on Sunday at the Orono Arena along with all other participants in Orono Sum mer Sporty. The Orono Atoms won the Town Championship in August when they defeated Brownsdale in the final game by a score of 5-4,. Pictured ■ above are: Top row, left to right, Brian Collins, Coach, Cameron Sutherland, Jason Smith, Craig Fisk, Kerry Hester, Brooks Cowan, Fred Fisk, coach: Bottom row, Mike Lane, captain, Kevin Mum- ford, Assistant captain, Brad- I From Around Home by Roy Forrester It had been my intention to write a third article relating to a June trip to Nakina with Sid Rutherford and Ted Samuel but due to a feeling of a lack of time and a continuous put-off it has been a long time coming, A number had asked what Nakina was like after the original articles so it was on this theme that I thought., a third article may have some interest. Nakina, a community of some 500 to 600 is located oh the transcontinental rail line in northern Ontario and may. well be typical of the extreme • northern communities. Its history does have a number of interesting aspects with a ' colourful tint to them. Nakina came into existance due to a decision 1 of the Canadian National Railway in 1923 when it completed connecting link with the transcontinental from.Nakina ■ to Toronto. This new rail line southerly gave a spéedier route to the markets. of industrial Ontario. Nakina " was non-existing before the linkup but sprung up over night with the transfer of rail shacks brought in by flat bars and set apart in the wilderness wilderness of the north. Of course it became a centre for the railway which was not to be threatened until more recent times with the advent of the diesel locomotive. locomotive. But even here the unions were able to negotiate terms into their contract. which saved a lot of the rail employment and Nakina is still a centre for the transfer of engineers and trainmen as they shuttle the large locomotives locomotives from divisional point to divisional point. The railway railway still provides employment employment in the community. Of interest in the history of Nakina is the past fishing ndustry. At one time two fish processing plants operated in the community as well as caviar was shipped to the south taken from Sturgeon taken from the mighty Albany Albany River flowing into Hudson Bay. For a period it was a thriving industry in the community only to be shelved through the loss of the Sturgeon and the means of faster 1 transportation. It is reported that the fish trains from Nakina held priority over all other types of rail travel. Nakina, although tucked away in the northern bush, did not escape the excitement or close relationship with World War Two. It was felt the enemy could come in from the north and as a result a station of Americans were camped outside the Town, From our reports rumors were at times somewhat wild with enemy forced piercing the north. Of course history records it never happened. The biggest change facing Nakina over its fifty-six years is now in its development. The Town is presently becoming a forest industry community, new sub-divisions are under construction along with other amenities under the scope of the giant forest firm, Kimber- ley-Clarke. The tempo of the pulp and saw log industry has been escalated over the past couple of years from one forest crew to four and with the construction of new company company roads in the area the forestry aspect of the Community Community has greatly advanced. The Nakina of yesteryears is all but history and with possible mining developments developments to add to the forestry industry it will never return. Ted Samuel on touring the community said it was a typical rural Mexican village. I, myself, am sure John Wayne, if he was still alive, could film a western along the Main Street with no needed ley Meszaros, Eric Jensen, Jason Carleton. Absent: Maurice Maurice Charland, Brian Hills, Jeff Martin. weekly remuneration. Glen outlined that it is a team, operation throughout not only to production but also as to the safety for those who work in the bush. He stressed that working in the bush was a hazardous job and that safety : was dependent, one upon the other: Stories streamed' out when we met Clem at camp following a fishing trip one morning. Clem, a fit 76 and a former trapper, prospector, surveyor, guide and traveller of the ndrth related some of his experiences since coming to the area following the First World War just about the time of the birth of Nakina. We were taken; on a trip down the Albany River to Hudson Bay with all the. experiences relatèd in the transportation of oil, gas and supplies to outposts by raft. , The drama of a full two years trapping in the bush, experiences experiences with the tenderfoot fisherman from the south along with the heartbreak of prospecting all came to light over a cup of brew. Hardships today we don't know: Clem, now retired, lives in a tine house in Nakina with colour television. His daily date with destiny is not now associated with the outdoors but rather steeped with the trauma of the daily soap operas.. - And so ends our trip to Nakina. Auction Service Farm & Estate Sales Furniture Modern and Antique NORM FAULKNER StouHville 640-5691 EARLGAUSLIN StouHville 640 3079 i | Accuracy S Counts! Ki brieao Weekly limes a modifications. Memories of the paint-peeled rail station, the dusty streets, the low commercial wooden buildings and the match-box construction construction of the two-storey, low- pitch roof, non-painted Nakina Nakina hotel, will remain for years to come. Our tour of Nakina was not complete without a trip to the school house where Sid Rutherford Rutherford taught for a number of years. He relates to obtain the job he had to take a summer course in agriculture and it was not until arriving in Nakina that he found out the reason for this course. The school board of that period wanted to dress-up the school yard with plantings of trees and shrubs and thus the summer course in agriculture. agriculture. Sid tells us that trees and shrubs were ordered from a 'northern nursery in Manitoba which had a similar climate 1 to that of Nakina and as well the expertise of the former superintendent, the late Meredith Meredith Linton, at the Orono Nursery, was sought to assist with the selection of trees and shrubs, Some trees were shipped- to Nakina for the school yard from the Orono Nursery. Remnants of this planting some forty years ago are still evident today. As interesting as the community community was so were the few residents who we had the opportunity to meet. Our transportation to and from camp was provided by a former student of Sids who is in the employment of Kim- berley-Clarke and who has advanced up through the bush crews to a supervisory position. position. It was through Glert'that we learned about the bush and forestry operation. Apparently a bush ere* consists of some thirty men who work in individual crews of three, two cutters and a skidder. Along with the crew of thirty is a scaler who records the cut for the day of each individual crew and on which forms the basis for Town of Newcastle Planning and Development Committee Notice of Public Meeting A Public Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee will be held at 7:00 p.m., October l, 1979 in the Bowmanville Court House, Court Room Number 1, Church Street, Bowmanville. The purpose of this Meeting is to enable the Committee to hear the views of the Public in respect of the following proposed Zoning By-law Amendment: Location : , Parts 1 a'nd 2, Plan 10R-946 Part of Lot 8, Broken Front.Concession, , former Township of Darlington (Bowmanville) 1 Ptirpose of Application: • To limit the use of lands edjacent to the Soper Creek Pollution Control Plant to Industrial Uses. Information related to this application is available at the Planning ■ Department in Hampton, or may be obtained by calling Miss N. Forrest, Current Operations Planner at 263-2231. Town of Newcastle Planning and Development Committee Notice of Public Meeting A Public Meeting of the Planning and Development Committee will be held at 7:30 p.m., October U 1979 in the Bowmanville Court House, Court Room Number 1, Church Street, Bowmanville. The purpose of; this Meeting is to enable the Committee to hear the views of the Public in respect of the following application for Zoning By-law Amendment: . 1 Applicant: ' B. Schweizer. " Location : , , Part of Lot 15, Concession 2, former « Township of Clarke. t Purpose of Application: 1 » , > To p^rmit'the expansion of the uses permitted on this 3.96 acre site to include a landscaping business, commercial nursery, 'and a .small engines and recreational vehicle sales, and service outlet. ' - , • • , ' , ' Information related to this application is available at the Planning Department in * Hamptqn, or may be obtained by calling Miss N. Forrest, Current Operations Planner at 263-2231. • ' '