COE HILL’S WARRIORS’ DAY by BARNEY MOORHOUSE It has been a tradition since 1989 when Dan McCaw answered the call and said “Let’s do it!” In 1989 Frank Van Rosenteil, then President of the Ontario Military Vehicle Association, wanted to escape the confines of Toronto to show off the old military vehicles, not unlike classic […]
LADY EVELYN by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Circa 1969/70 I guided for Camp Kandalore from its base camp on Lady Evelyn Lake in Timagami. Or Temagami. Take your pick. I’ve seen it spelled both ways. Professor Kirk Wipper (U of T) owned the camp that is renowned for having started the Canoe Museum now located in Peterborough, […]
THE TIMES TRAVELLER by Barney Moorhouse PART 2 THE HAVELOCK BANK ROBBERY The following items were published in The Bancroft Times. LASSWADE – September 7, 1961 Lasswade has been a busy place for the last few days. Thursday morning a green ’60 Buick with three or four men in it went tearing down the Lasswade […]
#768 THE TIMES TRAVELLER by Barney Moorhouse Two Part Special For reproduction Rights call Access 1.800.893.5777 THE HAVELOCK BANK ROBBERY In January I read Grace Barker’s book – The Bad Luck Bank Robbers – concerning the 1961 Havelock Bank robbery. It’s available at Ashley’s Book Store. While it was fresh in my mind I took […]
ONTARIO’S FIRE WATCHTOWERS by BARNEY MOORHOUSE During the late ‘60s and early ‘70s I did a lot of canoe tripping throughout Ontario. Whenever I saw a fire tower I was obsessed to find and climb it. Somewhere, among boxes of film and slides, are loads of photos and the wonderful views. Somewhere! Apparently, at one […]
ROAD RAGE 1926 STYLE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 Some of my fondest memories have arisen from conversation with senior citizens more senior than me. Consider the following. My name is George Robinson. This June I’ll turn 93. I was 12 years of age at the time of this story and […]
Some History Mitch Hepburn Elected at 37, Liberal leader Mitch Hepburn became the youngest Premier in Ontario in 1934. An onion farmer, he ruled during the depression into the WW2 years. Hepburn created a volunteer police force – “Hepburn’s Hussars” – known by some as “Sons of Mitches” – as strike breakers, a strategy that […]
A TRAPPER’S TRAIL by Barney Moorhouse Life is like a puzzle. The more pieces one can fit together the clearer the picture. It is such interconnection that often makes history interesting. It becomes multi-dimensional. Such was the case when I was discussing the Havelock bank robbery with Layne Moore of The Ridge. Moore told me […]
OUT of DOORS with BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 THE BEAR CENSUS Once upon a time I reported that in North Hastings there was one bear per square km – or words to that effect. A quick reader responded that he’d like to sign them up on his electorate list and run […]
Nipissing to Naiscoot In 1968 I guided a 15 day Camp Pine Crest (CPC) canoe trip from Sturgeon Falls on Lake Nipissing to Naiscoot, near Point au Baril on Georgian Bay. Steve Rumm had returned to camp, presumably on holiday, to be my 2nd sternsman and staff. The camper canoe would provide its own sternsman […]
