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Vol. 11, No.2, March-April 1988
from the editor
Perhaps the most interesting part of working on
the magazine is the mail we receive. While we do
publish most letters, some do not quite so easily
lend themselves to publication without explanation.
We tell you about one such letter.
Mr. Edgar Baird of Gander, a longtime subscriber,
writes us and encloses a most unusual JX)St
card. He says that as students at Memorial
University College he and a group of friends on OCtober
24, 1928, travelled to Bay Roberts to visit
Dawe's woodworking factory. They selected a
piece of wood veneer, signed it and sent it to
Memorial's first president, John Lewis Paton.
While a few names are illegible (at least to us)
some were: sadie Organ, Gwen Baird, A.R. Johnston,
P. Sheppard, Edgar Baird, L. LeGrow, G.M.
Drover, R.F. Dove, C.E. Drover, R. Duder, M.
Hollett, C.L. Roberts, H.J. Sparkes, RE. Chaplain,
G.S. Cowan, W.J. Giles, J. Horwood and Wm. Dawe.
Mr. Baird writes: "There was a staff of six
professors (or teachers) including Mr. Paton, one
janitor (sandy Cook), Monnie Mansfield and
9O-odd students. As this took place 60 years ago,
I presume most of the people whose names are
here have gone to their reward. I remember them
all clearly. I don't recall how the card came into
Table of Contents
Special Section 2
history .....................•..•...........3
the towns today
Il
municipalities . . Il
Carmelite House 16
churches , 11
education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
business . . 29
media .........................•........40
regional associations. . 42
people. . 41
editorial. . 51
my possession but surmise that Mr. Paton, connecting
me in some way with lumber and wood,
and wishing to be rid of it, passed it on to me."
We thank Mr. Baird for sending us the post card,
and notice, though quite heavy, it carried just a
three-cent Newfoundland stamp commemorating
The Fighting Newfoundlander, a bronze-cast
sculpture which was unveiled at Bowring Park,
September 1922, in tribute to the Royal Newfoundland
Regiment.
Also, this time, we note the death of Walter
George Rockwood, a great friend of Decks Awash,
a man who is described in Harold Horwood's history
of the Newfoundland Ranger Force as " ...the
most experienced administrator in the history of
Northern Labrador..." When he retired, Mr. Rockwood
took up writing and researching at his home
in Sunnyside, Trinity Bay. In fact, in our August
1981 edition, we were privileged to publish his article
on Chesley Ford whom he met at Tikeratsiak,
Thsiuak Bay, just south of Nain, Labrador, in 1934.
Walter Rockwood died January 11, 1988-we shall
miss him.
Extra
The Women's Institute in Newfoundland 59
history.. . 59
Bringing the Guilds by ship and dogsled. 60
Taking the Women's Institute on the road. 61
Newfoundland or bust. 63
Shirley on stage near you 64
Women's Institute scholarships. '" .65
Features 65
Home gardening. . 65
And the winner is 66
scorrs. cookeries and burns 61
Northcliffe Drama Club 69
letters 11
Editor; Sally Lou LeMessurier. Writers: Roger Burrows, Margot Bruce. Photographers: Roger Burrows, Margot Bruce, Sally Lou
LeMessurier. Production and Advertising Manager: Hazel Harris. Circulation: Donna Hennessey. Photographic Processing: Univer·
sity Photography, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Layout and printing: Robinson-Blackmore Printing and Publishing Limited.
Cover Photo: Dan Hiscockat No. 3 machine, Abitibi·Price milJ, GrandF'aJ1s by Roger Burrows. For Advertising contact: Nellie
Ludlow, 737-8486. Decks Awash is published six times annually by the Division of Extension Service, School of Conlinuing Studies
and Ex~nsion,Memorial University of Newfoundland. Canadian second-class postal permit No. 5933, Postal Station A. No material
contained herem may be reproduced without permission from the editor. Unsolicited manuscripts will be returned only when
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special section
GRANO FALLS
TCH
to Deer
Lake
1 Main Street
2 Roadcruiser terminal
3 ExplOIts Valley Mall
4 Arts & Culture Centre
5 Church Road
TCH 6 High Street
to Gander 7 Ablllbl'Pflce mill
GRAND FALLS AND WINDSOR

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history
Grand Falls and Windsor
the towns
In 1768, Lieutenant J. Cartwright named Grand
Falls because of the grand falls on the Exploits
River. The area was later renamed Governors
Falls in honor oC Governor J.G. l.eMarchant in 1847
when he made a trip up the river. The new name
never caught on and the name Grand Falls
persevered.
Indirectly the town came into being because of
the fear of war in northern Europe. Alfred Harmsworth,
later Lord Northcliffe and his brother
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, later Lord Rothmere,
were publishers of the London Daily Mail in Britain
at the turn of the century_ They feared war
in Europe would cut them off from their paper suppliers
in Scandinavia and Finland. 'Ib secure a supply
of newsprint they considered building a pulp
and paper mill in Canada or Newfoundland.
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, was one of the 10--
M.thodiat Church at the end of High Street, G...nd Fe".
In 1'11 (photo cour1e~ of the Reverend l8wrence
WaW,..).
cations under consideration. Sir Mayson Beeton,
an employee of the Harmsworlhs, visited the area
near the grand falls on the Exploits River, and
thought it was most suitable because of the vast
supply of limber and the potential power from the
falls.
Alfred Harmsworth visited the site the following
year and agreed that Grand Falls was the best
choice. He then, in 1904, formed the Anglo­
Newfoundland Development (A.N.D'> Company
Limited which was formally incorporated January
7, 1905, at St. John's, with capital of $5 million.
The company immediately applied to the government
of Newfoundland under Sir Robert Bond for
limber rigbts to 2,000 square miles plus water and
Hauling logs In the earlier days of the mill (photo court.
ay 01 Roger Pike).
mineral rights. Sir Mayson became A.N.D.'s first
president.
Bond was strongly in favor of the decision,
despite claims by the Opposition that Harmsworlh
only wanted a resort for fishing and hunting for
his British friends.
Nonetheless the agreement was signed January
12, 1905. Clearing the woods for the mill was begun
almost immediately and the initial construction
period provided many jobs for
Newfoundlanders, Canadians and British.
The first settlers in the area were true pioneers
in the Newfoundland interior where they were
forced to live in tar-paper shacks during the initial
construction period. At the time there were no
homes, stores, schools, churches or health facilities.
Despite such primitive conditions, things developed
quickly. A hotel was constructed by 1906,
as well as a company staff house (now Carmelite
St. Joseph'. Church In Windsor, completed in 1954 (photo
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The approach to Windsor lrom the TCH
House), and a town hall. The cornerstone for the
mill was laid in June 1907 by the Governor's wife,
Lady MacGregor.
The mill was opened willi much ado llie swnmer
of 1909. Lord Northcliffe was in attendance along
with more than 400 guests and 1,000 employees.
The celebration was impressive with a feast for
everyone generating a mood oC excitement
throughout the area.
From the beginning Grand Falls was a closed
town-a company tcM'lI in every sense of the word.
If you weren't employed by the A.N.D. Company,
or a limited number of businesses in Grand Falls,
then you couldn't live in the town. Over the years
those in search of work at the mill or those ex·
periencing temporary lay-off had to live across the
railway tracks in Grand Falls Station, later known
as Windsor.
Grand Falls Station had started as a dormitory
lown for employees of the mill in Grand Falls.
Many people, including mill employees, built
houses on crown land north of the railway station.
Grand Falls Station developed haphazardly because
of lack of planning and control, and suffered
difficulties whicb would later need enormous
amounts of money and time to correct. Two mer·
chants set up in Grand Falls Station in 1905 to serve
the people who began to settle there and those passengers
travelling through by rail.
Another merchant. Maidment, built the first
Church 01 Englend Church, Gnlnd Fall.. 1941 (photo courtesy
01 Dorothy GooCIyear).
hotel in Grand Falls Station between 1909 and 1910
shortly after the first house in the area was built
by a shoemaker named Martin Anderson.
In Grand Falls things were developing much
faster. The 21-bed Lady NorthcliCfe Hospital was
built in 1910, and was operated by the A.N.D. Com·
pany. The new hospital had modern equipment of
the day including X-ray and operating·room
equipment.
Grand Falls boasted a population of 1,643 pe0­
ple in 1911 which more than doubled in the next 10
years to 3,768.
When the First World War broke out in 1914,
there were only about seven families living at
Grand Falls Station, and that number decreased
as men left home to fight overseas.
Lord Northcliffe died in 1922 and his brother
Lord Rothmere took over the business. Lord Northcliffe
had been esteemed as a great friend and pa.
tron of Newfoundland and his will demonstrated
his philanthropy by leaving the equivalent of about
three months pay for each oC his employees at
Grand Falls.
Up to 1931, nearly all residential housing was
51. Matthew's Presbyterian Church and manse, Grand Falla
owned by the company. Later they allowed employees
to build their own homes and also to buy
company houses.
Conditions at Grand Falls Station were
described as deplorable in the early 1930s. The
town was first listed in the census in 1935 with a
population of 1,447. There was no water supply or
~'ers in the community and livmg conditions
were said to be unhealthy. Newfoundland's Commission
of Government sent representatives to investigate
the situation. They decided to set up a
sanitary works committee. With lilUe funding the
committee was unable to improve conditions and
sold its equipment which consisted of justa horse
and cart.
Three men who were opposed to the idea of dis·
banding the committee argued that residents
could support services in the community. The men
sent a telegram to the Commission of Government
voicing their concerns and they called a meeting
of residents of Grand Falls Station to discuss the
community's situation. They drew up guidelmes

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Notre Dame Ac.demy, Gl'llnd Falla
for operating the town and then asked the Commission
of Government to incorporate them.
Windsor was officially incorporated November
1, 1938, the second community after St. John's to
gain that distinction. Some people wanted to call
the town after Sir Robert Bond, but Windsor took
its name from the British Royal Family. Official
permission to incorporate was given by the King
and a seal with an imprint of a small tower from
Windsor Castle was sent to the town. This seal
Meanwhile, the A.N.D. Company started to open
up Grand Falls in the late 19505, and on January
1, 1961, the town incorporated with a population of
more than 6,000.
The Company then appointed a Board of
Trustees to run the town for a year during its tran·
sition period from a company town to an incorporated
town. The A.N.D. still provided full funding
for the year and, in ovember 1961, eJections were
held. All Board me nbers ran in the election and
all were elected. At ~i,is point the town was very
prosperous because it was receiving grants both
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from the province and the Company as well.
The town's coat of arms was presented by the
Honorable Vere Rothmere, on behalf of his family.
It shows two caribous, one on each side of a
shield. They each have a hoof on a fish-the caribous
and fish represent bountifulness. Between
them is a wigwam, denoting the Beothuk Indians.
A wavy line on the shield stands for the Exploits
River, two paper scrolls depict the importance of
paper, while the Harmsworth shield and a star
denote progress. Beneath it is the Latin motto: E
SILVA SURREXI which translated means, "I
arose from the woodlands".
The A.N.D. sold the town hall and stadium to the
newly incorporated town for $184,000, which the
town engineer of the day, Wilf Maloney, says was
a real bargain. The new council decided immediately
to develop an industrial park. It was Mayor
Walter 'fucker's idea and it resulted in numerous
jobs and a strong tax base for the town. 'Ibday
there are more than 1,000 people employed at the
park. Mayor 'fucker realized modernization at the
mill would eventually mean a loss of jobs and he
saw the industrial park as an alternative job
source for the town.
The Lady Northcliffe hospital was too small to
accommodate the increasing number of people living
in Grand Falls and Windsor, so a hospital fund
was started, and in 1963, the Central NewJoundland
Regional Health Centre opened. It had 219 beds
and was operated by the Grand Falls Hospital Cor-
Coat of Arms for Grand Falla motto: E SUw Surrexl. "I arose
from the woodlands" (photo courtesy of Father Ron
Bromley).
The "brick building" below High Street, Grand Falls. Now
boarded up, it once served 8S the primary school.
poration.
Grand Falls and Windsor have numerous
recreational facilities today including softball
fields, stadiums, a pool, curling rinks, bowling alleys,
movie theatres, tennis courts, a youth centre
and a nine-hole golf course.
schools
In 1905, the A.N.D. Company built a nondenominational
school with Miss Annie Crocker
as its first teacher. In Newfoundland which had a
denominational school system, this was the only
nonsectarian school. In 1906, Mr. George Hicks became
schoolmaster with 15 students enrolled. He
remained with the school for four years and later
became the first principal of Grand Falls Academy
in 1908. As numbers increased, it became apparent
a new Academy was needed. Built in 1912
at a cost of $22,000 it could accommodate 250 students.
The Roman Catholics built a small school
in 1910, ending the nondenominational system. In
1912, they opened the much larger Notre Dame
Academy for Catholic students. In 1933, the
Presentation Sisters took over the Academy where
they continued to teach until 1979. The Christian
Brothers arrived in the town in 1956 with the opening
of St. Michael's Regional High School. More
than 300 boys attended St. Michael's coming from
as far away as Norris Arm and Badger.
A kindergarten was built to house Academy stu-

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businesses
The company town rule affected not only where
people could live but also which businesses could
open in the town. One of the first businesses in the
area was Josiah S. Goodyear's stable which he set
up in 1908. Josiah and his son Stanley hauled
freight and carried passengers. After the First
World War he incorporated J.S. Goodyear and Sons
and went into the contracting business. The A.N.0.
Company, in keeping with the tradition of a company
town, ran the first grocery and dry goods
store. In 19U they allowed the Royal Stores to take
the business over. Fred Lake opened a meat shop
a few years later. Lorenzo Moore opened the first
bakery in the 19305.
The Grand Falls Co-operative Society was
formed in 1919 and registered one year later. This
Society was affiliated with the Co-operative Wholesale
Society in England and membership was
open, but consisted mostly of mill employees. It
Mary Man::h Museum, Gl1Ind Falls
sold both food and general merchandise and
opened with a staff of nine.
One of the better-known and more successful
businesses in town was tied in with the mill and
operated by two mill employees, Michael and
Walter Blackmore. who moved to the town with
their family while they were still in their teens. After
graduation, like most boys in Grand Falls, they
went to work for the mill. The two shared a keen
interest in the print industry and with money they
First United Chun::h, Windsor
saved from their jobs they set up their own printing
company with a printing press, a few .typefaces,
some paper and ink. As they were bUilding
up a job-printing operation, they acquired an old
newspaper press. With this they decided to publish
a newspaper, .the second for Grand Falls. On
April 8, 1936, The Grand Falls Advertiser hit the
streets. The bi-weekly paper was very popular and
was available not only in Grand Falls and Windsor
but also in nearby communities.
Michael's wife, Laura, was the paper's first
editor and was credited with writing both the news
of the community and interesting editorials. In
1938 the brothers managed to buy a typesetting
ma~hineand in February 1938 the paper became
a weekly.
When the war started in 1939. it had a positive
effect on the business and the two brothers quit
their full-time jobs, which they were still holding
down at the mill, to devote all their time to the
printing business. In 1968, they ~ld the company
to the Crosbie Group of Compames and the paper
was then published by the Robinson:BI~ckmore
Printing and Publishing Company Llmlted. The
paper is now published twice a week.
The Blackmore boys grew from a company
operating out of a shed behind their home at U Mill
Road to a thriving business on High Street by 1944.
As the company grew and prospered, their High
Street premises had several additions over the
next two decades, and in 1977 the company relocated
to the DOMAC building on Harris Avenue.
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The Brookfield k:e Cfewn buHding on Uncoln Road, Brook­
~~e~~':t C;:~::' waa one 01 the earty businesses to set up
the mill
The Anglo-Newfoundland Development Conlpany
Ltd. signed an agreement with the Government
of Newfoundland on January 12, 1905, and shortly
after they were on site clearing the land and constructing
temporary living quarters.
The cornerstone of the mill was laid on June 3,
1907 and it was officially opened October 9, 1909.
The ope_-'ling celebration was something to write
home about. The entire town was draped in bunting,
streamers and nags. A huge sign read ..WE.....
COME TO THE CHIEF" and a private train
carried guests from St. John's to the festivities.
Four hundred and twenty-seven special guests
were treated to a seven-eourse meal. In attendance
were the Northcliffes along with the Governor, Sir
Ralph Williams, and the new Prime Minister, Sir
E.P. Morris. Then more than 1,000 employees were
later treated to the same lavish meal and each
was given a plug of tobacco. Bands played, acting
troupes brought in from the mainland entertained
and the partying continued until 2 a.m.
The three machines, which were officially started
by Lady Northcliffe, Lady Williams and Lady
Beeton, produced 30,000 tons of paper annually.
The first ne\\-'Sprint rolled off the machines on December
22, 1909. In 1912 two new machines were
installed, raising the mill's capacity to 60,960 tons
Mount Peyton Hotel, Grand Falla
per year. The Company's first labor dispute occurred
in 1921 when the Company had decided to
reduce wages in order to compete with other paper
companies in Europe. The employees opposed the
idea and stayed away from work three monUts to
prove their point.
A sixth machine was running by 1925 increasing
output to 100,000 tons annually. Itwas decided
that they needed more power, SO in 1927 a new dam
was built at Red Indian u.ke to provide water
storage.
The Great Depression had little effect on the
mill's production and by 1940-41, it was working at
full capacity. Grand Falls was described as the oasis
in the desert. Many of the employees went overseas
in the Second World War so output was
reduced.
In 1959, the Company's second strike became
violent and finally Premier Joseph Smallwood decertified
the International Woodworkers of Ameri-
The Town .00 Country Inn, with the Central Community
College'. technic.' courses bUilding in the backQrouOO.
ca nWA) union which was representing the
loggers when the mood turned ugly resulting in the
death of a young police constable, William Moss.
After the war Britain found it cheaper to buy
paper from Scandinavia. Because of this change
in markets, in April 1961, the A.N_D_ Company
merged with Price Brothers and Company Limited
resulting in one of the largest newsprint
producers in the world. In 1965, the A.N.D. became
known as Price (Nfld.) Pulp and Paper Company
Limited. The first thing they did was intitiate a $23
million expansion program. Production increased
by 50 per cent over the next five years creating
another 420 jobs.
In 1978, the Abitibi Price Company Ltd acquired
98.6% of P,rice's outstanding common shares, and
the followmg year the company became Abitibi­
Price Inc.
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Th. paper mill in the early days (photo courtesy of Roger
Pike).
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Enc)'CJopedia 01 NN10undJand and Uibrador Vol. 2. ed. J.n
Smallwood. Newfoundland Book Publishers, (1967) Limited. 5t
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Hw,ell, WT. "11\e TOwn of Grand Falls, Newfoundland Some
Recollechons and Recorded Notes"
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Working In the woods before mechanization (photo courtesy
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October 1966
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Decks A,,"'ash Vol. 12, No, 2.• 1983
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Census Returns,
1911 to 1935
Acknowledgements
Many thanks for thelJ' help to Em Cole. Shirle)' Welling. Roy
StoodJe)'. Doroth) Good)'ear, MIchael Ralph. SlSter M. Aquinas
Hicks, Wal....in Blackmore, Roger Pike. Walter Tucker, Father
Ron Bromley, Kitty JV.r.w of the ~l!'A foundland Historical Societ)',
the staff of the Newfoundland Centre. Memorial Uni\-ersity,
and the staff of the Provincial Reference and Research
Library. St John's.
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the towns today
municipalities
Planning pays off
While Paul Hennessey may be
in the real estate business, right
now he's selling the town of
Grand Falls. As mayor, he
spends at least 25 hours each
week on town business, and his
workload is likely to become a lot
heavier because the town has
been designated the Forestry
Capital of Canada for 1988. In addition,
there is a Forestry
Resources Exhibition, a Salmon
Festival, and the Salvation Army
Annual Congress this summer.
This might be enough to overtax
anyone, but Paul is counting on
the town's organizations to make
things easier. Grand Falls has always
been known for its organi·
zations, planning and vitality, all
the way from the early days of
the Anglo-Newfoundland Development
(A.N.DJ Company.
"The town was planned well,"
Paul suggests. "The A.N.D. Company
structured it well and made
sure we had good engineers to
look after it and provide the services
we needed. The people who
came over from Britain made
their contributions to both social
and culturalliIe in the community,
and Grand Falls was always
Paiul Henneuey
noted for its drama and music. In
addition, many of the workers
came from bays around the island
and brought their own music
and entertainment. My father
came from Placentia Bay in
1913."
Paul and his wife Elizabeth
were born in Grand Falls, as
were their three daughters, so his
pride in his community is not sur·
prising. Elizabeth's father, Leo
Ryan, was on the first elected
council a year after the A.N.D,
handed over control of the town
to a government-appointed board
of governors. It was naturallhat
Paul would want to become in·
volved in the council. He has been
mayor for six years and deputy
mayor before that for a total of 11
years with the town council.
"There has always been a high
interest in municipal affairs. The
council is a cross-section of the
community-unions, business·
people, teachers, and women,"
Paul notes. "Services are very
good, although we do have
problems with the water supply
which is shared with Windsor and
Bishop's Falls. The engineering
work for a water treatment plant
has been completed, and construction
should begin in the
spring. Itwill take three years to
complete, depending on the funding.
The cost is at least $7 million
for the three towns of Bishop's
Falls, Windsor and Grand Fans.
We're not afraid of amalgama·
tion with Windsor, but financial
outlays make it impossible in the
short term,"
There have been a number of
changes in recent years.
"The town is coming of age,
and we're finding our population
is becoming older," Paul points
out. "That means we have to look
at the whole scenario of services
and start budgeting for activities
for seniors. This is a very or·
ganized town in Utat just about
everyone is involved in something,
and there are so many or·
ganizations.
"Right now Grand Falls is becoming
the central distribution
centre in the province with several
transport companies moving
here in the last six to eight years.
The mayor's job is time consum·
ing and demanding but also re·
warding, You get heavily
involved in government policy.
Some people don't like oor having

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as the Forestry Capital of Canada
will provide national and international
exposure, something
Paul acknowledges will put the
town on the map. The approach
taken indicates once more the or·
ganized nature of the community.
"The different committees
have come up with a lot of great
ideas for the 12-month period,
and we will organize one major
event each month," Paul reports.
"Activities are crdinated with
the local service clubs and the
forestry capital logo will be used
for all events. Going to Liverpool,
Nova Scotia, for last year's
events was a great help to us in
closed council meetings, but I this summer. planning activities."
find people are more ready to "The double-daylight savings Grand Falls will certainly
talk and discuss options in closed time may not make it necessary figure in many visitors' itiner·
meetings." this year, but we made a commit· aries this year, and it's clear that
The municipal band is one of ment and the local association is Paul Hennessey, his council and
Paul's personal contributions to making sure we honor it," Paul the citizens of Grand Falls are
the town. Always interested in admits. ready to make the trips
music, his many years with the The designation of Grand Falls worthwhile. I!I
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couraged him to suggest that the
council fund a band after the Roy·
al Newfoundland Regiment band
disbanded. With the help of some
money for equipment from
Abitibi-Price, the 47-piece senior
band is very much a reality under
the direction of Raymond
Aylward, the music teacher at S1.
Michael's High School who
received his training at the
Boston Conservatory of Music.
"We've no problem getting
anything connected with music
going in this community," Paul
says with a broad grin. "Right
now we've a good mix of local
people in the band, and there is
also a 65-member Rotary Glee
Club directed by Mrs. Maxine
Stanley. It's the same with
sports. Broomball and hockey
are important, and Grand Falls
also has a very active curling
club with the provincial senior
championships held this Febru·
ary. Next year we'll be holding
the National Masters Five-Pin
Bowling competition."
A feasibility study on the construction
of a sports complex has
now been completed. The town
already has a number of ball·
parks, notably Centennial Field
where lights are being installed
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14 - DECKS AWASH
Walwin is in a no-win situation
Walwin Blackmore is the genial
principal of W. Bramwell
Booth Central High School in
Windsor. He's also the mayor of
Windsor at a time when both
Windsor and Grand Falls are
looking for government assistance
to boost the economy of
central Newfoundland. It's a nowin
situation because Windsor
doesn't have the tax base or industry
of its neighbor, and amalgamation
with Grand Falls
worries residents who fear Windsor
will lose its identity. Walwin
and his council are trying to upgrade
the community and, at the
same time, study the consultants'
engineering and financial
reports.
"A five-year forecast of
revenue and expenditure will also
give government and the town
some idea of what's involved in
bringing services up to the Grand
Falls level," Walwin reports. "It
could also determine funding for
capital works. We have the financial
study completed, and we'll
meet with the minister of
municipal affairs to talk about
proposals for 1988 and beyond.
We've been operating with a
deficit for several years."
Windsor's biggest problem is
that it has alwaxs been a residential
community for workers at the
paper mill in Grand Falls.
Almost half of the mill workers
Windsor Town Hall
live in Windsor, which this year
celebrates its 50th anniversary of
incorporation, and about 90 per
cent of the tax revenue comes
from residential properties.
"Windsor was incorporated in
November 1938-the first town after
S1. John's," Walwin states
with pride. "We're getting some
funds from Soiree '88, which is
celebrating the 100th anniversary
of the incorporation of S1. John's
and local government in general.
Originally there was some talk of
naming the town after Sir Robert
Bond, but eventually it was
named for the Royal Family,"
but he adds, "he did get Bond
Street named after him, though."
Walwln Blackmore
Walwin, who was born on Bell
Island, moved to Windsor in 1968
to be near his wife's family in
Grand Falls, and has been involved
with the council for 10
years and considers himself a
Windsorite. He says this likely
will be a lively second term as
mayor.
"We've been discussing amalgamation
with Grand Falls, but
we want to ensure that Windsor's
situation will improve under any
amalgamation," Walwin stresses.
"Water quality is still a
problem for Windsor, Grand
Falls and Bishop'S Falls and we
may have to increase rates. Our
residential rates are already up
to 13 mills compared to 8.9 mills
in Grand Falls which has a more
varied tax base. Our population
has decreased, which is true for
most of central Newfoundlandthe
1986 census listed 5,545 people,
down from 5,747 in 1981. One
reason is that there are few opportunities
for young people, and
some Windsor families have
moved to Grand Falls."
On the positive side, Windsor
has not been standing still. An industrial
park built with DRIE
money opened last fall and is administered
by the Newfoundland
and Labrador Housing Corporation
(NLHC). There are several
construction projects in Windsor,
too.

"Thereare plans to add a $1.25
million extension to W. Bramwell
Booth Central High School, the
Salvation Army has a new building
under construction, and the
Pentecostal Church is talking of
building a new church complex,"
Walwin notes. "The NLHC is
building eight senior citizens
units. There is a fair demand for
housing sites, and we're looking
at the mini-home concept, which
is one step up from a mobile
home. We have developed one
subdivision and the NLHC
another-they have 80 rental
units in Windsor. The town is
preparing a newer area of the
town for serviced bUilding lots."
The town is also very active in
recreation. The swimming pool is
run by the Exploits Swimming
Association, which is a volunteer
organization, but the town owns
the building, which is home to the
Exploits Otters Swim Club. It's
the only pool in the area so the
town of Grand Falls pays a subsidy
of $20,000 for operation of the
pool, while the town of Windsor
pays $25,000. The stadium is at
full tilt during the winter months
and both ballfields are used to ca·
pacity in summer.
"Our stadium is going full time
October to April and is one of the
more active stadiums with
broomball, skating and hockey
all major activities," Walwin reveals.
"The ballfields and the
stadium are also used by people
from Grand Falls. There has
been a provincial men's and
women's broomball tournament
this year, and we have a number
of softball, ball hockey and minor
hockey tournaments each year.
Almost every sport is represented
here. The Sparkling Blades
are the figure-skating club for
Grand Falls and Windsor, and the
Exploits Otters Swim Club is
another dual club. A number of
our residents are in the curling
and golf clubs based in Grand
Falls."
You would think such a range
of activities would ensure Windsor's
place on the provincial map,
but it's been difficult for the town
to get recognition.
"We have TerraTransport's
roadcruiser terminal in Windsor,
but all the advertising mentions
Grand Falls. We've managed to
get them to change the sign on the
building but it took a number of
years to get that," Walwin sighs.
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Carmelite House
A home in every sense of the word
Carmelite House has been a
landmark in Grand Falls from
the early days of settlement.
Built as the A.N.D. staffhouse, it
later became the Carmelite
Hotel. In 1972 the Carmelite Interfaith
Committee purchased it
and converted it to a senior
citizen's home. The building looks
very impressive from the outside,
and the interior proves to be
spacious and bright, quite unlike
what you might expect.
Eugene Toope, who worked in
the hotel, became assistant administrator
of Carmelite House
when it opened in June 1974 before
being appointed administrator
in 1983. Unfortunately, he
is inSt. John's when we visit, but
assistant administrator Eric
Power proves to be an ideal
stand-in as our guide.
"Carmelite House serves central
Newfoundland, although
we'll take residents from Bay
d'Espoir, Springdale and
province-wide if there are vacancies
on any of the four floors," explains
Eric who has been in his
post for five years. "We have a
full complement of 102 residents
and rarely have a vacancy for
more than a day or two. In addition,
CMHC have two senior
citizen housing developments and
r..
Eric Power
there is a licensed boarding home
in Bishop's Falls."
Carmelite House offers a full
range of medical and social services,
and residents have all the
comforts of home, including a
sense of community. Atour of the
building reveals that all but one
accommodation on each floor
have a window overlooking the
central quadrangle. Residents
can also walk a short distance to
the park behind Carmelite House.
This also gives access to the
churches on Church Road. Nonambulatory
residents are able to
use a chapel set up in the home's
auditorium.
"We have qualified nursing assistants
or nurses, a social counsellor
and a physiotherapist, and
we draw on the services of the
regional hospital for other physiotherapy,
psychiatric care and
laundry facilities," Eric notes as
we continue our tour. "We also
have a mini-bus for outings, shopping
trips, and once a year we
take a longer trip to Corner Brook
or a lobster boil somewhere.
Transportation to hospital is
usually by taxi or ambulance."
Residents have friends in the
local area and visits are an important
part of the treatment.
"Most make friends easily and
reswne old friendships," Eric
continues. "We usually restrict
the lower limit to 60 but our average
age is 83 or 84-those in their
early 70s are considered youngsters.
Some staff bring in children,
and we're considering an
'adopt a grandparent' program.
We also have budgies on each
floor and the SPCA brings in
animals from the shelter which is
something residents enjoy. Every
Friday night there's a singsong
and dance in the main
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lobby-some of our residents are
very musical."
The residents operate their own
canteen where they take turns in
serving, and one lady even runs
a canteen.-on-wheels. The auxiliary
is a big help, especially for
the older residents, and local resi·
dent and retired nurse Dorothy
Goodyear has a painting project
every Thursday that's well attended.
The large-screen TV by
the main lobby is another major
attraction.
"It's well used, especially
around World series and Stanley
Cup time," Eric reports. "Two or
three residents watch hockey every
Saturday night, but there
wasn't much talk about the
Olympics except about the disruption
of regular programs.
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Most of the events were on so
late, and the soap opera regulars
weren't happy about missing
their shows."
We wonder how heated the conversations
will be if strikes by
writers in Hollywood cause the
postponement of soap operas and
talk shows. Carmelite House
could bea lively place if that continues
for any length of time.II
churches
Father Bromley is back in Grand Falls
Father Ron Bromley was ordained
in Grand Falls 25 years
ago, just before the new
Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception was built. Prior to
that the Conche native was a
teacher. It was omy after teaching
for three years that he became
attracted to the priesthood.
"!l's the best job there is," he
says. "There are a few lows, but
I couldn't envisage any life other
than this, it's very fulfilling. And
the people are great, there's a
real bonding with the
parishioners, we become very atlached
to the people."
Although Father Bromley began
his career in Grand Falls and
is serving the parish today as
pastor, he hasn't been there for
the past 25 years, in fact he has
worked all over the island during
that time, in Norris Arm, Whitbourne,
La Scie, and Brent Cove.
He returned to his first parish
four years ago and expects to be
at Grand Falls at least two more
years.
"I remember when I was first
ordained you had to raise money
for the church yourseU, running
movies and bingos." He laughs
about putting on concerts and
plays and then travelling from
community to community to per-
Father Ron Bromley, paator at
Cathedral 01 Immaculate Cathedral.
on the Baie Verte Peninsula, he
lobbied the Smallwood govern-
ment for electricity.
"Lobbying was part of the
process, I would travel to Grand
Falls to use a phone and call
different government departments
and pester them. One time
Premier Smallwood was in Wind·
sor and he agreed to meet me at
1:30 in the morning. When I explained
our situation and asked
when we could look forward to
getting electricity he phoned
somebody right then at that hour
in the morning looking for information,"
In the end, Brent Cove got electricity
and one of the reasons for
getting it was that the local people
cut and provided the wooden
poles for the utility company.
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concerned about electricity, but
he's still lobbying for changes in
society, both locally and universally,
on such matters as abortion,
the criminal code and
apartheid.
"I'm on the pastoral care committee
for the prison, that's
where I was earlier today, in
Bishop's Falls. I was with an ecumenical
group, in Grand Falls we
have a very strong ministerial association
so that anything the
different religions can do in common,
we try to do together."
He says the big thing these
days in his parish is the renewal
or "stewardship" program.
Through this two-and-a-half-year
program, the laity takes an active
role in the ministry of the
church, including visiting other
catholics in the parish. Italso entails
spiritual development of
people, and education in the
ministries.
"It's really catching on in
Grand Falls, there is a role for
the laity in the church and they
are helping us with the ministry
of the church."
Cathedral 01 Immaculate Conception, Grand Falls
When we visited Grand Falls,
Bishop Faber McDonald was on
a Confirmation tour. Although his
home base is at the Immaculate
Conception, he is the bishop of the
Diocese of Grand Falls which extends
as far east as Holyrood.
"The Bishop's work entails a lot
of travel," Father Bromley explains,
"but he is present for all
the liturgical celebrations. II
This soft-spoken priest enjoyed
telling us about the history of the
church in Grand Falls and his
role as a priest, although he tried
on a number of occasions to avoid
the camera. U's not exactly a 9 to
5 job, and during our interview
Father Bromley was called away
to the phone by a man who just
wanted to talk. As he would say,
that's why he's there, for the
people.
The Salvation Army in Grand Falls and Windsor
The Salvation Army's Divisional
Headquarters at 1 Junction
Road in Grand Falls co-ordinates
all Army activities in central
Newfoundland. The Salvation
Army has citadels in Windsor and
Grand Falls from which the
pastoral ministry is conducted.
Major Robert Slous, the Central
Newfoundland Divisional
Secretary, takes time to describe
Army activities in Grand Falls
and Windsor. He tells us the
Grand Falls citadel is relatively
new, and the Windsor citadel is
being relocated near the swimming
pool and is slated to open in
september.
"U's long overdue, and will
meet the needs of people in a new
part of the town," Major Slous indicates.
"We provide our programs
with the help of a local
advisory board of business and
professionals who monitor the
Major Robert Sious
needs of the area. That's been a
definite asset in terms of awareness
and input from local people.
Dr. Neil Harvey is our chairman,
and Terry Goodyear is the vicechairman.
"We have active young pe0­
ple's groups in Windsor and
Grand Falls, but we're concerned
about the number of young pe0­
ple having to move away. Both
corps have bands and songster
brigades and a very active
church program throughout the
week. Hardly an evening goes by
without something going on in the
two buildings."
The Salvation Army is active in
the family services field.
"We run a fresh-air camp for
underprivileged children who are
recommended by school
guidance counsellors or social
workers," Major Slous reports.
"At Christmas, we have a relief
program with hampers and gift
vouchers, and also furnish gifts
and toys in conjunction with
VOCM's Happy Tree project.
There has been a tremendous

esponse from local people who
reaHze Christmas relief is still
very necessary. The winter
months are the time of greatest
need with a high degree of unemployment
and high fuel bills."
Majors Cecil and Blanche Pike
are The Army's family services
officers. They help to meet immediate
emergency family needs
and transients. They also provide
counselling services and help
new families to establish themselves.
Working with correctional
services at Bishop's Falls they
provide a link between inmates
and their families, and they are
chaplains for the hospital and
Carmelite House.
Although they live in Grand
Falls, the Pikes have their office
in the thrift store on Main Street
in Windsor where we meet them.
Major Cecil Pike has been with
The Army 'n years, 16 years as
a corps officer and the balance in
various types of social work in
hospitals, hostels and rehabilitation
centres.
"I come from a salvationist family
and trained at 91 LeMarchant
Road in St. John's in
1951-52," he tells us. "All our
seven children have been involved
in Salvation Army work,
although the youngest is still at
Grand Falls Academy. One son is
a cadet at the new training college.
Training has changed now,
because people's needs are
different. We also have a son in
social work and a daughter teach·
Majors Blanche and cecil Pike
ing nursing at the university.
Major Pike, who was in urban
charges in Ontario, British
Columbia and at the Harbour
Light Centre in 51. John's before
returning to Newfoundland from
Thunder Bay in 1987, notes that
the larger the community is, the
greater the need. Central Newfoundland
has more pressing
needs partly because many serv·
ices found in a larger city are not
available. In terms of total numbers,
the Army's family services
division covers as many people
as live in a large city.
"All the churches provide help,
but some people come to us because
we are The salvation Anny
and are associated with the emergency
services they need. People
might need money for a tankful
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of gas or have a family crisis to
solve. For example, the RCMP
phoned me recently at 2.00 a.m.
on a stormy night about a woman
they picked up on the highway
who needed accommodation. We
have arrangements with a Jocal
hotel for those kinds of accommodations.
The manager phoned me
the next day saying she appeared
to be depressed. We phoned her
neighbors who were able to contact
her husband, and they
patched things up so she was reunited
with her two children. We
do have some success stories, but
there's an awful lot of wondering
whether what you've done was
enough. Sometimes you never
know, or you find out months af·
terwards." I!
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The United Church in Grand Falls
Memorial United is one of four
churches on appropriately
named Church Road in Grand
Falls. Like the others it is an impressive
bUilding with a large
congregation. The Reverend
Lawrence Watkins, a minister for
Z1 years, will have been minister
of Memorial United three years
in June.
Born in Comfort Cove, Bay of
Exploits, he moved to Grand
Bank (or high school. After working
15 months as one of the first
operation-room orderlies with the
Grace Hospital, he joined his
father at Bowater as an assistant
cook for just over a year before
joining the United Church at the
age o( 20.
"I'd had a keen interest all
along. We had a wee church in
Comfort Cove and 1 was in the
choir. Everyone took a turn doing
chores at the church. The church
parties and choir were the only
recreation we had," Lawrence
recalls, as we pick out a hint of
Gaelic he attributes to distant
Scottish roots. There may be a
more immediate reason for a
Scottish lilt in his voice. The Presbyterian
Church is the oldest congregation
in Grand Falls, and he
looks after the congregation
while the minister is away.
"I spent my 'student years in
The Reverend Lawrence Watkins
Flower's Cove and Stoneville,
five years in Musgrave Harbour,
four years in Twillingate and
eight years in Baie Verte before
coming here in 1985," Lawrence
tells us. "I was the only one from
Comfort Cove to be ordained
minister, although two uncles,
Cecil Avery and Joseph Avery
served as lay supply clergy. People
in Comfort Cove were a great
influence in my joining the
ministry.
"There's a vast diCference in
church work over 25 years. When
1started out, Stoneville was isolated
with no roads, so 1 covered
my churches by boat and
snowshoe-whatever means
available. In Grand Falls there's
much more work in administration
and counselling than in a
TUTal area."
The congregation tends to
change more, too, with an annual
turnover of seven or eight families.
"We had 14 new families moving
in in 1987, so we have about
500 families in all, although we
might not see 100 of them,"
Lawrence says. "Morning services
are more popular, but we
have 50-60 people at evening services.
We share radio time with
the other denominations and
that's very weB received in
Green Bay and White Bay where
.. there may not be a service in the
local church each Sunday."
A tour of the church's interior
reveals a balcony and impressive
organ pipes. The Casavant organ
itself is a memorial to Sgt. Ernest
E. King, Sgt. Cyril Taylor and
AlB William Rendell who gave
their lives in the Second World
War.
Memorial United has junior
and senior choirs as well as bands
and other singing groups.
"Some of our senior choir have
been with us for years,"
Lawrence notes. "Our
6O-member junior choir moves
around quite a bit. Their last trip
was to Corner Brook, and they're
planning a 1990 trip to Nova Scotia.
The youngest members are
about 11 and they stay in the choir
until about 18 when they leave for
university. We also sponsor
brownies, cubs, boy scouts and
girl guides and they're a fairly
strong group."
Lawrence and Bernice's family
is now dispersed, although
their youngest daughter, Lisa, is
home and taking Grade 11 in
Grand Fans. Their elder daughter
Rhonda is in her fourth year
of a bachelor of nursing, and son,
Geoff, who did two years of high
school in Grand Falls, is in his second
year of science and sociology
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The organ at Memorial United
It is a Casavant, from St­
Hyacinthe, Quebec, and was installed
in three weeks by Simon
Leforte and Joseph McDonald of
Halifax in 1953. The organ, which
is a two-manual electropneumatic
organ with 17 stops,
covers an area of 200 sq. ft. and
is about 15 ft. high. It has 994
pipes ranging from eight feet
long to a half inch and weighs
four tons.
The extensively hand-earved
case is not a Casavant, however.
Itcame from Gower Street Unit·
ed Church in St. John's, and was
built in 1896 by Peter Conacher
and Company of Huddersfield,
England.
This infonnation was kindly
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was thecboir director at Memorial
United in 1951 when the new organ
was being considered. He has
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in Newfoundland since 1956.
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Expanding the Pentecostal school system
Roy Belbin's father was a Pentecostal
pastor and the family
moved a lot during his childhood.
The family lived at Salt Pond
(Embree), Point of Bay, Badger
and Port de Grave. Roy was born
in Norris Arm North but spent
seven years as a boy in Badger
which he can remember clearly.
"Badger was mainly a railway
town when I lived there, although
there were roads to Grand Falls,
Botwood, Hall's Bay and Springdale,"
Roy tells us. "The parsonage
was in a central location
so we had a fair number of overnight
guests. People used snowmobiles
in winter, and those old
wide-track vehicles made an
overpowering noise at times.
Logging was the big thing be-
Rov Belbln
cause the A.N.D. Company had
its woodlands headquarters in
Badger."
After high school Roy taught in
Windsor in 1957. He went back to
university, taught again, married,
returned to university and
then taught again. He returned to
central Newfoundland and became
principal of Bursey Collegiate
in 1968, then supervisor with
the school board until 1981 when
he was appointed superintendent
of the Pentecostal School Board,
which serves the whole province.
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built in 1968 as a memorial to
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Pa$tor Frank Bursey who was
the pastor at Botwood and assistant
superintendent for the
province for many years. He was
one of the instrumental figures in
motivating the Assemblies to provide
a centralized school.
School facilities are adequate,
although the school in Windsor is
an old building, but discussions
are ongoing about whether to undertake
major renovation work
on an old building or relocate to
a new building near the new Integrated
and Roman Catholic
schools on the outskirts of
Windsor.
The enrolment in Grand Falls­
Windsor is 300 in the elementary
school and 500 in Bursey Collegiate.
It's possible there may be a
new church-school complex to
replace the present buildings in
Windsor.
"There are lots of exciting
things going on in the schools and
our program co-ordinators are
kept busy," Roy says. "One
major initiative is in computers
to provide basic computer literacy.
We're looking at introducing
a pilot program in Windsor
Elementary using the computer
in the instruction of regular subjects.
We also have industrial
arts, and music is very strong
here in both elementary and high
schools. "
There's a lot of talk about cooperation
among the school
boards. All three boards already
bus children by the Exploits Valley
School Bus System, and they
have also cQ-{)perated in services
(or the visually impaired.
They're hoping to do the same for
the hearing impaired, but speech
pathologists are hard to find.
Finding teachers is not quite as
difficult as it was when Roy
graduated from high school. One
of Roy's two daughters was born
in St. John's and followed her
father into the teaching field,
although she isn't teaching now.
"She liked teaching in small
communities and taught at Griquet
for four years. Her husband
is a technician with Terra Nova
Tel at Roddickton and she's not
teaching now. There was a
problem getting teachers in the
past but now there's a good supply
of teachers, although there
might be a shortage in a few
years," Roy concludes. II
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A central place in the community
W. Bramwell Booth High
School started as an all-grade
school built by the Windsor Salvation
Army &hool Board. It remalned
an all-grade school with
integration until the elementary
school moved into Windsor
Academy five years ago and the
high school took over most of the
building. Another floor was added
before Grade 12 came in.
Since Grade 12 was introduced
its numbers have increased to 430
students and 25 teachers, making
it the largest school in the Exploits
Valley Integrated &hool
district. The school is in the geographic
centre of Windsor and
only 2Q students have to be bused
in from the Brown's Avenue area
of Grand Falls, to where some families
moved during a housing
boom 15 years ago.
The school's guidance counsel·
lor, Gerald Warren, who is a very
young-looking 35, grew up in
Gambo, and his wife's from
Bishop's Falls. They have a fiveyear-{)Id
son in kindergarten and
a five-month-old daughter.
Gerald spent 10 years teaching
special education where he
worked with individual students
who might have more social
problems.
"I did a special education
course in Harlow, England, but I
didn't get much of a chance to
visit the schools there. I went
back to Memorial to take my
master's degree in educational
psychology in the guidance
area," Gerald tells us. "I've
never done anything full time but
teach and I'm into my 13th year
now. I was three years at Isle aux
Morts before coming here and six
years at Grand Falls Academy.
My first year was in Burnt Is·
lands which I really enjoyed:'
The three guidance counsellors
in the region meet regularly to
discuss common concerns. Gerald
is also very involved in the
School Counsellors Association
and tries to attend aU their
meetings.
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"It's a problem getting information
on further education,"
Gerald notes. "The community
college is in a state of change and
doesn't yet have a calendar with
aU its courses included. Memori-
al University is pretty good at
providing information but we
need more than one or two caJen·
dars provided to satisfy the demand.
They do visit the school
each year as do the nursing
schools, private schools and
armed forces. I'm in class a third
of the time and meet with all the
junior home room students one
day a week.
We wonder if students have
shown a change in career choices
over the years.
''I'd like to see changes in
attitude-students are too ready
to take traditional occupations,
but once they leave they see other
fields," Gerald reports. "Our
career survey always shows a
tendency to traditional types of
jobs. I'm also surprised how even
the junior high school students
still concentrate on traditional
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Newfoundland:
it's ourland too,
and we love it.
As a company and as indiViduals, we at Abitibi-Price
have a big stake in Newfoundland. Afinancial stake
and an emotional one.
Newfoundland provides the company with a
large part of the raw materials for its operations.
And it provides us with a marvellous place to
live, work and raise our families.
We love it for the same reasons you do. The
stillness. The air. The game. The forest. The water.
And because we've been given the responsibility
to harvest the land, we respect it even more.
Today, there are many people with strong concerns
for the state of the environment..,including us.
We recognize our responsibilities to the land
but we also have responsibilities to our shareholders,
the community and our employees that must be taken
into account.
The balance is not always easy to find. But we
keep trying. Because over all, is the land.
, jlBmBI-PRICE
tot hom< and in marketS around tho
world the men and women of
Abitibj·Prj« art proud to b< known
as "th< paptrmaking ptOpl

jobs. The girls are becoming
more aware of non-traditional
jobs, and it seems they and the institutions
are finding it easier to
consider moving into male jobs.
Boys find it more difficult to take
on other roles."
Many graduates go to Memorial
University and universities on
the mainland, the Cabot Institute,
community colleges and private
business schools. Some students
work at Abitibi-Price in the summer
and then full time. Only a
few stay around without some
kind of involvement in further
education.
"There's a lot of interest in
postsecondary education in
everything from teaching and
medicine to technical fields such
as carpentry, auto mechanics
and computer science. A large
number go directly into the work
force," Gerald notes.
The introduction of first-year
DECKS AWASH - 25
W. Bramwell Booth Central High
university courses at the Central vantage in terms of cost and co~­
Community College in Grand fidence. One of the malO
Falls has brought benefits to 10- problems is the social adjustment
cal graduates.
necessary in the first year. T~e
"Of the Memorial students, community college allows an m·
about two-thirds will do their first between step," Gerald suggests.
year here. There's a definite ad- 11
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Forestry is committed to enhance the forest
resource in the area of silviculture and to
fight the threat posed by insects, disease
and fire. Our guarantee to intensive forest
management is firm with ever increasing
efforts aimed at making sure the activities
based on forestry continue to prosper.
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26 - DECKS AWASH
Serving local education and training needs
Like all of the other colleges except
university courses fuH time.
Bay SI. George, Central
COmmunity COllege came into being
just last year with the first
courses offered in September
1987. Sheilah Mackinnon Drover
arrived at that time as its presi·
dent and chief executive officer,
and we meet her and director of
First·year courses are available
at both the Grand Falls and
l.ewisporle campuses where staff
is shared. Most leaching staff are
from Newfoundland, and everyone
was hired to university
standards.
"We have an excellent staffand
community education Mike
the program has been very sue·
Mackey at the COllege headquarters
in the Town Square Mall on
High Street in Grand Falls.
"We're just in the embryonic
stages and don't take on financial
cessful," Sheilah notes. "It's a
good basi.e program with eight
course offerings and we hope to
introduce sociology or a related
field so that we can broaden the
and fiscal responsibility until
arts option. Our results were
April 1st," Sheilah reports. "Our
board has just been announced
with Frank Howard, a resident of
Grand Falls, as chairman."
Sheilah Mackinnon Drover
eqUivalent to the main campus
results, and the low leacher-pupil
ratio has been a big help.
"We expected 50 students in
The central COmmunity COllege
is responsible for the largest munities served are farther than Falls, but our first semester had
Baie Verte, although many com· Lewisporte and 100 in Grand
area covering about a third of that," Sheilah notes. "Grand 60 and 120 respectively, and now
Newfoundland's population and a Falls was the campus of the voca· we have 68 and 135 with very lit·
fifth of the area of the province. tional school and there was al· tIe advertising. In the seeond
It extends from Baie Verte ready an adult and continuing semester, we've even had some
through central Newfoundland to education unit here. We have the students transferring back from
the Connaigre Peninsula and mandate to extend our training the main campus and Corner
around the Straight Shore to the and presence into any area of Brook, and mainland universities."
Eastport Peninsula. There are education for adults. These could
five campuses in all and as many range from general interest The full-time university program
is just partof what the Col·
as 20 centres.
courses to academic upgrading
"Our headquarters are here and special training."
lege offers. There are also 30-40
and we are pretty central with an The Central College is the only part·time credit courses, twoyear
diploma programs in com­
hour's drive to all centres except community college now offering
puter science and business at
Grand Falls and aircraft maintenance
engineering and elee·
tronics communication originating
in Gander, as well as
shorter programs for secretaries
and others. The College recently
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"Other examples are beauty
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Local community groups or·
ganize projects under federal
government programs which require
a 25 per cent training com·
ponent the College can provide.
"That's good for the College
and the training we provide will
help people to upgrade all kinds
of skills," Sheilah says. "It's a
way of making contact with people
who haven't been encouraged
to take part in continuing educa·
tion before. Another role is to
DECKS AWASH - 27
work with other organizations as
part of our regional mandate. In
community futures we are already
involved in literacy training
and adult education. This is
particularly true in Baie Verte
which was one of the first places
to get involved in community fu·
tures and has a variety of
courses."
For a new institution the Central
Community College seems
well on its way.
II
MIke Mackey
to add college credit courses."
The college has two buildings
on the Grand Falls campus. Renovations
are being made to one
building, and the College is looking
for more classroom space.
The College's mandate is to
respond to public demand but it
must also make people aware of
what it offers. Mike Mackey, who
hails from St. Brendan's, is the
director of community education.
"The courses we offer in com·
munity development were formerly
delivered by other agencies
in adult and continuing educa·
tion," Mike explains. "There are Ir---------------------,
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and continuing education,
which includes occupational
courses, arts and crafts and
general interest courses. The in·
terest varies in the 20 centres
where academic courses have
been offered. In Grand Falls we
offered 25 different continuing
education courses this year."
While a lot of courses are con·
nected with hobbies, many worn·
en are able to supplement family
income as a result of special
training.
"We have a supervisor of craft
training who works in the communities,"
Mike reports. "For instance,
the Twillingate craft
centre is open during the swnmer
months and brought in over
$70,000 last summer."
Another component is contract
training, which is very important
in communities away from the
centres-there are 8-10 projects
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Continuing a career in education
You might think that Roy Stood- pany when Roy is on the road. tration and the distribution of
ley had had enough of education "There is considerable interest textbooks."
after having been a teacher for 35 in continuing education in the A look at the number o( courses
years before retiring in 1981. A Grand Falls region," Roy lells us. offered in the ten off-campus
quiet man by nature, Roy is, "Most of the courses are educanonetheless,
at home in the hurly- tion courses designed for shown in the region. A lotal o( 19
centres confirms the interest
burly of education, and he's back teachers, but there are some acaas
the regional officer for demic courses. Most are taught dence courses were offered in the
credit courses and 32 correspon­
Memorial University Division of by teleconference, although we winter semester, with 477 student
Continuing Studies. Teaching has have live courses in Gander and registrations.
ftl
been very much a part o( (amily Grand Falls. We look aCter regislife
(or Roy, who was born in
Grand Bank and taught two years
in 81. John's before arriving in
Grand Falls in 1948.
"My wife, Emily, first taught in
a smaller school in Bridgeport
and then several other schools be­
(ore here in Grand Falls. AU three
of our children are teachers, and
even a daughter-in-law is teaching
here in Grand Falls," Roy
adds. HI was principal of the Integrated
school syslem (or 11
years until I retired in 1981. I had
been co-ordinator of off-campus
university courses for 15 years
and had worked most recently
with regional officer, Ern Cole.
When Ern decided 10 go 10 university
(or a year, he asked me i( I
could hold the (ort. He was trans­
(erred loSt. John's, so I'm now in
my second year as regional
officer."
Roy has a huge area 10 look a(­
ler. It stretches (rom the Baie
Verte peninsula 10 Fogo Island
and Bay d'Espoir and includes 10
learning centres. Emily, who has
also retired from teaching, has a
granddaughter to keep her com-

DECKS AWASH - 28
businesses
Abitibi-Price: the region's largest employer
The towns of Grand Falls and Windsor have
grown up with newsprint as their economic base.
GrandFalls itself was a company town for over
50 years until incorporation in 19tH. The founding
company, the Anglo-Newfoundland Development
Company, started its operations in 1005 producing
the first TalI ofpaper on December 22, 1909. This
company eventually became Price (Newfoundland)
Pulp and Paper Limited.
Popufation figures for 1986 show Grand Falls
with a population of9,125, and Windsor with 5,545
residents, and newsprint is stjlJ the most important
local product. The paper roW annually re·
quires up to 255,000 cunUs of~undwoodlogs (one
cunit equals 2.8 metres ofsolid wood) to produce
245,000 tonnes of paper.
More than 1900 people work for Abitibi-Price,
halfin the mill andhalfin the woodlands division.
Most ofthe mill workers are drawn from the communities
ofBishop's Falls, GrandFalls and Windsor,
while the woods workers come from more than
100 communities in centralandnortheastern New·
foundland.
We don't get a chance to visit the woods camps,
but we do see one of the paper-making machines
in action.
The business end of Abitibi-Price
Roger Pike is the public relations
manager for Abitibi-Price in
Newfoundland. AGrand Falls native
who has worked for the com·
pany for eight years, Roger is a
walking encyclopedia of informa·
tion which he likes to share by
giving slide shows and other
presentations. He'll be a busy
man this year with "Forestry
Capital of Canada" events going
on year round, but we get an overview
of the mill's past and
present activities.
"The mill started with Lord
Northcliffe and the Harmsworth
family who ran The Daily Mail
newspaper in Britain, but we now
don't supply as much newsprint
to Britain as we used to," Roger
reveals. "This mill can produce
over 245,000 tonnes of newsprint
each year-South America is a
big market for us."
The larger paper roUs being
produced on the day of our visit
are, in fact, destined for South
America. As a result of recent
conversions on the paper-making
machines, the Grand Falls mill
inherited an extra customer from
its other mill in Stephenville, the
Springer company in West Germany.
Each mill tends to have its
own customers.
The whole process starts with
Roger Pike
the pulpwood cut by the Newfoundland
Woodlands Division in
the Exploits Valley. Most of the
8,045 sq. miles of timber limits
are in this region. Six logging
camps,located 30-140 kilometres
from the company mills at
Stephenville and Grand Falls,
provide a home five days a week
from June to December for 700
loggers, and 250 other workers
are employed in other aspects of
the Woodlands Division.
Harvesting is a highly
mechanized operation, although
the power saw remains the basic
cutting tool. Balsam fir is the
main species harvested for the
Stephenville mill, while black
spruce provides most of the pulpwood
for the Grand Falls mill.
Black spruce is the preferred species
because it produces a more
consistent quality of paper.
While sales are the final meas·
ure of success, the reforestation
work of the woodlands division is
important for the long-term survival
of the company.
"Through a silviculture agreement
with the department of
forest resources and lands, the
company has embarked on a
reforestation plan which includes
planting millions of seedlings
each year and thinning existing
plantations," Roger tells us. "If
seedling experiments prove suc·
cessful, there may also be a
switch to white spruce which
grows more rapidly than either
black spruce or balsam fir and is
more disease resistant."
Paper-making is a highly
skilled process and each roll of
newsprint is manufactured to order
according to individual customer
specifications. Computers
and electronic sensors monitor
the flow and quality of paper on
each machine. Newspapers are
changing and paper·making
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30 - DECKS AWASH
Newsprint is trucked 35
kilometres from Grand Falls to
Botwood and held in a
2O,ooo-tonne storage shed for shipment
to markets around the
world. While the Grand Falls mill
has its regular custpmers, markets
do fluctuate, as Roger explains.
"Most companies have their
own markets but there are some
buyers on the spot market. A
downturn in the American economy
affects newsprint sales. The
U.S. Presidential election is very
important in terms of sales this
year, but, now that the Canadian
dollar is getting stronger, export
markets are a little tighter.
"The paper market is cyclic
and we're heading for a downturn
in 1991," Roger adds. "Those of us
who have worked here a long time
know about the ups and downs of
the market. It's when markets
get tight that the quality of paper
is most important.
As chairman of the Newfoundland
Forest Protection Association's
education committee,
Roger now is involved more in
communication than firefighting
although both are important activities.
An audio-visual program
in the schools includes an animated
cartoon about forest management
put together by
Abitibi·Price, Corner Brook Pulp
and Paper and the provincial
government. It's all part of an effort
to make forestry management
more understandable to
peopte.
"We see ourselves as farmers,
and we have to pass that on to
Newfoundlanders," Roger concludes.
11
Dan the paper-making man
When the logs arrive at the mill
they are quickly processed into
wood pulp, with the bark being
used as fuel for the boiler house,
The chips are screened and then
stored in silos ready for washing
in the pulp mill. After being
broken down into wood fibres, the
raw material is fed into the papermaking
machine to emerge as
newsprint.
One of the machine tenders on
NO.3 paper machine is Dan Hiscock,
54, who was born and raised
in Grand Falls. He has been working
in the Abitibi-Price mill for 38
years and will retire within four
years. Dan is one of a crew of
seven-the other two machines
have a crew of six.
It's Dan's day off the day we ar·
rive but he offers to take us on a
qUick visit to No. 3 machine.
When we visit the papermaking
section, the first thing
that strikes us is the warmth and
humidity inside. The temperature
outside may be ·10 o C but the temperature
inside is well over 15°C,
almost like being outside on a
warm, rainy spring day. The
main reason is the steam
produced at the start of the
paper-making process-here
temperatures are much higher.
"The steam is produced because
the raw material going into
the paper-making machine is 90
per cent water," Dan explains.
"The pulp formed from wood
chips ~ooks like porridge when it

DECKS AWASH - 31
with the miJISO years until he retired.
It's doubtful if people will
stay that long now. I've had 38
good years myself and the company
has treated me fair. We have
two shifts and a four-day week
with rotating weekends."
An apparent lack of activity
around the machine is deceiving.
"It may look like nobody's
working but ttlat's because the
machines are largely automat·
ed," Dan assures us. "When the
machine is running well there's
no need to rush, but if the
machine breaks dCM'n there's lots
of activity. We consider ourselves
craftsmen. IT there are any adjustments
to make, we make
them."
machine weighs 20 metric tons Dan has one son but he doesn't
and the machine is running at work at the mill. There are,
3,000 feet a minute." however, a number of younger
That kind of speed means that men among the mill workers,
decisions have to be made quick· most of whom live in Grand Falls,
ly. The same team of people al· Windsor and Bishop's Falls.
Early dll)'S In the mill (photo courtesy of Roger P;ke).
reaches us-nothing like paper.
But after going into the paper
former and being pressed and
dried and then rolled, it comes
out in its final form six seconds
later ready for shipping."
Another thing we notice is the
noise. Workers wear earmuffs, a
very necessary piece of protec·
tive equipment.
"The average noise is 105
decibels which is worse than city
traffic, but you get used to it,"
Dan points out. "I always intend·
ed to work in the mill. Work was
different in the past and much
more strenuous, and there were
more machines with a smaller
capacity. Number 3 machine
produces over 700 metric tons of
newsprint each day. Each roll of
newsprint coming off the
ways work together, an essential
practice with such a potentially I ,- ---,
dangerous machine. Accidents
are rare and usually the result of
bad habits because the protection
provided is very good. Employees
start as fifth or sixth bands and
are promoted to positions of
greater responsibility on the
same machine.
"There are still some of us
from the early days, but employees
are retiring earlier so the
average age on each machine is
dropping," Dan notes. "Even so,
Kitch Gill of Botwood had been
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The big little drugstore in Windsor
Wayne Moores is a pharmacist
with a dry sense of humor and an
amiable attitude that harks back
to the old days of the general
store. Wayne knows all his customers
by name and it's not surprising
his business is flourishing.
The big little drugstore on the
corner of Bond Street is a friendly
place to shop.
Windsor Pharmacy retains the
air of a small drugstore but
Wayne is a progressive businessman
and even has computers and
TV monitors in the store. They're
hobbies of his but also have practical
business applications.
Wayne has never been afraid to
expand in a line of work he started
out in soon after leaving high
school.
"I was born in Windsor and
worked in Flight's Drug Storea
small drugstore on Main
Street-in 1963," Wayne explains.
"Then 1went on a four years' apprenticeship
with a pharmacy in
St. John's before returning here
to work with the Winslows. I
worked here until 1972 when 1
bought the store from George
Winslow. It was only a third of its
present size but 1had to renovate
in 1975 when 1 lost the roof of the
building in a storm. Last year I'd
been here 15 years and felt 1
should renovate the store completely
to make it how I'd like to
see it."
Wayne Moores
Wayne added U,OOO square feet, ry Loveless. In a community with
including 4,500 square feet of sell- few local jobs that's quite an
ing area, making Windsor Phar- achievement.
macy the largest drugstore in the As a busy businessman Wayne
region and one of the biggest in has little time to get too involved
Newfoundland.
in anything. He does, however,
"Windsor's not a bad place to have an active interest in sports
do business despite outside ap- and sponsors six or seven differpearances,"
Wayne says. "We ent sports.
have lost some larger stores, but "It's a big outlay but I'd rather
that's true of downtown business give to schoolchildren who apall
across North America. Our predate it more," Wayne exbusiness
is very good even plains. "Expenses go up every
without the attraction of stores on year so I have to cut back on ad­
Main Street.
vertising, and sponsorship really
The business expansion has al- is one kind of advertising, but it's
lowed Wayne to employ 17 local the children who need help."
people full time, including a Wayne's own children look to
young merchandizing manager, his wife Mary while Wayne is
Boyd Wheeler, and druggist, Uir- minding the store. Sarrah, 13, and
Peter, 12, are as active as any
children their age.
"Sarrah is into just about
everything-riding, downhill skiing,
music and voice," Wayne
notes. "Mary spends a lot of time
with her and her horse at the riding
stables on Grenfell Heights.
Sarrah got her picture in the local
paper on her horse. Peter is
interested in hockey, baseball and
curling where he has won several
tournaments."
We get the impression that
Wayne gets a great deal of satisfaction
out of Peter and Sarrah's
sharing the limelight, but we're
A cemer1l's-eye view of Windsor Pharmacy
bappy to turn the spotlight on
him, too.
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DECKS AWASH - 33
Alteen's: meeting the competition
In the early days, Grand Falls
business and they both travel to
jewellery and gift shows in 1Oronresidents
had to order their
to and Halifax to buy their stock.
jewellery from the mainland, and
!Auis will lake over the store
Birks enjoyed most of their busi·
when his father retires, although
ness. Businessman Lawrence AI·
there's no mention of that yet. In
teen made mail~rderjewellery a
fact the day we visited he was
thing of the past when he opened
busy helping customers and ar.
a jewellery store in Windsor, in
ranging advertising for an up-
August 1949. He couldn't set up in
coming sale.
Grand Falls because it was a "When the mall opened in 1973,
closed town at the time and busi-
it took a lot of business traffic
nesses couldn't operate there away from High Street,"
without permission from the Lawrence recalls, "but people
Anglo-Newfoundland Develop- came back. We've had customers
ment (A.N.D'> Company.
with us since we first opened. I
Eleven years later when regu-
sold to their mothers and fathers,
lations started to relax lawrence
and their children, and now I'm
relocated to High Street, Grand you'll/ind in larger cities and car· selling to their grandchildren.
Falls, where he's been operating ries more than just jewellery. It's "My wife is a native of Windsor,
successfully ever since. also a gift store with everything and Grand Falls is home for the
Although the jewellery busi- for the new bride from china pat- both of us now, we raised two sons
ness was new to the area at that terns to fancy placemats, and of and a daughter here. It's a nice
time, it's always been a part?f course, engagement rings and friendly town and once you get
Lawrence's background. HIs wedding bands. used to it you'll find there's no
mother's family were alii r.:Hi:::·s:.:so=n.:Lo::u:::is:.:h:::e:::IPS::..::h=im::..::run=-th_e-:..~be=:t~te~r.,-" ",m'i
jewellers and three of Lawrence's 11
brothers opened up a total of 11
jewellery stores in Newfoundland
and on the mainland.
"We had a jewellery store in
Sydney and we decided to open
one in Newfoundland. At the time,
I already had a brother with a
shoe store in Corner Brook," ex·
plains Lawrence.
"It was tough going at first, it
was a pretty small town then,
there wasn't too much on the go
in the late '405 and early '50s, but
the town was always fairly
prosperous."
He says now people buy locally
at prices competitive with those
on the mainland. "Our prices are
nationally advertised pricesthere's
no question they'll get as
good a deal here as elsewhere,
and I think sometimes they get a
better deal here."
As a young man, Lawrence attended
a watchmaking and
je\veUery school in New Brunswick.
His success has undoubtedy
been shaped by a number of
factors- his education, family
background and friendliness.
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Horses and bumper boats
b)' Michael Ralph
Barn in 51. John's, Michael Ralph
grew up in Point Leamington,
near Botwood. A fourth-year student
at Memorial, for three summers
he has worked as a reporter
with The Grand Falls Advertiser,
a bi·weekly community
newspaper.
Developing the relatively untapped
tourism potential of the
Grand Falls-Windsor area has
been a longstanding goal of many
residents. Among those con·
cerned citizens is Bill Dwyer,
president of the Exploits Valley
Thurism Association and owner·
operator of Slidefast Park, a
4O-acre site, nine kilometres west
of Grand Falls on the Trans­
Canada Highway.
"I've always had a bit of the entrepreneurial
spirit in me, and
tourism is something I've long
had an interest in," Bill explains,
"On vacations, my family and I
would go through places like the
Maritimes, Vermont and New
Hampshire. I'd see some of the
facilities they have up there and
wonder, 'Why wouldn't that work
here?' And that's justwhat we're
trying to do-do the things that
are done elsewhere right here in
Newfoundland. Just look at Nova
SCotia for a minute. They have
about the same amount of snow,
Anne with Bill Dwyer'. son, Tod.
(Michael Ralph photo)
8111 Dwyer with Anne and Duke on the wagon trail which run. through the park.
(Michael Ralph photo)
and their population is pretty
similar to ours. They like to ski.
So I thought, 'Why not Newfoundlanders?
They could enjoy skiing
too.' By the same token, I never
thought it logical to have to go to
PEl to ride on a watersiide. I
think we can do that back here in
Newfoundland. "
And at Slidefast Park, that's
just what Bill Dwyer has been
trying to do. "I began operating
in the mid-l980s with a waterslide
which was really good when the
weather was conducive. Gradual·
ly, though, we've added attractions
that are usable on
'not.go.fIne' days in sununersuch
as a restaurant and takeout,
miniature golf course, and bum·
per boat area on a section of
Leech Brook which flows through
our property. And we'll have
about 40 fully-serviced trailer
sites in operation this summersome
were used. lastseason-and
we've plans for a farm where chil·
dren can pet calves, ducks, and
chickens."
Numbers # of customers have
also grown steadily since the
operation began. Families,
church and youth groups looking
for "good clean outdoor fun", in·
dividuals and service organiza·
tions .who want an outing
comprise most of the park's
users. During the summer, the
park is open from the closing of
school to Labor Day, or slightly
beyond if weather permits, from
morning to dusk.
The coming of snow, however,
doesn't mean the closure of the
park until the following summer.
Instead, it marks the beginning of
a new round of winter activities.
Although none is in place yet, Bill
is planning to have six ski slopes
of varying degrees of difficulty
ready hy the winter of 1989. This
should allow visitors to acquire a
variety of ski experiences to find
what's best suited to their skill
and ahility. The shortest run will
he about 900 feet, and the longest
about 1,800 feet. Some will be lit
for night use, and a tow is 10 be installed
to hring patrons to the
crest of the hill, a vertical eleva·
tion of 200 feet.
"It is important to point out
that what we're doing here is in
no way competing with Marble
Mountain in Corner Brook," Bill
continues, "Corner Brook is a
world-

provide."
And that's not all. Non-skiers
are catered to, too. Bill purchased
Duke and Anne, two young
Clydesdales. last spring in ova
Scotia. They provide winter
sleigh rides along a mile-and
a-half trail winding through the
park. Bill reports the horses have
been well received by the gener·
al public. On fine Saturdays as
many as 180 children have enjoyed
the rides, while evening
jaunts for adults and service
groups have also gone over well.
"One of their best qualities is
thalthey are very social animals.
They're even-tempered, and they
have the physical stamina for the
job. They love children and don't
mind at all the kids unbridled enthusiasm.
As a team they work
well together pulling towards
each other to get the wagon in the
direction they want it to go. It's
not like a tractor, of course. You
can't just work them constantly.
You have to adjust the load to the
snow conditions and such, and
also let them pace themselves
and work into it. Mter all, we're
talking about something which is
alive, not something mechanical,"
he offers.
"You have to give them plenty
of tender loving care and make
DECKS AWASH - 35
Slidefast Park as seen from the Trans--Canada Highway. The restaurant and
take-out Is on the left and the watersllde on the right. (Michael Ralph photo)
sure that they're washed and cod- For the moment, Bill plans to
died a bit then they'll be fine," concentrate on landscape work
Bill sugg~ts. When the animals during the. com~ng construction
finish the winter rides, they have season. With hiS management
a spring interlude and then are ~m consisting of his wife and
back into harness for summer chIldren, long hours are a rule
wagon rides. "And they're just as rather than an exception. His 01­
popular then, too," he says. der son, 'Ibdd, hel~ out with
"They're real hits with everyone. many chores and hi.s daughter
The animals weigh in at about may lend a hand thIS summer.
1,800 pounds each and consume With the fa.mil.(s he.lp and his
approximately 40 pounds of hay own determmal1on, Bill looks for
and three gallons of oats per day a bright future for Slidefast Park
when they are not working and year round. 11
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B & B SportS: serving an active community
Ron Butt has owned B & B
Sports on Lincoln Road in Grand
Falls for 17 years, and Neil
Hooper has worked in the sports
shop for almost 10 years. Neil
lives in Bishop's Falls but doesn't
mind driving in each day as many
of his neighbors do. The paper
mill, regional hospital and
Browning-Harvey soft drink
bottling operation are the three
biggest employers in Grand Falls.
"There are slack times during
the year, but the wide range of
sports and recreation activities in
this area means that we can
switch from one activity to
another over the year," Neil says.
"Christmas is always a good
time, and the winter months are
good for sales of hockey and
cross-

and machinery are located in
what was once a display room for
recreational vehicles. At the end
of the print process, where the
papers come off the press to be
shipped out, a large man slands
watching as we tour the plant. He
asks if we are new trainees and
he and Calvin banter back and
forth entertaining the workers.
This tall man turns out to be Anthony
Blackmore, the son of
Walter Blackmore, one of the
company's founders. Anthony is
the foreman on the web press.
Calvin knows the business from
the bottom up and his co-workers
obviously respect his opinion,
despite the humorous comments
he exchanges with them while he
takes us on tour of the plant.
"The plant is on line with the
company's computer in St. John's
so if the main plant has more
work than we can handle Grand
Falls will pick up the slack and
DECKS AWASH - 37
The Robinson-Blackmore plant In Grand Falls
vice versa," he explains. settled in the town, and Calvin
Calvin and his wife Gertrude plans to be at Robinsonhave
three school age children, Blackmore for a while, but jokes
Gertrude is a native of Windsor that it may all depend on what we
and employed at the regional say about him in this article.
hospital in Grand Falls. They are "
"Need a plant today, come to Morrow"
Bob is an active and friendly
man of 60 who runs a garden
centre and nursery with his wife,
Hilda, who retired from teaching
15 years ago to work full time in
the business.
When Bob came back from
school and opened up the flower
shop in 1949 he was, indeed, a pioneer
of sorts. It's true there was
already a garden centre in Corner
Brook but with Bob's shop they
were the only two outside St.
John's. Some people had planted
shrubs and trees and had flower
gardens, but traditionally, Newfoundland
homes had not developed
the ornamental aspect of
horticulture. It took Bob a long
time to build up a demand.
He can remember the important
role the railway used to play
in the life of Grand Falls.
"When we opened up we were
completely isolated, with no
roads in or out," Bob recalls and
adds, "there were roads to Botwood
and Badger but little else.
Other than the things we
produced ourselves everything
had to come in by train from the
Bob Morrow
mainland. We didn't use air·
planes that much because it was
too expensive. Now there's talk of
closing the railway, but then we
couldn't have existed without it.
Itwas an interesting period being
isolated and with such a small
population. Grand Falls was a
company town for the first 15
years I was here. You had to obtain
permission from the company
for everything."
Bob's interest in growing plants
was not entirely unexpected because
there had been a bit of a
tradition in his family.
"My mother grew a few plants
more as a hobby and you can
trace things back to my grandfather
who had a farm in Windsor
where he sold eggs and dairy
produce," Bob points out. "And

38 - DeCKS AWASH
my father came from Quebec to
work as an electrician but his
father was a farmer, so you can
say agriculture is in my blood."
Early on, funerals, holidays
and special occasions provided a
small but steady business.
Dances were also a big thing and
all the ladies wanted corsages.
Then Bob started his garden
centre where he sold flowering
plants, shrubs and trees and fertilizers.
"We might have been the only
enterprise in the field, but there
was little demand so we had to
create it," Bob says. "Of course,
this encouraged other people to
get involved, but I've always believed
strongly in competition.
Among other things, it forees you
to be up-to-date. People are much
more knowledgeable about planting
now and more interested in
beautifying their surroundings."
The beautiful gardens were
something that struck Bob when
he visited England.
"No matter how poor the house
looked, there were gardens in ev·
ery backyard along the railway
line from Liverpool to York," he
remembers. "The same thing is
true in Nova Scotia's Annapolis
Valley and we're gradually get·
Bob's house on the corner of Church.nd c.rmelite RGedsis both home.nd
business.
ting there. Maybe in nearly 40
years I've helped a bit. We've run
home gardening courses and
tried to spread the word."
Morrow's Nurseries grows
about 40 per cent of what it sells
in plants, and all the potted plants
for Christmas, Easter and
Mother's Day. A wide variety of
perennials, annuals and vegetables
are grown, and the busiest
period is May-July when people
plant their gardens and there are
lots of weddings.
With nearly 40 years under his
belt, Bob is ready to take things
a bit easier.
"I'll never retire as such but it's
nice to think the next generation
is ready to take over the business.
My eldest son, David, and his
wife, Shirley, who was a
schoolteacher, are both in the business,
and I'm sure they'll continue
on."
U's no coincidence that Shirley
coined the catchy sales pitch that
heads our story. l!
A family affair
When you meet the owner of a Falls from Change Islands to look Ithen enlisted and went overseas
bakery it's probably natural to for work in the mill. He worked in in the first World War. When he
expect a robust individual who the company store for a while. returned to Grand Falls, be ran
enjoys eating. Well, John Moore,
the owner of Cabot Bakery in
Grand Falls is not exactly a hefty
man. In fact, you may even think
he doesn't eat his own baked
goods. Not so.
"I eat about 10 slices of bread
a day," he laughs, "but [ guess I
have a no-fat metabolism. Besides,
eating bread won't make
you fat," he adds with conviction.
He's Jiving proof, this slim and
trim man has been running the
Camily business since his Cather
died 30 years ago. Lorenzo, (sandy)
Moore started the bakery in
the 19305.
"My father came to Grand John Moore stands next to shelves displ-Ving some of his fresh baked goods.

Erin House Hotel and then the
Cabot Hotel, both owned by the
A.N.D. Company. While he was
running Cabot House, some of the
bakery products my mother
made for the hotel became quite
popular in the town. So she started
making a bit for town consumption
and one thing led to
another."
They opened a lunch counter on
High Street, which evolved into a
restaurant. They branched away
from that and started making
bakery products for distribution
to local stores in the area and it
just continued on.
"The drive to start the business
was my mother, Olivia. She was
assertive and she ran the food
service."
John attended baking school in
Three is the magic number
Art Hunter's family lived in the
Alexander Bay area but he was
born in Grand Falls and moved to
Windsor at the age of 16. IT you
ask him what his lucky number
is there is no hesitation before he
comes up with the number three.
Almost every job that Art has had
has lasted three years, although
he's not quite sure why.
"Iworked for other people, and
three has certainly been a magic
number for me," Art admits. "I
was three years with a local serv·
ice station,~ years as a stock
clerk and then three years as
manager with the K.C. Irving
bulk plant. Then I was on the road
with Atlantic Co-op services as a
petroleum field man setting up
Co-p gas bars in Newfoundland.
I made recommendations to
stores and was involved in person·
nel for three years.
•'When the petroleum crunch
came I helped out in the hardware
division for just under three
years but eventually had to leave
when the petroleum business was
phased out. I didn't want to leave
Windsor 'so I worked for a St.
John's general wholesaler,
Reginald P. Godden Ltd., selling
small appliances in central and
western Newfoundland and
Labrador."
Then again. after three years,
Art decided to try factory
representation and packed his
hags for Thronto and Montreal to
work as an agent for, you guessed.
it. three years. Itwas then that he
got the idea of setling up a wholesale
business himself to supplement
his agency, Art Hunter
Agencies Ltd., which he started in
1979.
(I-r) Delores Hunter and Linda Grant
"I added the wholesale division
in 1983 dealing in fabrics, yarns
and sewing accessories," Art ex·
plains. "The Agency also handles
school and office supplies, toys
and housewares."
The Fabric Boutique store on
Windsor's Main Street goes back
three years. The original name
SMITH
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264 LeMarchant Rd.
Ale 5N5
579-0073
Connecting 5 Lines
DECKS AWASH - 39
Chicago, at the American Institute
of Baking. In 1969, he built
the present Cabot Bakery on
Cromer Avenue.
He and his wife have four
daughters, one is studying in St.
John's, another at Acadia, the
third lives in Gander and the
youngest is in elementary school
in Grand Falls.
had been Fabric Villa, which was
changed to Fabric Boutique, and
Art decided to use the same name
when he bought the store last
June.
"I didn't own it at first but I
sold aU the products to the the two
ladies who did," Art recalls. "After
a few months they sold out and

40 - DeCKS AWASH
1bought back all their stock. Before
I could make a decision on
what to do, two more ladies
bought the shop and operated it
for a year before offering it to me.
When I bought back the stock
again I decided I might as well
run the store.
"I operated the shop as another
division of the company, but later
this year it will be incorporated
and my wife Delores will run it
with one of the former owners,
Linda Grant, as her assistant.
Linda, really knows the business,
and she sews and is into crafts.
That's a great help in this kind of
business."
The shop, which is squeezed
into a tiny space on a street corner,
is packed with a variety of
fabrics, yarns and craft supplies.
It is the only place selling fabrics
media
Getting paid to talk
other than Woolworths in the Exploits
Valley Mall. As Art points
out, it caters to a specific clientele
who tend to go to a specialized
store rather than getting casual
visitors as you do in a mall.
The Fabric Boutique is also a
dealer for sewing and knitting
machines. Art and Delores are
planning a major renovation and
expansion in June.
"The business has been so successful
we'll be taking over the
whole building when the
hairdressing business moves out
in June," Att tells us. "We'll
make use of the space by knocking
out one wall. That will give us
an opportunity to set up a knitting
machine display with an instructor.
We need that extra space and
we'll hire extra sales staff,
although there will be more room
You can tell Pat Hurley is excited
about CIYQ 680 in Grand Falls
by how wound up he gets talking
about it. In the past eight years he
has done every job at the station
including various on-air shifts,
news, sports, feeds, and commercial
writing. 'Ibday he's the program
director and afternoon disc
jockey.
This Tilt Cove native went to
high school in Grand Falls. After
that he lucked into a job at CIYQ,
although the job market was
competitive he had an advantage ..
over most people trying to break
into radio-his family.
"I spent my summers at radio
stations with my older brothers
as a young boy. I was munching PM Hurley, pk:tuNd dUring 0fM of those
on chips and cola and watching n1re moments, when he Isn't talking.
my brothers pull off 'allnighters',"
he explains. "I had a
firsthand look at how radio
worked, which is an education in
itself." Pat comes from a family
of 21 children and has two
brothers in the industry, one
works in Corner Brook the other
in British Columbia. Between
them they have more than 50
years' broadcast experience.
"This is a great job-you get
paid to talk," he jokes. Although
he regularly works a six-day
week and often comes back on
Sundays to work at special events,
he loves his job.
You might think this job would
be best suited to a single person,
but for Pat it's a family affair. On
for Delores in the store."
Another family member plays
an important role. Their older
son, Bob, who's 21, works with Art
in the wholesale and agency
business.
"When he got married he gave
up the road and worked for a local
grocery business, but he
missed the excitement and came
back a year ago," Art reports.
"He does most of the selling and
plans to stay with the company.
Our other son, Roger, 18, is in his
first year at university."
Art is busy except for the summer
which is a good way of taking
time off.
"Except our last holiday was in
1983 when we flew down to Dallas,"
he laughs as we get ready to
leave.
II
the weekend he often takes his
wife Lorna Faye and children
Jenny and Justin along to special
events. "We make a day of it and
the children were taught at an
early age that they have to be
quiet when Dad's doing a report
from the station vehicle."
Promotion is a big part of the
game and for CIYQ it seems to be
paying off. "In the last rating
period we came out on top. For
the first time, we are number one
here and we're all excited because
it's the first time we've
been in this position."
Although he is bursting with
pride about the ratings he says he
won't be blowing his own horn
about it because this is a very
fickle business and there's no way
to know how they'll fare next
time.
He attributes much of the station's
success to the continuity of
the on-air personalities and their
sales team. Like Pat, most of the
employees have been working
there eight years or more.
"People know when they turn
on Q·Radio, we're going to be

here, we're local people and there
isn't a big turnover, people can
count on us being here."
Another feature Pal thinks is
appealing to the audience is the
station format-they play 80%
country music and 20% pop.
They also have Jots of contests
and giveaways. "Something I've
learned in radio is that people
love to win. No matter if it's a but·
ton or a record they'll call in to
win. In fact, lots of people never
even pick up their prize, but they
love to win."
CIYQ until recently was part of
the CHUM network which has radio
stations aU over the country.
In late February Harry Steele's
company, Newfoundland capital
Corporation Limited, bought the
Q-network in Newfoundland
which incJudes stations in Grand
Falls, SI. John's, Grand Bank,
Gander, and Harbour Grace.
Pat says disc jockeys in bigger
cities earn salaries as high as six
figures, but despite the potential
for bigger money elsewhere, he's
Contributing to culture
"CBe in Grand Falls has made
a marvelous contribution to the
preservation of culture," says
Hiram Silk with some pride. He
has been an announcer with the
station for 38 years, joining the
company in its second year of
operation. "We carried drama
and documentaries that you
wouldn't get anywhere else."
Hiram sent classical music out
over the airwaves during his
shows, a practice that brought
him a lot of criticism. "I got a
hard time for playing classical
music, but for some people the
only time they ever heard it was
during my show.
"We were the only station hack
then, and you can imagine bow
busy we were.. we did an enor·
mous amount of public service
announcements. And when there
was a fire or an emergency the
bulletin board was full."
Hiram thinks the CBC has
broadened the cultural hase for
listeners through its music and
very happy where he is. He and
Lorna Faye would like to bring
their children up in Grand Falls.
In fact, he's never been off the
island.
"I don't ever want to leave because
I've seen too many of my
friends leave and never come
back. I realize there's nothing
Hlfllm Silk, on .Ir .t CSC &Ince 1950.
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o
here for them, but I'm very happy
here with my job and the
lifestyle."
So there's a good chance that if
you're driving through the Grand
Falls area with your radio tuned
to 680, you'll hear the friendly
voice of Pat Hurley coming to you
over the airwaves. 11
interviews, and in the past gave
many performers in Grand Falls
their first break. "A lot of people,
who have gone on to work in the
arts on the mainland, got their
break here. For a little town we
had a lot of talent and I think part
of the reason for that is the influence
of the British, particularly
the wives wbo gave a lot of
their time to teaching music and
organizing drama clubs."
Hiram himseU has brought a
lot of Newfoundland heritage and
folklore to the province with bis
shows, particularly with "Looking
Back", which he ha~beendoing
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usually a half-hour show and entails
interviewing anyone with a
good story about the pasl. One interview
took him all the way to
Toronto to speak with a 95-yearold
woman who had been at the
deathbed of opera singer Madame
Toulinguet, who was born
Georgina Stirling in Twilhngate.
"Georgina is a great interest of
mine. For 20 years I've been interviewing
her friends and people
who worked for her. She was a
very interesting person from a
wealthy family, who died with no
money and was buried in an unmarked
grave. She was so rich
growing up she used to give out
sterling silver calling cards,"
then adds, "One of which I own.
When I retire, I'd like to write a
book about her. based on the interviews
I've done over the
years."
Another of his programs was
the Sunday morning "Sounds of
Faith", which enjoyed a wide auregional
associations
EVDA's plans are up in the air
Carl Budgell is a very organized
and resourceful person,
which is justas well given the uncertainties
he has faced as coordinator
of the Exploits Valley
Development Association
(EVDA), which covers 15 communities
from Badger to Leading
Tickles.
Funding has always been a
problem for development associations
in Newfoundland, and the
current five-year CanadalNewfoundland
Rural Subsidiary
Agreement expires on March
31. Although indications are there
will be an extension, EVDA is
faced once more with the
problem of not receiving assured
funding for more than a year. The
provincial government has indicated
emergency funding will be
put in place, as was the case when
the previous agreement expired.
Carl accepts the situation calmly,
as is his way, but it's clear he's
disturbed by the delay.
dience for 10 years. "I worked
hard at that show, researching
music and reference books to give
people the best music possible.
And I remembered all the religious
feasts and celebrations with
the appropriate music." But CBC
cut back on its regional programing
on Sundays as a cost saving
measure. "The network said I
would have to put it on earlier in
the morning. 1 didn't think it
would be worth all the effort to air
it a 7 a.m., because not enough
people would be up early enough
to listen to it. So it was my decision
to take it off."
Hiram's maternal grandfather,
Thomas Brown. was brought to
Grand Falls by LDrd Northcliffe
in 1905. Brown was asked to design
Northcliffe's residence,
Grand Falls House. "LDrd North·
cliffe could have engaged an Englishman
or Canadian to design
the house, but he wanted to prove
to the shareholders that NewfoundJanders
knew other things
besides fishing," explains Hiram.
"My grandlather designed the
very first substantial buildings in
the town and several churches
and public buildings after thaI."
Hiram's own father came to the
town as a young man in search of
work at the mill.
AlthOUgh Hiram has spent his
life and working career in Grand
Falls. he says he'll probably move
to 51. John's when he retires. He's
also looking forward to writing a
book of Newfoundland ghost stories.
"I love ghost stories and pe0­
ple know that, so during the past
38 years wherever I have gone
people have always shared their
bestghoststories with me and I'd
like to write a book of them." Hiram
says he's had to drink a lot of
cups of tea over the years to get
people to open up with their slories.
But he says, "That's half the
fun."
c.rt BUdgell
"The uncertainty is unfair to
employees and to the volunteers
involved How do you get up in the
morning and feel the same way
about your work when you don't
know if you'll be around to continue
it the next day?" he
reasons.
Carl became development coordinator
in August 1975, and he's
had plenty of opportunity to
reflect on his decision since then.
"The variety of jobs and experiences
and never knowing
what the next day will bring make
it a very interesting and challenging
job," he renects. Carl is too
modest to mention his own contribution
to regional development.
He was, for example, one of the
first people to suggest that farming
vegetables on peat was a viable
project long before it became
fashionable.
The present uncertainty makes
it difficult to make decisions on
ongoing projects, which places
pressure on development association
directors who have put in
many years of volunteer work.
"Oevelopment associations
have proven themselves over the
years, and they've carried out

their mandate welL No other or·
ganization or government agency
could have done as well, but once
again we don't know what our
destiny is," Carl notes. "With ongoing
projects you need continuity
and we're trying to get a
working committee organized,
but it's very difficult to make decisions."
EVDA has been fairly successful
in its projects and enjoys the
support of local councils and
chambers of commerce. Interest
fluctuates from community to
community and depends on the
particular activities that are ongoing,
but there has always been
a fair representation from most
communities. This has enabled
the devlopment association to
take on several regional projects.
"The airstrip project has been
going on for nine years," Carl
reports. "We're at the point now
where the land has been cleared,
the engineering work has been
done and all approvals have been
received. We don't have authority
to o~rate airstrips so the
provincial government took over
the project and started negotiations
with the federal government.
An amount of $1.9 million
has now been approved for the
airstrip, and we're very optimistic
we'll see work started in 1988.
"A 3,OOO-foot paved and lighted
runway would allow aircraft to
the size of a Dash-7, which would
mean firefighting, spraying and
aerial photography flights could
originate here. Several individuals
in the area have shown interest
in owning their own
aircraft, and both sports and
recreation would generate charter
flights. Eventually we'd like to
see a commuter service for residents
and businesspeople to travel
around the province. The
schedules in place right now
mean they have to travel at very
inconvenient times."
An industrial opportunities
study recently completed by DW.
Knight Associates looked mainly
at offshore industry but identified
other opportunities, too. A working
committee is being set up to
follow up on the report and its
The EVDA chalet on the western outskirts 01 Grand Falls.
recommendations.
"The whole idea is to try and
promote industrial opportunities
in the Exploits Valley corridor
from Buchans right through to
Leading Tickles, which includes
the area covered by the Buchans
Area Development Association,"
Carl notes.
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the funding is in the final
negotiating stage.
"The project would undertake
to manufacture a liquid protein to
be used as a supplement for
animal and fish feed," Carl explains.
"There are a lot of fox
farmers in the area who now
must ship in their feed. Fish
silage could also be used as feed
in fish farms, or as a fertilizer.
We're trying to open avenues for
local production. We've been
working on the project since 1979
when we held a symposium in
Grand Falls. We've visited the
mainland, Norway and Denmark
where projects are already underway.
The further we go the
more encouraged we've been.
"We see many tons of fish
waste dumped each yearprotein
is being thrown away.
Making fish silage is a very simple
process compared to a fish
meal process and it can be
tailored to any sized fish plant or
fishing operation. We have approvals
and support from all the
government departments involved.
It's just a matter of getting
everything in place. If all
goes well, we should have production
this summer at the small fish
plant run by Clarenville Ocean
Products at Leading Tickles."
Despite the funding uncertainties,
EVDA's co-ordinator is confident
the association's success
will continue. A new building was
completed in 1987 and there is already
talk of expansion.
"We slarted this building in the
middle of a snowstorm on January
5th last year and it opened
May 21st," Carl tells us. "In this
Salmon and other success stories
ERMA started in 1982 as the
Exploits River Management Association
and later became the
Environment Resources Management
Association-the same initials
but with a different focus. At
first, the local chamber of commerce
was more interested in the
Exploits River and its salmon,
but there are much wider concerns
now, which explains the
name change.
ERMA now is involved in all
kinds of environmental and wildlife
concerns such as insecticide
spraying, the local fishery and
the effects of activities on wildlife,
and it has presented briefs to
Cabinet, but salmon enhancement
is still the main project and
the measure of ERMA's success.
Terry Goodyear was a founding
member and, as president and
booster, one of ERMA's most visible
members. Terry proves to be
a bundle of energy and enthusiasm
when we meet him.
He's equally active as deputy
mayor of Grand Falls, chairman
of the board of Carmelite House,
chairman of the Regional Services
Board, and owns a chain of
funeral homes, is a member of
the local chamber of commerce
and past president of the Association
of Professional Engineers.
Born in Grand Falls, Terry and
his wife, Joann, have a son and
daughter living and working locally,
another son with Universal
Helicopters in Gander and a
daughter working as a translator
and interpreter in Ottawa. The family
is happy in Grand Falls
where the children had lots to do
while growing up. A highly enthusiastic
outdoors type with a
strong interest (almost an ob&ession)
in salmon enhancement,
building we have a tourist chalet,
a craft shop which is an outlet for
over 100 craft producers, a plans
viewing office for the Newfoundland
and Labrador Construction
Association, Newfoundland and
Labrador Development Corporation
offices, and an office for an
engineer with the National
Research Council It's like a onestop
shopping complex for the local
business community, and
that's why we need to expand the
building."
Carl's comments certainly
don't sound like those of an organization
with its plans up in the
air. We share his confidence that
funding will be found to continue
the work that EVDA is doing to
promote the economic development
of the Exploits Valley
region. n!
Terry Goodvear
Terry is only too happy to tell us
about the project.
"I've always been interested in
the outdoors, and when I looked
at the Exploits River, I could see
we had this beautiful river right
by our back door. But all we had
done was abuse it. It took the pe0­
ple in federal fisheries to point out
the potential-we just couldn't
see it," Terry admits. "The
salmon Association of Eastern
Newfoundland (SAEN) was involved
before ERMA was set up,
but once ERMA was underway

we haven't looked back.
"We had it too easy with the
paper mill almost like a fairy godmother
giving us what we
wanted-now we have to start doing
things for ourselves. We can
see the potential of the Exploits
as a major tourist industry and
with the help of all three levels of
government, Abitibi-Price and
volunteers we can achieve that.
This is one of the few projects
where every level of government
and industry is co-operating."
Terry sees the project as the
jewel in the crown as far as
salmon enhancement projects
go-nothing has been done on a
hit-and-miss basis. Salmon fry
were planted at Lloyd's River 40
miles west of the Burgeo road and
ERMA waited to see how the
salmon made their way downstream
along Red Indian Lake.
When the first salmon turned up
downstream at Bishop's Falls a
fish elevator was started at
Millertown.
"We've taken a river with
2,000-2,500 fish and will make it
into the largest producer of Atlantic
salmon in the world," Terry
claims enthusiastically. "We're
aiming for an annual return of
only 100,000 salmon a year, but
this river system has an annual
capacity of 300,000, so our target
is quite realistic. The commercial
fishery will take 55,000 salmon,
the recreational fishery 10,000,
leaving 35,000 as breeding stock.
The first fish have already come
Fred Parsons
back. It's a real success story
with people working together in
spite of man-made obstacles,
heavy industry and municipal
pollution."
And the project has quietly
created jobs-SO people were
hired last year. Government has
also been very satisfied with
ERMA, especially since the fish
elevator came in under budget.
ERMA is also training people as
carpenters which helps them find
jobs, and provides six months of
on·the-job biological training for
people who might consider
careers as resource wardens,
either provincial game wardens
or federal fisheries officers.
"We need those people on the
river," Terry stresses. "There are
only three wardens and that's a
crying shame. You can't police a
The fishway at Grand Falls, lust below the Abltlbl·Prlce mill (photo courtesy
Charles Bourgeois, DFO). .
DECKS AWASH - 45
river 200 miles long with just
three wardens. I would like to see
a two-year pilot enforcement
project on the Exploits River."
The long-term benefits of protecting
the river are matched by
short-term benefits. ERMA expects
the federal and provincial
governments' investment to pay
off in $2 million of new money a
year in tourist revenue.
"We expect to see people coming
over from Europe to go
salmon fishing and places like
Gander will benefit, too," Terry
adds. "Next spring we hope to
bring in some prominent people,
including commercial fishermen
and politicians, to see the salmon
fry run. The potential is all there
in terms of fishing, canoeing,
whitewater rafting, and there's a
park by the salmon ladder. I envisage
a footpath the full length
of the Exploits River."
Part of ERMA's mandate is to
get children to appreciate the
river, and its employees take time
to explain things to schoolchildren
visiting Noel Paul Brook, 25
miles off the highway. As many as
4,000 salmon are stripped of eggs
and milt which are placed in plastic
boxes and into a container carried
by helicopter to the release
sites. It's the simplest possible
system and very low tech.
"We see ourselves as assisting
nature, not manipulating it," Terry
says. "Natural survival rates
are 10 per cent and we're getting
more than 85 per cent. The fry are
distributed as soon as they hatch
out, so we're not changing any
natural step just adding more
protection."
It's easy to think that the
salmon enhancement project
would be enough to take up all
ERMA's time, but office
manager Fred Parsons tells us
it's just one part of ERMA's activities.
"We tend to be a melting pot for
funded contracts for the whole
watershed which stretches as far
west as King George V Lake just
eastof Stephenville," Fred. notes.
"Pollution is only a problem from
Grand Falls down in terms of
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46 - DECKS AWASH
river cleanups, particularly
around the towns removing car
wrecks, and has built four patrol
cabins for provincial wildlife and
federal fisheries staff use."
ERMA's activities have encouraged
people to see the whole
watershed as an excellent
resource with salmon the most
important component. There is
already a lot of interest in outfitting,
and the commercial fishery
is already benefiting in terms of
increased salmon catches. There
is also a more tangible benefit for
local residents.
"We have employed up to 75
people and generated an annual
budget of $1 million in wages, supplies
and services," Fred comments.
"If we can put 35,000
Stripping adult salmon of eggs at Noel Paul's Brook. Dennis Riche, John Da·
vis and Charles Bourgeois (photo courtesy Charles Bourgeois, DFO).
salmon in the system every year, received from the paper mill. presentations on the environment
the Exploits River will be the largest
producer of salmon in the helpful in regulating its day-to- "Lots of schools visit us, espe­
"Abitibi-Price has been very and ERMA's work.
world."
day activities as much as they dally at the senior high school
In the long term, increased can:' be comments. "It's easy for level where the students are more
tourism is expected to generate us to say we want a certain level interested in environmental isof
water for salmon in different sues," Fred explains. "In spring
the greatest economic benefits.
The river is very accessible and parts of the river, but they have and summer bus tours come to
never far from the road through their needs, too, and sometimes view the fertilization of eggs and
most of its course all the way to have to bring us back to reality. see salmon fry in incubation box­
Buchans Junction. A lot of companies
that come to Grand Falls 80 years and now we're another Week in early March is always an
They've been using the river for es at Noel Paul Brook. Education
for conferences and meetings are major river user, SO they've had important time for US to give slide
staying afterwards for the social to adjust. They've been very sup- and film presentations and
aspects and the fishing just 15 portive of our objectives, and the question-and-answer sessions. We
minutes away. It's something theme at the forestry convention made sure we had pictures of
even Labrador with its wealth of two years ago was integrated land projects from day one and it's one
fishing rivers is unable to offer use. A good working relationship of the best investments we ever
visitors who might want lots of family
activities.
Akey to the future is education, It's not hard to find people who
is a key to our success." made."
Fred is also very appreciative and ERMA has been happy to think the money invested in
of the co-operation ERMA has meet numerous requests for ERMA will bripg a much greater
return than anyone anticipated.
As much as $2 million annually
may be generated in tourist dollars
alone-not bad for something
that started as a small experiment
less than 10 years ago. .,
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A stone's throwaway
Caroline Ball is one of Ute many
volunteers who have contributed
so much over the years to the
quality of life in Grand Falls and
Windsor. Moreover, she's been an
active curler and is on her way to
the Scott Thurnament of Hearts
ladies curling championships at
Fredericton, New Brunswick, the
day after we talk to her. The tournament's
sportsmanship trophy
is being named in her honor for
1988.
But it's not curling that we are
interested in, alihough the provincial
senior championships are underway
at the Grand Falls
Curling Club when we visit. Caroline
is the chairman of the 25th
anniversary committee of the
Central Newfoundland Regional
Health Care Centre and we want
to know about the Centre and how
the planning for the celebrations
is going.
"Everything is on target and
we're delighted with the new extension.
It just adds to the
celebration. We have great workers
here-it's a very active town
in everything that's going on,"
Caroline says enthusiastically.
It's always been that way in
Grand Falls, as Caroline indicates
when she gives us a brief
The Central Newfoundland Regional Health Care Centre In Grand Falls.
Caroline Ball-beaJde a Jean Ball painting.
history of health care in the town.
"Originally, we had a small
2O-bed hospital, the Lady Northcliffe
Hospital, run by the A.N.D.
Company but it was too small for
the growing town," Caroline
recalls. "In 1961, the local
machinists' union did a feasibility
study on a new hospital and
then called a public meeting in
the town hall. I was one of 14 people
elecled to the Central Newfoundland
Hospital Building
Committee at that meeting.
"The union acquired lhe sile,
hired the architects and sought
approval from the provincial
government. Premier Smallwood
and his Cabinet came to Bishop's
Falls by train, and a delegation
met them there. We got full
government approval and were
promised government funds if we
could raise $350,000 in addition to
donations from the federal
government and the A.N.D. Company.
The founding committee
under the chairmanship of Mr.
A.E. Cram asked Mr. Clifford
Bond to form a· finance committee."
Typically, lhe delegation told
the Cabinet that raising the
$350,000 would be no problem
although that was a lot of money,
particularly in those days. Caroline
was on both committees and
remembers how they raised the
money.
"The board of the hospital did
its part and the finance committee
set up a thermometer with
$350,000 marked on it.," Caroline
recounts. "In 10 days we watched
it climb over the largetand before
a month was gone we had doubled
it. I think it's important to indicate
how we got the money. Other
hospitals may have received public
support but none put in as
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Our Number One Resource
The only sure investment is the one we
~make in producing healthy and well
educated young people who can
~ ~ meet whatever challenges tomorrow
1890 will bring.
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considered such a prosperous
town."
Although wages were low, people
came through and the company
and governments helped. All
wage earners in Grand Falls and
most of the surrounding communities
had a percentage deducted
from their wages.
"That's what we're celebrating
now-the generous support of this
community that gave us our
hospital. Organizations have always
been generous, too/' Caro~
line adds.
When the hospital was completed
in 1963, a study showed a new
facility would be needed within
10-15 years. In 15 years, the
nurses' residence had to be taken
over by the hospital, and now the
hospital is starting on an
expansion-a good reason for a
double celebration.
"We're celebrating 25 years
since we had our first 13 patients
transferred here from the lady
Northcliffe Hospital on June 10,
1963, and we're opening a new
wing," Caroline explains. "We
have a very enthusiastic committee
with Cabinet member Len
Simms as honorary chairman."
The committee has planned a
whole series of events, including
establishing an official hospital
archive, naming the new west
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nal personnel will be attending.
We'll also be opening the new
wing-a date has yet to be decided.
We have a special logo
designed by the microbiology
department, and our theme is
'Health Care and Service
1963-1988'.
"We're inviting the first baby
born in the hospital to the official
banquet-Dwayne Temple, the
son oC Mr. and Mrs. Reg Temple
of Bishop's Falls. 'Ibgether with
the members of the founding
committee and original board
members, we're also inviting
representatives of the first 13 patients.
The entertainment committee
is holding a bowlerama in
late March, and two members
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who have been in the local bowling
league for 25 years will be
throwing the first balls. In October,
we're also presenting a
review in the Arts and Culture
Centre. We have enough talent
among the hospital employees
that we'll need very few guest artists.
Maxine Stanley is director
and it should be great fun for
everyone."
The events are sure to be a resounding
success, and the
celebrations are yet another example
of the many activities that
will be going on in Grand Falls
and Windsor. And, just as important,
they are a clear indication
of the enthusiastic response to
anything that goes on in the area.
block, bavinga celebration Cor all 1...---------------------l11
employees and their families,
holding a poster contest in local
schools, opening a new auxiliary
gift shop, offering an annual
scholarship for employees' children
pursuing a career in health
care service, and awarding special
pin.s during the various
events.
Every department in the hospital
is represented on the committee
including administration,
union and the auxiliary. Started
in 1966, the auxiliary has contributed
a tremendous amount in
terms of finances and service.
"I've been three years as president
of the auxiliary and I'm
delighted to be playing a part in
the celebrations," Caroline says.
"The first official activity is June
10th when we'll have a banquet to
honor the staff. Some of the origi- IL-
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From company town to incorporation
Will Maloney, 62, is busy these
days compiling a list of Grand
Falls street names and how they
came about. And who would be in
a better position to do such a task
than the man who served as town
engineer for 2:l years?
His involvement with the
A.N.D. Company and town 01
Grand Falls seems almost proor·
dained. In 1942 he won a compa·
ny scholarship, the first year the
A.N.D. gave scholarships, with
one award going to a Roman
Catholic and the other to a Pro·
testant.
"I was a smart little rascal," he
jokes with a wink. "One of the
best things about winning a com·
pany scholarship was that you
were guaranteed a job, so there
was no rush to return to Grand
Falls."
He celebrated his 17th birthday
as a student at St. Mary'S University
in Halifax. He graduated with
a bachelor of science degree and
then he worked in Nova Scotia for
a while. Will headed back to
school, this lime at Nova Scotia
Tech (now the Technical Univer·
sity of Nova Scotia), and gradu·
ated as a civil engineer. In 1948,
he returned to Grand Falls and a
job with the engineering department.
At that time Grand Falls
was a company town.
..In those days the engineering
department ran the town. We
built the roads, the houses and
continued doing so until 1961."
In 1948 the company started to
sell the houses, prior to that
almost everyone lived in
company-owned houses in Grand
Falls. The price of the homes was
relatively low and the company
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A.N.D. owned the stadium and the
lown hall and they sold it to the
lown for $184,000. "We buill three
softball pitches, a recreation
centre on Cromer Avenue, and
shared the cost or the Kinsmen's
pool.
"We were well ocr, we were get..
Hng a good grant from the com·
pany which was gravy, because
we were using the grant from the
provincial government to operate
the town." He says the best
thing that ever happened to the
town was the Industrial Park on
Cromer Avenue. He gives much of
the credit for the park to the foresight
of Waller Tucker and the
first council who recognized that
modernization at the plant was
inevitable and that such a move
would mean a loss or jobs. The in·
dustrial park was just what they
needed-today it employs more
tban 1,000 people. And it provides
a good tax base for the lown.
Will is the type of man who
will obligingly dig through every
box in his basement to get a document
for you, ifyou asked him to.
Of course we didn't. This softspoken
character's eyes light up
when he talks about his first love,
baseball. A quick tour of his den
reveals that WiJf was quite an athlete,
there are numerous awards
and trophies on display. His real
pride comes from being named to
the Provincial Baseball Hall of
Fame. The sport was his only extracurricular
involvement in the
town.
Lori Penny-student council president
DECKS AWASH - Sl
"I never joined any organiza..
lions over the years because I
figured if you joined you'd favor
them or they'd be looking for
things from the lown. I didn't
want to have a conflict of interesl."
His youngest daughter, Joanne,
is getting married in July. She's
the last one at home and Will is
already joking about the empty
nest syndrome. He has seven children
and they're scattered all
over the country. Now that he's
retired he may travel around and
visit them but he has no intentions
of leaving Grand Falls or his
summer home in South Arm,
which he describes as God's
country. l!
Lori Penny is an active 17-year-
The school sports competitions
old and W. Bramwell Booth are very well supported. Hockey
High's student council president.
is very popular with the boys,
Right in the middle of two
while volleyball and basketball
brothers and two sisters, she
are popular with the girls.
hasn't decided on a career just
Sports groups travel a lot on a
yet.
"As president, I've helped orregular
basis, but there are other
trips with a cultural focus.
ganize three dances, a Christmas
"In Grade 9 we visited St.
Assembly and a Winter Carnival
Pierre, and there have been trips
which had to be rescheduled be-
to Quebec and Paris-fundraising
cause of the snowstorm. We also
is very active here. The student
had a very popular computer-
council is a lot of fun and very
dating match-up. There were lots
interesting-the committee is ex.
of surprises and not too many
cellent to work with and we know
successes," Lori reveals with a Lori Penny each other well. It's sometimes
smile when we press her for will be at Grand Falls Academy difficult to get other students to
details. this year. Last year the topic was participate, although there's been
Lori is also involved in the amalgamation, and v.-e're waiting a lot of interest this year," Lori
school's drama club, which per· to find out this year's topic." concludes.
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FOR ALL
and is now preparing for the high
school drama festival. The
regionals are in Springdale and
the provincials will likely be in
Marystown.
"We're performing 'You want
me to be grown up, don't I?'
which involves 9- and H)..year·
olds," Lori indicates. "We also
have senior and junior bands, and
a choir. There are all kinds of ex·
tracurricular activities with the
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Programming a career in computer science
Kevin Barry from Windsor is a
Grade 12 student at 8t. Michael's
High School in Grand Falls who
bas already decided on his future.
"I'm looking for a career in
computer science," he assures us
with confidence. "I've been in
touch with one of the large Toronto
institutes to take my courses
and I'm definite in my career."
Kevin will be visiting Toronto in
March as a guest of the Terry Fox
Centre and will get a chance to
see some of the city during his
week-long visit.
"I was lucky enough to have my
name picked out of the hat," he
tells us with a grin. "We had to
choose a theme for the trip so I
chose science and technology and
Kevin Barry
will be going to places like the
SCience Centre. Tina Houlahan is
also going from this school but
she's going a different week because
she chose a different
theme."
Although Kevin is most interested
in electronics, especially
computers, he is helping with
the school musical as part of the
technical crew, looking after the
lights and sound.
"Last year we did Oliver but we
couldn't travel because of the
revolving stage, but this year we
can travel with My Fair ~dy,"
Kevin reports. "It'll be a busy
year of travelling for me. I went
to Nova SCotia with the boy scouts
a long time ago but I can't even
remember that."
Another musical Kelly Russell
Kelly Russell, as a record
producer and fiddler, is a wellknown
name on the Newfoundland
music scene. It's quite possible
that another Kelly Russell
will become equally well-known
in the future as a writer or singer.
This Kelly Russell is a Grade 12
student at SI. Michael's High
School in Grand Falls, and she
bas already distinguished herseU
as a public speaker, writer and
singer-pianist. Her latest achievement
is winning the Laura Blackmore
award for best
101."
Kelly, the youngest of five children,
has three sisters and one
brother. This year she's student
council president and has a role
in the school's musical, My Fair
Lady.
"Music and arts are hobbies,"
Kelly says, "but I'm looking for a
career in science and plan to go
to medical school." "I would like
to work in Newfoundland. I've always
had my mind set on medicine,
but I enjoy writing and have
thought of journalism." It
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The cemeteries are beautiful now
The cemeteries in Grand Falls
town councillor, member of Kinsare
in good shape according to
men's, Kiwanis, salvation Army
Sterling Thomas, the man Men's Service Club, Youth Diverresponsible
for fixing them up. He
sion, the Elks, and the Indepen·
started the graveyard project dent Order of Oddfellows.
about 18 years ago, cleaning up
Although he is in his seventies,
the Salvation Army cemetery
Stirling says he doesn't have time
with funding from church people
to retire.
and the assistance of volunteers.
"The only organization I'm not
When the task was finished, he
a member of is the Knights of
approached other churches and
Columbus, and if they'd let me
together they formed an Inter.
join I'd join that too," he jokes.
Faith committee to clean up all of Sterling Thomas Sterling's devotion to the town has
the town's graveyards. and worked in security until not gone unnoticed. This April he
"Now that they're cleaned up, retirement. He speaks highly of was chosen Grand Falls Citizen of
we'll work to keep them in the A.N.D. Company, remember- the Year for 1987 an award he also
shape," says Sterling. Despite the ing as a child how they would go received in 1979.
gravity of the topic, he never sup- to the general manager if they He has two sons and two daughpresses
his sense of humor. "Peo- wanted a baseball bat or football. ters, his boys still live in Grand
pIe in the graveyard don't talk The manager would send the kids Falls. Sterling and his wife live
back to me," he quips. to the Royal Stores and let them with their son Clifford although
"After we cleaned up all the charge it to the company account. with the number of organizations
church cemeteries, we had The graveyard project is only a he belongs to, we'd guess he
money left over, so we took on the small part of Sterling's civic com- doesn't spend too much time at
old town cemetery, which is non· mitment. He is also a two-term home. 11
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you couldn't see the headstones,
now it's beautiful," he boasts.
Sterling's father moved the family
to Grand Falls from Bell Island.
"Father was a miner, a
diamond driller, he came here
and used a diamond drill to blast
out the basement for the United
Church. Then the AND. Company
offered him a job."
Earlier in his career, Sterling
was a mover and shaker with the
Trades and Labor Council of
Grand Falls. He was working at
the mill when he got involved in
the labor movement. After the
loggers' strike and the decertification
of the International Woodworkers
of America (IWA) he
was asked to work full time for
the Ne\Vfoundland Brotherhood of
Woodworkers. He accepted, and
proceeded to sign up all the men
who had been a part of the IWA,
then he went on to negotiate contracts
for both the A.N.D. Company
and Bowater. During his
four-year involvement, he also
managed to affiliate the union
with the International Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners.
He then returned to the A.N.D.,
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Shirley D. Morrow-the dramatic truth
Mention Northcliffe Drama
Club in the Grand Falls area and
you'll almost certainly be told
about Shirley D. Morrow. We
never do find out what the 'D'
stands for, but it could easily be
dynamic or dramatic. Shirley, 29,
is a bundle of energy whether
she's looking after her two daughters,
Sarah, 4, and Robyn, 1, or in·
volved in the local drama club.
At first, it appears we are being
interviewed. Shirley is a writer
and can't resist the chance to do
some research of her own, but
eventually we focus her attention
on the Northcliffe Drama Club.
The Club was started 36 years ago
and Shirley has been involved
since 1970 when she was 11.
"It's always been a local
amateur theatre company with
some people from all over central
Newfoundland but mostly from
Grand Falls-Windsor," Shirley explains.
"The club used to do a lot
of popular Newfoundland and Irish
plays. In more recent years
we've done everything from Neil
Simon comedies, and slapstick,
farces and melodramas to children's
shows and musicals. There
has always been a mixture of
period pieces or new plays.
"There were more musicals in
past years, but our members
don't always have the singing
ability we need. We try to do
something light in the faU such as
comedy or one--act plays which allow
several directors. Our audience
appeal survey indicated
that comedy and musicals are
very popular."
Although there have been
changes over the years, Shirley
says the Club has always attracted
enough members.
"Our overall membership is 35
to 40 with a fairly even ratio of
men and women. Ages range
from 16 to 40 SO we have a few pe0­
ple who can play older parts, but
our members are a lot younger
than they used to be."
Each year, the Club enters the
Newfoundland Drama Festival,
held in S1. John's in early April.
play to the festival.
Shirley is the director. Contrary
to local rumors that she wants to
add the director's award to the
leading lady award she won last
year for another Arthur Miller
play All My Sons, Shirley took
over the job when no one else was
able to.·
"There's a cast of 14, all but
three of whom are male. With a
female director, stage manager
and assistant stage manager we
have three women bossing aU the
men-I love it!," ShirJey laughs
with dramatic flair. "There are 22
of us going to Sl. John's. We have
quite a few teachers and drama
students from Booth Memorial
where our leading man, Dave Anthony,
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festival is taking place in St.
John's during the Easter holiday
so the students can travel with
us."
The Grand Falls Arts and Culture
Centre provides the club with
a stage. Ever since the building
went up Shirley has practically
lived there. "I've been with the
Club and have been doing the
public relations work so long the
guards all know me and think I
never leave," jokes Shirley who
adds that the Centre is very heav-
By booked, which can present a
problem.
"We often get bumped whe'l
we're rehearsing," Shirley ad·
mits. "Apart from public performances
on stage, several clubs
meet there. We have to keep tak·
ing the set up and down-it's built
at different levels. Which leads us
to something else Shirley is
known for-bad jokes.
"One time I needed to clear the
stage quickly so I started to tell
DECKS AWASH - 55
a joke. You've never seen people
leave so quickly," Shirley reveals,
somewhat sheepishly.
"You should have heard some
of the excuses actors had for leav·
ing," husband David laughs. "I
was on lights and heard them
all."
It just goes to show that even
Shirley D. Morrow loses her audience
at times! I!
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article page 69
Dear Sir or Madam: May I have your autograph?
Collectors are common, and
collecting autographs is nothing
new, but a collection as large and
impressive as Grand Falls resident
Max Taylor's is not something
you see every day.
His autograph collection includes
signatures from as·
tronauts, politicians, artists,
writers, movie stars and a few
unknowns. You might think a collection
with thousands of names
from around the world would require
miles of travelling, but it
didn't.
"I do it through correspondence,
I write to the people I'm interested
in having an autograph
from," explains Max. "Usually
I'll send them something to sign,
like a newspaper or magazine ar·
ticle about themselves."
His collection doesn't end there.
Once the autograph is received,
Max creates a file about that person
and clips articles about him
or her to add to the file. Then the
person's name is added to an in·
dex he has alpbabetized for easy
referral.
Most autographs come back
with a personalized letter to this
Bishop'S Falls native. So his col·
lection is more than a book of sig·
natures, it's a closet filled with
pictures, articles, autographs and
information many libraries or archives
would love to own.
This hobby isn't confined to a
shell, in fact Max jokes about
even having a few clothes in his
closet. But the remaining space
is full of files.
Max Taylor holds up his 111e on Henry Klaslnger, one 01 the thousands 01 au·
tographs he has In his collec110n.
"The autograph I have from
Kosygin wasn't received through
the mail. Kosygin, the premier of
the USSR, came to Grand Falls in
1967 during a stopover in Gander.
I was coming off my shift at the
mill when I saw him, I didn't have
any paper with me so I ran up and
asked him to sign my cigarette
package."
He orders commemorative
envelopes from stamp dealers in
the United States of evenls like
the first man landing on the moon
or with the face of John F. Kennedy
on them. These envelopes are
then sent to the appropriate pe0­
ple to be signed. One envelope
",as sent to Bobby Kennedy, when
Max received the autograph he
sent the same envelope with Bobby's
signature on it to Ted
Kennedy.
He has autographs from the
first astronauts to land on the
moon, and several others from
more recent space voyages.
His collection of politician's sig·
natures include: George Bush,
Ronald Reagan, Robert Dole, Anwar
Sadat, Margaret Thatcher,
Harry Truman, Brian Mulroney,
and Erik Nielsen. When Anwar
Sadat, president of Egypt, was
alive Max used to receive a
Christmas card from him.
"They aren't all famous
people-they just have to be interesting
people. If I read an article
about somebody who works
in a kipper plant in England, I'll
write them and ask them to sign
the article I've clipped about
them."
For some people, Max is probably
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56 - DECKS AWASH
asked for their autograph. And, of
course, his hobby is supplemented
by his love of reading and the
number of magazines he sub·
scribes to.
He wrote to British novelist,
Lady Antonia Pakenham Fraser,
and asked her to sign his copy of
her book. She complied and in her
letter told him her son collected
stamps and would appreciate
some from Canada. In return for
the stamps she sent Max a copy
of her new book, Scottish Love
Poems.
You aren't likely to find an autograph
from pop star Madonna
or actress Bette Midler, because
he isn't big on autographs from
movie stars. But he does make exceptions
for people like Boh Hope
and Shirley Temple.
A mix of oil, water and ice
Diane McFarlane is a busy person
these days. She is president of
the Central Newfoundland Visual
Arts Society (CANVAS) and also
president of the Sparkling Blades
figure skating club. She became
involved in art in 1980 having
moved from Nova Scotia some
time earlier.
"It was something I took up
later in life and I'm sorry I didn't
slart earlier because it's very re·
warding," says Diane who is in
her sixth year as president of the
arts society. "CANVAS started in
urn with a few- mostly local members
who painted in oil and watercolor
as well as some who
sketched, and I believe photography
was included from the beginning.
It was mostly people who
wanted to get together and share
their work so there was a display
or art show each year."
CANVAS has a huge area to
cover, including the south coast,
where a separate society is now
being started, Springdale,
Lewisporte, Bishop's Falls and aU
the outlying areas in addition to
Grand Falls and Windsor. Members
are dispersed over the whole
central area except Gander
which has its own club (Brush
and Palette Club).
The collection is more than just
signatures, it's a collection of
what happened and who was important
during the 20th century.
With the added clippings and articles
it provides a true history
lesson. Which, according to Max,
is the whole point of collecting autographs.
"There's not much use
in having a hobby unless you
learn something from it.
"It's good exercise too," he
laughs, as he struggles through
the closet in search of Henry Kissinger's
autograph. "Stretching's
another advantage of the collec·
tion, it's good for my health."
While his wife Margaret
doesn't collect autographs, she is
interested in Max's hobby. She's
a retired school teacher, but quite
busy taking art lessons, teaching
piano, editing a magazine for retired
teachers, and doing physiotherapy,
because of an accident
she was in before Christmas. Max
didn't show me his wife's auto·
graph, but he may even have a
separate file on her, because she
wrote the novel, Adventures with
John Esau, in 1985.
This retired couple is very active
and probably receive the
most interesting mail in Grand
Falls. We left Max's collection
room with files, books, and pens
all over the place. It was probably
a day's work putting his collection
back in place, but Max
said they didn't mind. They're enjoying
the lackadaisical pace of
retirement. II
Four 01 CANVAS's art works on display at the Grand Falls Arts and Culture
Centre. .
CANVAS is particularly proud the latest being David Blackof
"Project 2000", which they wood's Lone Mummer with Cat to
started a few years ago. be unveiled at our spring opening
"When I first became involved, in May. The others are hanging at
CANVAS had very little money so the Arts and Culture Centre.
we started Project 2000 as a We're also hoping that people will
privately-owned art collection in donate some art works to us.
which we buy a work of art each "Community support has alyear
until the year 2000 to help ways been great here-we have
support Newfoundland profes- no trouble making $1,000 for
sional artists," Diane explains. Project 2000 at our art auction,
"To fund the project we hold an and there are often sales at the
art auction each year and use 25 exhibitions. Abitibi-Price has
per cent of the proceeds to buy bought a number of local art
the next piece. We now have six, works and has been very suppor-

live, but we would like to see the
hotels getling involved."
CANVAS has members ranging
in age all the way from 20 to 80.
While it can be difficult for ool-o(­
town members to get in during
the winter months, they find out
what's going in newsletters.
Schools, too, are beginning to pay
attention to art, especially around
career days.
"We always inform the schools
oCworkshops," Diane says. "Last
year we did some watercolor
painting at St. Michael's High in
Grand Falls. Six of the students
joined us and really enjoyed it. A
lot of artists have come here for
workshops, including Gerry
SqUires and Lloyd Pretty on
several occasions, and we try and
co-ordinate workshops with exhibitions
where we can sell
paintings."
Several members, including artists
Don Locke, Robert Lodge,
Calvin Smith and Sarah Stuckless,
have found lime to teach students
in their own homes and at
the community college campus in
Grand Falls.
Alice Dicks has also provided
art classes Cor children who found
editorial
the evening classes went on too
late for them.
"Children get very involved
and hidden talents are revealed,"
Diane tells us. "The confidence
and creativity spills over to academic
subjects, too."
Alice, who soon recognized the
difficulty in getting art supplies,
brings in oils, watercolors and
brushes to her husband's drugstore
which has an art section and
does framing. There is now no
problem in getting supplies,
although special watercolor
papers do have to be ordered
from St. John's or the mainland.
Art is not Diane's only
interest-she is also heavily involved
in figure skating. Switching
from artistry on canvas to
artistry on ice may be a big step,
but she manages it deftly. As
president of Sparkling Blades she
oversees the activities of members
from pre-school to seniors
completing fourth figures. The
club takes part in all competitions,
and has been very lucky to
have Mike Hutchinson as instructor
this year.
"Mike is a former British
champion in figures, free-skating
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and pairs and skated with Jayne
Torvill in pairs before she
switched to ice dancing," Diane
notes. "He came Crom Medicine
Hat to join us and we will be offering
a summerschool this year. We
also have an ice show, On the
Threshold ofa Dream, at Grand
FaUs Stadium on April 12. There's
a lot of planning involved and I'm
now painting posters for it.
"The show consists of a young
girl's four dreams about olden
times, Cantasyland, outer space
and competition. Each dream sequence
will have performers
Crom aU levels. The young children
are taught to fall down and
get up-they soon have no
problems at all and they look so
good out on the ice."
Ice skating is big in central
Newfoundland. There is a figure
skating club in just about every
town and each holds its own ice
show. There may be some truth in
the adage "oil and water don't
mix", but Diane has managed to
combine the two without
difficulty and has added ice, too.
l!
A traveller may well pass by Grand Falls and
Windsor without realizing that over 15,000 people
live less than a mile from both sides oC the Trans­
Canada Highway. The two towns offer an almost
oasis-like quality in the middle of a sparsely populated,
large, forested region. Coming either west
from St. John's, Clarenville or Gander, or east
from Corner Brook, Deer Lake or Springdale, the
towns truly beckon the hungry, tired motorist. But
the casual observer may miss the area's real significance,
for the towns prOVide much more than
a hurried meal or an overnight rest. It's true their
history is short, even by modern North American
standards, but this lack does not diminish their importance
to the immediate area nor to the province
as a whole.
ObViously, the forest industry is the single most
important economic factor, the reason for the
towns' founding. National recognition has come
this year with Grand Falls' being named the
"Forestry Capital of Canada" for 1988. Most importan~
the local resources are renewable. Th this
end, Abitibi-Price's woodlands division raises seedlings
to replace harvested timber and also is carrying
out experiments to find faster-growing
species. Long after Hibernia's oil and Hope
Brook's gold have been exhausted, the forests in
Central Newfoundland, aided by appropriate
woods' management, will still yield logs for paper
making.
But the forest resources are not all that is renewable.
Less obvious, is the renewable energy and enthusiasm
of the townspeople who have made
Grand Falls and Windsor what they are. As 'Jerry
Goodyear puts it, for almost 50 years the A.N.D.
Company played the role of "fairy godmother",
looking after things, not unlike a benevolent dictator.
When citizens wanted something, they asked
the company for it and the A.N.D. more often than
not obliged. In 1961, when A.N.D. ceded the town
of Grand Falls to its citizens, things might have
fallen apart. But the town and its citizens had
come oC age. The townspeopJe renewed their energy
and pushed their gears into drive. Volunteers
firmly sat in the driver's seat and refused to
reverse their gears. A salient example is the hospi-

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tal. Raising $350,000 took less than two weeks.
Another example is the salmon project on the Ex·
ploits where both the commercial and sports' fish·
ery will benefit. Citizens recognize the Exploits'
potential and after years of taking the river for
granted are now seeking to enhance it.
It's true there are problems. In the beginning,
Grand Falls was a closed company town and as
such was systematically planned and controlled.
Windsor, on the other hand, until incorporation in
1938, "just growed", and this unbridled growth
brought lasting problems. Today, Grand Falls,
largely because it's the commercial centre, has a
sound corporate tax base with a residential mill
rate of just 8.9, whereas Windsor has a small corporate
base and must rely almost entirely on a
higher residential mill rate of 13. The towns do
have common problems and provision of an adequate
water supply is a priority. Anyamalgamation
of the two towns will need careful examination
before any implementation so that advantages outweigh
disadvantages. Citizens of both towns appear
to recognize that the key will be compromise
The area is not only the commercial centre but
also the educational centre for a large portion of
the island. The new Central Community College
makes the first·year university program available
to students, obviating the necessity for younger
students' having to leave home. More
up-to-date technical courses are planned which
should better prepare people to enler the so-called
age of technology. All systems are go.
What of the future? We see potential for development,
particularly in tourism. Bill Dwyer,
amongst others, has recognized the main problem
with tourism in Newfoundland-the shortness of
the season-and he's trying to overcome this
seasonality by planning activities year round. His
Clydesdales may just be the answer to his
problems and others will, no doubt, find solutions,
too. The residents are nothing if not resourceful
and their renewable energy and enthusiasm
should stand them in good stead. Next time you're
travelling the TCH why not spend some tim'li'
Grand Falls and Windsor?
Cherry Chocollite Drops
" cup shortening
'. tsp. baiting powder
3. 4 cup sugar
'. tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
liz tsp. almond Oavoring
3." cup coconut
1 cup flour
3." cup cbenies
Cream shortening with sugar. Beat in egg and
almond flavouring. Combine flour, baking power.
and salt. Stir in coconut, chocolate chips, and cberries.
Drop on cooItie sheet and bake at 350 degrees
F for approximately 12 to 15 minutes.
MESSAGE FROM
THE HONOURABLE
R.C. BRETT
MINISTER OF
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
As Minister of Municipal Affairs, I am
very pleased that Grand Falls has been
designated by the Canadian Forestry
Association as the Forestry Capital of
Canada, 1988.
This is a very prestigious award and
is given on the basis of a community's
historic association with the forest in·
dustry.
Since 1906, when construction of a
pulp and paper mill commenced in
Grand Falls, the Town has enjoyed the
distinction of having a stable source of
employment. For just over 80 years,
citizens of Grand Falls have harvested
the fruits of the forest and in doing so,
have contributed greatly to the develop·
ment of our Province.
I am also particularly pleased with the
designation of Grand Falls as the Fore·
stry Capital of Canada because it is in
line with the Province's "Great '88
Soiree Program", which this year will be
celebrating the 1OOth Anniversary of
Municipal Government in Newfound·
land and Labrador.
I sincerely hope that the citizens of
Grand Falls will feel very proud in your
chosen distinction as the 1988 Forestry
Capital of Canada.
HONOURABLE R. CHARLES BRETT,
~ l'Iinl.'.r
~GoYemment of Newfoundland and labrador

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extra
The Women's Institute in Newfoundland
history
When a group of women got together in 1929 to
aid those affected by the Southern Shore tidal
wave, they probably didn't realize they were the
beginning of an organization that would one day
boast more than 61 branches and 1500 members
province-wide.
Governor Anderson's wife formed a service
league because of the tidal wave, and it was the
first time country and city women worked
together. After the emergency, Lady Anderson
thought there should be a permanent organization
uniting the two groups. She was familiar with the
Women's Institutes in England and thought it
would be a great idea to have such a group in Newfoundland.
The answer was the Jubilee Guilds.
lis areas of interest were service, social, and
education, with a special emphasis on crafts.
Through the Newfoundland department of adult
education, field workers were sent around Newfoundland
to teach crafts and skills to members
of Jubilee Guilds.
A wall hlinging .mbroidered by members of the Ounville
blanch o' W.i. it depk:ts the lower road In Dunville. Placentia
&.y, and received an honorable mention in national
competition.
In August 1968, the Jubilee Guilds changed its
name to the Newfoundland and Labrador Women's
Institute. In later years Women's Institute
branches have opened up their own craft shops.
They are affiliated with the national organization,
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada IF\\K ,
and an international body, Associated Country
women of the World IACWW).
Over the years the organization has changed its
focus from crafts to education, and while crafts
still play an important role, education and the to~
tal development of women is now the priority. It
is an organization for women which promotes fel 4
lowhip and learning and, according to the grQ\li~
ing membership, it's an idea that's l'lken hold both
in S1. John's and across the province.
Edl. Pryor Neentty rKeI~her W.1. life membership pin.
He,. we ... her cutting the ca" at a dinner given in her
honor.
Anna Templeton was one of the first field workers,
she travelled around helping women in the
Guilds perfect their skills and she set up a craft
shop in SI. John's so they could sell their goods.
The Women's Institute no longer employs field
workers, they now operate under the Department
of Career Development and Advanced Studies and
will work out of the newly organized community
college system. The craft shop in SI. John's after
25 years of success, amalgamated with the NONIA
Handicraft shop in SI. John's so women would still
have an outlet to sell their handicrafts.
W.I. craft ahop in lwUllngate "UNum. Seated left to right,
Madell,.... &rIe .nd Lom. Stucki.... The W.1. was Instrumentlilln
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Bringing the Guilds by ship and dogsled
Anna Templeton is St. John's born and bred, so
what was she doing rowing across the tickle of
Change Islands, by herself, in the rain, at midnight,
in the t930s? Well, that was all part of the
job for a Jubilee Guilds field worker.
The job was offered to ber wbile she was studying
at McGill University in Montreal. "I felt great
that I had a position to come home to, and at $60
a month," she says, reminding us that it was good
money for those days. At the lime Anna was completing
a degree in home economics with a teaching
option. The Jubilee Guilds was modelled after
the Women's Institute in England and had three
different areas of interest-social, service and
education. Anna travelled around the province in
the t930s and despite the poverty of the era, she
says she wasn't conscious of any shortages. "Pe0­
ple didn't seem to need as much then, life was
much simpler." Everyone always shared their best
with Anna and put her up in their homes because
the Guilds couldn't afford to pay much for accommodations,
besides very few communities had
hotels at that time.
In the early days, she usually travelled by boat
but remembers on one occasion returning home
by dogsled. "They were very happy times."
On another occasion, stormy weather brought
Anna into Change Islands ahead of schedule. Unsure
of where she'd stay while organizing the
Guilds, she was thrilled to find a woman on the
wharf proclaiming to be president of the Guilds
in the area. She told Anna, "I read about the organization
and I thought it was so wonderful, I
formed one." Anna said she never had such a welcome.
In the ensuing days this lady taught Anna
how to row a boat. At night they'd row over the
tickle to meetings. One night after their meeting
was finished, they discovered that somebody had
already taken their boat across. "We took another
punt back and then the woman told me we'd have
The Women's Institute hu a booth .....ry year at the Newtoundland
and I.IibnMtor Craft oev.topment AaoclatJon's
Christmu Crllft talr In St. John'L Here we ... ump&es of
their wort-crochet, smocking, embroidery, knitting and
weaving.
Anna Templeton
to return it that night. It was midnight when we
started back across the tickle, each of us in a punt,
it was pouring rain and the tole pin snapped off
mine. The current was strong and my boat was
whipping out of the tickle, I was down to the last
wharf when I got into it and tied on," recalls Anna
with relief. Even today the story reminds her of
how close she came to being dragged out to sea.
"There was nothing between me and Fogo Island.
Needless to say we walked home that night. It's
alli can do now to go out in a rowboat in Bowring
Park," she laughs.
"When I started travelling around to different
parts of the island, it was hard to get the women
to talk about things- they'd find that a waste of
time," Anna recalls. "So we started by doing knitting
and weaving, and they came because they
could see a good practical reason for coming.
"The women are always glad to see you coming
and the men are always glad to see you go," Anna
Templeton good-humoredly describes her role as
a field worker in rural Newfoundland. She would
take women away from their homes every afternoon
or evening for two weeks. The women loved
it and attended the workshops diligently, but the
men were left holding the broom as it were at
borne, and were less impressed with her. Besides
crafts, Anna discussed everything from nutrition
to food preparation with the women.
"We found members wanted to sell their work
to make a little money in their spare lime. So we
set up a craft sbop in St. John's with liltle or no
overhead and we sent back as much profit as we
could to the knitter or weaver." The Jubilee Guilds

as it was known in the early days, had a large
membership, at its peak there were about 3,000
members. Itoperated a craft shop in downtown St.
John's for about 25 years in space donated by the
Newfoundland government.
As the organization grew, Anna saw that the field
workers needed to be better trained because the
members were becoming much more sophisticaled.
This was around the time the trades schools
were being set up in the 19605, so she inquired if
the trades schools could offer crafts courses. She
was asked to set up the program and before long
it was taken out of the trades schools to its own
school in the Arts and Culture Centre at st. John's.
"By that time, women were becoming more interested
in the service and social features of the
Institute, so we amalgamated our crafts shop with
NONIA Handicrafts. As a result, there was less
emphasis on crafts and more on the original aims
of the Institute," she explains. "We didn't want it
to be just crafts, but I do have to thank the crafts
for getting women started in the Jubilee Guilds."
She thinks the Institute is doing a better job today
because women are doing more service work and
travelling to national and international conventions,
which is a great education for them.
Although she now no longer works for the Institute,
she continues to be involved with the Thmpleton
Branch, which was named in her honor 20
years ago.
Anna, always enthusiastic about the Institute's
activities, is, as anyone might expect, also on the
committee organizing the upcoming national con-
Standing tett to right are Winnie Spencer and Jessie '1bung,
both are lite members 01 W.I. and the only remaining found­
Ing members 01 the SprIngdale branch, which Is the oktest
branch in the province.
vention. One of her jobs is to see there are crafts
available for visitors to purchase at the convention
and to ensure the quality of the goods, something
she has always been known to be a stickler
for, but says women today are sending in crafts of
the finest quality.
"When I was travelling around organizing the
Jubilee Guilds, I never thought back then that we'd
ever see a national convention in Newfoundland.
It's a great opportunity for the Women's Institute
in the province."
Anna's contribution to informal adult education
in Newfoundland was formally recognized two
years ago when Memorial University of Newfoundland
awarded her an honorary doctorate degree.
II
Taking the Women's Institute on the road
When you enter the Sullivan home, the daily routine
doesn't stop or alter, you just blend into the
environment, meet the neighborhood kids, stroke
the dog, sweeten your cup of tea and sit down to
start the interview.
Angela Sullivan is the president of the Women's
Institute in Newfoundland, and halfway through
her three-year term. Her relaxed manner must
make her a big hit with all her members. One of
her main ambitions is to give the Women's Institute
a higher profile.
"We've been around for more than 50 years and
we were probably better known when we were the
Jubilee Guilds than we are now," Angela estimates.
"It's partly our own fault. We don't attract
media attention because we're not an issuesoriented
organization, speaking out on everything
that comes along. We identify needs and problems
in the community and then quietly work to rectify
the situation. We are an action-oriented organization
working from the grass roots up. In reality
we are an adult education group for women."
Angela is attempting to increase the Institute's
visibility with a monthJy column she writes for the
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SI. John's Evening Telegram, the SI. Anthony
Northern Pen, and the Corner Brook K-estern Star.
She also appeared on CBG-TV's Coffee Break with
Shirley Newhook in February.
"The principle behind the Institute is that you'll
be a better educated woman and a more contented
person who is able to contribute more to the family
and more to the community," she explains.
The organization was patterned after the Women's
Institute in England which was interested in
crafts, home economics and nutrition.
"We developed from a cotlage industry," says
Angela. "Members would make things and then
send them into Sl. John's to be sold. The Guilds
had field workers who went out to teach members
crafts and weaving and then they'd market their
products for them.
."In rural Newfoundland we're the only organizatIOn
that transcends all the religious, social and
age barriers. We provide opportunities for aU women
to develop to their fullest potential through
educational programs and handicrafts."
In Newfoundland, the Institute boasts more than
1500 members. Angela's aim is to form two new
branches for each year of her presidency and to
increase numbers.
The branches are all community minded but
they differ in their approaches. Some have set up
craft shops, others museums or day care facilities.
Branches go on tours, invite guests speakers and
have even organized pap smear clinics. Thpics discussed
at meetings vary from culture to health
and anything else they think may be of some interest
or use to members.
Angela and her husband Owen have travelled to
some of. the branches together. First he was apprehenSIve
but he thoroughly enjoyed himself and
was overwhelmed with the warm welcome and
kindness shown him.
~he commit.ment Angela brings to the organization
makes 11 seem sometimes like a full-time
job. When people ask her if she works outside the
home sh~ replies that she doesn't, althOUgh being
the president of Women's Institute is like a fuJIlime
job. She says she is able to do it only because
she has such a supportive family. And then she
Newly formed branch at Bay Roberts formed August 25,
1987. President Georgina Mercer Is seated third from left
In the second row.
laughs about how some friends tease her about
whether she actually works in the home.
"There's no such thing as a typical member.
When our branch formed-the Templeton branch
m S1. John's-we were very interested in crafts
and in one another's fellowship. I find if you want
to do something, il's easier to do it as an organized.
group than with one or two people."
Angela will not be seeking re-election as president.
for ore thing the constitution doesn't aJlow
it and. for another thing she believes more women
will be encouraged to get involved if it's not always
the same people running it.
If there's a Women's Institute branch in your
community, then there's a good chance Angela will
be passing through. She's made a commitment to
visit every district during her term and at the rate
she's going she'll probably visil each one twice.
ns
Apricot Bars
FiJJing
" lb. dried apricots (ground or chopped)
~ cup sugar
r. tsp. almond extract
1 cup water
Cook. ail ingredients together in smail saucepan.
stlrrmg frequently.
Add more sugar if sweeter filling is desired.
Crumb Mixture
1 4 cups rolled oats
1 1 4 cups flour
I ~ cup butter or margarine
I lsp. baking soda
t cup brown sugar
Mix ingredients together well to make a crumb
mixture. Press half the mixture into a 9" square
pan. Spread with apricot filling and cover with
other half of crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees F for approximately
30 minutes.

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Newfoundland or bust
"In June 1985 we put in a successful bid to host
the national convention and we started working on
it that fall," explains Kathy Sheldon, con~enor for
the upcoming Women's Institute ConventIon to be
held in St. John's from June 23·28.
"It's the first time Newfoundland has ever held
a convention and not only are we looking forward
to it, but we're finding everybody wants to come
to NeYlfoundland. I think this is because people
perceive that Newfoundlanders know how to have
a good time." She laughs with a knowing smile,
"They're right."
Kathy has been a member of the Summerford
branch ever since 1970. This native of the state of
Georgia had been a member of Women's Institute
in England, where as a student she met her future
husband. They then moved to Virgin Arm, New
World Island, In 1964.
"The way I got involved is because it was the
only thing that brought women. of different
denominations together. Years ago 10 Newfound·
land everything was denominationally oriented
and if you were going to meet anybody who was
in another church then the Women's Institute was
a great opportunity to do it." .
The Institute has 800 women registered from
across the country, who will be attending the con·
vention. Meetings of the whole group will be held
in the Arts and Culture Centre, because there's no
theatre or auditorium big enough to hold that num·
ber anywhere else.
"One thing we always do at our national convention
is to have a provincial day. During Newfound·
land Day we will take all our delegates on a bus
to one of our branches where they'll be shown
around and given lunch. We have an advantage because
we have lots of branches outside St. John's
that are cJ~e enough to visit.
"And we're running pre- and post-eonvention
tours. They'll start in Port aux Basques and tray·
e) across the province visiting our branches and
having dinner in Bonne Bay, Lewisporte, Twillin­
~te, Gander and Catalina. The tour after the con·
Kathy Sheldon, convention coordinator
v.ention will go from St. John's to Port aux Basques
following the same route."
The convention takes place during Soiree '88, the
looth anniversary celebration of incorporation of
the City of St. John's, so there'll be lots of local
activities to lake part in. Included are a Newfoundland
night organized by the Women's Institute and
a banquet at the Hotel Newfoundland.
It's a mammoth job for the 17 people on the organizing
committee. 'I1le convention itseH will con·
sist of workshops, policy making and progra'!l
development. Like any convention of that size, It
has undoubtedly taken a lot of time and hard work
to plan and prepare.
"I have an advantage because I'm living out of
town," teases Kathy, "[ just rush in and teU everybody
else what to do and then I rush back to N~
World Island."
l'l:l
Canadlu SeafeOO IIlIormal1on Centre
"Canadian SeafeOO: '1 .. the World"
HoUIae
1.-__74G5 8:31 to. p.m.
New World Island Women', Institute Cl'llft Shop

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Shirley, on stage near you
The Arts and Culture Centre in u.brador City .
and three communities on the coast had a real
treat this season when one of the Women's Institute
members visited. Shirley Montague wasn't expounding
on the benefits of the organization,
although she probably does that wherever she goes
anyway, but the reason for her visit was to enter·
tain with her music.
"It's great to play in nice Arts and Culture
centres, but I'm more excited about playing at
community halls on the coast," explains Shirley.
This musician has a beautiful voice and wide
range with music to suit every taste-jazz, country,
pop, light rock and traditional Newfoundland.
She has produced two albums and with her husband,
Terry Delaney, has written and arranged
many of the songs.
She's another example of the diversity of worn·
en who are involved in the Institute. In fact her decision
to get back into performing came about
because of the Institute. They needed entertainment
for a convention and there wasn't enough
time to get anyone, so Shirley volunteered or
perhaps was volunteered, the truth remains a mys·
tery. Anyway after entertaining the women with
her rendition of Minnie Pearl she decided to get
back into the musical scene and she's been going
ever since. Those in attendance say Shirley was
fantastic.
In recent years Shirley's performed at Arts and
Culture centres, on the Eddie Eastman Show,
CBC's special, The L

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Women's Institute scholarships
When we visited the Arts and Culture centre in
February to meet the executive of the Women's Institute,
two young ladies looked out of place. They
were quite welcome, but they were also quite
young, teenagers in fact. The Institute in Newfoundland
does boast some of the youngest members
in the country, but we quick.J.y learned that
Kim and Jennifer weren't members.
Jennifer RoW of Centreville and Kim Murphy of
Mount Pearl are this year's Women's Institute
scholarship winners. The girls were obviously
delighted to be receiving cheques for $250.
Before the presentation they joined the members
for lunch and listened to some of the l{0ingson
of the meeting. Neither girl is a novice when
it comes to the Women's Institute, Kim's grandmother
is a member and Jennifer's aunt is as well
The Institute started giving out scholarships in
1981 and the first young man to win one is now do-­
ing his residency at Memorial University's medical
school.
Winners are chosen based on their marks in five
subjects and an essay they must write on one of
two topics: "My Future Plans", or "The Career
I Wish to Follow". Candidates don't have to be
related to a member of the Institute to qualify for
the scholarship. Applications are circulated by
members and in some communities distributed in
schools.
Although the girls couldn't remember which of
the two topics they had written on, both discussed
their hopes for the future with the ladies attehding
the lunch.
features
Home gardening
by Ross Traverse
Q: Moss is taking over my lawn. I've tried to rake
it out, but this doesn't seem to work. What can
I do?
A: Moss grows as a natural ground cover in Newfoundland
if there is some problem with the
cultivated lawn grass. Factors contributing to
the development of moss are:
1. Shade. If there is heavy shade from trees or
buildings, moss will grow because the grass
is usually weak with sparse growth.
2. Poor drainage. Wet areas in the lawn will encourage
moss development because the
grass can't grow under such wet conditions.
(Standing Left to Right) Scholarship Chainnan Ruth Brown,
winners Jennifer Rohl and Kim Murphy, W.I. President
Angela Sullivan.
Kim hopes to stUdy child psychology and possibly
French, although she's in her first year at
university and keeping her options open. Jennifer
wants to complete a bachelor of education and a
master's in fine arts, so she can teach drama and
work on her own projects. She is also a first year
student at Memorial University.
When Ruth Brown, the scholarship chairman,
presented the cheques she described the girls as
all-round students who were both bright and very
involved in their respective communities. The
Women's Institute expects great things from the
two of them.
II
3. Mowing the grass too close. Lawn grass
should not be mowed any closer than Ilh
inches. Close mowing is one of the biggest
causes of reducing the vigor of grass adding
to moss development.
For moss already established in a lawn, try to
rake it out as best you can or use a commercial
lawn moss killer. Moss can also be removed
with a special dethatcher attachment
that goes on the lawnmower. Once the moss is
removed, the lawn should be reseeded with the
addition of lime and fertilizer. Of course, if the
area is poorly drained or shaded then something
should be done-about thaI.
Q: When is the best time to prune maple trees?

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A: The fall is best for maple trees. Although most
trees are pruned early in the spring, maple
trees start the now of sap early in the season
and it's best if they're pruned in the fall when
there's no sap now. It's not necessary to paint
the cut areas, but they should be cut on a slant
so they shed the water.
Q: I have black currant bushes which produce lots
of blooms, but just when the berries are forming
they drop off. Why?
A: This is because of poor pollination. It's very
di££icult to get satisfactory pollination with
some varieties of black currants. You may
want to change the variety; however, you can
try the addition of extra potash like woodashes
or high potash fertilizer.
Q: What are some early varieties of apples that
can be grown in Newfoundland?
A: Early varieties of apples, of course, will mature
satisfactorily in Newfoundland especially
in a sheltered area. Some varieties available
are Yellow Transparent which is an old variety
but quite satisfactory. Other newer varieties
are Quinte and Melba. There is also another
very attractive red early apple called Close.
Late varieties of apple like McIntosh and
Red Delicious probably will not produce satisfactory
results in most parts of Newfoundland.
Q: I have a problem growing head lettuce. The
bottom leaves seem to start to rot which
progresses up through the whole -head before
I can harvest it. What can I do?
A: Under moist conditions, this bottom rot in head
lettuce is a problem which is d.i££icult to solve;
however, planting it on ridges with the plants
growing at the top of the ridge helps air circulation
and sometimes keeps the rot from de-
Ross Traverse
veloping. Also, some varieties are more
resistant than others. A new variety called
Calmar performs much better than some of the
Great Lake varieties.
Q: I have planted a lilac tree which has grown
quite vigorously for four or five years, but
hasn't produced any blooms. How long does it
take a lilac to bloom?
A: That's difficult to answer because it depends
on the growing conditions. With good growing
conditions, lilac bushes will grow producing
lots of green growth but may not bloom for up
to four or five years. Ifyou have a choice of the
variety of lilac, you could try the Preston lilac,
a much more prolific bloomer than the common
lilac. The Preston blooms when it's quite
small and produces very large blooms, but it's
a little later blooming than the regular lilac.
And the winner is...
Between the shrimp cocktail and the Greek
salad we look around the room to see tables full
of keen young people and proud parents. This isn't
a fancy graduation dinner we're attending, but th~
provincial Youth of the Year Awards. The prominent
presence of six MHA's reveals the government
connection.
Being in a room full of bright and enthusiastic
young people can make the average person feel
somewhat inadequate, but at the same time, the
whole affair exudes excitement. The awards are
being presented at the new Radisson Plaza Hotel
on New Gower Street in St. John's. It's obvious the
Department oC Culture, Recreation and Youth has
put a lot of preparation into the event to honor the
province'S young people.
"I am the happiest person in the world!" exclaims
the winner, Tina Brake, 19, of Trout River,
who walks away with a plaque and $1,000. This
first-year student at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Tina Brake accepts her award from John Butt, Minister of
Culture, Recreation and Youth. Standing at the head table
from left to right are: Dr. Unda Inkpen, Susan Boulos, Mrs.
Butt, Bob Jenkins and Mrs. Jenkins.
has impeccable credentials and good reason to be
happy. Last year, she was awarded the Terry Fox

Huriianitarian Award of $12,000, and that was only
one of five scholarships she received last year in
Grade 12. She was also selected to take part in a
student trip to England, Holland and Russia. While
in Leningrad, Tina met with Soviet youth to discuss
world peace and ways to reduce the threat of
nuclear war.
During high school she managed the operation
of the school canteen, worked on the school
newspaper, was treasurer of the graduation committee,
and valedictorian of her graduating class.
She also played on the school's badminton, volleyball
and table tennis teams.
And her energy was not limited to school activities.
The community also benefits from having a
yOWlg woman like Tina in their midst, for she is
a member of the Anglican Women's Association,
teaches Sunday school, campaigns for various
charities and helped the Trout River Elementary
School prepare for their Christmas concert and
float in December.
It almost gets tiresome examining Tina's
credentials, not because they're boring but because
there are so many. She's a young woman
who enjoys getting involved in her school and community,
and she does it for her own satisfaction,
rather than for any awards or prizes. She's living
proof that the more you have to do the more you do.
"Even if I was never given an award for my involvement
I'd still do it," says Tina, "because I
enjoy volWlteering and being active in the community."
Nonetheless, she admits the award is an incentive
and motivator.
Her parents are justas excited as Tina and look
quite overwhelmed when John Butt, the Minister
for Culture, Recreation and Youth, announces her
name.
She hasn't declared a major at university, but
The twelve "Ibuth of the Month recipients are pictured here
with their plaques, front row, guest speaker Dr. Linda Inkpen,
Michelle Park, Margaret Breen, Tina Brake, Minister
of Culture, Recreation and Youth John Butt, Penny
Couchle, Carla Pittman. Back row, Rodney Mallard, Marcus
Evans, Barbara Sheaves, Jennl Mercer, Seamus O'Regan,
Kevin Jacque and Rob Shea.
is confident she will decide what course her Jife
will take in the next year or so. With all her extracurricular
involvement her studies will likely
lead her into a career dealing with people. Her ad·
vice for other people who want to get involved is,
"Do something that you want to do first and maybe
after you do it you'll feel more motivated to get involved
with other groups or activities."
The Youth of the Year award was conceived during
International Youth Year in 1985. A Youth of
the Month is chosen during the year with all 12
young people being eligible to become Youth of the
Year. John Butt praises the program and indicates
it will be continued.
The 12 young people honored for 1987 are, Carla
Pittman of Windsor, Marcus Evans of Grand
Bank, Margaret Breen of St. John's, Robert Shea
of St. John's, Michelle Park of Gillams, Seamus
O'Regan of Goose Bay, Barbara Sheaves of Port
aux Basques, Rodney Mallard of S1. John's, Jenni
Mercer of Grand Falls, Kevin Jacque of Makkovik,
Penny Couchie of Cow Head and, of course,
Tina Brake of Trout River. ~
Scoffs, cookeries and burns
by Dorothy Goodyear
All through my years growing up, there was
what we called "SCoffs, Cookeries and Burns".
The Scoffs and Cookeries were much alike 50 or
60 years ago in the outports and were held usually
in the fall or winter. There were lots of fresh
pork, mutton and sea birds. The fellows and girls
would get together at a neighbor's house. Some
would bring meat, others vegetables and sad to
say, some would raid gardens. Some would bring
raisins for a pudding. While everything was cooking,
they would play games, dance and sing to the
old accordion and mouth organ, always careful not
to break the lamp chimney, as it would cost 10 or
15 cents to buy another. They would eat tUi they
were full, and trudge home, happy that they had
a good, old time.
Now the "Burns" were different. I remember we
had one at our house when my parents were away.
My brother, John, and I were maybe 15 or 16. There
were seven or eight fellows and girls. Each one
brought a one-pound can or pickle bottle of molasses.
This we put in our large dinner boiler, cooked
until it was thick and put it on greased plates to

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cool. Then the girls would wax it and pull it out
like rope, until it was a pretty blond color. Then
it was cut into one-inch pieces, and put on greased
brown paper-no wax paper then-or on a green
cabbage leaf (which was also good). We ate unW
we were sick. and the remainder was divided to
bring home. While it was cooking, games were
played in the parlor and kitchen: spin the bottle,
forfeits, singing, playing the accordion and
dancing.
One night in particular, we were all bappy to get
together again as we had aU been housebound for
a long time. Nearly everyone in our Cove had the
measles. All were very sick with what was called
the "old-fashioned measles". The old people who
tended on US would cheer us up saying, "You'll
never have them again.tt I found that to be true.
One of the young fellows who came to our
"Burn" was a few years older than the rest of us.
Jos was always the life of the party. He was very
sick and some feared that he might not pull
through. He did, with flying colors, and that night
was the ringleader! We were singing, going around
in a ring, singing "Paddy McCart was never seen,
as he travelled around the railway". We girls
would hit the fellows as they passed us, with the
rope-like molasses. It hit as hard as a stick. I hit
poor Jos, in fun, and he fell to the floor like a ton
of bricks. We thought he was putting on an act. But
no, he had blacked out, or I bad knocked him oul.
Dh, how frightened we were! We brought him out
on the front plaUorm on my mother's good hooked
milts from the parlor. A full moon was shining
down on him. Someone got a cold, wet cloth and
revived him. That took the good out of the night.
He knew I would never hurt him or anyone else.
Anyway. he was soon all right again. I made him
a nice cup of tea on the kitchen table and gave him
some 3XXX biscuits and a bit of precious cheese.
He was none the worst for his experience. Each
one promised not to tell it out around. Jos married
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and raised a fine family.
Meanwhile, Bill had stolen his can of molasses
and never put the stopper back in the keg. About
two gallons ran over the food shed floor. I heard
it was scraped up, heated, strained and used. His
parents never killed him! He went to war and
returned safely.
In the meantime, on the other side of the Cove,
there was a scoff the same night. They also had
their troubles. Len had a keg of beet wine brewing
up in his bedroom by the chimney. His mother
had made her bread to rise overnight, and the keg
boiled over, or some said burst, coming down
through the ceiling into the bread dough. Next
morning, the dough was red. It was baked and he
was made to eat it all himself. He said any more
than three slices and he would be stone drunk.
Time flies! Soon our carefree days were over! I
We will never live them again, only in memory.
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Northcliffe Drama Club walks away with the awards
Shirley Morrow's confidence in
the Northcliffe Drama Club's
production of Arthur Miller's A
View from the Bridge was justified
at the Newfoundland and
Labrador Drama Festival in St.
John's on April 9th. The Grand
Falls production left town with
nine of the 15 awards.
Tammy Clarke, 17, won four
awards: the VOCM Scholarship,
Shirley Morrow directs cast members Dave Anthony (Eddie Corbone), Karen
Cl'8ndall-Stroud (Beatrice Carbone) and Tammy Clarke (Katie) In rehearsals lor
A View from the Bridge, Oave Is originally Irom Fogo Island, Karen was bom
In Moncton, NB, and Tammay, 17, Is a Gnlnd Falls native.
the D.A. Matthews Memorial
Scholarship, the Thompson
Trophy for best actor/actress under
21, and the W.F. Galgay
Memorial Award for best perfor·
mance by an actress. David Anthony
won the award for best
actor, Karen CrandaU-Stroud
received the award for best supporting
actress, Shirley Morrow
won the award for best director,
and Craig Goudie, as technical
director, accepted the Harvey
Rose Bowl for best visual presen·
tation. The play also received The
Newfoundland Herald award for
audience appreciation.
Other awards went to Gander's
Avion Players with three awards,
Labrador City's Carol Players,
who won two awards, and the S1.
John's Players, who won one."
The Fisheries CouncIl 01 Canada launches Its 1988 Seafood Marketing Program at the RadIsson Plaza Hotel In 51.
John's. More than a dozen v.rletles of seafood pleased the palates 01 Invited guest,. The dinner was followed
by a mussel soiree.

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letters
I want to commend you on the recent
excellent issue of Decks Awasb
which dealt with libraries and ar·
chives in Newfoundland. As MUNF­
LA's archivist I was especially
pleased to read the article on the
MUN Folklore and Language Archive.
It caught my breath a little to read
what must have appeared to be my
wishful thinking that I had been an ar·
chaeologist and a world traveller. Me
and Indiana Jones, I thought. I would
not presume to call myself an archaeologist,
former or otherwise, nor
like Jones or otherwise, though I was
an undergraduate summer assistant
at a half dozen sites. My travels, sad·
ly, have not been as wide as Jones's
either. Certainly I cannot say I've
"travelled around Iheworld".·Ifwishes
were horses beggars would ride.
These are minor criticisms. I enjoy
the magazine-please keep up the
work.
Philip Hiscock
Archivist. MUNFLA
Congratulations on your recent issue
of Decks Awash, January­
February 1988, which provides such a
valuable overview of the libraries and
archives of Newfoundland and
Labrador. Especially satisfying to us
was your careful and comprehensive
coverage of the archives/office of the
Newfoundland Historical Society. The
major growth in the holdings and, indeed,
in the operation of the Newfoundland
Historical Society took
place under the dedicated care of Dr.
Bobbie Robertson during 1966-1986.
Now with Bobbie's retirement our
operation is managed by Mrs. Catherine
Power who is assisted by Mrs. Kay
Earle and Miss Mary O'Keefe. While
it is not possible to provide the type
of service that Bobbie did for so long
without lunch breaks or vacations,
these three individuals have done a
marvelous job and are administering
the Newfoundland Historical Society
professionally and proficiently.
Again, congratulations on this excellent
issue and thanks again for
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to your readers' attention.
Shannon Ryan, President
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Society
I am impressed. I called to become
a subscriber to Decks Awash. Four
days later, the bill for the subscription
arrived and I sentoff a cheque for the
amount. And, two days later the December
copy arrived. Now, where else
could one get such a response in such
a short time?
I particularly enjoyed the articles
and my only regret is that I did not become
a subscriber sooner.
Janet Story
S1. John's. Newfoundland
I am a recent subscriber to your
magazine and have found the material
so far quite interesting. Your
January-February coverage of the
Newfoundland libraries movement
was of particular interest as for some
time I was a member of the library
board at Mount Pearl.
Have you done anything on Merasheen
Island in back issues? I was
born there in 1929 although we moved
to the Argentia-Placentia area when
I was six years old and then came to
St. John's. My mother was from Petit
Forte. I would appreciate any material
you might have published on the
Merasheen area.
On another matter,·I am wondering
if you have done any coverage on the
Museum in Port Union, which was established
just recently by Aaron
Bailey and now has been in operation
for two years. This museum contains
a wealth of material from the Coaker
era and is well worth a visit by anyone
wishing information on that important
period of time in
Newfoundland history.
I wish you every success in your
continued efforts and look forward to
the receipt of the next issue.
Raymond J. Connors
St. John's, Newfoundland
Ed. We have not covered Merasheen
Island or the Port Union museum but
the April 1979 issue on the Bonavista
Peninsula containing an article on Aa-
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Your Decks Awash for January­
February 1988 on Public Libraries and
Archives in Newfoundland brought
back memories of my childhood.
Our community of Wesleyville was
fortunate enough to have (and still
has) a library. My grandmother, the
late Irene Sturge (Mrs. David) was
the first librarian and for many years
she encouraged residents to visit the
library. I can still remember how she
stressed the importance of books and
reading as she gathered pre-school
and school children around her to
read stories from the "wonderful"
books.
My family and I appreciate very
much that we still have a library to
visit. I particularly enjoy books by
Newfoundland authors Jessie Mimen,
Otto Tucker, Cyril Poole, John
Feltham and the many others. It does
my "heart good" to see more and
more of these books on our library
shelves.
Thank you for Decks Awash. Keep
up the good work.
Doris Kean (nee Sturge)
Wesleyville, Newfoundland
1 was pleasantly surprised upon
opening my copy of the latest Decks
Awash (January-February) to find a
picture of Mr. Harold Newell, first
librarian at 51. John's.
I was one of his students in the early
19205 while he was Church of England
teacher at St. Mark's School,
Bareneed. I remember him, not only
as an excellent teacher, but also as a
man of high integrity and always a
real gentleman.
Thanks for reviving old but
pleasant memories.
Robert Batten
Saginaw, Michigan
My husband found the Fogo Island
issue of great interest for family reasons.
He is the eldest son of the late
Rev. Henry Earle and the late Mildred
Shears. He was born in St. John's in
1908. His two brothers (twins) Norman
and Basil live in Toronto and a
sister lives in B.C.
Our younger son visited Newfoundland
a few years ago. He rented a car
and drove around and went to Fogo Island
and stayed there several days
with a local family.
I am looking forward to receiving
the next issue of your very interesting
magazine.
Margaret L. Earle (Mrs. Cyril W.)
Oltawa, Ontario
St. Stephen's School in Stephenville,
Newfoundland, is forming an Alumni
Association. Membership is open to
any former student of the school.
Planned activities include an annual
reunion, special events each year,
a newsletter and meetings at various
places, wherever there is a sufficient
number of members.
We would ask all former students to
contact:
St. Stephen's Alumni Association
P.O. Box 541
Stephenville, NF
A2N3B4
Telephone: 643·5331 or 643-5400
Marcellina Campbell
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