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Voice For Island SeniorsVoice For Island SeniorsNOVEMBER • 2019

Georgie Smith and Bertha Lawless from Maple Leaf Seniors’ Club in Kin-kora.

Sr. Norma Gallant, Claudette McNeil and Irene Arsenault of Le Club d’âge d’or de Mont-Carmel.

Nancy Coughlin and Don Gaudet of Seniors’ Active Living Centre in Char-lottetown.

Rose and Fred Landrigan of Southern Kings 50+ Club in Cambridge.

Jan Barnes and Maureen McGarry of St. Peter’s Circle Club.

Margaret Fogarty, Heather Ross and Alice Acorn (front row), Grace Blackette, Mona Matheson (front) from the Three Rivers 50+ Club in Cardigan.

GENERAL MEETING IN SUMMERSIDEin photos. See page 3

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Our YesterdaysABSTRACTS FROM THE GUARDIANCOMPILED BY LINDA HARDING

25 YEARS AGO . . . NOVEMBER 2ND 1994 City Waterfront Land Deal Comes Under Attack

Again. �e province’s Charlottetown waterfront land deal is under attack once again, this time from the company behind the failed bid. Richard Farmer of Construction and Engineering Services Ltd. says his company’s bid for the four acres of prime gov-ernment real estate would have made the province several hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the price it accepted from Dundas Esplanade.

50 YEARS AGO . . . NOVEMBER 5TH 1969Marsh�eld Man Wins with Birds. Albert Boswall

was the major winner in land and water birds at the Atlantic Winter Fair. �e Marsh�eld man had both the champion land birds and the champion water birds.

75 YEARS AGO . . . NOVEMBER 16TH 1944Mobile Blood Donors Unit is Well Received. �e

Red Cross Blood Donors’ Mobile Unit with nurse technician Miss Pro�tt and a driver from the trans-port section of the Red Cross Corps had a busy day yesterday on their regular fortnightly visit to Sum-merside . . . at Summerside Air School there were forty-one blood donations, at Mt. Pleasant there were seventeen donations. 100 YEARS AGO . . . NOVEMBER 5TH 1919

Quarterly Meeting P.E.I. Presbytery. �e Presby-tery of P.E. Island met yesterday in Zion Hall for their quarterly session. �ere was a very large attendance with Rev. Davidson, Moderator in the chair.

125 YEARS AGO . . . NOVEMBER 5TH 1894�e Subscriber has removed his tailoring estab-

lishment to Brenan’s brick building, Sydney Street next door to Dorsey and Getts Factory.

Linda Harding is a genealogist with a passion for old newspapers.

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Greetings again from your Senior Citizens’ Federation.

Fall is moving along faster than ever. � e � elds have been mostly harvested, the boats taken out of the harbours for winter, and the ghosts and goblins have returned to their places of abode for another year.

Our general meeting took place in October at the Credit Union Place in Summerside with a great crowd in attendance and, finally, good weather. Your Board of Directors de-cided last year that we should move our fall meeting to October, as we re-peatedly encountered poor weather around our November meetings. So far, so good.

� e meeting began, as always, with lots of socializing. Over 180 seniors had registered from across the Is-land and there is always lots of chat-ting while everyone arrives and � nds a table. � is year we had a Trick or Treat table (with only treats).

Mr. Steven Howard, MLA from District 22, Summerside-South

Drive welcomed us to Summerside and brought greetings from govern-ment. We appreciate that he took time out from his busy schedule to spend with us. His talk was heartfelt and well received.

We had two interesting speakers: Sr. Norma Gallant who gave a pres-entation about cannabis, and Rox-anne Gauthier from e� ciencyPEI who provided information about energy efficiency and cost saving programs.

As always, we drew lots of door prizes. Most of our door prizes are donated by seniors’ clubs and I’d like to thank them for their generosity.

Before lunch, we were well-en-tertained with the hilarious stories of Reg “Dutch” � ompson. He was

a great hit with everyone and the laughter was ongoing. Dutch was as-sisted by his lovely wife Jill Birtwistle. � ank you, Dutch and Jill!

� e facility at Credit Union Place was wonderful and the sta� there served a great meal – it was a fun day for everyone.

It takes a lot of work to organize and have a successful meeting. Many thanks to our Executive Director Linda Jean Nicholson for planning and organizing the day, and her as-sistants Barbara Young and Beth Constable for all their work before and during the meeting.

Also, to Board members Gail Hughes, Fay Wakelin and Linda Acorn for manning the registration tables. � ey have been working at registration for several years now and their help is invaluable.

Especially on the day of the meet-ing, many hands make light work. Our Board members volunteer their

time and talents at our meetings and their contributions are very much appreciated. My thanks to Board members Cathy Hellmich, Janet MacLellan, Debbie Mullen-Camp-bell, Iva Schurman, Frank Senechal, Ruth Tuplin, and Barbara Wright-MacKenzie.

As we approach Remembrance Day on November 11th, we will re-� ect on the sacri� ces made for our country by our fallen veterans. � ey paid the ultimate price so that we may enjoy the freedom we have today. Please buy a poppy to support our Legions and veterans and hon-our them on November 11th.

President’s thought of the month: When our memories out-weigh our dreams is then we be-come old.

Russ Noiles is President of the P.E.I. Senior Citizens’ Federation Board of Directors. He resides in Lower

Montague with his wife Ruth.

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� ere’s much to see in this glorious land when we get our heads out of the sand.� ere’s much to hear as we wonder about if our ears still work as we venture out.I know all this my friends and peers because I’ve sand in my hair and

wonky ears.My wife who is perfect in every way has pointed this out along the way.She said to me just the other day if I didn’t get smart there’d be hell to pay.I know her ears don’t work so well, she’s a good lip reader and I can tell.When I get sarcastic without much tact I have to remember to turn my back.

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WALKING ROUTEDESABLEBY FRAZER SMITH

� is route is a little longer than some, but there is no shortage of things to see, including a haven, poultry, Green’s Creek, a rough campsite, some big and small eastern white pines, snowberry, Nova Scotia, whimsy, an old school, ewes, a green, a valley, a resting place with an odd sign, a trailhead, a chicken or maybe a goat, New Brunswick and a bridge. And, when you are done, the Blue Goose is a good spot for lunch.

I have often wondered why, while Crapaud has the Red Rooster and DeSable has the Blue Goose, there is no Silver Squab in New Haven or Green Duck in Cornwall.

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� e guest speaker will be genealo-gist Linda Jean Nicholson who will give an illustrated presentation “Crossing the Pond for Research and Fun.” Linda Jean recently returned from a genealogy research trip to England, Scotland, and Norway in search of distant relatives, archival adventures, and beautiful scenery. She will share her stories about the serendipitous connections she ex-perienced while walking where her ancestors once lived and worked.

Admission is free and refresh-ments are available.

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If you are looking at making Christ-mas crafts with your grand-ones, this is a good month to start.

One of the most versatile and in-expensive modeling forms is papier mâché, or as it is often referred to in North America - paper mache. �e name in French literally means chewed paper, but although bearing a French name it did in fact originate in China where helmets made from this medium have been found dating as far back as 202 BC.

Any paper can be used for this type of crafting. When I was a young-ster we only had newspaper and the glue was made out of �our and boiling water. Nowadays, there are a variety of papers to choose from: paper towel, craft or poster paper, or newspaper. And the adhesive can be either wallpaper paste or white glue diluted with water. If you plan on making a lot of items or one large project it is more economical to make your own paste.

You will need: ¼ cup all-purpose �our1 cup water1 tsp. white glue1 Tbsp. liquid starchPinch of salt

Pour ¾ cup water into a saucepan

and bring it to a boil. In a small bowl, mix ¼ cup �our with the remain-ing ¼ cup of water to make a paste. Add the paste to the boiling water. Keep the mixture on medium heat and gradually stir in white glue and liquid starch. When all the starch is broken down, the mix will look slightly transparent. Remove from heat. To prevent mold, it is useful to add a small amount of salt. When the paste is cool, pour it into a bowl with a tight-�tting lid, where it will keep for two or three days.

Next, you need to decide what it is you are going to make and as-semble the basic shapes for the base. Cardboard can be used, but balloons make an excellent base on which to drape the glue-soaked paper. If you are using a balloon, you may want to paint it �rst with a little vegetable oil as this will help with removal.

�e paper you choose will need to be torn into 2.5cm (1”) wide strips,

as tearing gives a smoother surface than cutting. Now, for the really messy part! Your grandkids are going to love this!

Dip the paper strips into the glue mix and, using your �ngers, gently slide the excess glue back into the bowl. Drape the paper strip around your prepared shape, keeping in mind that most decorations will re-quire at least three layers. �e more layers you use, the stronger the �n-ished item will be, but it will also take longer to dry completely.

Paper mache can take three or four days to dry completely. When it is hard to the touch and is not show-ing any damp patches, the craft is now ready to be painted.

Acrylic paint is the best for paint-ing paper mache, but poster paint is better for young children. Some-times two or three coats of paint are necessary. When you are satis�ed with the depth of colour, you can add self-adhesive decorations or use a small dab of glue to attach embel-lishments and hangers.

Small balloons make an excellent base for Christmas baubles, and graduated sizes can be assembled together to make snow-people. Round shapes can also be used as

GRANDPARENT’S CORNER

Paper MacheJanKing

POEMSSTREET HOCKEY: 1952BY BERNARD J. CALLAGHAN

“Pomp!” a knave slap shotsa tennis ball on King Street,while Richard heralds another season of sweatat Detroit’s Olympia.

PURPLEBY CLARE MULLEN

I have purple �owers in my gar-den, they are pretty as can be.Others are yellow, white and pink,

counting, that’s one, two, and three.I see purple hanging on the line and that is �ne with me.If you have dark hair, then purple is your colour and lovely to see.

a base for a Santa face. After paint-ing the complexion, eyes, mouth and nose, add a red felt hat, cotton bat-ten for the beard and eyebrows and Santa is ready!

If you make a Christmas piñata, the �our mix glue is best, as it breaks easily once it dries. Pop the balloon and then it is necessary if you are making a piñata to remove the bal-loon inside using a crochet hook or tweezers to pull the balloon out. �e piñata will need at least three layers of paper mache. Don’t forget to leave a hole through which to insert the treats. �e hole can easily be covered with a strong piece of cardboard glued into place at the top of your pi-ñata and will also form the base for the hanger.

For a really easy paper and glue project, cut some box board into a rectangular shape, roll it into a cone and glue the edges together. Cut the base so that the cone sits on a �at surface. Next, soak a piece of paper towel in a 50/50 white glue and water mix. Gently drape the paper towel around the cone – it will wrinkle but this adds texture. Leave for at least 24 hours to dry. �is is your basic Christmas tree decoration, now you can paint and decorate!

Hope you and your grand-ones enjoy getting stuck into these crafts!

Jan King and her husband Roger live in Hunter River. She is Past President of Star of the Sea

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No matter what Mother Nature threw at them, participants and organizers of the 55 Plus Summer Games never got discouraged.

Hosted by the municipality of St.

Peters Bay, the 2019 Vogue Optical 55 Plus Summer Games were held in September despite the wrath of hurricane Dorian. � e games were scheduled to begin the Monday after the hurricane weekend. Even though there were power outages, broken trees, trails washed away, torren-tial rains and a wayward beer truck (which rolled onto the walking trail), the 55 Plus Games host committee solved every problem thrown at them.

“� e municipality of St. Peter’s Bay was thrilled to be hosting the 2019 Summer Games,” said host commit-tee co-chair Joelyne Taylor. “We had a great group of volunteers which made events run smoothly.”

Taylor’s co-chair Lynne Faubert ex-plained, “Several events required last-minute changes and since the power was o� in some locations, events had to be relocated.”

� e opening ceremony was delayed when a beer truck slid o� the highway and a detour prevented participants from arriving on time. Health and Wellness Minister James Aylward was scheduled to bring greetings at the opening and graciously waited until everyone arrived.

� e walking and running course along the bay was unusable after the storm, so a new course was required. A volunteer grabbed a chainsaw and, accompanied by several others, cut a path to the east for a new walking and running trail. � e event started on schedule with great participation.

The games were well attended with 428 people participating in 24 events. � e host committee success-fully added kayaking this year and the participants to the well attended event were treated to a beautiful evening. Also included were golf, pickle ball, lawn bowling, horseshoes, washer-toss, bocce, 45s, duplicate and contract bridge, scrabble, croki-nole, cribbage, walking, running and cycling. Weightlifting and yoga were presented as demonstration events.

Over the next few weeks, the 55+ Games Society will be de-briefing from the 2019 Summer Games and reviewing feedback from its members before turning their attention to the 2020 Winter Games, which will be hosted by Summerside. Members and participants are encouraged to reach out to the 55+ Games Society to give feedback or if they are requiring infor-mation for upcoming events.

� e 55+ Games Society has hired a new executive director, Victoria Laird. She can be reached by phone at 902-368-6570 or via email at pei55plus-gamessociety.ca.

FROM THE 55 PLUS GAMES

They Bent, but Didn’t Break!

55+ Games Society President Dhuey Pratt and Cribbage silver medalists Allan Somers, and Wilfred Watts.

Contact Bridge gold medalists Gerard Whalen and John Whalen presented with medals.


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OATMEAL COOKIESSUBMITTED BY LEAH HOGAN

1 cup margarine or butter½ cup brown sugar½ cup white sugar2 eggs1 tsp. baking soda2 tsp. water1 tsp. vanilla2½ cups �our1 cup oatmeal1 pkg. chocolate chips (optional)½ cup nuts (optional)

In large bowl, cream together mar-garine or butter with sugars. Add eggs, baking soda, water, and vanilla. Mix well. Add �our and stir. Blend in oatmeal. Add nuts and chocolate chips (optional). Drop by teaspoon-ful onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375ºF.

HOT CHOCOLATE CAKESUBMITTED BY LEAH HOGAN

In olden days, this cake was called a “husband catcher” cake. It was so good that any girl who was a’courtin would win her beau once he ate the cake.

2 cups �our2 cups white sugar6 Tbsp. cocoa1 tsp. salt½ cup oil2 eggs, beaten1 cup sour milk combined with 2

tsp. soda½ cup hot water1½ tsp. vanilla

In a large bowl, mix together �our, sugar, cocoa and salt. In separate bowl, mix together oil, eggs and

sour milk (with soda). Add to �our mixture. Add hot water and vanilla and blend until smooth. Pour into an 8X12 inch pan and bake for 45 minutes at 350ºF.

CAPE COD PORK CHOPSSUBMITTED BY LEAH HOGAN

FlourSaltPepperGarlic2 thick pork chops2 Tbsp. brown sugar2 Tbsp. ketchup2 Onion slices1 cup water

In a small plastic bag, add enough �our to coat pork chops. Put chops in bag and shake to coat evenly. Sprinkle chops with salt, pepper and garlic to your taste. Fry coated pork chops in pan until brown. Place pork chops in a casserole dish. Top each chop with 1 Tbsp. brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. ketchup and 1 onion slice. Add the water to the casserole dish and cover. Bake for ½ hour at 350ºF, turn the chops over and bake for ½ hour. �e chops should be moist and tender when served.

BANANA MUFFINSSUBMITTED BY SHARON DUNN

1½ cup �our¾ cup sugar1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda¼ tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. salt1½ cups mashed bananas (4 to 5

bananas)1 large egg½ cup melted butter½ bag chocolate chips

In large bowl, mix flour, sugar,

baking powder and soda, cinnamon, and salt. In separate bowl, blend mashed banana, egg and melted butter. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Grease 12 cup mu�n tin (or use bak-ing cups) and divide mixture evenly between cups. Bake for 15 minutes at 350ºF.

CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLESUBMITTED BY SHARON DUNN

1½ cups egg noodles, cooked1- 10½ oz. can cream of chicken

soup½ cup shredded cheese½ cup milk1 small onion, chopped �nely1 cup chicken, cooked and sliced

into small pieces1 cup broccoli, chopped

Cook egg noodles as per package directions. In large bowl, combine noodles, cream of chicken soup, cheese, milk, onion, chicken and broccoli. Pour into casserole dish and bake for 35 to 45 minutes at 350ºF.

BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINSSUBMITTED BY JOAN LAPIERRE

2 cups plain yogurt2 tsp. baking soda1½ cups brown sugar¾ cups oil2 eggs2 tsp. vanilla2 cups natural bran2 cups �our4 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt1½ cups blueberries (if using fro-

zen berries coat with 1 Tbsp. �our)

In small bowl, combine plain yo-gurt and baking soda, let stand for10 minutes to rise. In separate bowl, cream together sugar, oil, eggs and

vanilla. Add yogurt mixture. Fold in bran, �our, baking powder and salt. Gently fold in blueberries (do not overmix, as batter will turn blue). Grease 12 cup mu�n tin (or use bak-ing cups) and divide mixture evenly between cups. Bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF.

OLD FASHIONED RHUBARB PUDDINGSUBMITTED BY JOAN LAPIERRE

2 cups frozen rhubarb1¼ cup sugar1 tsp. baking powder¼ tsp. salt3 Tbsp. soft butter½ tsp. vanilla½ tsp. almond �avoring1 cup �our½ cup milk½ cup sugar1 Tbsp. cornstarch2/3 cup boiling water

Place rhubarb in bottom of 8X8 inch square pan. Sprinkle with ½ cup sugar. In large bowl, mix remain-ing ¾ cup sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, vanilla, almond flavoring, �our and milk. If mixture seems too thick, add more milk. Spread batter over rhubarb. Mix together ½ cup sugar and cornstarch and sprinkle over batter. Pour boiling water on top. Bake for 45 minutes at 375ºF.

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Many people can relate to this story: my grandma was suffering from anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain from arthritis. On top of her blood thinners, cholesterol drugs and other medications, her doctor pre-scribed a benzodiazepine as a sleep-ing aid and anti-anxiety medication, and a common opioid (which is at the root of our current opioid crisis). � is is a woman who had never had a problem with prescription medica-tion or addiction before.

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My grandma became increasingly inactive and isolated. She fell several times and became increasingly frail. She insisted on continuing to be prescribed an opioid because of her arthritis pain.

HOW AND WHEN DID THIS BECOME A PROBLEM?

Seniors are prescribed a lot of medications, many of which are helpful. Some medications help seniors who su� er from chronic dis-eases to live meaningful and active lives. However, other medications, like sleeping pills, antipsychotics

(often prescribed for dementia) and opioids do more harm than good.

HOW MANY MEDICATIONS ARE SENIORS ON?

• 2 out of 3 Canadians over the age of 65 (66%) take at least 5 di� erent prescription medications.

• 1 out of 4 Canadians over the age of 65 (27%) take at least 10 di� erent prescription medications.

• More than 40 percent of seniors over the age of 85 take 10 or more medications.

Studies have repeatedly shown that the more prescription drugs you’re on, the higher your chances of harmful e� ects of medication and hospitalizations. � is is even more prevalent for seniors who are experi-encing age-related changes to their body. Adverse e� ects of medication include side-effects, drug inter-actions, falls, fractures, memory problems and confusion, overdoses, hospitalizations and risk of death.

In fact, 1 in 143 seniors are hospit-alized each year in Canada due to the harmful e� ects of their medica-tion. Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalizations for seniors in Canada. 20 to 30% of hip fracture pa-tients die within one year, and 30% of them are institutionalized within a year after the fracture.

Not only are seniors taking too many medications, but many are also being prescribed medication indicated in the Beers List as being inappropriate for seniors. Others, like proton-pump inhibitors should only be used for a short amount of time.

� e Beers List is a list of medica-tions compiled by the American

Geriatrics Society for potentially in-appropriate medication use in older adults. An updated list may be found on their web page at www.americ-angeriatrics.org.

Common risky medications for seniors include: benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, proton-pump in-hibitors, first-generation type-2 diabetes drugs, first generation antihistamines, and opioids. � ese medications increase the risk of cognitive impairment, dizziness, confusion, strokes, falls, fractures and motor vehicle accidents, etc.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? It is of increasing national and

international concern that older people are being prescribed more medications than ever before, many of which are inappropriate for sen-iors, who are su� ering from far too many harmful e� ects.

� ere is a growing movement of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and patient advocates in Canada (called the Canadian Deprescribing Network) who are raising awareness about this problem. Deprescribing is “the planned process of reducing or

stopping medications that may no longer be of bene� t or may be caus-ing harm.”

One of the most important things to do is to ask a doctor, nurse or pharmacist the right questions about medications, and to speci� c-ally ask for a medication review.

Look out for your family members’ health, ask the right questions and help them be proactive about their health.

For more information visit the Canadian Deprescribing Network on Facebook or at www.deprescrib-ingnetwork.ca.

BE AWARE

Is Your Grandma on Dangerous Meds?


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BARBARA YOUNG

Following are November activities open

to all seniors. Clubs may hold additional

activities for members only that are not listed

here. Visit your local club for a complete

schedule. Unless otherwise specified, club

activities are held at the meeting location.

Visitors and new members are always wel-

come. For information contact the Federation

office at (902) 368-9008.

Belfast. Selkirk Millennium Club

meets at the Belfast Recreation Centre, 3033 Garfield Road the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. for meeting, lunch, games or entertainment.

Borden-Carleton Seniors’ Club meets in the Seniors Housing Com-mon Room, 190B Howatt Street the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for meeting, guest speaker/discussion. Activities: Mondays, cards (50/50, door prize, $4) at 7:30 p.m. at Borden Legion; Nov. 18th, Harvest Card Party (50/50, door prizes, candy sale, buffet lunch, $7) at 1:30 p.m. at the Borden Legion. Bring a partner.

Cambridge. Southern Kings 50+

Club meets at the Cambridge Hall, 425 Cambridge Road (Route 17A) the 3rd Tuesday of each month at noon for pot-luck, brief meeting, speaker/discussion. Activities: Tuesdays, Yoga (regular and chair, $8) at 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, Crib-bage (begins 11/7, $6) at 7 p.m. Browse our mini library.

Cardigan. Three Rivers 50+ Club

meets at the Cardigan Village Office, 338 Station Road. Activities: Wednesdays (begins 11/13), 45s (50/50 $2) at 1:15 p.m.; Nov. 6th, meeting, lunch, enter-tainment at All Saints Hall at 11 a.m. fol-lowed by poppies presentation; Nov. 7th Moncton bus trip ($20) at 8 a.m. Visit us on Facebook!

Charlottetown. Seniors’ Active

Living Centre has daily activities at the Bell Aliant Centre, University of PEI, 560 University Avenue. For information call 902-628-8388.

Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets at the Cornwall Civic Centre, 11 Corn-wall Road. Activities: Tuesdays, Auc-tion and Crib (50/50, refreshments, $2) at 1:30 p.m., Brief meetings as needed; Thursdays, Skip Bo and Bridge ($2) at 1 p.m.

DeBlois. Les Club des Coeurs

Joyeux meets at Le Centre Acadien de Prince-Ouest, 119 chemin, DeBlois the last Tuesday every 2nd month at 11:30 a.m. for meeting and refreshments. Ac-tivities: Tuesdays, cards (refreshments) at 1 p.m.

Dunstaffnage Seniors’ Club meets at the Olde Dunstaffnage School Centre, 13539 St. Peters Road (Route 2) the 2nd Monday of each month at 1 p.m. Activ-ities: Nov. 6th, 20th and Dec. 4th, Croki-nole and Card games (lunch and prizes) at1 p.m. All welcome.

East Royalty Seniors’ Club meets at Malcolm J. Darrach Community Centre, 1 Avonlea Drive Thursdays for card par-ties (50/50, light lunch, $3) at 1:30 p.m.

Fort Augustus. Shamrock Seniors’

Club meets at 44 Father Brady Lane (off Route 21) the 1st Monday of each month at 1 p.m. for meeting, refreshments and speaker. Activities: Sundays, men’s cards ($2) at 7 p.m.; Mondays, 45’s (light lunch, $2) at 1 p.m.; Wednesdays, Line Dancing with exercise at 9:30 a.m.; Foot clinic ($25) every 2nd month.

Georgetown Seniors’ Group meets at 63 Kent Street, Building B the last Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. for meeting, lunch and Bingo. Activities: Wednesdays, Prize Bingo (free) at 6 p.m. Visit us on Facebook!

Kensington. Happy Group Seniors

meets at Seniors Housing, 8 Walker Drive the 1st Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. Activities: Saturdays, card party (50/50, door prizes, $3) at 1:30 p.m.

Kensington. Senior Surfers’ Club

meets at 25A Garden Drive (beside the Kensington Rink) on Nov. 12th at 2 p.m. Activities: Mondays (except Nov. 11th), exercise class ($1) at 1 p.m.

Kinkora. Maple Leaf Seniors’ meets at Kinkora Place, 45 Anderson Road the 1st Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Activities: Wednesdays, Exercise Class at 11 a.m.; Thursdays, Primary Care Clinics from 8:30 a.m. to noon (call 902-432-2600 for appointment); Nov. 7th Fall Dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Miscouche. Silver Maple Seniors’

Club meets at the Seniors Club, Mis-couche Fire Hall, 21 Main Drive East the 1st Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for meeting and Bingo. Activities: Tuesdays, 45’s (50/50, cash prizes, $5) at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, Craft Group

1:30 p.m.; Fridays, Bowling ($7) Credit Union Place at 1:30 p.m. Hall available for rental.

Mont-Carmel. Le Club d’âge d’or

de Mont-Carmel meets at the Mont-Carmel Seniors Complex. New members welcome. Meetings are held in French.

Les membres du Club d’âge d’or de

Mont-Carmel se rencontrent au Foyer de Mont-Carmel. Nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus. Les réunions se tiennent en français.

Montague 50+ Club meets at the Montague Legion, 15 Douses Road the 1st Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. for meeting and potluck. Activities: Wednesdays, Line Dancing at 9 a.m., Crafts Group at 10 a.m., Euchre and Crib at 1 p.m.

Morell Legion Seniors’ Club meets at the Morell Fire Hall, 15 Park Street the last Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. for meeting, lunch and speaker or cards.

Mount Stewart. Lady’s Slipper 200

Year Club meets at the Mount Stewart Community Centre, 87 South Main Street the 1st Thursday of the month for meeting, darts and dinner out. Ac-tivities: Tuesdays, Yoga ($2) at 10:30 a.m.; Thursdays, Yoga ($2) at 10:30 p.m., Darts at 2 p.m.

Munns Road. Eastern Kings Senior

Neighbours’ Club meets at the Eastern Kings Community Centre, 85 Munns Road the 1st Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. for meeting. Dec. 4th meeting and potluck will be held at noon. Activ-ities: Fridays, (begins Nov. 8) Crokinole, cards and other games at 7:30 p.m.

Murray Harbour. Friendly Circle

Seniors’ Club meets at the Murray Harbour Community Centre, 27 Park Street the 1st Thursday of each month for potluck luncheon (bring a dish, $2) at 11:45 a.m.

North Rustico. Star of the Sea Sen-

iors’ Club meets at 11 Sunrise Crescent the last Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Activities: Mondays, Clogging at 1:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, Choral Group at 10 a.m., Card party at 7 p.m.; Wednes-days, Stitch Group at 9:30 a.m.

O’Leary. Seniors’ Sunshine Club meets at the O’Leary Community Centre, 11 Community Street the 1st Friday of each month at 2 p.m. for meeting, lunch and cards. Activities: Fridays, Rook and Cards (lunch, $3) at 7 p.m.

Rustico Bay Seniors’ Club meets at 2104 Church Road the 2nd Monday every other month at 1:30 p.m. Activ-ities: Mondays, cards ($5) at 7 p.m.; Saturday (every 2nd) Dance, music by Country Steel (light lunch, admission at the door) from 8 to 11 p.m.; Stories of My Life Scrapbooking begins Nov. 8th (free) at 1 p.m.

St. Peter’s Circle Club meets at 1917 Cardigan Road, Route 2 the 3rd Thurs-day of each month at noon for meet-ing, lunch. Activities: Mondays, cards and games ($2) at 1:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, Crokinole (snack, $2) at 10 a.m.; Wed-nesdays, Stay-a-While Program from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Progressive 45s (lunch, $7) at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Yoga ($3) at 10 a.m., Ceilidh ($5) at 7:30 p.m.; 2nd Saturday of each month, MEWS (Men Eating Without Supervision) breakfast ($5/$6) from 8 to 10 a.m.; 3rd Saturday of each month, Potluck and games night at 5:30 p.m.

Souris. Silver Threads Seniors’

Club meets at 78 Main Street in Souris the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. Activities: Mondays, card party (50/50, jackpot, lunch, $8) at 7 p.m.; Tuesdays, Bridge (lunch, $4) at 7 p.m.; Thursdays, Fun Bingo at 1 p.m.; Fridays, card party (prizes, lunch, $1 per corner) at 7 p.m.; Nov. 13th and 27th Ceilidh (open mic, lunch, $5) at 8 p.m.

South Shore 50+ Club meets at Cra-paud Curling Club on Nov. 5th and 19th, Auction and Crazy 8s ($2) at 1 p.m.; Nov. 12th and 26th, Crokinole ($2) at 1 p.m.; Nov. 14, Book of the Month Club at Crapaud Library at 3:30 p.m.; Nov. 21st Afternoon at the Movies at Tryon Baptist Church Hall (free) at 1 p.m.

Stratford. Mayflower Seniors’ Club

meets at the Robert Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Road the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for meeting, guest speaker, dessert. Activities: 2nd Sunday and 3rd Tuesday of each month, Ceilidh (light lunch) at 7 p.m.; Mondays, Crafts Group at 9:30 a.m., Auction 45s (50/50, door prizes, $2) at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, Auction 45s (50/50, door prizes, $2) at 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, Line Dancing (by donation) at 10:30 a.m.; Thursdays, Bridge (door prizes, lunch, $2) at 1:30 p.m., Cribbage (door prizes, lunch, $6) at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Crokinole, 7:30 p.m. MORE LISTINGS, PAGE 11

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Financial abuse is the most com-mon form of elder abuse in Canada. Financial abuse can happen at any time, but it will often start after a health crisis or after the death of a spouse, partner or close friend.

People who are alone, lonely or in poor health are more vulner-able. �ey may �nd it harder to pro-tect themselves from demands for money or other forms of �nancial abuse, or from physical and emo-tional abuse, which may occur at the same time.

Financial abuse can be di�cult to identify or recognize. It is often a pattern rather than a single event, happening over a long period of time. The important thing about protecting yourself from �nancial abuse is to remember that your money and property belong to you. �ey are not your family’s or anyone else’s.

WHAT IS FINANCIAL ABUSE? Financial abuse is the illegal or

unauthorized use of someone else’s money or property. It includes pres-suring someone for money or prop-erty.

Some types of �nancial abuse are

very clearly theft or fraud. For ex-ample, if someone cashes your pen-sion cheque and keeps all or part of the money without your permission, or if they misuse a power of attorney to take money from your bank ac-count for themselves, they are steal-ing from you.

A power of attorney is a legal document that allows the person appointed as the “attorney” to make �nancial decisions on behalf of an-other person, called “the donor.” �e attorney is required to act in the in-terests of the donor, not in his or her own interests.

Other examples of �nancial abuse are harder to put a name to. �ese can include pressuring, forcing or tricking you into:

• Lending or giving away money, property or possessions.

• Selling or moving from your home.

• Making or changing your will or power of attorney.

• Signing legal or �nancial docu-ments that you don’t understand.

• Working for little or no money, including caring for children or grandchildren.

• Making a purchase you don’t

want or need, or providing food and shelter to others without being paid.

WHO ARE THE ABUSERS? Abusers are usually people who

have a close connection to you. �ey can include your spouse, son or daughter, other relative, friend, neighbour, or caregiver. �ey use their connection to take advantage of you and force you do what they want.

WHERE CAN YOU GO FOR HELP? If you think you are experiencing

�nancial abuse, ask for help. �e abuser may try to make you think that you are the one that is causing the problem, but this is not true. If you don’t have a family member or close friend who can help you, there are community resources you can use to stop the abuse.

Ask your bank or credit union where you can go for advice and help or contact your local police.

TIPS AND SAFEGUARDS:• Protect yourself. Keep your �-

nancial and personal information in a safe place.

• Have an enduring or continu-ing power of attorney prepared ap-pointing someone you can trust to look after you, so that even if you are ill and unable to look after yourself, your �nances will be protected from others who might try to take advan-tage of you.

• Ask for help if you think you are experiencing �nancial abuse.

• Keep a record of money you give away and note whether it is a loan or a gift.

• For major decisions involving your home or other property, get your own legal advice before signing documents.

• Ask someone you trust to look over contracts and other papers be-fore you sign them.

• Be very cautious if you open a joint bank account - the other per-son can take away all the money without asking.

• Make an e�ort to keep in touch with a variety of friends and family so you don’t become isolated.

For more information, visit www.canada.ca/seniors or visit your local Service Canada o�ce. To order additional copies of this publication, or for help

�nding a phone number in your province or terri-tory, call 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232).

YOU SHOULD KNOW

What is Financial Abuse?

Summerside. Parkview Seniors’

Club meets at 335 Central Street on Nov. 18th at 1:30 p.m. for meeting. Ac-tivities: Mondays, Cribbage at 7 p.m.; Tuesdays, Bingo at 1 p.m., Auction 45s (50/50, door prizes, $2) at 7 p.m.; Wed-nesdays, Line Dancing at 1 p.m.; Thurs-days, Canasta ($1) at 1 p.m., Auction 45s (50/50, door prize, $2) at 7 p.m.; Ceilidhs ($5, light lunch) on Nov. 13th White-

cap, Nov. 27th Roy McCall and Kim.Tracadie. Good Neighbourly 50+

Club meets at the Tracadie Community Centre, 148 Station Road the 4th Mon-day of each month at 7 p.m. for meeting, guest speaker. Activities: Tuesdays, Yoga ($4) at 9:30 a.m., Cards/45s ($7) at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays, Cardio Fitness ($4) at 9:30 a.m.

West Royalty Seniors’ Club meets

at the West Royalty Community Centre, 1 Kirkdale Road the 1st Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for meeting, lunch. Activities: Tuesdays, Knitting Group at 9:30 a.m.; Fridays, Auction (50/50, door prizes, $2) at 1:30 p.m.

Wheatley River. Club 46 meets the last Tuesday of each month at noon. Contact the Seniors’ Federation for in-formation.

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BY LINDA JEAN NICHOLSON, CG(C)

Guest columnist Linda Jean Nichol-son will be �lling in while our regular columnist, John Boylan, takes a brief hiatus from the Voice. During this time, the PEI Public Archives and Re-cords O�ce where John works will be moving from the George Coles Build-ing to the Atlantic Technology Centre on the corner of Great George and Fitzroy Streets. �e Archives will be closed for several weeks in November.

One of our main goals as family genealogists is to locate documen-tation that connects our immigrant ancestor to the “old country.” For most of us, knowing the country is not enough. If we have Scottish roots, we want to know where in Scotland our ancestor gleaned from. �e same is true of our Irish, English, Acadian, or other roots. And while locating an ancestor’s county of ori-gin is better than nothing, locating their village potentially opens doors to �nding more ancestors. So, how do you �nd your ancestor’s place of origin?

We in Prince Edward Island are fortunate in that many immigrants who arrived in the 1800s retained a feeling of connection to their home-land and when they died, this infor-mation was often recorded on their gravestone and/or in their news-paper death notice.

For example, my 3X great grand-father, George Young, is buried in the cemetery at St. John’s Presby-terian Church in Belfast. His grave-stone states he was a, “Native of

Wilshford, England.” His death no-tice, published in �e Islander on 17 January 1873, provides additional information:

At Pinette, Belfast, on �ursday last, the 9th inst., after short illness, Mr. George Young, aged 75 years. He came to this Island in 1812, was a native of Wishford, near Salisbury, England, and well known here as a �rst-class shipbuilder. His death will be deeply felt by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Mr. Young leaves a widow and eleven children to mourn the loss of a very kind husband, and most a�ectionate parent. He died trusting his Saviour.

Wishford (or the misspelled Wil-shford on the gravestone) is actually the village of Great Wishford, lo-cated in Wiltshire, England. About 300 persons resided in Great Wish-ford when George Young left there in 1812. Interestingly, the popula-tion has essentially remained stable since that time.

Were it not for George Young’s gravestone and death notice, it is very unlikely that I would have found the village of his birth, as he had a fairly common name and no other documents that I have located to date provide these important de-tails.

In the 1970s, volunteers and sum-mer students began the work of tran-scribing all existing cemeteries on Prince Edward Island. Using these, as well as records of newspaper death notices, the PEI Genealogical Society compiled three publication to assist researchers: From Ireland to Prince Edward Island, From Scot-land to Prince Edward Island, and From England to Prince Edward Is-land. Each of these publications con-tains transcripts of cemetery stones and death notices where the place of origin of the deceased is named. Information in these records var-ies. Sometimes only the country or county is identi�ed or, as in the case of George Young, the village and date of immigration are recorded.

Transcriptions of cemetery stones and some death notices can also be found in the Master Name Index at the PEI Archives.

Didn’t �nd your ancestor’s place of death on his or her gravestone or death notice? Don’t fret, there is still

hope this information may be hiding in a probate record, court record or land document.

Another potential source is pas-senger lists. Passenger lists for ships arriving on Prince Edward Island may provide information about place of origin as well as age at the time of immigration. Unfortunately, not many early passenger lists have survived, though it is important to check. Most surviving lists have been published in �e Island Maga-zine, available online and at the PEI Archives.

And while civil registration of vital records did not begin on Prince Ed-ward Island until 1906, if your an-cestor lived well into old age, it is possible to �nd their place of birth on their death record. Current re-strictions on death certi�cates are 50 years after the date of death, meaning death records up to 1969 are now open to the public (with the exception of the cause of death which is open to the public).

Did your ancestor own a ship? If he registered it on Prince Edward Is-land, the ship registration papers in Record Group 9 (Ship Registration papers) at the PEI Archives may pro-vide his place of birth, as he would have had to furnish it as proof of his British citizenship.

For example, Peter McCallum of Saint Peters declared on his ship registration in September of 1857 that he was owner of the Brig Naiad built on Prince Edward Island and that he was a natural born British subject having been born at Lochb-room, Ross Shire, Scotland. SEE CROSSING, PAGE 13

ISLAND GENEALOGY AND HISTORY

Crossing the Pond

The stone of Kenneth McAuley in Valleyfield Presbyterian Church Cem-etery indicates he was a native of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland and that he recently resided in Cape Breton.


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FROM PAGE 12CROSSING

Occasionally, an ancestor’s place of origin is found in an extremely un-likely resource. I have a friend who had been researching his MacMillan family for many years in search of their place of origin in Scotland. His family came to PEI in the early 1800s and settled on the North Shore. After exhaustive research on the Island, he visited Scotland, but with no results. Even though he had given up hope, he asked for me to keep my eyes open for his people. And I did.

About ten years later, while read-ing early accounts of PEI online, I delved into “British America,” a two volume hardcover book published in 1832. In it, author John McGregor de-scribes his travels throughout North America in the late 1820s. He wrote descriptions of places he visited and people he met. One of those places was Prince Edward Island. And one of those people was Mr. McMillan who had “settled on a point of land on the north side” of the Island hav-ing come about twenty years prior from Ardnamurchan with other im-migrants from Argylleshire County, Scotland. �e author provided fur-ther information about the family and their farm here on the Island, leaving little doubt it is my friend’s MacMillan family.

Sometimes the information we seek is found in the unlikeliest of places.

Linda Jean Nicholson is a certi�ed genealogist (Canada) and has been researching on Prince Ed-

ward Island for over 40 years.

NIKKIE GALLANT

BOOK CLUB Members of the Eptek Centre

Book Club will meet �ursday, Nov-ember 7th at 7 p.m. to discuss “What Alice Forgot” by Liane Moriarty. A cheerfully engaging novel for any-one who’s ever asked themselves, “How did I get here?” Alice must re-construct the events of a lost decade, and �nd out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. New members are welcome.

LUNCHTIME FILMS This month, see sights from

around the world without leaving the gallery with the Friends of Eptek Lunchtime Films. Films planned for November are:

• November 7th Canada Remem-bers Part One: Turning the Tide (53 minutes)

• November 14th Grand Canyon:

Amphitheatre of the Gods (55 min-utes)

• November 21st Yellowstone: �e First National Park (55 minutes)

• November 28th Yosemite: �e Gift of Creation (55 minutes)

Films begin at noon. Bring a sand-wich and join us. The Friends of Eptek provide tea, co�ee, and cook-ies. �ere is no charge for the �lm presentation, but donations are gratefully accepted for refreshments.

EXHIBITIONS Kensington Artist Co-op’s exhib-

ition, “Island Scenes”, will be on dis-play until November 22nd. Paintings highlighting PEI’s natural landscape �ll the gallery, with a range of med-iums: oil, acrylic, watercolour, and chalk pastel.

Work from the PEI Wood Turn-ers Guild will be on display next, with an o�cial opening on Sunday,

December 1st at 2 p.m. Explore a myriad of things that can be made on a woodturning lathe. Admission to the opening event is free and re-freshments will be served. All are welcome.

�e Eptek Art and Culture Cen-tre is located at 130 Heather Moyse Drive on the Summerside water-front, adjacent to the Harbour-front �eatre and is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday and Saturday. Please note due to renovations, hours may vary. Admission to the centre is by dona-tion.

Our on-site gift shop carries only Island arts and crafts, as well as books on local themes. For more in-formation, call 902-888-8373 or visit us online at www.peimuseum.com or on Facebook.

What’s up at Eptek?

POEM

HUGHIE PLAYEDBY CLARE MULLEN

Hughie would come with his horse and cart.

He didn’t rise early, late morning it would be.

He brought news of family and friends from away.

�en asked to stay as dinner was about to start.

He cleaned his plate, as scraps fell from his knee.

�en he tucked his �ddle under

his chin.Hughie began to play his favour-

ite jigs and reels.Dan played the accordion and

grandma on the spoons.�e rest got up and danced, as

grandpa he did grin.�e men got up and left, for work

out in the �elds.

Hughie sang a song, one of the few he knew.

�e women cleaned and cooked and baked some pork.

“These scones and tea were made just for me,”

Said Hughie. “But I was hoping for a brew.”

“Or some blueberry wine, so I could pull the cork.”

“Hughie, the time has come, you must be on your way.”

He slowly fed his horse and packed up what he had.

Someone would surely put him up for the night.

“I’ll �ddle for others, as it the only way I can pay.

So, o� I’ll go before the snow, as I am lightly clad.”


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The Voice publishes free community no-

tices of interest to seniors. Notices should be

under 50 words and include the event name,

where and when it will be held, the cost, and

a contact name and number.

Only One Hour a Week Can Make

a Difference. Are you over 50 years of age and looking to make a difference in the life of someone else? The P.E.I. Friendly Visitor Program matches vol-unteers with local seniors for weekly one-hour social visits. Matches are based on location, gender, and shared inter-ests. We offer free training and support to our Friendly Visitor volunteers. For information about the program or to obtain a volunteer application, contact program coordinator Beth at 902-368-9008 or email [email protected].

Victoria Remembers, a service of music and remembrance honouring the memories of those who served and those who kept the home fires burning will be held on Monday, November 11th at Victoria Community Hall at 11 a.m. Re-freshments, displays, and social follow at Victoria School. For information email [email protected].

A Christmas Fair will be held at Trinity United Church, 220 Richmond Street in Charlottetown on Friday, November 15th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, November 16th from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. Jams, jellies, pickles, bake table, candies, crafts, jewelry, deli, silent auction, books and Christmas decorations. Gourmet soup and sandwiches on Friday and home-made seafood chowder on Saturday.

The International Children’s Me-

morial Place will hold it’s 10th Annual Fundraising Dinner and Auction on Saturday, November 16th at the Centre Belle Alliance - Ecole-sur-Mer (French School) on South Drive in Summerside. Silent auction at 6 p.m., seating at 6:30 p.m., dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available through Ron Bar-rett, Century 21 Office (902) 888-7238.

Proceeds support the International Chil-dren’s Memorial Place.

A Christmas Musical/Drama will be performed on Sunday, November 17th at 3 p.m. at South Lake Christian Church, 3815 East Point Road, east of Souris. Followed by social. Donations ac-cepted for Canoe Cove Christian Camp and Harris Ethiopia relief fund. For information contact Mildred at 902-687-2273.

A Large Harvest Card Party will be held on Monday, November 18th at the Royal Canadian Legion in Borden-Carleton at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $7. Prizes, 50/50, door prizes, candy sale, buffet lunch. Bring a partner.

Harvest Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 21st from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Paul’s Par-ish Hall, corner of Prince at Richmond Streets in Charlottetown. Delicious turkey, all the fixings and dessert, etc. for $20. Funds benefit the church’s an-nual Christmas food hamper program. For tickets and take-out orders call the St. Paul’s office at 902-892-1691 or email [email protected].

Entries to the Festive Wreath Ex-

hibition and Contest may be dropped off on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Con-test categories include: children solo, children group, traditional, green living (recycled items), off the wall and busi-ness. Entry fee is $5 per wreath. For information call 902-628-6141 or email [email protected].

The Kendall Docherty and Friends

Christmas Concert will be held at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Char-lottetown on Sunday, November 24th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 available at the door or by calling Lois at 902-368-8246. Fudge sale.

A Ceilidh Concert will be held on Sunday, November 24th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bonshaw Hall. Special guests and local musicians include Tony the Trou-

bador, Herb MacDonald and/or Phil Pi-neau. Lunch, 50/50 draw, and open stage time. Accessible for small wheelchairs. Admission by donation with proceeds to benefit the Bonshaw Hall. For infor-mation call 902-675-4093 or visit us on Facebook.

The 6th Annual Souris Lions Club

Christmas Concert will be held on Fri-day, November 29th at 7 p.m. at South Lake Christian Church, 3815 East Point Road, east of Souris. Followed by social. Freewill offering for the Lions Club food hampers. For information contact Mil-dred at 902-687-2273.

A Time for Joy Christmas Concert will be held on Saturday, November 30th at 2 p.m. at the West River United Church, 9 Cornwall Road featuring choral music by the Cornwall Com-munity Choir under the direction of Lisa Stead with special guests the Celtic Pulse dancers. Admission is $10, children under 12 are free. Light lunch follows concert. Storm date December 1st. For information call Nancy at 902-675-3838.

Men of the Harvest Christmas

Concert will be held at St. Mark’s Pres-byterian Church in Charlottetown on Sunday, December 1st at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 available at the door or by calling Lois at 902-368-8246.

A Giant Bake Sale by members of Spring Park United Church will be held at the Confederation Court Mall on Fri-day, December 1st from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the TD Bank. Lots of home baked goodies including cookies, squares, cakes, pies, and tea breads. Jams, jellies, pickles and fudge. Come early for the best selec-tion!

A book launch of Mammals of

Prince Edward Island and Adjacent

Marine Waters will be held on Decem-ber 3rd at 7:30 pm in the Beaconsfield Carriage House, 2 Kent Street, Char-lottetown. This full colour book is a comprehensive guide to the island’s 37 terrestrial and 28 marine mammals and the first local guide since Peterson’s 1966

Mammals of Eastern Canada. Premiere Toastmasters meets at the

Royalty Center, 40 Enman Crescent in Charlottetown on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Guests welcome. For informa-tion contact Simonne at [email protected] or 902-394-0612.

Speak Easy Toastmasters meets at Slemon Park Community Room, 10 Slemon Drive in Summerside the first and third Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. Guests welcome. For information contact Norma at [email protected] or 902-439-3396.

P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a non-profit, non-denominational, social group, for age 40 and over, provides the separated, divorced, widowed, and unmarried an opportunity to participate in group and social activities. For information call Judy at 902-894-4851 or visit https://sites.google.com/site/peisociablesingles.

Charlottetown Toastmasters

Breakfast Club meets Tuesdays at Smitty’s Restaurant, University Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Guests wel-come. For information contact Norma at [email protected] or 902-439-3396.

The Hear, Hear PEI Program ac-cepts donations of hearing aids to assist in its goal of providing hearing aids to Islanders who could not otherwise afford them. If you have hearing aids that you are not using, simply bring them to one of our drop-off locations. This donation will help us to change someone’s life by providing the gift of hearing. Drop-off locations include: Murphy’s Pharmacies in Charlottetown, Cornwall, East Roy-alty, Kensington, Morell, North Rustico, Parkdale, Stratford, Heather Moyse Drive in Summerside, Central Street in Summerside, Tyne Valley, Wellington and West Royalty; P.E.I. Hearing Con-sultants, Poly Clinic Building, 199 Graf-ton Street, Suite 310, Charlottetown; In the Montague area, call Russ at 902-838-3454; In the Souris area, call Margaret at 902-854-3114.

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Harry Holman

HARRY HOLMAN

� ere is an enduring Charlottetown story about the man encased in a Hillsborough Bridge pier. As the story goes, he was a night watchman who was oversee-ing concrete that was poured for the bridge piers. When the workers re-turned to the work site the next morning he had dis-appeared and as the years passed the belief grew that he had fallen into the still-wet cement and was entombed there forever.

I � rst heard the story as a child when we were passing over the bridge on the very narrow roadway that often forced drivers to stop for wide trucks and inch to the very edge of the roadway as the planks beneath the vehicles clunk-clunked. Ever after that I hardly passed over the old bridge without a shiver of terror thinking of the man in his concrete prison beneath us.

Myth or reality? Here is what we know for sure and it is very little.

On December 6th 1901 the Char-lottetown Guardian carried a front page story under the headline “An-other Sad A� air.” It told of the dis-appearance of Ambrose Atkins (spelled Aitkins in the � rst report) the previous Wednesday night. He had been on the derrick scow work-ing on a pier on the Southport end of the bridge and had temporarily replaced the usual night watchman, but was not aboard when the crew returned on Thursday morning. � ey did � nd a lighted lantern and

Atkins’ lunch bucket on the scow. It was initially thought that Atkins had gone ashore but the boat was found to be in order and a search was started.

� e Batt Brothers tug went to the scene and dragged the area with grappling hooks. By the time the

Guardian newspaper went to press, the body had not been discovered. The following day there was no change although Atkins’ hat had been found on the Southport beach. � e search was still being carried out on the 9th of December, but by then it was thought the tide had

carried the body some distance and with that brief note, the coverage of the “sad a� air” came to an end. At-kins’ body was never found.

At the time, no link to the cement pouring was noted in newspaper ac-counts. � e � rst reference to it that I was able to locate is a reminiscence by J.E. Cameron about his years on the PEI Railway published in the Guardian in 1964. Cameron recalled, “A man named Amby Atkins was the night watchman and one morning he was missing. His body was never found and to this day no one knows what really happened. At the time it was believed he had fallen into the mold around the pillar into which cement was being poured.”

Atkins was 24 years old when he disappeared. He was living in Char-lottetown with his brother Simon and his widowed mother next door to another brother, Frederick, who was a tobacconist. At the time of the accident, work on the bridge would have been winding down for the winter. � e dredge itself was hauled out of the water by the end of Octo-ber 1901.

It is not clear when other work came to a halt, but there certainly would have been reduced activ-ity in the � rst week of December and it seems unlikely that cement pouring would have continued into cold weather. � ere is no mention of cement in the press reports. It is possible, but rather doubtful, that Ambrose would have been on the cofferdam structure at all rather than on the work barge.

An archivist, historian and small boat sailor, Harry Holman shares Island sea stories on his award win-

ning site www.sailstrait.wordpress.com.

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The Man Inside the Hillsborough Bridge

Work yard at Connolly’s wharf showing two cofferdams under construction. Note the timber pond with large timbers just west of the slipway. Photo from PEI Public Archives and Records Office.

View of the piers under construction seen from the Charlottetown side ca. 1903. The pier in the foreground appears completed but still has the coffer-dam in place. Photo from PEI Public Archives and Records Office.


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