Milan - Marsden near Scotstown, Québec, Canada part 1

Milan - Marsden

 
Milan is located between Sherbrooke and Lac-Mégantic specifically between Scotstown and Springhill (The name of Springhill was changed to Nantes).

Milan in 1950.

The influx of Scottish immigrants grows colonization eastward Gisla, North Whitton, Reedsville, South Whitton, Springhill, Marsboro, Mégantic and Marsden (Milan).

The concessions made ​​by the government to the railway company are calculated based on the number of districts to be served by the railway. The International Society of Railway St. Francis and Mégantic is the first company incorporated in projecting to the Sherbrooke service to Lac-Mégantic and the Atlantic coast; it was in 1870.

One of the first Scottish coming to settle in Milan NormanMacDonald.He arrived in Montreal a few years earlier, from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The first settlers settled in Winslow in1851.These lands are open to free settlers. In 1854, Norman MacDonald built a log cabin to house and later he built a large log house about 100 feet from the former. His first cabin is located near the current cross railway Milan.

Milan (municipality)

Area - 130.06 km2oise.;

Inhabitants - Milanese,  Milanite (English).

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1863 (March 4) Proclamation of the Township of Whitton.

1877 An agglomeration forms around a railway stop for the embarkation of freshly sawn wood on the Sherbrooke-Lac-Megantic route of the Canadian Pacific Rail Road .

Milan snowplow train

1891 Opening of a post office under the name of Milan.

1888 (June 22) Donald Morrison harassed Major Malcolm McAulay who had seized the family farm in Ness hill (where is located the Center Lac-Mégantic hospital); McAulay had engaged the headhunter étatsunien, Lucius Jack) Warren to stop Morrison; it killed Warren Lac-Mégantic; arrested April 21, 1889, he was sentenced to 18 years hard labor and died in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal June 19, 1894; Morrison's body is buried in the cemetery of Milan Gisla QuebecSt.

1943 Canonical erection of the parish of  -Ambroise.

1944 (June 16) of the Credit Union Foundation of Saint-Ambroise-de-Milan.

1948 (June 1) Constitution of the Municipality of Milan.

1976 Robert Beauchemin, a mechanical engineer, and Lily Vallières, a dietician, begin to grow vegetables and organic wheat on the farm they have gained in Milan.

1990 The population of Milan is 240 inhabitants.

1982 Robert Beauchemin and Lily based Vallieres The Milanese Milling and build their own grain mill equipped with a pink granite wheel 55 cm to provide organic flours bakers or pastry cooksPhone:.

Milling Milanese

108 Route 214

Milan, Quebec G0Y 1E0

819-657-4646

1984 TheMilling Milan does not produce enough organic grains, she began to call on neighboring farmers and Abitibi, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Lac-Saint-Jean, Montérégie and the Eastern Townships and finally, when necessary, Ontario and western Canada.

Early 1990s The Milling Milan gets the customer Première Moisson.

1997 Milling Milanese expanding its flour mill. (July 28) deadly tragedy; air accident; a Cessna plane traveling from Kitchener, Ontario, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward, crashed a few miles from Route 214, Milan; review: 5 dead, Alexander McDougall, 42, the driver, Nancy Mac Dougall, 40, his wife, and their children, Rebecca, Sandy and Robyn aged 8 to 12 years30.

Milling The Milanese and his journey

Celebrating its  years of implementation in 2012, the Milanese Milling Inc.'s mission is to continue to grow in accordance with its basic principles. His expertise and values, firmly rooted in the philosophy of the company enabled him to design his recipe for success: quality products, constant innovation and close attention to customer needswas.

The Milanese Milling Inc.  based on afarmowned by Lily Vallieres and Robert Beauchemin, located in the picturesque village of Milan in the Eastern Townships. Production The first five years were critical to the owners of the company, which had to face the vagaries of the Quebec market and the difficulty in marketing their organic grain quality. During the winter of 1982, they decided to overcome this by attaching a small mill on the farm, which would include their first wheel pink granite. Their persistence in wanting to offer quality products and valuable knowledge of the art of grinding at the mill and allowed them to stand out of the many small mills in Quebec.

So, just two years after opening, the production capacity longer satisfied the market for organicflour.Milling Inc. Milanese soon had to seek supplies from other producers. This quest for high quality grain had the advantage to build a network with other organic farmers in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and the United States.

These relationships, combined with the explosion of micro -boulangerie in Quebec as well as the continued development of organic products in the niche of natural foods and gourmet products in the supermarket markets helped generate interest in the company's products. In 1997, it was relocated to a new plant, built in the heart of the village of Milan, which could bring together all the production and support its growth activities.

Today, leader of the Canadian milling industry, The Milling Milan Inc. buys grain to more than 60% of Quebec producers. It provides further increase its purchases in order to promote cultivation of wheat in Quebec as well as protection of the environment. Having at heart the welfare of its current and future customers, it has implemented sound management practices, in its daily activities, to improve the quality of life.

Speculation

Since wheat is the object of speculation, Milling Milanese, one of the largest organic flour manufacturers in Canada (if not the biggest) is forced to put on ice plans for expansion internationally.

"There is huge potential in Europe, especially in France where there is an organic flour production deficit. But we are victims in recent months of a speculative market and we have to make strategic decisions. Put as much energy right now in a volatile market can be reckless, "said Robert Beauchemin, President and co-founder of The Milling Milanese.

Mr. Beauchemin, the price of conventional wheat has remained between $ 4 and $ 6 per bushel over the past 40 years.

Recently, the cereal has sold $ 22 a bushel. Unheard of! Organic wheat is no exception; He also reached peaks (near $ 30 a bushel). In short, sellers and buyers are winners, including feed mills, lose.

The current context

The run on biofuel production (cereals used increasingly to produce energy rather than food) and rising consumption in emerging countries such as China and India are partly responsible for the current context, believes Robert Beauchemin.

But there is more, according YeldaRamzy,Director of the Federation of cash crop producers in Quebec.

"The wheat stocks are tight everywhere, it's true, but the explosion in oil prices is also something to do, said Yelda. There is a surplus of liquidity in the oil-producing countries. Some speak of 850 billion. This money was invested and could also explain why the price of gold and grain are sky high.

"Harvest

For the rest of things, Ramzy Yelda believes that grain prices will remain high in

2008-2009."It will take four or five months to see the state of the fields and crops. Markets remain nervous.

"Despitethis uncertainty episode, The Milling Milanese is obviously not about to close its doors. For 15 years, the SME supports growth of about 15%.

Nevertheless Robert Beauchemin would love to do anything other than to follow the price of wheat on his laptop, which he does indeed repeatedly During the interviewMilan.

in 400 inhabitants

Theregistered office of the SMEs, which employs 23 people, is located in Milan, a village of just 400 inhabitants near Lac-Mégantic. About converting y 10 000 tonnes of organic grainproducts.

flour addition, the company sells value-added  Pancake mixes and muffins, pasta, etc. Organic flour now found a taker in bakeries Quebec, Ontario, the Maritimes, New England and, to a lesser extent, France and Italy. Its value-added products are distributed across Canada.

In 2007, the Milanese Milling opened a new mill in the region of Saint-Polycarpe, near the Ontario border. We already transformed y 12 000 tonnes (of a capacity of 25,000 tonnes) of conventional wheat.

Organic remains the prerogative of Milan. The main customer of the new company facilities is Première Moisson.

In Quebec, three mills share 90% of the market. They are located in Montreal and are called ADM, Cereal Food and Robin Hood. Other industry players are handmade but nonetheless businesses should not be overlooked.

The bids

As proof, Robert Beauchemin said receiving sporadic bids.

"There are those who see me in their soup. I do sales are sales they do not, "he said.

The Milanese Milling officially established in 1982. Its sales were $ 50,000. Today, they range between 5 and 10 million. Robert Beauchemin, an engineer by training (he put a line under his career after just three weeks on the job market!) And his wife Lily Vallieres (degree in dietetics) made ​​a return to the land in the 70 to Milan. Their objective. Plant organic wheat

"They see us as aliens. You should have seen the face of the guy to agricultural credit when I told him I wanted to grow organic wheat, laughs Mr. Beauchemin. Besides, everyone said that wheat, it does not grow in the Milan area.

"2000The population of Milan is 316 people.

The population of Milan in 2005 is 329 inhabitants.

2006 (24 December) A fire caused by a defect in the electrical system destroys the factory of prefabricated homes manufactureremployees.; House Usinex causing the layoff of 80  damage is estimated at $ 3 millionPhone:..

house Usinex Inc

114 Route 214

Milan, Quebec G0Y 1E0

819-657-4268

2007 Milan Milling turns 3000 of 5000 T of organic grain products in Quebec

Interests. -

Gisla Cemetery;classified historic site by the Government of Quebec.

Morrison Park Milan, Quebec

Toponymy

Milan reminds the Italian city of the same name and could recall the many Italians who worked on the construction of the region's railways. Whitton recalls several areas of England.

At about 65 km northeast ofSherbrooke.

Milan, it is a small and quiet village located less than an hour's drive east of Sherbrooke and 26 kilometers Lac-Mégantic, located at the foot of the Appalachians and populated by some 350 Milanoises and Milanese. The territory of Milan covers 130 square kilometers of forest land.

The city of Milan is part of the Regional Municipality of the County of Granite in the Estrie administrativeregion.

This is achieved by road214.

 

Milan was founded in the mid-nineteenth century by Scottishsettlers,but today most of the residents of the municipality are francophones.

 

Moreover, it is in Milan that took place the conclusion of the legendary story of Donald Morrison, the famous off-the-law Mégantic, hero of the Scottish farmers in the region in the late eighteenth century. This man, nicknamed The Megantic Outlaw Gisla rests in the cemetery behind the village (note that this is sometimes identified as Robin Hood Quebec Morrison - with two letters s).

Milan has a milling (MillingMilanese)and a plant organic food products. In addition, Milan offers all the basic services, such as convenience store, garage, gas station, outfitting, repair of gasoline engines and others.

In December 2006, the companyUsinex,which employed many Milanese milanoises and was destroyed by fire. It is being rebuilt.

 

The road fromVal-Racine,which passes through the village, led to the Mont MéganticObservatory.In winter and fall, Milan became a place of attraction for hunters and nature lovers.

Besides, cross-country skiing and ice fishing in the winter, sugaring spring, many summer activities such as hiking, ensure an unforgettable holiday for groups, couples, families or singles.

 

For immigrants in Quebec, it is important to know that in this enchanting environment, there are many courses available at very affordable costs.

 

Postal address of the Town Hall of Milan:

CP
Milan54,Quebec, Canada
G0Y 1E0

Phone: 819 657 4527

Duncan McLeod

Two Scottish native Stornoway foresee the chances of success in a business initiative along the railway; are Duncan McLeod and John D. Morrison. John D. Morrison built his house in the township of Hampden, to meet this township with those of Whitton and Marston.

The Roman Catholic Church now stands on The location of the house Morrison. He also built two sawmills that are destroyed by fire. It thus builds a 3rd and sells it to Duncan McLeod in1897.John is also the first postmaster and the rest until 1926.

The identity of the person who chose the name Marsden for the community, did not known to date. Is abandoned, a few years later, the name for that of Milan.This change is sought because of the similarity between the name of the village of Marsden and the canton of Marston. The postmaster, John D.Morrison,chose the name Milan because he had already worked for a man of that name in the city of Milan, NewHampshire.

Cookshire covered wooden bridge

Initially, the neighboring colonies are connected by trails through the dense forest but it is not long before the roads are traced by the minutes and approved by theCouncil CountyinCookshire.Marsboro is the municipal center of the township of Marston.

Starting from the village to the east and across BigWoods,a road serving thecommunity Marsboro by providing access to the town of Mégantic. Another road leads to the village of Springhill "Nantes" which is the municipal center of the canton of Whitton. District, Delldensely populated by farmers, is located in the township of Hampden and its municipal seat in Scotstown.

Gisla Cemetery in Milan

Gisla Thecemetery consists HeritageSite,is a burial probably built from 1857. This medium sized cemetery consists of an open field with a slight slope and is bounded by a fence. The steles are arranged in rows. The cemetery is located on the edge of a rural road. It is located in a heavily wooded area, in the municipality ofMilan.

The heritage value of Gisla cemetery lies in its historic interest. He is a witness stand sector by Scottish immigrantsGaelic language.

From the 1830s, many families from the Hebrides, north-west ofScotland,are forced to emigrate. Indeed, they are expelled and the land they are also leaving due to chronic hunger exacerbated especially by the disease of potato. The first Gaelic Scots settled in the Eastern Townships in 1838, mainly in the township ofLingwick.Many other immigrants came hébridéens reach over the following decades.

Archipelago Hybrid, Scotland

Donan Castle Island, Scotland

archipelago located off the Atlantic coast ofScotland.It consists of two groups of islands separated by the Strait of Minch east, internal Hebrides (Skye, Rum, Jura, Eigg, Islay, Coll, Tiree, Mull ...) formed by recent volcanic rocks; west, the alignment of external Hebrides (Lewis-Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra ...) consisting of ancient metamorphic rocks, primarily Precambrian gneiss.

The intense Quaternary glaciation left a terrain very uneven and rugged coastline with fjords. The cool climate13 C on average onlyin July, abundant rainfall 2500 mm of rainfall per year on the peaks, the extent of peatlands, the scarcity of good soils outside of a narrow coastal strip severely limit economic opportunities.

Farms, tell crofts, divided into tiny plots sometimes grown spade, produce oats, potatoes, hay and harbor a small farming cattle. The herds of sheep roam the moorland towns of the interior. The herring fishery no longer exists at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewistweeds.;

The only industrial manufacturing resource is deemed wool, called Harris  the wool is spun and dyed factory in Stornoway and hand-woven on farms.

The isolation in the far west of Europe explains the persistence of Gaelic dialects and austere religious practices, but it does not prevent severe depopulation that lasts from the middle of the nineteenth century. The archipelago was 36 000 in 1961, but 26,500 in 2001. The structure of the population is aged, mortality exceeds the birth rate. The main town, Stornoway, with 13 000 in 1980 and only 5,600 in 2001. However, it has ship repair yards working for the oil companies operating offshore.deposits,

Winslow  Whitton, Marston andHampden

the middle ofnineteenth century colonization roads are open, and the government provides land for every man over the age of 18 years. The Scots then settled on this land offered to them in the neighboring cantons or Winslow, Whitton, Hampden andMarston.Until the early twentieth century, this area was settled almost exclusively by Scottish Presbyterian and Gaelic language. The locality Gisla, named after a village on the island of Lewis, shall include a Presbyterianchurch.The Gisla cemetery is probably built in 1857.

The surnames of many stelae, such as MacLeod, MacDonald, MacAulay, MacArthur and Morrison, reminiscent of Scottish origin a strong part of the population of the region. The cemetery is also one of the last witnesses of the existence of the hamlet of Gisla.

The heritage value of Gisla cemetery is also based on his association with Donald Morrison (1858-1894), the famous off-the-law of the late nineteenth century . He is the son of Murdo Morrison (1818-1895) one of Whitton Township pioneers arrived from the Isle of Lewis in 1838. Donald Morrison worked as a cowboy in the West for many years, including financially support his family.

A few years after his return to the region in 1886, his father was unable to pay its debts. He loses his farm which was immediately sold. The barn of the old family farm is set on fire and gunshots were fired at the house in May 1888. Morrison, not hiding his desire for revenge is immediately suspected of vandalism and attempted murder.

He ' there is no police organized in the surrounding municipalities, Lucius Warren (died 1888), a smuggler, is then engaged to stop Morrison. June 22, 1888, the two men meet in the main street of Lac-Mégantic. Warren drew his revolver, but he is shot by Morrison. Accused of murder, Morrison manages to thwart several months numerous police sent Sherbrooke, Montreal and Quebec to apprehend.

It is hidden and nurtured by the Scottish community in the region. Despite the high premium offered as a reward for his capture, nobody denounced to the authorities. The story of the fugitive is told in newspapers across the country. Morrison was finally captured in April 1889 and sentenced in October to serve 18 years in prison in Montreal. Health Morrison declining rapidly, it is pardoned and released 19 June 1894. Immediately rushed to hospital, he died a few hours later. He is buried in the cemetery Gisla, surrounded by several family members.

The heritage value of Gisla cemetery is also based on its representation in relation to this type of burial. The isolated location of the place, its discreet integration with the natural environment and the sobriety of the steles are characteristic of rural cemeteries Protestant communities. The Gisla cemetery and illustrates the religious identity of those buried there-.

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