Scotstown
Area - 12,40 km2-.
Inhabitants Scotstownois, ScotstownoiseScotstown.
McKenzie Walter Dam
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Johanne Gonthier
Member of the National Assembly
"The work will allow the dam to keep the water at the level required for the practice of tourism and resort playground activities, while creating jobs in the region," said the member for Mégantic-Compton, Johanne Gonthier. Minister Line Beauchamp recalls that these investments will generate 204 million nearly 1,400 temporary jobs.
"By investing in our public dams not only helping us develop our collective wealth to support the economy and maintain the quality of life of Quebecers, but we bequeath to future generations Foundations for Success "recalled Line Beauchamp.
In the eyes of Solange Bouffard mayor, the government aims just prioritizing the Walter MackenzieDam,located in the heart of the village of Scotstown.
"This dam was poorly preserved and it was not the municipality to maintain it, but the federal government. He is currently cracked in several places. Then the dam has not been cleaned for a long time. It was therefore important that the government cares, "said she let it be known.
According to the Mayor of Mont-Mégantic development projects on the side of Scotstown may have prompted the government to prefer the Walter Mackenzie Dam.
"In fact, the announcement was a surprise to me because Johanne Gonthier had never spoken of this project to elected our municipality said Ms. Bouffard. This spring, the Parc national du Mont-Mégantic also begin its work. Maybe the government was to rebuild the dam in order to ensure the practice of tourist playground activities since there will be more tourists here soon.
"Recallthat the National Park will develop trails connecting the pole of the Salmon River to the Astrolabe. 50 camping sites, a reception center and a place of interpretation also born. The reconstruction of the Walter Mackenzie Dam should be completed within a year.
Origin Scotstown
Scotstown,County Compton
1803 Proclamation of the Township of Bury.
1807 Proclamation of the Township of Lingwick.
1835 Foundation of St. Paul's mission.
1836 British American Land Company-BALC brings in the township one hundred families recruited in the Highlands of Scotland and sets on the west bank of the Salmon River1836.;
in the company built a dam for the operation of a mill
in 1843 There are only 8 families of those who arrived in 1836.
1867 (10 June) Proclamation of the Township of Hampden.
Around 1872 Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company brings a hundred families recruited from the island Lewis in Scotland and settled on land abandoned by settlers
Around 1872 Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company brings a hundred families recruited from the island Lewis in Scotland and settled on land abandoned by settlers
1873Opening of a post office under the name of Scotstown.
1874 (January 1) Constitution of the Corporation of the Township of Hampden .
1875 Commissioning operating a sawmill.
1876 Railway Sherbrooke- Lac-Mégantic through Scotstown.
1888 Appointment of the first resident priest, opening the registers of St. Paul parish and inauguration of the railway station.
Salmon River in Scotstown 
1891 (March 18) Canonical erection of St. Paul Parish; its territory covers Hampden Township and part of the townships of Bury and Lingwick.
1892 (June 24) Constitution of the Municipality of the City of Scotstown by detachment of the township of Hampden.
The 1923 population of the parish is St. Paul 562 souls.
1943 (March 21) of the Credit Union Foundation of Saint-Paul-de-Scotstown.
Scotstown 1990 The population is 688 people.
Scotstown 2000 population is 706 inhabitants
On 10 June 2001, around one in the morning
deadly tragedy; accident; after a night of fun at the edge of a disused quarry, 5 young people ride in the car Pontiac Sunfire driven by Steve Rousseau, 21, of Milan; following a false maneuver, the car plunged into twenty feet of water accumulated in the bottom of the quarry; assessment: 5 dead by drowning, all occupants of the car except the driver; Sébastien Poulin, 17, and Steve Gravel, 18, of Nantes, Carl Benedict, 16, and Francine Morin, 16, of Milan, and Patricia Strauss, 15, of L'Île-Bizard.
2002 (June) Steve Rousseau has performed 10 charges including that of driving while intoxicated and dangerous driving causing death; his blood alcohol level was only slightly higher than the legal rate of 0.08.
2003 (June) Following its investigation into the tragedy of June 10, 2001, the coroner said that adolescents had BAC 0.04 to 0.16, and 3 of them had more smoked marijuana and therefore were not able to get out through the doors of the only two submerged automobile.
Scotstown Woodcraft owner Louis Laprise furniture factory
in 2005 The population of Scotstown is 654people.
March 2005 The Shermag announced the permanent closure of its plant in Scotstown furniture causing the layoff of 83 workers.
British American Land Company-BALC
Factory in 1836
Scotstown
500 m (1650 feet), our town is surrounded by a beautiful mountain landscape dominated by the massive addition to Mont Mégantic which serves as a backdrop, the From its 1112 meters (3650 feet). Crossed by the Salmon River which was long a source of industrialization, Scotstown is located in the township of Hampden, Scotstown halfway between Lake Megantic and Sherbrooke by Highway 214
Grand Trunk (Vancouver - Montreal, Sherbrooke, Scotstown, Lac-Mégantic, Maine & Atlantic), still active, sets the tone for the vitality of the region and connects with the western part of Canada from Vancouver to Halifax.
Settled by Scottish Scotstown named after its founder John Scott, manager of the Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company in 1873. In addition to the Scottish families from the Scottish Highlands, Irish and French Canadians came to settle in Scotstown, mainly attracted by the jobs that will provide the forest industry.
The establishment a mill in 1875 by the Glasgow contribute to the development of the territory, simultaneously with the arrival of the railway. Scotstown, a time also operated granite quarries by the Scotstown Granite Corporation, made the industrial cut. In 1909 the Guelph Patent Cask, Veneer and Plywood Company opened a Michigan-plated against plant along the Salmon River. The plant was known locally under the name of Moulin Rouge.
The company began to carry out its threat to close when workers are unionized in the 1950s As a witness of the past, the huge red factory chimney remember this glorious time. The population was then increased to almost 3,000 inhabitantsbusinesses.
But even today, the prosperity of the municipality based on the presence of local
Wood Beauchesne, manufacturer of sleeves and goulons
Leo Desilets, expert herbalist
At Arabian Seasons major distributor of organic and fair trade foods.
The forest industry is still involved in the regional economy. Finally, due to the proximity of Mont Mégantic Park Scotstown tourism development represents a promising aspects of the future that is emerging, with the possible opening of a north-west front, with trails for various uses not -motorisés, including boating and camping.
The municipal park WalterMackenzie,near the Salmon River, offers visitors a place for picnics, walking and cycling. A beautiful Anglican church, built in the nineteenth. Century tien instead of theater during the summer season: a beautiful example of religious heritage conversion. Today persevere three faiths in four places of worship in Scotstown.
The library takes up residence in the old High School, as well as other administrative services of the municipality. In the 1970s, Frederick painter is devoted to the artistic design of the interior of the building, including the local library now occupies. Your path in Scotstown is not complete without a visit to the municipal building with murals and art weaves that are resistant to the passage of time and fashion!
John Scott founder of Scotstown
Transcript of the list of second-class passengers,
Anchor Line, TSS Furnessia 1910, New York -Glasgow
June 18, 1910
travel east on the steamboat Furnessia of the Anchor Line from New York to Glasgow Scotland via Moville (Londonderry) .
Partial list ofclasspassengers second
241 Mr. Alex. D. Simpson 242 Miss Fannie A. Strauss
243 Mr. John Scott, founder ofScotstown
Mrs.244 Miss Eleanor Scott Martha Scott 245
246 247 Master Walter Scott Mr. Alfred Samuelson
Population 700 inhabitants
Scotstown is named for JohnScott,a Glasgow pioneer who led his family in Hampden Township in the 1870s as manager of the Glasgow and Canadian Land Trust.The city grew around the company's sawmill on the Salmon River and retains much of its charm border.
Scotstown served as a commercial hub for lumber camps and farms in the area after the arrival of international iron paths in 1877 "Grand Tronk orTrunk. "Atone point, Scotstown had several shops, a saddler, blacksmith, shoemaker, lawyer and a doctor. George Sherman local hotel built there in 1884.
A brick chimney reaching towards the sky last memory, overlooking the Salmon River recalls heyday of the city as a wood manufacturing hub: the fireplace is a vestige of the factory opened in 1909 by the barrelGuelph inpatents, Veneer and Plywood Company of Michigan.
St. Andrew's United Church in 1885 at 123 Coleman Street was Scotstown First Presbyterian Church. The old English high school (1924) Today, this building at 101 Victoria Street West is home to the municipal offices.
Members of the local Society Ceilidh Scottish traditions celebrate with a special dinner Robbie Burns in January and a picnic family picnic every July. Bown Cemetery on Route 214, west of the village, all that remains of the lost colony Mills Bown. Reference: Scotstown Ceilidh Company: (819) 657-4609
As its name suggests, Scotstown was settled byimmigrants. Scottish Their descendants are still in the area and have preserved their culture through groups like the Ceilidh Society ofScotstown.
If you want to know more about Scotstown or visit the area, then you should visit the website of the Quebec Heritage Area which has some historical notes on the development of Scotstown and other Haute-Saint-François institutions in English ( Bishopton, Bury Cookshire, EastAngus,Scotstown and Gould).
Several Estrie rivers are the place name "Salmon."The one we are talking about rises southofMont-Mégantic,bypasses on its western flank and then flows north and flows into the St. FrancisRiver,just upstream from the village of Weedon.
C ' is a river that drains the mountains and has no major lakes at its source. Its flow is relatively low in summer, especially above the village of Gould.It can take a few 500 meters westofGould,it passes under Route 108, if it has been inflated by good rains, otherwise, avoid this particular segment rocky ... We must then make between Gould andWeedon,until covered bridge, where it has a speed and a passable bed.
The launch under the covered bridge is relatively easy. We're leaving in the white water and the river flows on the solid rock for the first km. After the first kilometers, we encounter a S2 can become too short to be a R2 R3 high water. The obstacle good port side port, but it would be interesting to confront the starboard side when the water level permits. By cons, it is not recommended in low water as it can certainly damage a boat. So do not take chances and go see the dry ground before anything!
The 3 kms who are following a series of well-defined flow channels in a homogeneous gravel with here and there a cottage on the shore or a farm in the hillside. Just after the municipal beach Gould, one finds a welcoming gravel bar forsnacks.It has the double advantage of being within 100 meters of sanitary facilities in the beach ...
Covered Bridge Scotstown
The launch under the covered bridge is relatively easy. We're leaving in the white water and the river flows on the solid rock for the first km. After the first kilometers, we encounter a S2 can become too short to be a R2 R3 high water. The obstacle good port side port, but it would be interesting to confront the starboard side when the water level permits. By cons, it is not recommended in low water as it can certainly damage a boat. So do not take chances and go see the dry ground before anything!
The 3 kms who are following a series of well-defined flow channels in a homogeneous gravel with here and there a cottage on the shore or a farm in the hillside. Just after the municipal beach Gould, one finds a welcoming gravel bar forsnacks.It has the double advantage of being within 100 meters of sanitary facilities in the beach ...
Covered Bridge Scotstown
Then come other 3 kms channels in the gravel, similar to the previous three. Imperceptibly, the river takes though volume is still in calm waters. The landscapes are very picturesque and the quality of the still very acceptable water. At the height of the "iron bridge" of Fontainebleau, one begins to feel the effect of the discharge Weedondam.The river widens and the current diminishes. The presence of the cottages is growing and we even see the motor boats on the occasion ... If it is a windy day, you may have to fight a tough headwind. It is then along the shores to escape.
This large and busy stretch lasts more than 2 kms until the river turns one last time to the west before emptying into the St. FrancisRiver.Then a last mile paddle on the St. Francis, to arrive at a concrete bridge that supports the road between WeedonGould.Just upstream of the bridge on the starboard side, there is a municipal water ramp with a small parking and sanitary facilities, where you can leave a day early drive for the shuttle back.
Apart Apart from its barrier to start is an easy and pleasant river. With beginners, it is recommended to have an experienced chef-de-file to avoid trouble in S2.
Robert Plasse jr.
Covered Bridge in Scotstown
To end the week in style, I suggest you get to know another covered bridge gone far too soon, either Scotstown bridge ...
The picture above shows the Scotstownbridge thein 1958. It is not known exact date of the construction of the covered bridge, but since this is an elaborate structure Town, one can assume that this bridge was built in the early twentieth century.
1964The Scotstown bridge was located in the town of the same name, a small village located in the Eastern Townships. This structure 160 feet possible to cross the Salmon River. This is the same river that flows under the bridgeMcVetty-McKerry.It was also not far from the bridge Scotstown
1970
This bridge had arched porticos, but one of them had been modified over the years, probably after being damaged by a truck. In this photo you can see a fisherman in the river. This bridge was unfortunately demolished in 1973 to make way for a more modern bridge.
Colonization
Today, thislittle quainttown adjoining the Mount Megantic continues to live in the forest and its derivatives, as well as tourism and related businesses in the fields of herbal and bio-food products. With its four towers evoking its rich religious past, this friendly hometown also retains several typical houses of the Eastern Townships 19th century architecture.
The municipality officially became Scotstown in1892.Today this picturesque village, near the Mont Mégantic continues to thrive outside forests and its derivatives, as well as tourism and businesses related to the production of grass and bio-food. With four towers reflecting its rich religious past, this charming Bailiwick also has superb residences typical of the architecture of the 19th century Eastern Townships.
CPR Scotstown west towards
The "Grand Trunck Railways" built a railway from the foreground into the distance and you can see that it ends with an unusual round building to the left of the railway and route railroad stop what appears to be a repository of an external platform covered and raised a deposit of building attached with the tracks that cross the platform.
To the left of the railway is an old dam made of wooden structures that are made of wood whole tree. It is subtitled Scotstown, Quebec. The postcard is canceled from Scotstown, Quebec, July 23, but I can not read the year
Scotstown involved in the two world wars
This monument is dedicated to the men of Scotstown / Hampden who gave their lives in the service of their country during the First World War and Second World War. The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the monument in honor of their region.
1939-1945
In memory honored men of Scotstown / HampdenCounty Compton, Quebec who fought and died in the second war
Scotstown memorial daysoldiers killed during World War
Bisson Maurice | NSC Aulay Mac | JohnColeman | MathesonNorman |
Jean-Louis Dumoulin | JM Aulay Mac | Thorsten Helgesen | Malcolm MacAulay |
MacdonaldLorne | MurdoG. Mac Iver | Ernest W. Mc Iver | Jack McCormack |
Grant McLennan | Donald McLennan | Mac Rae Alan | WilliamWonnacott |
PopeThomas | Ernest A. Whittingham | J.Scott Grant | HowardMcLennan |
Leslie R. Scott | Gordon Morrisson | Wonnacott Alfred | Ernest W. Whittingham |
Kenneth MacIver | AulayDonald | MacWallace | MacKenzieHarry |
Angus Morrison |
Religions, churches, cults
1835: The Company "British American Land" opens a path between Lingwick andBury,giving birth to a village named "Victoria",about a mile and a half west of our "Scotstown" presentand in 1836 a first wooden church was built, serving also to Protestants andCatholics.From the beginning, French and English coexist with us.
1882: Arrival of first resident pastor: Rev. JohnMacDonald.The Presbyterian minister is also a doctor.
British American Land
1887: Birth of theparish Anglican under the responsibility of HSFullerReverendPastor residing in Cookshire 
1889.Construction of the first Roman Catholic church, whose bell is exposed today on the lawn between the present church and presbytery
1890-1932
1890: Opening of the first Catholic school in the village.
1891: On 18 March, canonical decree of erection of the Catholic parish under the name of "St. Paul".
Scotstown Catholic Church
1892: The City of Scotstown is incorporated on June 24 and named in honor of Sir John Scott, the first manager of the "Glasgow & Canadian Land Co." Having dominated the local forest industry at the time.
1897: Organization and official blessing of the Catholic cemetery in May The land was given to the factory by the"GlasgowLand TrustCo."
School High School
1898: Opening of a first English school with fifty students
1910: Up to 300 forestry jobs and 200 jobs veneer mill in the "Cask Guelph Patent & Co." The plant was closed in
1916: Thanks to the persevering efforts of Mr. Joseph-Alcide Vaudreuil, parish priest, four nuns theof ofCongregationthe Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary stood at Scotstown on 1 September 1916. They take the direction of parish school and teach three mixed groups: the beginners, the 3rd and 4th years and that of the model class. Note that the last lay woman to teach at the village in 1915-1916 was Miss Annette Codère de Sherbrooke.
Congregation of the Sisters of the Names of Jesus and Mary,
the mother house of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary was built in Outremont, on the north slope of Mount Royal, between 1923 and 1925, according to the plans of Viau and Venne architects. The brick building is seven stories in Italian Renaissance style. Its hexagonal plan includes two courtyards separated by a central wing where located, upstairs, a remarkable chapel whose architecture and decor inspired by the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
The landscape value
The parent company was built in the same spirit that prevailed among the various institutions and religious communities that have chosen to locate on the slopes of Mount Royal since the 19th century.
Motherhouse in Outremont Montrealparticular, the construction is part of a broad set institutional buildings and areas that connect the mountain and the Côte-Sainte-Catherine, with several buildings built by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary. This is the boarding Holy Name of Mary, on the Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the music school Vincent d'Indy (now Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal) Jesus and Mary College (now Pavilion Marie-Victorin of the University of Montreal). To these are added the institutional buildings church, rectory and St. Germain school.
The historical value
Convent nuns in Scotstownmother house of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary is a indicator of institutional development in Outremont in the early 20th century. For its size, it also recalls the responsibility that had religious communities before the 1960s, to provide educational services in Quebec. The community of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary pursues this mission in the private sector. Moreover, the parent company served as primary school from 1925 to 2006 under the name Mount Jesus and Mary. The hotel occupies part of the site of the monastery St. Albert the Great, in the neighboring district of Côte-des-Neiges.
The threat
Sisters Anita Louise and George ÉtienneThe return of the community to the places of its foundation on the South Shore, had raised concerns about the future of this heritage building. Acquired by the University of Montreal in 2005, however, seemed carrier of the best hopes for proper use in the context of an overall planning northern flank of the mountain. However, the university has decided to sell the building after finding the inaccuracy of its assessment of the costs of adaptation to academic needs. This again raises the question of the preservation of the building and its site, as well as that of their membership, with the faculty of music next to a set of architectural and landscape interest in the protected site of MountRoyal.
The actions of the LegacyMontreal
HeritageMontreal focused attention to the issue since the expression of the intentions of the community of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and of Mary move. We met with religious and those responsible for the tender in 2002 and been in contact with the University of Montreal after its acquisition of the building in 2005, and with the authorities and from interested parties. We expressed great concern about the conservation of the chapel and significant elements of interior and exterior architecture of the building, like the need for awareness of the importance of his presence in the Mount Royal landscape, that membership of an architectural ensemble of public interest on the northern flank of the mountain, with the Faculty of Music which offers a panoramic interest courses.
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