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St. Croix Courier
Jan 12/1967
Shiretown Items: Henry R. T. Gill dies in Ottawa. Spent many summers in St. Andrews. Mother owned R. S. Gardiner cottage, now owned by Mrs. Van Fleet.
St. Croix Courier
Feb 2/1967
Island Estate Sale Halted by Agreement.
The threatened public sale of Minister's Island and the estate of the late Sir William Van Horne was called off late last week ending fears that the property would be broken up.
The sale was cancelled late Friday afternoon after lengthy negotiations between a Saint John law firm, representing the New Brunswick government, and Gordon Nicholson, QC, St. Stephen, acting for the owners, a syndicate of businessmen from Columbus, Ohio.
The public auction, which was to be held in St. Andrews on Tuesday of this week, would have put on the block many of the personal possessions of the man who built the CPR.
The provincial government ordered the sale after the US syndicate, Van Horne Island Club Ltd., defaulted on payments on a mortgage obtained with government backing. It has been learned also that St. Andrews employees of the company had not been paid for their services. In announcing the cancellation, Ronald Lister, acting for the government, told the Courier that the US company met "all requirements and conditions." He would not elaborate on the statement.
In could not be learned whether the company is to proceed with its plans to turn the island into a rich man's playground. The estate contains a large manor house, tennis courts, swimming pool and the company has embarked on the building of a landing strip and a golf course.
St. Croix Courier
Feb 2/1967
Shiretown Items: The silence of the [town] bell and the fact that many verses of poetry were written about the old bell and its keepers was mentioned in the column some time ago. Mrs. Chipman H. Tompkins has found at least four poems mentioning it.
St. Croix Courier
March 2/1967
Shiretown Items: plan in offing for three years to buy enough land from O'Neill estate at Pagan Point to put dump at end of Prince of Wales behind screen of trees. Only recently have owners consented to plan. Lovely drive around Point otherwise marred. See also March 9/1967.
St. Croix Courier
March 9/1967
St. Andrews Considers Water System Purchase
Since the early 1920s the CPR from a water system established primarily to supply the Algonquin Hotel, has supplied the town of St. Andrews as well. Under terms of an agreement with the Company the town must pay for any major repairs to the system. The CPR has recently signified its willingness to sell the whole system to the town for a stated sum and the guarantee of its water supply for 20 years.
Council was asked to consider where the town would get its water if not from this source; what would happen if the CPR sold its Algonquin Hotel together with the water system, its rights and privileges; what if the water system was sold to a public utility company to operate for profit—what would the price of water be then, and how could the town build a new system and operate it?
Stats were put on the board showing present costs, rental of hydrants, etc. Nominal difference in cost between town and CPR ownership.
St. Croix Courier
March 23/1967
Shiretown Yacht Club Plans Active Season. Revitalized yacht club planning events. Seems to have fallen in abeyance for some years.
The Right Honourable Daniel Roland Michener
Governor General: 1967 - 1974 Appointed: March 29, 1967 Sworn In: April 17, 1967, Senate Chamber, Ottawa Born: April 19, 1900, Lacombe, Alberta Died: August 6, 1991
St. Croix Courier
April 13/1967
Group in St. George Hears Tourist Official
St. Croix Courier
April 27/1967
Town Bell Ringing Again, though tourists may not appreciate the 8 am session.
St. Croix Courier
may 11/1967
Shiretown Items: A golf course opened. New Algonquin manager H. E. Hannum. Pre-season rate of $2.50 per round. Van Tassel pro/manager third year.
St. Croix Courier
May 18/1967
Kiwanis Plants 200 Trees in St. Andrews.
St. Croix Courier
May 25/1967
Charlotte County on Brink of Tourism Boom. Region Expects record revenue. New Brunswick Tourist Bureau estimate advance inquiries up 50 percent over last year. To date 100,000 requests from every state and province, and from as far away as Saudi Arabia. 420,000 cars passed over St. Stephen bridge last summer. 12 percent hike expected, at least. Normally yearly increase 9 to 10 percent, but perhaps more because of Expo. Intensive tourism advertising campaigns and new upsurge of interest in Atlantic Provinces. Recent decision to do away with issuing travel permits to Americans. Ian MacKay, owner of Shiretown, discounts 50 percent projections: "If that happens, we would have chaos on our hands. Our facilities just couldn't handle that kind of an increase." Said Charlotte County's potential as major tourist attraction "is a bloody gold mine if we would only wake up to it." Ralph Conley of St. Stephen Lobster Haven said business growing by 25 percent a year.
St. Croix Courier
June 15/1967
Shiretown Items: Algonquin opened June 14. Conventions Telephone Association Canada. Algonquin Golf Tournament. New Brunswick Barristers. Fall: Women's Senior Golf. Air Canada Regional Meeting. New Brunswick Medical. New Brunswick Hospital Association.
New—St. Andrews Chamber of Commerce. Ian MacKay first president.
St. Croix Courier
June 29/1967
Shiretown Items: Bud Smith, local druggist, wins Shaughnessy trophy 8th annual Algonquin Golf Tournament (since 1959 then).
St. Croix Courier
July 6/1967
Marina theatre ad.
St. Croix Courier
July 13/1967
Queen Mother Visiting Charlotte County Today. St. Andrews/Campobello. 12-day sweep through Maritime Provinces. Photo at Centennial Park July 20.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 17/1967
Expo said cause of Tourism Drop. Down 15 percent across St. Stephen/Calais crossing.
(Lord what fools these mortals be)
St. Croix Courier
Aug 24/1967
Fire Station at St. Andrews opened by Lady Beaverbrook. Donates second fire engine.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 26/1967
St. Andrews to have Direct Distance Dialing Oct. 29. New Brunswick Liberals Returned to Office. Defeats Charlie Van Horne. For Charlotte: PCs—Bill Cockburn, Leland McGaw, John Rigby, DaCosta Young.
Free Medical Education Plan Urged for New Brunswickers to Relieve Shortage of Doctors.
St. Croix Courier
Nov 30/1967
Tourist Entries Plunge 20 percent for 1967. Blame placed on Expo. Total cars entering St. Stephen 270,189. Last year 297,803. (Jan 1 to Oct. 30) St. Stephen has lost place as 5th or 6th largest point of entry in Canada. Record business in Sarnia—closer to Expo.
St. Croix Courier
Dec 7/1967
Remedial Action Demanded Now for Declining Tourist Industry. Maritimes down by 40 million visitors, claims Saint John businessman. 35 percent in US tourists.