Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-01-04 | 1895-01-04 | George H Phillips | The Arnprior Chronicle described George H. Phillips as travelling passenger and freight agent of the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway and "a hustler after business for that road". He had had charge of the railway's excursion business the previous summer and made a grand success of it, and in January 1895 was promoting the Ottawa carnival to draw excursionists over the line. https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/p/george-h-phillips |
| 1958-11-20 | 1958-10-23≤ | Middle Subdivision | From 23 October 1958 (the issue date), the paper announced: The C.N.R. passenger trains Nos. 89 and 90 between Ottawa and Barry's Bay were to stop with the change of time on October 26, "the last trip" on Saturday, October 25; mail would go by truck, and the Board of Transport Commissioners would hear the C.N.R.'s application to discontinue the service at Pembroke on November 18. On 19 November the hearing was "adjourned indefinitely" after counsel for the municipalities complained of lack of detailed information, and on 20 November the Journal reported "Ottawa Barrys Bay line continues for a year" and the Arnprior Chronicle "CNR line remains". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1958', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1958.pdf (file revised undefined). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Renfrew'. The headline only is transcribed. |
| 1960-01-21 | 1960-01-21≥ | Kinburn Depot | By 21 January 1960 (the issue date), the paper reported: The successful tenderer for "the demolition and removal of the CNR station building at Kinburn" was Samuel John McLean, announced by superintendent E. P. Burns. The frame station "was built in 1893", 79 feet by 20 feet three inches with 20-foot walls, a pitch roof of asphalt shingles, a brick chimney and an attached summer kitchen 10 by 36 feet. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1960', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1960.pdf (file revised undefined). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Renfrew'. |