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Friday, August 28, 2015

Japanese Fountain

Among the many curious art pieces in le Parc de l'imaginaire, in Aylmer, Québec, there stands a Japanese fountain. The park lies between Rue Principale and Rue Front and south of Rue Cathcart in Aylmer.











L'URNE DE CETTE FONTAINE
A ÉTÉ COMMANDÉE D'OSAKA EN 1907
PAR LORD STRATHCONA HAUT-COMMISSAIRE
DU CANADA EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE
POUR SOULIGNER L'OUVERTURE
DE NOS RELATIONS COMMERCIALES
AVEC LE JAPON

ELLA A FAIT PARTIE D'UNE SCULPTURE
QUI DEMEURA LONGTEMPS DANS LE PARC
DE LA POINTE NÉPEAN À OTTAWA
JUSQU'À CE QU'ON DOIVE L'ENLEVER
À CAUSE DE SA DÉTERIORATION

CETTE FONTAINE REPRÉSENTE, ENCORE
AUJOURD'HUI, LES LIENS CODIAUX QUI
UNISSENT NOS DEUX NATIONS ET SE VEUT
UN HOMMAGE AUX CANADIENS D'ORIGINE
JAPONAISE POUR LEUR IMPORTANTE
CONTRIBUTION À LA VIE DE NOTRE PAYS.


THE URN IN THIS FOUNTAIN
WAS COMMISSIONED IN OSAKA
IN 1907 BY LORD STRATHCONA -
THEN CANADA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER
TO GREAT BRITAIN -
TO HONOUR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF TRADE RELATIONS
BETWEEN CANADA AND JAPAN.

IT WAS PART OF A LARGER SCULPTURE
THAT STOOD FOR MANY YEARS
IN NEPEAN POINT PARK IN OTTAWA,
UNTIL DETERIORATION FORCED ITS REMOVAL.

IT STANDS HERE NOW IN RECOGNITION
OF THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CANADA
AND JAPAN AND ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE GREAT CONTRIBUTION THAT
JAPANESE CANADIANS HAVE MADE
TO THIS COUNTRY.






Thursday, August 27, 2015

Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque

Like many commemorations the Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque consists of a plaque on a rock. One has to get right on top of this one to read it as the plaque faces straight up. It resides on the grounds of the Musée De L'Auberge Symmes on Rue Principale near Rue Front in Aylmer, Québec.


INVENTION DE LA FOURRAGÈRE
UN ÉVÉNEMENT MARQUANT
DE L'HISTOIRE DU GENIE AGRICOLE

En 1891, M. WILLIAM J. CONROY d'Aylmer, Québec, a reçu un brevet
pour la primière récolteuse-hacheuse à fourrage. D'autres prototypes
conçus aux États-Unis d'Amerique ont par la suite débouché sur la
production commerciale de la fourragère moderne. Ces événements ont été
reconnus en 1988 par la Société américaine de génie agricole (ASAE) qui a
installé sa plaque historique #22 au campus Madison de l'Université
du Wisconsin. L'invention de William Conroy a contribué de façon importante
à réduire la coût et le travail associés à la récolte, l'entreposage et
l'utilisation du fourrage. Avec l'appui de la Société canadienne de génie
rural (SCGR), cette plaque lui est dédiée.

Août 2004

INVENTION OF THE PICK-UP FORAGE HARVESTER
A HISTORIC LANDMARK
OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

In 1891, M. WILLIAM J. CONTROY of Aylmer, Quebec, received a patent on
the first mechanical field bay chopper. Successive models designed by
others in the United States of America ultimately resulted in the commercial
production of the modern forrage harvester. This important development
was recognized in 1988 by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
with Plaque #22 at the Agricultural Engineering Building , University of
Wisconsin-Madison. William Conroy's invention contributed to the
significant reduction in the cost and labour involved in forage harvest,
storage and feeding. With support from the Canadian Society of
Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), this plaque is dedicated to him.

August 2004



Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The Family Group

The Prudential Insurance Company presented the sculpture, 'The Family Group,' to the city of Aylmer as part of the city's 150th Anniversary. It stands on the south east corner of Rue Principale and Rue Broad in Aylmer, Québec.




AYLMER

Sculpture de la Famille
offerte à la Ville d'Aylmer par
la Compagnie d'Assurance Prudentielle
dans le cadre des célébrations
du 150e anniversaire de la Ville et
dévoilée par
son Honneur le Maire Marc Croteau
le 8 juin 1997
Oeuvre "The Family Group"
Artiste Art Price, 1961

(Sculpture The Family Group
presented to the City of Aylmer by
the Prudential Insurance Company
as part of the celebrations
of the 150th Anniversary of the City and
unveiled by
His Worship Mayor Marc Croteau
June 8, 1997
Work "The Family Group"
Artist: Art Price, 1961)



Tuesday, August 25, 2015

banc@rêver

'banc@rêver' may not translate well into English but 'bench of dreams' may come close. One may sit on this bench and dream on the south side of Rue Principale near Rue Park in Aylmer, Québec.



Marie Hélène Giguère

banc@rêver

2000

Ce banc est dédié à la jeunesse de tous âges
pour s'asseoir et rêver à changer le monde.

(This bench is dedicated to youth of all ages
to sit and dream to change the world.)




Monday, August 24, 2015

Aylmer First Assembly Plaque

In 1847 Aylmer had its first municipal council meeting at 71 Rue Principale in Aylmer, Québec. A plaque near the front door of the building commemorates that meeting.



AYLMER

IN THIS
BUILDING WAS
HELD THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

LA PREMIÈRE
ASSEMBLÉE
MUNICIAPALE
FUT TENUE DANS
CETTE BATISSE

1847

The plaque can be seen here to the right of the doorway.


Chelsea Cenotaph

Chelsea, Québec has a very nice cenotaph, located in the community's Pioneer Cemetary at 587 Route 105 in Chelsea.


SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE DE LA VALLÉE DE LA GATINEAU
GATINEAU VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY


CIMETIÈRE PIONNIER DE CHELSEA
CHELSEA PIONEER CEMETERY


• Lot familial de la famille Church
• Soldat Richard R. Thompson, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Écharpe d'honneur de la Reine
• Cénotaphe de Chelsea

• The Church Family Burial Ground
• Private Richard R. Thompson, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Queen's Scarf of Honour
• Chelsea Cenotaph





THE ENTRANCE TO THIS CEMETERY
IS THE GIFT OF
SAMUEL F. THOMPSON
AND MISS DORCAS THOMPSON
NEPHEW AND NIECE OF
PRIVATE R. R. THOMPSON
QUEEN'S SCARF
1967

L'ENTRÉE DE CE CIMETIÈRE
EST UN DON DE
MONSIEUR SAMUEL F. THOMPSON
ET DE MADEMOISELLE DORCAS THOMPSON
NEVEU ET NIÈCE DU
SOLDAT R. R. THOMPSON
ÉCHARPE D'HONNEUR DE LA REINE
1967







PRIVATE
RICHARD ROWLAND
THOMPSON

THE ONLY CANADIAN SOLDIER
TO BE AWARDED
THE QUEEN'S SCARF
OF HONOUR

FOR BRAVERY
AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
IN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
1899 - 1902

IS BURIED
IN THIS CEMETERY

1914 - 1918
Private Richard Gardner
2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
(Eastern Ontario Regiment)
24 April 1915, aged 35
Whose name appears on the
Menin Gate Memorial
Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

1914 - 1918
Private William Patrick Reynolds
21st Battalion, Canadian Infantry
(Eastern Ontario Regiment)
16 October 1918, aged 21
Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Pas-de-Calais, France

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF

Those residents of Chelsea (West-Hull)
who lost their lives in the
First and Second World Wars

1914 - 1918

Private Stephen Thomas Dunn
27th Battalion, Canadian Infrantry
(Manitoba Regiment)
8 May 1917, aged 28
Étaples Military Cemetery
Pas-de-Calais, France

Private Allan Sidney Farmer
42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
(Quebec Regiment)
3 November 1917, aged 21
whose name appears on the
Menin Gate Memorial
Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

1939 - 1945

Pilot Officer John D. Bates
Royal Canadian Air Force
20 February 1944, aged 19
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery
Brandenburg, Germany

Leading Aircraftsman
Richard N. Hammond
Royal Canadian Air Force
22 September 1943, aged 20
Beechwood Cemetery
Ottawa, Ontario

1939 - 1945

Pilot Officer George F. Kingsbury
Royal Canadian Air Force
26 June 1944, aged 21
Imphal War Cemetery, India

Flying Officer Robert E. Lee
Royal Canadian Air Force
11 July 1944, aged 24
Runnymede Memorial
Surrey, United Kingdom

Flight Sergeant Erle M. Milks
Royal Canadian Air Force
23 September 1944, aged 20
Heteren General Cemetery
Netherlands

1939 - 1945

Flight Lieutenant
William Joseph Bernard Murphy
Royal Canadian Air Force
16 July 1944, aged 27
Lignières-de-Touraine Communal Cemetery
Indre-et-Loire, France

1939 - 1945

Gunner James A. Reid
23rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
7 September 1944, aged 21
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
Maldegem, East Flanders, Belgium

We will remember them

Erected by
The Historical Society of the Gatineau and
The Municipality of Chelsea (West-Hull)

À LA MÉMOIRE

des citoyens de Chelsea (Hull-Ouest)
qui ont perdu la vie lors des
Première et Deuxième Guerres mondiales

1914 - 1918

Soldat Stephen Thomas Dunn
27' Bataillon, Infaterie canadienne
(Régiment du Manitoba)
8 mai 1917, 28 ans
Cimetière militaire d'Étaples
Pas-de-Calais, France

Soldat Allan Sidney Farmer
42' Bataillon, Infanterie canadienne
(Régiment du Québec)
3 novembre 1917, 21 ans
nom apparaissant sur le
Mémorial de la Porte de Menin
Ypres, Flandre-Occidentale, Belguique

1939 - 1945

Sous-lieutenant d'aviation John D. Bates
Aviation royale du Canada
20 février 1944, 19 ans
Cimetière militaire de Berlin 1939-1945
Brandenburg, Allemagne

Aviateur chef
Richard N. Hammond
Aviation royale du Canada
22 septembre 1943, 20 ans
Cimetière Beechwood
Ottawa, Ontario

Sous-lieutenant d'aviation George F. Kingsbury
Aviation royale du Canada
26 juin 1944, 21 ans
Cimetière militaire Imphal, Inde


1939 - 1945

Lieutenant d'aviation Robert E. Lee
Aviation royale du Canada
11 juillet 1944, 24 ans
Cimetière Runnymede
Surrey, Royaume-Uni

Sergent de section Erle M. Milks
Aviation royale du Canada
23 septembre 1944, 20 ans
Cimetière général Heteren
Pays-Bas

1939 - 1945

Capitaine d'aviation
William Joseph Bernard Murphy
Aviation royale du Canada
16 juillet 1944, 27 ans
Cimetière communal de Lignières-de-Touraine
Indre-et-Loire, France

Artilleur James A. Reid
23' Régiment, Artillerie canadienne de campagne
7 septembre 1944, 21 ans
Cimetière militaire canadien d'Adegem
Maldegem, Flandre-Orientale, Belguique

Nous nous souviendrons d'eux

Monument égrigé par
La Société historique de la Gatineau
et la municipalité de Chelsea (Hull-Oues)

LE SOLDAT
RICHARD ROWLAND
THOMPSON

SEUL SOLDAT CANADIEN
À QUI FUT DÉCERNÉE
L'ÉCHARPE DE LA
REINE VICTORIA

POUR BRAVOURE
ET POUR SERVICE DISTINGUÉ
DURANT LA
GUERRE SUD-AFRICAINE
1899 - 1902

EST INHUMÉ
DANS CE CIMETIÈRE

1914 - 1918
Soldat Richard Gardner
2' Bataillon Infanterie canadienne
(Régiment d l'Ontario de l'Est)
24 avril 1915. 35 ans
nom apparaissant sur le
Mémorial de la Porte de Menin
Ypres, Flandre-Occidentale, Belgique

1914 - 1918
Soldat William Patrick Reynolds
21' Bataillon, Corps d'infanterie canadienne
(Régiment d l'Ontario de l'Est)
16 octobre 1918, 21 ans
Cimetiè de la route de Bucquoy, Ficheux
Pas-de-Calais, France