150 Anniversary- County of Renfrew
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The Kamaniskeg Chronicle
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Sports
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Hockey and Baseball have long been favourite sports in Killaloe with many championship titles being won by village teams.
Curling came into popularity with the construction of the Killaloe Curling Rink in 1973. The Annual Killaloe Business Bonspiel draws teams from across the area to compete for fun and prizes.
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O’Grady family and Settlement
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Notable Names
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The Railway
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One of the greatest influences in the development of Killaloe was the construction of J.R.Booth’s , Ottawa, Arnprior, Parry Sound Railway, built between 1892 and 1896. Booth sought a quick route to the United States market for his mill products.
In 1893 the railway reached Fort McDonell (Killaloe Station). The Killaloe Railway Station officially opened in 1896 and was an original J.R. Booth style found only on the Booth line. The station at Barry’s Bay is the only one still in existence.
The Ottawa, Arnprior, Parry Sound Railway was absorbed by the Canada Atlantic in 1899 and sold to Grand Trunk Railway of Canada in 1905. Later it became part of Canadian National Railway in 1923.The last passenger service between Ottawa and Barry’s Bay was in 1962. The Killaloe Train Station building was demolished in 1968. Killaloe Station Park was built on the site of the old railway station. The two grey stripes in the red brick walkway symbolize the steel rails that once lay over the path.
Landmarks
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Politics
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Stephen Ryan is known as the Father of Incorporation of Killaloe. The prominent businessman submitted a petition for incorporation as a village January 10, 1908. The population of Killaloe was considered too small at the time to warrant incorporation which wasn’t officially granted until 1911. The first Reeve of Killaloe was John M. Gorman who held the office from 1911 to 1914.
Reeves of Killaloe
John M. Gorman 1911-1914
William McCarthy 1915-1918
J.P. Moran 1919-1921
P.J. Harrington 1922
Paul Vincent 1923
M.J. Roche 1924-1926
Martin Roche 1927
John Dunnigan 1929
Andrew Moran 1929-1939
William McCarthy 1940-1952
Dennis Ryan 1953
P.J. McCarthy 1954-1962
Daniel Felhaber 1963-1970
Jack White 1971-1986
Emerson Lepine 1986-1998
Isabel O’Reilly 1998-2000
Janice Bush became reeve of the amalgamated municipality of Killaloe Hagarty and Richards in the year 2000.
The History of Killaloe Station by Martin Garvey
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Schools
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Killaloe Public School began in 1896 at 7 King Street (Cashubec residence) and in 1929 moved to a new building constructed at 150 John Street (K, H&R Municipal Hall). In 1992 a new (current) building was constructed at Queen St. (Hwy 512) and opened for classes June 10, 1992.
St. Andrew’s Catholic School opened on December 1, 1901 in the parish rectory.
Fire destroyed the first school in 1912. Residents offered rooms in their homes for classes until a new two-story facility was built. Before construction of the Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay, local children attended St.Andrew’s High School, which at one time included St. Andrew’s College (grade 13).
Fire destroyed St. Andrew’s school for a second time in 1936, and once again the whole community rallied together, with the public school sharing its facilities until the new Catholic School was built.