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dance floor. A string and bass orchestra, the Valentines, played dinner and dance music to the merriment of its passengers. Sadly, the Peerless was damaged by fire in 1885 and was scuttled near Montebello. The boat rose again in 1886 when it was re- built and re-launched as the S.S. Empress. It was eventually dismantled in 1935. “New technologies ad modes of transpor- tation had sadly rendered the noble steam- boats obsolete,” say the Lachaines.
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HAWKESBURY | There was a time when steam was the predominant source of energy, powering the levers of industry and the cogs of commerce. There was also a time when people danced on water and orchestras serenad- ed travellers. For a century, steamboats plied the wa- ters of the Ottawa River, carrying goods and people between Ottawa and Mon- tréal. That era is remembered in an exhi- bition currently being held at Le Centre culturel Le Chenail in Hawkesbury. The displays recalling the boats that travelled the river from 1823 to the 1920s are the result of about 400 hours of re- search by historians Nancy Gray Lachaine and Irving Benoit Lachaine. As they point out, the Ottawa was once a vital highway, the only way to access the Upper Ottawa Valley and to travel to Ot- tawa, Montréal and beyond. Yet the crafts were much more than modes of transportation. The Peerless, as its name suggests, was one of the largest crafts to cruise the wa- ter course. “The steamer was a veritable floating palace,” say the Lachaines. Launched in 1872, it was built in England and shipped in sections for assembly in Ottawa. With an iron hull, the Peerless could accommo- date 800 passengers. The ship had an am- ple dining room serving à la carte meals and featured mahogany embellished cabins, a complete bar service and a large
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Nancy Lachaine and her husband, Irving Lachaine, immersed themselves in the riv- erboat era.
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FORMULE 6 VENTE DE BIENS-FONDS PAR APPEL D’OFFRES Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités
FORM 6 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Municipal Act, 2001 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET
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CORPORATION DU CANTON D’ALFRED ET PLANTAGENET
Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on July 23, 2013 at the 205 Old Highway 17,P.O. Box 350, Plantagenet, Ontario K0B 1L0.
Avis est donné qu’un appel d’offres est lancé relativement à l’achat des biens-fonds décrits ci-dessous et que les offres seront reçues jusqu’à 15 h, heure locale, le 23 juillet 2013 au 205 vieille route 17, C.P. 350, Plantagenet, Ontario, K0B 1L0.
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The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 3:00 p.m. at theTown Hall at 205 Old Highway 17, Plantagenet, Ontario.
L’ouverture des offres aura lieu en public le même jour à 15h à l’hôtel de ville, 205 vieille route 17, Plantagenet, Ontario.
L’INSTINCT DE LA MORT
Description du bien-fonds : Partie du Blk D, Plan 24, désigné comme étant partie 1 du Plan 46R-3118, Village de Plantagenet; canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet, comté de Prescott
Description of Land: being part of Blk D, Plan 24, designated as Part 1 on Plan 46R-3118, Plantagenet, Twp of Alfred and Plantagenet, County of Prescott,
TOUTE LA SEMAINE À 6H30 DIMANCHE MATINÉE À 1H30
Minimum Tender Amount: $ 8, 356.34
Montant minimal de l’offre : 8 356,34 $
Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.
Les offres doivent être rédigées selon la formule prescrite et être accompagnées d’un dépôt d’au moins 20 pour cent de leur montant, sous forme de mandat, de traite bancaire ou de chèque visé par une banque ou une société de fiducie, fait à l’ordre de la municipalité. Exception faite de ce qui suit, la municipalité ne fait aucune déclaration à l’égard des biens- fonds faisant l’objet de la vente, notamment en ce qui concerne le titre. Il incombe aux acheteurs éventuels de faire les vérifications nécessaires. La Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités et les Règles concernant les ventes pour non-paiement des impôts municipaux adoptées en application de cette loi régissent la vente. L’adjudicataire est tenu de payer le montant de son offre, les impôts accumulés et les droits de cession immobilière applicables.
FRI.& SAT. AT 6:30 and 8:45 SUN. & WEEKDAY AT 7:00 SUNDAY NATINÉE AT 1:30
The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.
La municipalité n’est pas tenue d’offrir la libre possession à l’adjudicataire.
For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact:
Pour obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires sur la vente et une copie de la formule d’offre prescrite, s’adresser à :
ALL WEEK AT 8:15
Diane Thauvette, Trésorière
Canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet
Township of Alfred and Plantagenet
Diane Thauvette, Treasurer
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