By Bill Bialkowski
Here are some records of West Carling Association activities.
West Carling was formed in 1921 as the Carling Cottages Association. No newsletters survive from that far back. The Association became active again in 1977 during the formation of the Township of the Archipelago, changing its name to The West Carling Association in 1979. It has had an active board led by a president. At some point a newsletter editor was responsible for producing three newsletters each year. Although not the most important member of the board, the newsletter editor has left the record of the past. For the record the names are as follows:
Year President Newsletter
1977 Wm. H Latimer
1978 Bill Davis
1980 Dick Jolliffe
1982 Terry Keenleyside
1985 Dick Jolliffe
1989 Pat Dundas
1994 Jack Laurie Moira Hoogeveen
1995 David Grant
1998 Bob McKay
2000 Sheila Tierney Ginny Merringer
2002 Bruce Davidson
2010 Jeremy Gawen Bill Bialkowski
2016 Pam Wing Nanci Wakeman
2021 Pam Wing
One of the most frequently recurring themes was sports fishery. Here is an archive extract from 1982
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Here is an excerpt from 1997
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In the Fall of 2014, much of the newsletter was devoted to the upcoming municipal election and each candidate running for Carling Council was asked to answer a list of questions. The attached gives the flavour:
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In the summer of 2015 was the first picnic and Regatta in Fitzgerald Bay:
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West Carling Then and Now
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