I found this site by doing a Google search for "Quai Leblanc".
I noticed Bruce Milmine is a contributor. We both live in Ottawa. Bruce is married to Marion Snelgrove and we connected for the first time in 47 years. We were next-door neighbours as kids.
I met with a teacher from St. Willibrord, Ms Alice Bundza, about 18 years ago for a reunion. She was living in the state of New York. That information was given to me by another former teacher, Mrs. Berub챕, who I read a few minutes ago, had passed away this summer.
I am on-line friends with Heather Cohen. She used to live on Willibrord near LaSalle Blvd.
I used to go roller-skating on the boardwalk.
On hot summer days, we cooled ourselves by going to the park near the Auditorium and running under the tube sprinkler and drinking small bottles of free cold milk.
I remember the ice storm in the early 60s. I remember a terrible fire on Willibrord that we could see from our back porch.
I remember the fireworks and the parades.
Was there a Detective Kelly at the police station ?
I remember 2 young brothers, who drowned, winters apart. They had been toboganning on the embankement and slid right into the river. They lived on LaSalle Blvd, near the power house.
What a way to connect all the dots. This is a great site for information.
I love seeing the pics and hearing about the old haunts.
I remember Yvette's store across from the police station.
I remember the dump behind the hospital. One year there were tonnes of pineapples that had been dumped there. Yuk. What a place to put a dump!!!
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
Hi Louise Lafontaine,.........I'm glad you found this site, check it out and explore all the info available here,........and above all have Fun & Remember Verdun
ReplyDeleteLouise , you mention Marion Snelgrove,...would she be relate to a Debbie Snelgrove,......I know a Helen Moran , who was a good friend of Debbie Snelgrove many decades ago,....We also had a member on this site named 'Pipefitter' or something like that ,who seemed to know Debbie, but felt it was a 'fishing expedition into her whereabouts' & didn't respond with any affirmative stuff....... But perhaps all these years later ,would make him less aprehensive about a positive response....... Cause in the early days , We were all skepticall of any computer type of info....................Yikes !! HF&RV
ReplyDeleteHi Louise, I have the feeling that we use to hang around together in our earlier years. Your name is so familiar. Harriett(Grayburn) Hewitt
ReplyDeleteWas reading louise lafontaine email, in it was about Debbie Snelgrove , Im her sister, I to remember Helen Moran Louise was talking about meeting me after 47 years well we finally met Marion Snelgrove
ReplyDeleteYes Im related to Debbie Snelgrove, also remember Helen Moran. Debbie is still living in Lasalle. Marion
ReplyDeleteWell Hello Marion,
ReplyDeleteFancy meeting you here !
I just discovered the site while searching something
else.
Small world, eh ?
Looking forward to seeing you again on
Saturday.
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I lived on LaSalle between Wellington and 1st
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Louise, I do not know if your question was for me (Harriett) or someone else. But I lived on 2nd avenue above the little barber shop near Wellington and also on 4th avenue near Wellington. Harriett
ReplyDeleteKnucklehead Brenda lived across from Billy..down a bit. Do you know what ever happened to her? Lad
ReplyDeleteHi Louise....I was surprised to see you mentioned meeting Alice Bundza, my old school teacher also...I thought the world of her,so down to earth. I met her again in a restaurant years later when I was around 20 years old.....I never have forgotten her. If you ever get to hear from her again,please tell her sandra carlin sends her regards (that's if she remembers her students). Thanks sandra
ReplyDeleteHi cookie ( Sandra)....Alice Bundza, reads the Point St Charles site failry often ( at least I do recall seeing her name there over the years, perhaps if you post a message on george McCraes Point Site, you may very well conect with her,.I remember her as still living in Plattsburg( I think)....... Good Luck..........( the point site link is listed here on the left side under Links ) HF&RV
ReplyDeleteHi Harriet I lived just across the lane from the barber shop on 2nd ave - at 219. Moved from there in the early 60s to Argyle Ave. When were you there? Robin
ReplyDeleteHi Robin, I was at 201 - 2nd very top floor left hand side on top of the snack store wher I use to buy my cigarettes 2 for 5 cents. Hung around with Alain Quimet and Jacques Brunet and others but I really cannot remember their names. I live there in 59 to 61 and then moved to Richard with my parents. Never really went back to that area after the move. Take care Harriett
ReplyDeleteLES.......thanks so much for this info on Ms.Bundza..I will try that link.... cookie
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine, who is not a member here, sent me this picture of her Fourth Grade class at St. Wllibrord's - Alice Bundza is the teacher. I was in another Fourth Grade right across the hall - Miss Robi nson/Mrs. Gamberg - so I did not know Miss Bundza at all but here is the picture anyway.
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ReplyDeleteI see all the names are on the blackboard - although not in any particular order. Two names on there have been mentioned on this site quite often - Margaret Trottier and Greer Nolan - maybe Diane McGivern also.
ReplyDeleteIs Diane McGivern any relation to Leslie McGivern? He was a friend in the 50s who married my neighbour Isabel McIntyre.
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ReplyDeleteBill: Leslie McGivern passed away about 3 to 5 years ago. Pat
ReplyDeleteBack in the day we all thought we'd live forever. Very sad. R.I.P. good buddy. I know Leslie and Isabel had children. One boy was named after his grandfather Andy McIntyre.
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Hi biking ,.given the time frame of the passing of your friend , I think there's a good chance we may find his obit,.& be able to post here in cyber-space for anyone who wants to visit the "In Memoriam" link here on the site,.......I am assumimg we will carry this link over to a new site ,possibly I did a cursory search to see if I could find it for you,but I was unsuccessful ,the City where he last resided would help.... hf&rv
ReplyDeleteHey Sandy: Thanks for posting that Grade 4 picture. Imagine a teacher had forty kids in her class in those days. I think I can pick out Pat Nault, who lived on Rielle, Nancy Boyd,who lived on 1st Avenue and Greer Nolan , who lived on 3rd Avenue. George
ReplyDeleteHi. Les Bill Les McG. was living in Chateauguay when he died his son that I knew is named Randy. A lot of the family and extended family has moved to Calgary over the last number of years. I can't be sure but I think his death was quite a number of years ago. Ron.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ron I'll use that info to try & find the obit for Bill & to post in the In Memoriam............................ HF&RV
ReplyDeleteI have placed a Phone Call to Chateauguay to find out from some friends but no answer as yet. Also his name is listed in the 2004 Phone book that includes Chat. but that may be his wife that was living there.
ReplyDeleteIf you have any success ,maybe you can find us a copy of the obit,?? If Not I'll keep looking,.but so far no luck on the 1stt two seacrhes HF&RV
ReplyDeleteHi What part of Chateauguay was he in? I was down by the river. Lad
ReplyDeleteHi. Lad. The address I have is on Olievier E Chat. Ron.
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ReplyDeleteYes George - that's the guy :) His mother, Rita, and my mother are/were first cousins. They lived on Wellington near 1rst or 2nd. I think Terri still lives in Verdun - where is Danny now? Where is his sister Diane? Do you know?
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy: I believe he lives in Ville LaSalle, but am not 100% sure. I lost contact with him and Terri after I was transferred by CN from Montreal to Toronto. I use to run into him every once in awhile when I had to visit CN Headquarters. I haven't seen or heard anything about Terri in decades. George
ReplyDeleteHi Ron I was on Smith near Salaberry..Thought maybe I could help. They did make that street longer just before I left. Lad
ReplyDeleteHi Louise, It's a small world, indeed. My mother was Mrs. Bérubé, and she passed away on July 6th, however my sister chose to have her funeral mass at a later time. That was held at St. Willibrord's Church on Oct. 23rd. I found Alica (Bundza) Mossey, and she came up from Rousse's Point, NY for the mass. I had never met her before, however she taught my sister, Claire, I believe two years in a row. Perhaps you knew my sister. I did my 4 years of high school at St. Gabriel's Academy in Point St. Charles, so I didn't know too many people from VCHS. Madeleine
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Hi Madeleine,
I met your mom in the late 80s or early
90s when we were organizing a get together with Alice Bundza
Mossey. Alice lived in Champlain N.Y. then. I took a
group photo of the reunion members on the steps of St. Willibrord's
church.
I met with your mom several times. She had a hard
time going up and down the stairs. I have some nice pics of her
too. Some really sweet close-up shots. She still had her cute
freckles. She was in her 80s then, I believe. I will try to post
them for you when I find them.
Your mom had given me your address to write you, and I
did, but I didn't hear back from you. I am 60 years old. I don't
remember the name of your sister that I hung out with for a short while.
But she would be about my age. I remember you lived on a street corner,
above a store. I thought that was so cool!
I will look for the pics and try to post them as soon
as I can. They will need to be scanned.
Madeleine, it was your mom who had found my ad in the
Montreal Gazette and had given me Alice's address. It was an old address
and she had since moved, but the person living there knew her and passed my
letter on to her. Her daughter was driving her to a golf game when she
read my letter. She said she cried. She was an awesome teacher
!!!
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Hi again Louise, Are you sure that my mother gave you MY address? I am 64 years old, so I would have been at St. Gabriel's by the time you started at VCHS. My sister is almost 59....her name is Claire. I never received any mail from you, as I certainly would have answered, out of curiosity, if not courtesy. I love to keep in touch with old friends. I'd enjoy seeing the pictures of my mom when you get them scanned. You can post them here, or send them to me via email. Alice seemed like a wonderfully caring woman. I was so happy to finally meet her, as I know my mother had attended her wedding. I know that Claire adored her as a teacher. I have a feeling that you know Claire. She had red curly hair.
ReplyDeleteHey Louise, it's me again. I called my sister, Claire, this morning, and you went to school with her. My mother probably gave you her address. She lives in Milton, ON. I'm close to Ottawa. That should clear up that question....lol. Have a great weekend!
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