The Pointe-Claire Record

Thank you!

We are very happy to be publishing the second issue of The Pointe-Claire Record! We could not have done it without all of you - the readers, contributors, editors, and supporters. The response to our first issue last month was very positive, and we truly appreciate all the kind words of encouragement that we received. In addition, we got some great feedback on how to improve, and we listened. It has become clearer than ever that Pointe-Claire has a strong, vibrant, diverse community. We may each, individually, be exposed to certain aspects of the city, such as sports, arts & culture, parks, the water, senior care, disabilities services, food & drink, religion, politics, environment, pets, and many more. However, we are all connected by a common past, with hundreds of years of history, and a shared future together. Where we end up depends on what we all do today. It is with this in mind that we are more excited than ever to build this newspaper… FOR the community BY the community.

As we grow, we hope to be able to offer something to everyone. Based on our goals and the feedback, we have added content for sports, restaurants, the environment, our history, and more. We have also focused on adding French content, and additional editing to ensure a high-quality newspaper. As always, we are a non-profit, volunteer group trying to do our best in the city we all love. We hope that you enjoy this second issue of The Pointe-Claire Record! Let us know what you think: editor@pcrecord.ca

Jonathan Csakany, on behalf of the PC Record Team

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Nous sommes très heureux d’avoir publié la deuxième édition du Pointe-Claire Record ! Nous n’aurions pas pu le faire sans vous tous - les lecteurs, les contributeurs, les rédacteurs et les supporters. La réaction à notre première édition le mois dernier a été très positive, et nous apprécions vraiment tous les mots d’encouragement que nous avons reçus. En outre, nous avons reçu d’excellents commentaires sur les améliorations à apporter, et nous les avons écoutés. Il est devenu plus clair que jamais que Pointe-Claire possède une communauté forte, dynamique et diversifiée. Nous pouvons tous, individuellement, être exposés à certains aspects de la ville, comme les sports, les arts et la culture, les parcs, l’eau, les soins aux personnes âgées, les services aux personnes handicapées, la nourriture et les boissons, la religion, la politique, l’environnement, les animaux de compagnie et bien d’autres choses encore. Cependant, nous sommes tous liés par un passé commun, avec des centaines d’années d’histoire, et par un avenir commun. Notre avenir dépend de ce que nous faisons tous aujourd’hui. C’est dans cet esprit que nous sommes plus enthousiastes que jamais à l’idée de construire ce journal... POUR la communauté, PAR la communauté.

Au fur et à mesure de notre développement, nous espérons pouvoir offrir quelque chose à chacun. Sur la base de nos objectifs et des commentaires reçus, nous avons ajouté du contenu sur les sports, les restaurants, l’environnement, notre histoire et bien plus encore. Nous avons également mis davantage l’accent sur l’ajout de contenu en français et sur une révision plus poussée afin de garantir un journal de haute qualité. Comme toujours, nous sommes un groupe de bénévoles à but non lucratif qui essaie de faire de son mieux dans la ville que nous aimons tous. Nous espérons que vous apprécierez cette deuxième édition du Pointe-Claire Record !

Faites-nous part de vos commentaires : editor@pcrecord.ca

Into the Past: Beads in a Necklace

From 1959 and for 6 years, as a novice nun, Joan of Arc House in Ottawa was Claire’s home, so it was not an easy decision to leave it behind. Her father picked her up on March 25th, 1965, and 2 days later she began teaching Grade 1 in Richmond, Quebec. She never regretted her decision. She retired from teaching in 1998, her last teaching position being in Pierrefonds.

Claire Lindell

Claire is the 8th generation on her mother’s side of the family to reside in Pointe Claire.

Her 7th great grandmother Anne Heard was born in 1681 in Dover, New Hampshire. Anne was abducted twice by the Abenaki, the first time in 1690, but was rescued quickly.

The second time was in 1692, when she was 11 years old, during the Candlemas Massacre, when 73 people were taken prisoner and the Abenaki kept Anne for a year. She was then brought to Montreal and purchased by a gunsmith named Pierre Prud’homme and his wife, Anne Chales, whom she lived with as a servant.

She married in 1705 to Sebastian Laviolette a weaver, in Notre Dame Church. He started buying land outside of the city gates of Montreal, and in 1707 he bought a parcel of land in what is now known as Valois Bay.

They moved into their new home in 1714. Today that land would be near Baie de Valois Street, towards the west of the Valois Bay. The land faced the water, and the house was built on the north side of the Chemin de Roy. This was the same year that the Chemin de Roy