A delegation of concerned ratepayers from North Marysburgh Township appeared at County Council Monday evening to actively support a motion to establish a 35 m.p.h. speed limit in Waupoos. Their concern has been heightened by two recent traffic accidents in the area.

Roy Stevens was first to speak and he cited a number of reasons why a speed limit should be established. “In a 1.8 mile stretch through Waupoos, 67 children live,” he said, “and 85 per cent of these live within three-quarters of a mile.” This figure increases by a third in the summertime Mr. Stevens maintained. He said the stretch includes two blind hills, two right angle turns and a main intersection. He added that of late there has been two serious accidents on this stretch of road and that half of the ones that do happen are not reported.

County Engineer Ron Thomson suggested that recommended speed signs be erected by the county rather than setting up a speed limit which cannot be adequately enforced by the local O.P.P. detachment.

Gordon Quaiff told Council that Mr. Thomson evidently did not know the speed situation on this stretch of road. He described it as “grim” and backed the plea for Council to pass a by-law requesting the Department of Transport to approve the setting of a speed limit. He noted that the Lake-on-the-Mountain area had been so signed. He said he wished the O.P.P. would come down to Waupoos just once in awhile and set up their radar.

Engineer Thomson said he found that the O.P.P. are too understaffed to make these necessary checks. He said they have trouble enough patrolling beaches of the county during the summer.

Hillier Reeve Gordon Lloyd suggested that the local ratepayers collar the offenders on their roads. He described these speedsters as members of the community whom everyone knows. He felt it the duty of the community to speak out personally to these drivers.

Reeves Ken Hicks and Robert Boyce felt Council should back the request of the delegation and the by law was subsequently given three readings. The Department of Transport will now investigate whether the area merits a speed limit.

1965: Honour Sister Mary Clarissa, Fifteen Years at St. Gregory’s

Noted author James Michener said it recently at a retirement dinner for a former teacher of his: “In his lifetime a man lives under 15 or 16 Presidents but a good teacher comes into his life but rarely”.

A good teacher also happened into the lives of 282 Picton children, who at some time during the past fifteen years began their education at St. Gregory’s Separate School. Their first teacher was Rev. Sister Mary Clarissa of the Sisters of Providence, Kingston, who is leaving Picton to take up a new teaching position this fall at St. Joseph’s Separate School, Belleville.

To honor Sister Clarissa prior to her departure in August, parishioners of St. Gregory’s organized a farewell party on Sunday after noon, June 27th. The party was held in the school hall which was decorated with flowers and a red carpet.

Unbeknown to the guest of honor, arrangements had been made to bring together for the event all the Sisters, principals and music teachers alike, with whom Sister Clarissa had worked during her stay in Picton.

In a “This is Your Life” vein, program chairman Mike Finnegan led Sister Clarissa “down memory lane in Picton” asking if she could recall the various nuns who taught with her at St. Gregory’s. To Sister’s evident delight the persons she named began appearing in person from a room off stage.

Clancy Bond, one of Sister’s Gr. One pupils in 1965 was then called upon to present a gift from the parish, a purse of money and a set of luggage.

In response, Sister Clarissa thanked many people including Father O’Hearn, the organizers of the program, members of the Separate School Board, all the Sisters.