GBA 2021 - Fall Flippingbook

WEST CARLING ASSOCIATION

By Allison Needham, UPDATE Deputy Editor

100 Years of the West Carling Association

T he West Carling Association (WCA) turned 100 years old this year. Unfortunately, there was not a lot we could do to recognize this milestone, as the pandemic put any public celebrations on hold until next year. Nevertheless, WCA’s Membership Committee helped keep our membership engaged with some unique contests and other events, as outlined in our article on membership engagement on page 10. In the meantime, we would like to recognize this achievement with a few facts about the WCA and some pictures of the area over the past 100 years.

Made up of seasonal and year-round residents in Carling Township, the WCA area extends from Pengally Bay to north of Dillon and all of the offshore islands from Rose Island out to Bateau Island, the Minks and the Twin Sisters

A Pictorial History of West Carling

DID YOU KNOW? ≥ Carling

Township was established in 1897 and was named after Sir John Carling,

president of the Carling Brewing and Malting Company. ≥ The West Carling formed in 1921 as the Carling Cottages Association. ≥ The name was changed to the WCA in 1979. ≥ The North Sound Association (formed in 1977) amalgamated with the WCA in 2021. Association (WCA) was

Left: Snug Harbour Marine, about 1940; Right: Gilly’s Snug Harbour Restaurant and Marine 2021.

Top: Cottages on West Wind Trail, 1980s. Bottom: Today.

Walter and Florence Graham’s home at Snug Harbour, 1949.

At left, Adam Brown’s cottages, about 1940. Brown was the lighthouse keeper at Red Rock from 1898-1937. He also looked after the Snug Harbour light from 1909-1914. Right: The Chambers family now enjoys this historic spot year-round.

Walter Graham’s home, 2015.

Historic photos courtesy of Carling Historical and Heritage Committee Other photos: Allison Needham

Left: The Bon Aire Island cottage (seen here in 1908) had siding of flattened calcium carbide cans retrieved from the nearby Snug Harbour lighthouse. Right: Bon Aire in 2021.

First cottage on Franklin Island built in 1908 by W.P. Christie.

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