Municipality of Shawville

07/31/2025

"The churches are the more integral part of the town," said Gordon Graham, in The Equity. "People here lived religion. Churches were their outlets for charitable functions and it was a social outing, too."

Graham said, as far as he knew, Shawville is the largest town without a Catholic Church. All churches are Protestant.

The United Church was built in 1840, but a terrible fire in 1906 only left the church walls standing.

"Can you imagine how much to rebuild the church would have cost?" pondered Graham.

This year marks 30 years of the Shawville Historical Walking Tour, first launched in 1995. It started as the brainchild of former Shawville Mayor Randal Beattie. The original project came to life largely thanks to Sandra Carson, Norman Pilon and Gordon Graham.

The current Municipality of Shawville Council decided to update and replace the weathered walking tour signs of the initial 1995 project. The new refreshed signs are made by the Pontiac Printshop and feature brand new QR Codes. These codes allow visitors or residents to use their smartphones to access additional photos and information, which hopefully, enhances the tour experience with some modern technology.

For those interested, walking tour maps are available at Town Hall and the Shawville-Clarendon Library. Or you can follow along by scanning a QR Code when you find a sign. So, walk all 10 stops in order or just choose your own Shawville adventure.

You can also check out some of the walking tour content by clicking at the link below.
https://www.shawville.ca/walking-tour/

07/30/2025

You do business in Shawville? This is your chance to increase visibility! Advertise your business on a huge, eye catching billboard located at both ends of town. It's a great way to get noticed!

What We Offer:
- Prominent sign placement found at a town entrance
- High visibility for maximum exposure
- Limited spot available - first come, first served

Email Town Hall at [email protected] for more information or call us at 819-647-2979.

07/30/2025

07/25/2025

The Boil Water Advisory is lifted. No need to boil your drinking water any longer.

07/25/2025

The boil water advisory is now over, you dont need to boil your water.
We have water
available at the Town Hall. If you need drinking water please call the Town Hall at 819-647-2979 ext 1 or 3 and we will get some to you for drinking.
Please reach out to anyone in town that you think may need water also.

07/23/2025

The Municipality of Shawville has received numerous inquiries about reserving a spot at Mill Dam Park for the Shawville Fair weekend. Please note that Shawville District Minor Hockey is managing all reservations. A reservation is required to stay in the park during the fair weekend.

To inquire about reserving a spot, it is recommended to TEXT Andrew at 819-650-2545.

07/23/2025

The first hospital in Shawville was at the corner of Lang Street and Victoria avenue. The black and white photo is from the early 1900s. Harry Imison is credited as the photographer. The picture is from the Shawville-Clarendon-Thorne Historical Record Project of 1973.

According to The Equity, the house was built for Dr. McNaughton. The hospital was set up on the third floor in the home of Dr. Powles' sometime in the 1920s.

This year marks 30 years of the Shawville Historical Walking Tour, first launched in 1995. It started as the brainchild of former Shawville Mayor Randal Beattie. The original project came to life largely thanks to Sandra Carson, Norman Pilon and Gordon Graham.

The current Municipality of Shawville Council decided to update and replace the weathered walking tour signs of the initial 1995 project. The new refreshed signs are made by the Pontiac Printshop and feature brand new QR Codes. These codes allow visitors or residents to use their smartphones to access additional photos and information, which hopefully, enhances the tour experience with some modern technology.

For those interested, walking tour maps are available at Town Hall and the Shawville-Clarendon Library. Or you can follow along by scanning a QR Code when you find a sign. So, walk all 10 stops in order or just choose your own Shawville adventure.

You can also check out some of the walking tour content by clicking at the link below.
https://www.shawville.ca/walking-tour/

07/22/2025

A thank you to the mystery letter writer - and maybe writers - leaving some town cheer. This is just one letter, but letters have been found from Mill Dam Park to spots along Main Street.

07/18/2025

NOTICE
There is now a boil drinking water advisory on Shawville, this includes Clarendon residents on Shawville water. Please boil your drinking water for one minute as a precaution until further notice.

07/18/2025

The first walking tour sign is found on Victoria Avenue. Did you know this house was the hospital from 1938 to 1946?

You can also check out some of the walking tour content by clicking at the link below.
https://www.shawville.ca/walking-tour/

This year marks 30 years of the Shawville Historical Walking Tour, first launched in 1995. It started as the brainchild of former Shawville Mayor Randal Beattie. The original project came to life largely thanks to Sandra Carson, Norman Pilon and Gordon Graham.

The current Municipality of Shawville Council decided to update and replace the weathered walking tour signs of the initial 1995 project. The new refreshed signs are made by the Pontiac Printshop and feature brand new QR Codes. These codes allow visitors or residents to use their smartphones to access additional photos and information, which hopefully, enhances the tour experience with some modern technology.

And thank you to the Pontiac High School welding program for working on some new frames to fit those panels.

A special thanks go to Jon Stewart and Alan Sibbald for their time, expertise, and patience in helping bring the QR code component to reality.

Two of the original 1995 signs ended up lost and had to be created again from scratch. We appreciate Venetia Crawford and the dedicated volunteers at the Pontiac Archives for information.

Additional thanks to Scott Campbell, Wesley Tubman, Norman Pilon, Gordon Graham, Ann Kelly, and Darlene Young for their time and efforts in bringing this updated tour to completion.

For those interested, walking tour maps are available at Town Hall and the Shawville-Clarendon Library. Or you can follow along by scanning a QR Code when you find a sign. So, walk all 10 stops in order or just choose your own Shawville adventure.

Here’s to taking some footsteps into the past.