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Shawville, Quebec

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to name it "Shawville" after James Shaw promised to donate 0.8 ha (2.0 acres) of land to the new municipality. Shawville was officially established in 1874 and was populated by Irish Protestant immigrants. John Dale Jr, who was mayor of Clarendon at the time, resigned to become the first mayor of the newly formed township of Shawville in 1874.
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At the end of the 1860s, a group of citizens from Clarendon Centre, under the leadership of James Shaw (1818–1877), separated the municipality from the township of Clarendon. While they had originally planned on naming the new entity "Daggville," after the name of a pioneer family, they opted instead
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The municipality has a Methodist church that was built in Shawville in 1835, while the Catholic Parish of Saint-Alexandre-de-Clarendon opened its doors in 1840. This church would later be renamed Sainte-Mélanie and still later as Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur in 1917.
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The Shawville Fair, held the first weekend in September, is the town's major event. It has run every year since 1856 and includes typical
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features such as livestock shows, auctions, truck pulls, demolition derbies, art/craft/hobby shows, diverse food stands and a
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The town is characterized by its red-brick buildings. Unlike most municipalities in Quebec, it has no
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In recent times, Shawville has been the site of several conflicts between local shopkeepers and the
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referee Blaine Angus also comes from the area. Ray Harris, a prominent singer-songwriter in the
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Famous people from Shawville include the former general manager of the
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The town is completely enclosed within the municipality of
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area, was raised in Shawville and later wrote the song
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and race horse owner and lawyer Clay Horner. Former
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Canada census – Shawville, Quebec community profile
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Index

Shawville
Municipality
Shawville main street
Location within Pontiac RCM
Shawville is located in Western Quebec
45°36′N 76°29′W / 45.600°N 76.483°W / 45.600; -76.483
Canada
Province
Quebec
Region
Outaouais
RCM
Pontiac
Federal riding
Pontiac
Prov. riding
Pontiac
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
DST
UTC−4
EDT
Postal code(s)
J0X 2Y0
Area code
819
R-148
R-303
www.shawville.ca

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