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THE NORTHERN ALGONQUIN Brewing Company Ltd. at Formosa is a major sponsor of this
year's CFPS Chantry Chinook Classic Fishing Derby to be held July 7 to 22. Admiring one of the
many derby prizes, a 17 -foot power boat, are: standing, Sandy Fritz, Basil Eby and Bob Antler: in the
boat, Fred Wallace, Tom Harrison and Drew Knox.
Brewery announces
derby sponsorship
The Northern Algonquin Brew-
ing Company Ltd. of Formosa is
one of the major sponsors of this
year's CFPS Chantry Chinook Cas-
sie Fishing Derby.
The announcement was made at
a press conference last week at
Algonquin's Formosa plant.
This year's Chantry Chinook
Classic is the sixth annual and runs
from July 7 to 22. It is billed as the
largest fishing derby on the Lake
Huron shoreline and boasts over
$125,000 in prizes, including power
boats for the largest salmon and
largest trout entered.
Drew Knox, vice president of
marketing and sales at Algonquin,
said the company is pleased to be a
sponsor of this year's derby. The
Chantry Chinook Classic is one of
the largest yearly promotions in the
Grey Bruce area .andattracs . thou.
sands of entrants annually '
In addition, Algonquin .has
arranged to have hockey great ad
brewery spokesman Bobby Hu
attend the derby wrap-up banquet.
Mr. Knox also said the brewery is
supportive of the on-going conser-
vation programs sponsored by
derby proceeds.
Bob Antler of the Lake Huron
Fishing Club, derby co-chairman,
reported that over 21,000 people
have participated in the derby in
the past five years and a total profit
of $100,000 has been realized. '
All ,of the proceeds are spent on
conservation, added Mr. Antler,
This includes a salmon hatchery at
Port Elgin, a small fish hatchery in
Kincardine and, last year, a walleye
culture station at Chesley Lake,
The fishing club also has seven
miniature hatcheries operating in
area schools, says Mr. Antler.
BREWERY OPERATING
Evan Hayter, president of Algo-
nquin Brewing, put to rest recent
rumors of financial trouble with the
company,
"We are fully supported and
ready to go ahead and make the
Formosa brewery what it once
was," he said. "We are 100 per cent
committed and have never strayed
from that commitment."
The brewery's draft beer already
is available and this week its bot-
tling -operation -gets-. underway. A
brewery store is to open' at the For-
mosa site early in June.
The brewery also has acquired
additional land for future expan-
sion, said Mr. Hayter. It already has
$1 million in inventory currently in
place.
Established in 1870, the Formosa
brewery is located on a huge
aquifer which supplies it with an
unlimited amount of naturally pure
spring water.
The brewery changed hands
many times until 1971 when it
closed.
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began extensive renovations with
the aim of bringing the little brew-
ery back to life.
Today's newly -renovated plant
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equipment, including a 60 -hec-
tolitre brew kettle and six 240 -hec-
tolitre vertical fermenters with
matching horizontal cold storage
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"It's all going to happen,"
promised Mr. Hayter in conclusion.
He also paid tribute to the Formosa
community for its support over the
past year.
BLUEVALE OPENING
In June of 1927, Knox Presbyteri-
an Church, Bluevale, held its open-
ing and dedicatory service when
Rev. Dr. James Wilson of Brampton,
a former boy of the vicinity, was
scheduled to preach. An organ
recital was scheduled for the after-
noon.
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