The Grand Cascapedia River
A History – Volume II

he history of the Grand Cascapedia River continues in Vol. II, taking up from the mid-1930s where Vol. I ended. It covers in detail how the great river almost went back into the hands of the Canadian government during the Great Depression, how it was saved and by who, and then how the pools were reallocated, much as they are today. The great camps, Tracadie, Middle Camp, and New Derreen, to name a few, are reborn and a New Club is formed. This volume also details in the "River Management" chapter important concerns that imperiled the river; weeks of river-mouth clogging log drives, excessive commercial fishing in the Bay of Chaleur, the rights of the Micmac Natives and their netting at the mouth of the river, and how the river's unique governing body, The Society, was conceived in the face of a hostile government. Volume II will have almost 500 never before seen photos, many in color, within its 450 pages. It will be printed in the same manner as was Volume I, and bound in leather and green cloth, and will be available in the Spring of 2011.