South River Seniors Telling Their Stories is a community-made collection of stories, anecdotes, aural history and reminiscences told by Seniors who live in South River, Ontario.
In today’s episode we will hear the voices of Myrna Hickingbottom, Keitha Redmond, Nadene Thériault-Copeland and Darren Copeland that was recorded from a conversation at the South River Friendly Circle on September 18, 2024.
The episode begins with the early founders of Sundridge in the 19th Century and how Sundridge got its name. Sundridge is a village to the south of South River. Its population like South River is around a thousand people. There is a lot of integration between the two communities. Residents will often shop, work and visit in either village on a regular basis.
You will also hear in this episode recollections of early travel routes, businesses and hospitals in the region around South River and many reflections on growing up in the 1950’s and other memories over the past seventy years. The episode ends with a comparison to today and how some of the vibrancy of Ottawa Avenue in South River has diminished in recent years.
The stories in this series are broadcast on NAISA Radio every Saturday at 1 pm and are available as a podcast or as individual audio segments on @naisa
“South River Seniors Telling Their Stories” is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art as part of the South River Storytelling Project for Seniors. The project is funded by the Government of Canada through the New Horizons for Seniors program.
