FANTASTIC! I pride myself on knowing the history of the valley and crave more and more information like this. I feel like I could have added to this documentary in so many ways. I always thought I was alone on knowing this stuff and it turns out I'm not alone! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of my first professional gigs was at the Pembroke Hotel. We provided live music while the strippers danced in front of us. It was a coming of age experience for my young and tender 16 years, so some time in 1970. Thank you Matt and Bruce for a great trip down memory lane. Well done! Kudos for baring so much of the truth about the "drinking culture" that I was very well aware of while growing up in Pembroke. Somehow, knowing where it all came from makes it more understandable and bare able. I appreciate my original home town and the home of many generations of my ancestors in a whole new light. Thank you.
15:25 - That guy really knows how to play that accordion plus can really sing !! if they rode with the logs to Quebec, how did they get back to Chapeau??
i have been to many bars around the world, this was the best, many memories(sort of) good people, good food, an icon establishment is gone, so sad, brother and sister and i went here many weekends after closing time at the embassy tavern in pembroke loved this place reid, michel, tom, jr, eric, gorege, len rusty, can attest to this i am sure thank you matt lemay i am pretty sure we drank there together , ha ha, chris pearson
I spent many a night in the old Pembroke Hotel back in the late seventies and then over to Freds in Chapeau for more. We enjoyed many a fine meal at Freds and miss it terribly. Rolly gave me the silver beaver tour and then the bell in the bar rang to let everybody else in the bar know you had been shown the silver beaver too funny. Rolly could hold a twenty-four of empty beer bottles in one hand. That was quite a feat. At night if you got too Rowdy Fred would throw you down the back stairs.
Spent many nights at Fred's...Rollie was the best close the blinds and drink till whenever then would give me and Wade Pigeon a room upstairs to sleep so we did not have to drive...life was good back then !
That was like here in Ottawa, people would party tell closing time at 1am than cross the bridge over to Hull (now Gatineau ) Quebec for an extra 2 hours!!!
I hear you Sir. The laws are just so squeezed now but seem to need to be regarding drinking and driving. For some reason the common sense back then has gone like so many of these Icons in our History.
Interesting documentary although a bit light on depth. No mention of The Windsor Tavern, Sikorsky's, Moorheads, Pembroke Hotel, Copeland Hotel or Chez Charles.
I live there 1977-80 at cfb petawawa with i cdo cdn ab regt.then 1980 the recession it hard the region due lumber business with paul volker at fed is push very high int.rate and kill golden goose.i live se bc at time bc lumber get crush too.i got family in mansfield.quebec.pembroke change at lot last 43 years.they lucky still cfb petawa and atomic energy chalk river.i this love place when i visist.thank video😊
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FANTASTIC! I pride myself on knowing the history of the valley and crave more and more information like this. I feel like I could have added to this documentary in so many ways. I always thought I was alone on knowing this stuff and it turns out I'm not alone! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please educate us! Don't keep that information to yourself 😊
This is a wonderful look at the Ottawa Valley.
My employer never knew I was coming in drunk till I came in sober 😂😂😂 That's great. I live in Pembroke this is incredible
I learned so much but also confirmed what I grew up with. Thank you for this documentary of Love, Life, Fists and Fights...!
That was one terrific documentary. Please make more!
Thank you for this bit of history, growing up in Pembroke in the 70's-90s.
I wish more Canadian country fans knew about the unique sound that was grown right in their own backyard.
I really enjoyed this. As a relative newcomer to the Ottawa Valley it was educational and moving to watch this history.
One of my first professional gigs was at the Pembroke Hotel. We provided live music while the strippers danced in front of us. It was a coming of age experience for my young and tender 16 years, so some time in 1970. Thank you Matt and Bruce for a great trip down memory lane. Well done! Kudos for baring so much of the truth about the "drinking culture" that I was very well aware of while growing up in Pembroke. Somehow, knowing where it all came from makes it more understandable and bare able. I appreciate my original home town and the home of many generations of my ancestors in a whole new light. Thank you.
I also grew up in the Petawawa & Pembroke area. Cheers!
15:25 - That guy really knows how to play that accordion plus can really sing !! if they rode with the logs to Quebec, how did they get back to Chapeau??
i have been to many bars around the world, this was the best, many memories(sort of) good people, good food, an icon establishment is gone, so sad, brother and sister and i went here many weekends after closing time at the embassy tavern in pembroke loved this place reid, michel, tom, jr, eric, gorege, len rusty, can attest to this i am sure thank you matt lemay i am pretty sure we drank there together , ha ha, chris pearson
I spent many a night in the old Pembroke Hotel back in the late seventies and then over to Freds in Chapeau for more. We enjoyed many a fine meal at Freds and miss it terribly. Rolly gave me the silver beaver tour and then the bell in the bar rang to let everybody else in the bar know you had been shown the silver beaver too funny. Rolly could hold a twenty-four of empty beer bottles in one hand. That was quite a feat. At night if you got too Rowdy Fred would throw you down the back stairs.
Grew up in the Valley, now in Vietnam. Missing home like hell.
Spent many nights at Fred's...Rollie was the best close the blinds and drink till whenever then would give me and Wade Pigeon a room upstairs to sleep so we did not have to drive...life was good back then !
That was like here in Ottawa, people would party tell closing time at 1am than cross the bridge over to Hull (now Gatineau ) Quebec for an extra 2 hours!!!
I hear you Sir. The laws are just so squeezed now but seem to need to be regarding drinking and driving. For some reason the common sense back then has gone like so many of these Icons in our History.
Matty nice job. I get all misty In the eyes watching this doc. We need to do one on characters in this area. Brady Fitz - Pepsi cola Cold ice!!
Wow that was really good. Make more please!
Interesting documentary although a bit light on depth. No mention of The Windsor Tavern, Sikorsky's, Moorheads, Pembroke Hotel, Copeland Hotel or Chez Charles.
That was excellent ! Very interesting
Very nice documentary! Sad ending but rich history. Cheers :)
great documentary .... i remember Fred Meilleur's Chapeau Hotel ! Tough crowd ! Burnt down....not surprised ;-)
I live there 1977-80 at cfb petawawa with i cdo cdn ab regt.then 1980 the recession it hard the region due lumber business with paul volker at fed is push very high int.rate and kill golden goose.i live se bc at time bc lumber get crush too.i got family in mansfield.quebec.pembroke change at lot last 43 years.they lucky still cfb petawa and atomic energy chalk river.i this love place when i visist.thank video😊
Many of these places had young french girls come to the rooms to help the guys relax 😮
Stomping Tom played in all these places !! 😮😅
enjoyed your doc. FYI the Arlington in Maynooth lives on! reinvented itself as a sort of hostel.
watch it all great vid
super vid thanks
Matt you need to do one on the Douglas Tavern, the only real hotel left!!!
I would add the Renfrew Hotel, White House and Butson's Shady Lady in Renfrew.
Loved this! Would have loved to have seen the history of the Douglas Tavern.
3:59 thats my great uncles house! It’s for sale now :(
Good video, but the beginning is way too long. New audience would turn away.
Indigenous people lived there first ....
going to leave that brokedown palace ..... nice job , fare thee well .