Tideview Terrace residents help mark a Journeay tradition

Residents and staff were bussed to Weymouth by Le Transport de Clare and enjoyed a bird’s eye view of the parade from Roberta Journeay’s veranda. They were then treated to a lunch and an afternoon of entertainment in her home.

Roberta Journeay said the tradition began in 1980 when her sister-in-law Katherine was a resident of Tideview Terrace. “Katherine wanted to come home for the Canada Day parade,” said Journeay. “She invited some of her friends from Tideview to come along for the day.” “The Tideview bus would transport Katherine and her friends to Weymouth and back,” she said. “My husband Foster would entertain our guests while I prepared lunch.”

After Katherine died, the Journeays continued the tradition of inviting residents to come down to watch the parade, have lunch and visit for the afternoon.

When Foster Journeay died in 1994, his wife decided she wanted to keep the tradition alive so added a community touch to the affair and began inviting her friends to join her Tideview guests for the day. “Everyone enjoys the chance to visit and chat and there is always someone there to play the piano,” she said.

Journeay said that she likes to invite residents from the Weymouth area as this gives them the opportunity to see and visit with people they know.

Barbara Farnsworth said she had watched the parades from the Journeay veranda for 20 years. “This is my 20th year coming to Weymouth for the parades,” said Farnsworth. “I enjoy them and the floats are all so pretty.”

Residents Phyllis Titus and Phyllis Westcott expressed their appreciation for being able to take part in Canada Day. “We both have been coming to sit on Roberta’s veranda for five years and are so happy she invites us to come down to watch the parade, “ said Titus and Wescott. “It’s great to be able to take part in Canada Day and Roberta makes the day special for us.”

Le Transport de Clare has been providing transportation for the residents and bus driver Omer Comeau from Meteghan River said he enjoys bringing the folk down from Digby.