Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives

In the early days, there were very few official inns or taverns in McNab Township; the 1841 census only listed five innkeepers, but unlicensed “stopping places” run out of private homes where you could rest and have a drink, were common. Numerous By-Laws dealing with the distribution of alcohol and the way that the township railed against By-Law No. 3 proves its importance in the community. By-Law No. 3 which was proposed in 1874 would have prohibited the selling of liquor by all but licensed apothecaries but it was defeated by a vote 103 to 38. However, the Canada Temperance Act forced most of the Township’s taverns and hotels to close upon its enactment in 1878, although Braeside was still “wet” when it separated from McNab in 1921. Recently, the Calabogie Brewing Company opened for business selling a wide variety of craft beer at 12612 Lanark Rd. in Calabogie.

Leckie’s Hotel in Burnstown was once a popular stopping place for men working on the rafts along the Madawaska River

History of ownership of Part East ½ Lot 17 Conc. 1 (from the Renfrew County Land Records)

• • Pre-1857 – David Leckie (Will 718)
  • 1874 – Alexander Campbell from Alexander Leckie & wife
  • 1882 – John Box from Alexander Campbell
  • 1890 – Daniel Forbes McGregor from John Box & wife
  • 1955 – John J. McGregor, Daniel F. McGregor & William J. McGregor from the Estate of Daniel F. McGregor
  • 1965 – Eva Ready, Corrine Ready & Donald Ready from the Estate of Daniel Forbes McGregor
  • 1971 – Purchased in 1971 by Richard Gill 

Click here to view a list of historical bylaws concerning sale of liquor.

Leckies' Hotel (now a private residence) 2016

2006-0200 AMBA fonds