BCN: 30 years
section of trail that includes a footbridge along the railway bed. The bridge joins St Edouard school and Knowlton Academy. It was the first phase of a trail that was to be 10 km in length and link up with the bicycle path in Waterloo. The town invested $23,000 and the province kicked in $7000 on Phase 1 of the path.
Pinnacle Mountain developer lays out plans for ski hill- Montreal lawyer and businessman Pierre Tellier was convinced the only way to prevent overdevelopment of Pinnacle Mountain in Frelighsburg was for a private developer (his development company Sibeca) to carefully design and execute a plan to construct a ski hill and condominiums on it. His plan encountered tough opposition from locals who fought to keep the mountain in its natural condition. Update: Locals had a better plan to protect the mountain. Leave it alone.
November 1990
Brome-missisquoi MNA celebrates 10 years – Some called him a political Goliath, others dubbed him a modern day David. His friends just call him Pierre. The young Bedford lawyer, Pierre Paradis was elected to the National Assembly Nov. 17, 1980 and during his first decade as representative for the riding, he served as Labor Minister, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and later, Environment Minister. In spite of his ministerial responsibilities, Paradis had one cardinal rule: “I spend every Saturday morning at my constituency office seeing local people. Once I start making exceptions, I will lose touch with the people who elected me.”
Mayor Decelles makes business a priority – Seventy-five business leaders attended a meeting in Bondville to pressure the town into taking a more pro-active approach to supporting businesses that were experiencing a downturn in activity. Shop-keepers cited information and identification of resources as a priority to stimulate business activity. Merchants called for a professional approach to branding and packaging the town to tourists. The business group also asked the town to match advertising dollars to market the town during special events.
Legion decries dwindling ranks – With the average age of veterans between 70-75, members of the Brome Legion were finding it harder to find new members to keep the branch open. To off-set declining membership, the Brome branch brought in the Ladies Auxiliary with the male organization, bringing total membership to 88. The legion building which had its beginnings as a barn, has a long history in Knowlton. It was originally situated behind the Lakeview Inn and was moved to its current site. Members poured the cement for the foundation and did most of the work refurbishing the hall, eventually adding two sections. The Brome branch in 1990 was one of only a few remaining to boast active World War 1 veterans. Mable Geldard Brown, 100 and Hollis Vaughn, 97 were the branch’s two eldest members.
Stanbridge East holds building beea celebration of the Stanbridge East Centennial was marked by a building bee at the Owl Hoot Maple Farm of John and Dianne Rhicard. Revisiting the way friends and neighbours came together 100 years ago to erect building that would become the local village, dozens of locals showed up to unload lumber, saw, square, hammer and erect the building. At noon, a dinner bell was rung with a wholesome meal was served to the busy bees.
Board chair ends 15 year tenuresandra Jewett retired after six years as board commissioner and another nine as chairman of the District of Bedford School Board. Among the crowning achievements of the board, she counted the Sutton school project where French and English students and teachers share a common school, as one she was most proud.
Imaginaction drafts master plan for TBL – Experts were hired to sift through results of a massive consultation report held two years earlier, for the economic development of the Town of Brome Lake and come up with a Master Plan. “It’s up to the town to decide what type of industry is welcome then make an industrial site available to meet the needs. If tourism is to be developed, information and publicity must be made available,” the consultants told elected officials, adding that a search for information about the Town of Brome Lake at local tourist offices left them empty-handed.
December, 1990
Bromont gets green light to open Sundays – Third time’s a charm. After requesting it for three consecutive years, the Government of Quebec granted a one-year permit to businesses in Bromont to remain open on Sundays.
School ski program one of a kindlittle did Olympic skier Lucile Wheeler know the small ski program she started in 1960 at Knowlton Academy would blossom to a full-fledged ski program with state-of the art equipment. In its early beginnings, volunteers used donated equipment – bamboo poles, wooden skis, leather lace-up boots and bear-trap bindings to teach hundreds of youngsters to ski at nearby Glen Mountain.