St. Bernardin Historical and Cultural Society

St. Bernardin Historical and Cultural Society is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 to organize the centennial’s festivities.

Our mission is to enhance the community’s cultural life by hosting social, arts and heritage related activities; archiving historical material; preserving and promoting natural and built heritage.

Centennial Book

We produced a 480-pages reference book relating 100 years of history. The book is still available and sold by the parish.

Collaboration with other community groups

We organize or partner with other groups to hold activities such as the Winter Carnival, Christmas for Kids, Saturday Meet'nGreet Coffee, Country music concerts and dance, comedy night, community suppers, Poker Run, etc.

Fundraising and grants

We hosted a Wine and Cheese Evening, a live theatre performance and organized a promotional clothing sales drive.

We applied for and received grants to buy chairs and build a display case for the community centre; funds for St. Jean Baptiste Celebrations and other centennial activities.

The Big Reunion

We hosted a weekend-long reunion in May 2012 featuring historical exhibits, book launch, guided tours, sports activities and concerts. 

Julie Leroux, Mario Lalonde, Martine St-Onge, Alain Levac, Carmen Lalonde, Justin Lalonde