Lépine Park

On the land where Lépine Park is now located, there once stood a farm owned by the Saint-Germain family. They raised Plymouth Rock laying hens there.

In 1962, Yves Lépine, assisted by his brother-in-law Jean-Louis Maurice and notary Alain Voizard, purchased the land from the Saint-Germain brothers. Part of the land was developed into a park. It includes a playground, a soccer field, an ice rink, picnic tables, and a skateboarding area.

An old-time view of the farm owned by the Saint-Germain family, where thousands of chicks and laying hens were raised. The business was located close to the railway, allowing for quick shipment of poultry to Montreal and even the Boston area.

Photo: Poultry farming buildings at Rosario Saint-Germain, Mont-Rolland. Omer Beaudoin, 1950. Collection of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Yves Lépine, son of Armand Lépine and Marie-Ange Gohier, was born in 1922 in Mont-Rolland. The family has 10 children. Becoming a construction entrepreneur, Yves developed skills in carpentry and a passion for wood carving.

Photo: Yves Lépine and his wife Marie-Thérèse. Collection Sylvie Picard.

Some Plymouth Rock laying hens at St-Germain Farm.

Photo: Omer Beaudoin, 1950. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Omer Beaudoin 1950.

The construction of the former Mont-Rolland bank located on Saint-Charles Street was commissioned by Yves Lépine's company. The building was erected based on designs by architect Jean-Guy Clément.

Photo: The Mont-Rolland credit union was blessed and inaugurated on May 4, 1961. Archives of the Société d'histoire et de généalogie des Pays-d'en-Haut.
 

Thérèse Maurice is deeply involved in various organizations, including the regional section of the Catholic Women's Workers League of Sainte-Adèle, an emerging association for the advancement of education and social action. A well-known woman, in the early 1960s, she came very close to becoming the first municipal councilor of Mont-Rolland.

Photo: Yves Lépine and Thérèse Maurice on the trails of Mont-Rolland. Collection Sylvie Picard.

In 1987, Jean-Paul Fortier, also known as Eddy, along with Bernard Huneault, Yves Lépine, Bernard Beaulieu, and Yvan Constantineau, built a rest area for cross-country skiing enthusiasts at Doncaster River Park. The building is named the 'Père Eddy Rest Stop.' Photo: The Père Eddy Rest Stop. Fortier Family Collection.