Lionel-Patry Park

This park, named in memory of Lionel Patry, provides access to Lac Rond from docks set up along the shores. These allow boating enthusiasts to fully enjoy this body of water.

After serving as mayor of the Municipality of the Parish of Sainte-Adèle, Lionel Patry became the first mayor of the new city of Sainte-Adèle, formed following the merger of the village and the parish in 1964.

In 1851, Alexis Legault dit Deslauriers purchased a piece of land located on part of lot 12, on the 10th range, in the township of Abercombie.

To better situate the area of the location today, the land extended approximately from south to north, from Notre-Dame Street to Mont-Sauvage Road. Then, from east to west, from the Laurentian Highway to Bois-Joli Street. Lionel Patry acquired it in 1944. The house, built at the turn of the 19th century, still belongs to the Patry family.

Photo: Patry House, Patry Street in Sainte-Adèle. Christiane Brault, 2019.

In 1852, a church was built in Sainte-Adèle. With the arrival of the first resident priest, Éphrem Thérien, Sainte-Adèle gained its status as a parish. A hundred years later, the building showed signs of deterioration, and it was decided to erect a new place of worship on the same site.

Lionel Patry, Wilfrid Monette, and Claude-Henri Grignon were elected members of the Syndic for the construction of the new church, which was inaugurated in 1952. The Syndic was responsible for ensuring the smooth progress of the work, but especially for closely monitoring the finances.

Photo: Church of Sainte-Adèle. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Ministry of Agriculture. Paul Boucher, May 19, 1952. 

The end of World War II ushers in an era of prosperity in Sainte-Adèle. With the arrival of the automobile, a new national road is developed. The municipality owns a 200-foot frontage on this new artery. In 1955, a garage measuring 46 feet wide by 40 feet deep and 12 feet high is first constructed.

Five years later, a floor is added to the garage to accommodate municipal offices. The work is carried out by contractor Paul Gendron, based on plans by architect Jean-Guy Clément. Then, the building is extended with the construction of a parish hall, which is inaugurated on March 11, 1962.

Photo: Inauguration of the municipal building in the presence of dignitaries, 1962. City of Sainte-Adèle.

Farmer, municipal inspector, school commissioner, churchwarden, Anthime Valiquette (1893-1980) was elected mayor of the village of Sainte-Adèle in 1944-45, and then in 1950, succeeding Claude-Henri Grignon.

Entrepreneur Lionel Patry, associated with the engineering firm Lalonde and Valois, oversaw the construction of several houses, notably in the Deauville estate and at Sommet Bleu. He became mayor of the parish municipality of Sainte-Adèle in 1959.

Photo: To the left of the table, Mayor Anthime Valiquette, his wife, to the left: Lionel Patry and his wife. Patry family collection.

In the late fifties, the modernization of infrastructure required significant costs. To address the financial situation, the two political entities decided to merge.

Sainte-Adèle was one of the first municipalities in Quebec to adopt the new provisions of the Municipal Mergers Act announced by Minister Pierre Laporte in 1965. Lionel Patry became the mayor of the new city of Sainte-Adèle.