As compiled by David Villeneuve
Memories of 1986
When we moved onto Proulx Drive in early 1986, we were just about at the eastern edge of civilization at that time. We could look east and see to Trim Road. I used to take my children exploring the fields around present-day St Francis of Assisi School; it was heavy going through the wet, rutted fields. There was a large lake there at the time, and we scared a family of ducks living in the tall grass. We could walk as far as the farm house on Watters Road, with barn and outbuildings.
There were no schools or parks in Fallingbrook. Our oldest child was bused to Cumberland Village each day, a practice that was to continue for years for many children. The Apollo Crater was the nearest thing to a park, and its play structure had been installed the year before by a group of residents.
Charlemagne ended at Bottriell, but we could still see the old farm road where Charlemagne was to continue east. We found a rusty abandoned car there.