Fairvale Outing Association (formerly known as the Fairvale Community Club)
Information indicates the club originated in 1919. The original clubhouse was located on the same property as the current facility on the River Road. In the summer of 1946 the Association decided to buy a piece of land from a Mr. Anthony Dobbin to be used as a Memorial ball field, recognizing those of the Committee who served in the two wars and especially those members who did not return. One would assume this is the current field located on the Ballpark Road. The cost of the purchase was $2,475. As no building was erected on the property the group could not obtain a mortgage for this purchase. The only viable option was for the directors of the Association to each loan $200 and the club putting up the remaining $475. This was agreed to at a meeting dated July 23, 1946.
Also that year, it was decided to hold their first annual Fair, in front of the clubhouse, on Labour Day. This apparently was sparked from the lack of the Rothesay Fair.
It appears the name of the group was originally the Fairvale Outing Association and somewhere between 1946 and 1950 it was changed to the Fairvale Community Club. This is validated by the two Fair Vale Community Club membership cards donated to the museum dated 1947 & belonging to Mrs. Ken Hanson and her son, Ernest Hanson from Fair Vale Station. In a motion dated May 29, 1951 the name was reinstated to the Fairvale Outing Association by a vote of 26-4.
Also that year, it was decided to hold their first annual Fair, in front of the clubhouse, on Labour Day. This apparently was sparked from the lack of the Rothesay Fair.
It appears the name of the group was originally the Fairvale Outing Association and somewhere between 1946 and 1950 it was changed to the Fairvale Community Club. This is validated by the two Fair Vale Community Club membership cards donated to the museum dated 1947 & belonging to Mrs. Ken Hanson and her son, Ernest Hanson from Fair Vale Station. In a motion dated May 29, 1951 the name was reinstated to the Fairvale Outing Association by a vote of 26-4.
The original building burned April 21, 1973. Part of the structure was, at that time, being used by a Mr. Stephenson as a sales/repair shop for snowmobiles. It was determined the fire started in a trash barrel with the likely cause a discarded cigarette. The building was a total loss.