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Along with growth comes demand such as the need for more surveyed lots and services for local residents. The urgency for a plan requires action. A planning study was required as growth required progress and changes. It is useful as a guide for better management. The community of Beauval has undergone very rapid growth in recent years. This growth has seen the community increase its population and geographic evident. Beauval was established at the beginning of the 20th Century. Early origins are associated with the founding of a Roman Catholic Mission and residential school. It later became a transportation center for the West side. In 1905 Philip Yew and his family were the first to settle within the boundaries of the Local Community Authority of Beauval. By 1907 other families including the Durochers, Kennedys and Kimbleys had relocated from Dore Lake to the southern part of Beauval. In 1910, Alexander Laliberte opened a fur trading store to serve the trappers near Beauval. This store was an outpost of the Revillon Freres store of Ile a la Crosse. At this point, Beauval's freight hauling point was well on its way. All the freight for Ile ala Crosse came through Beauval to Fort Black and transported by barge during the summer and over ice to Ile a la Crosse. In 1912, a wagon trail from Beauval to Fort Black was completed. The freighting activity provided an important economic base for this settlement. By 1921, sixty-six persons were reported residing in the Beauval area. Previously referred to as La Plong village, the community adopted the name of Beauval, meaning Beautiful Valley. Because trapping became a depressed industry, the Revillon Freres closed its store in Ilea al Crosse in 1931 along with the outpost in Beauval. A couple of years later, the Hudson's Bay Company opened a trading post. Other economic means were available to the people of Beauval by the early 1930's. Such were commercial fishing activities and other employment activities such as sawmill work at Dore Lake, Meadow Lake and Big River. Northern roads began to take shape. The wagon trail from Meadow Lake to Beauval soon improved. By 1937 regular services between Meadow Lake and Ile a la Crosse occurred. By the end of the second world war, the population of Beauval was 353. Today, Beauval has a population of over 700 with another 175 people living in the surrounding area. Today, the community of Beauval derives its economic resources from limited commercial fishing, very little trapping, local and provincial government subsidies, grants and programs, the mines, local businesses and the school. Tourism and recreation activities also provides economic resources. Communication means are through telephone services, local television and radio station, a local newspaper as well as outside newspapers. A school named Valley View School serves formal education from preschool to Grade 12 levels. A community complex provides recreational activities throughout the summer and winter seasons. A Roman Catholic Mission services the community in workshop services. It is highly regarded in this community. Special annual events during the Fall are held in the community. Local businesses cater to the community and visitors such as gas stations, confectioneries, grocery store and restaurants as well as a resort/motel. For a list of businesses in Beauval, click here. | |||||||
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