Bert Goulet

Albert “Bert” Goulet (May 12, 1918 – November 3, 2001) was a Canadian entrepreneur, community leader, and politician in Terrace, British Columbia.

[1][2][3][4] Bert was born in Biggar, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1918, to Leon and Antoinette Goulet, French-Canadian pioneers who initially homesteaded in Thornhill, British Columbia.

[2] Bert spent his formative years in Carrot River, Saskatchewan, where he attended school and learned English.

[2] While his initial aspiration to become a pilot was curtailed by motion sickness, he served in administrative roles in British Columbia and later in southern England.

[2] In the late 1960s, Goulet transitioned to real estate and later opened Northwest Sportsman, an outdoor sports store in Terrace.

Albert (Bert) Goulet and his mother, Antoinette Goulet, sit together.
The Lazelle Avenue location of what was once Bert's Grocery in Terrace, British Columbia .
Advertisement for Bert Goulet's campaign to become reeve in Terrace, British Columbia .