The Basilica Recreation Centre — Before and After

ACKNO VVLEDGEMEN TS

I would like to thank all the wonderful people that I interviewed and who provided me with pictures and gave me the necessary information I needed to

complete this book.

A special thanks to Father Charlie Cheverie, Father Art O’Shea, Father Blair Bernard and Catherine Hennessey for the tremendous amount of historical information and resources they were able to provide. Thanks also to Ivan Dowling, Elmer Gallant, Wilf Driscoll, Gary Cudmore, Gordon McCarville, Mary Jenkins, Kaye Larkin, Don Connors, John Eldon Green, Vince Carragher, Tom Cullen, Brian Burke, Paul Murphy and Father Tingley, who were all able to provide me with important information.

I am grateful for the support of the Murphy Community Centre, the Provincial Archives for making available several relevant pictures, and the assistance

of the Community Cultural Partnership Program of the Department of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour.

Last, but by no means least, a big thank you to Sara Underwood for proofreading the book and for her professional help and advice, which made my

task much easier and enjoyable.

ISBN 978-0-9732372-2-1

Frank Zakem

30 Emerald Drive Charlottetown, PE C1A 2Y6

E-mail: fzakem@hotmail.com

Designed, printed and bound by Kwik Kopy Design and Print Centre First printing 2008