The History of the Paris Lions Club

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1930s

In 1931, the consensus population of Paris was 4137. Over the next 10 years, ....

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1931 (Our Beginning)

1931 saw the Great Depression affect every walk of life in Canada ....

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1940s

The 1940s saw Paris, along with every other city, town, and village in Canada, facing the challenges ....

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1950s

The town of Paris, as with every other community in Canada during the 1950s, experienced a decade ....

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1960s

The post-war boom of the 1950s exploded in the 1960s. Along with celebrating Canada’s Centennial in 1967, life was vastly improving for all Canadians.

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1970s

Through the 1970s, the population of Paris grew by 1000 people. Our town was still a very attractive place in which to live and work.

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1980s

As the town of Paris entered the 1980s, many challenges faced our citizens due to national events and ever economic worries. The ‘’stagflation” of the 1970s continued into the 1980s with interest rates skyrocketing.

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 1990s

Canada’s population grew to 28 million during the 1990s. Our first female astronaut, Roberta Bondar, travelled into space. Our country launched its first observation satellite in 1995.
Lions Club of Paris History - 2000s

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 2000s

The new millennium was a decade of challenges and successes in Canada and the world.
Lions Club of Paris History - 2011 to 2021+

By Lion Diane McHutchion

Paris Lions Club - 2011 to 2021+

Your Paris Lions Club was extremely busy during this decade, fundraising and returning these funds directly back into our community.