Beaver: The first town’s newspaper was named the Beausejour Beaver. The first town’s intermediate hockey team was called the Beausejour Beavers.

Blue: Beausejour is half way to work and play, from Winnipeg to the Whiteshell Resort and lakes.

Bronze: Tribute to the pioneers who built the beginning of our area at the turn of the century.

Cross: Represents Faith.

Green: In the olden (early) days forests were means of earning additional income. Everybody went to the bush during the winter.

Sheaf of Wheat: The main industry of the area is agriculture.

White: Good grade/quality limestone is found 7 miles west of Beausejour. The Legislative Building and the Parliament Building of Canada are built from this Limestone, plus many other buildings.

The Town of Beausejour was incorporated on April 6, 1912, and the Centennial Committee is planning events to be hosted throughout the year of 2012, with the main celebration or homecoming weekend being tentatively scheduled for August 4, 5 & 6 of 2012. The slogan we have adopted uses our brand, Our Home-Your Home, Come Home in 2012. Beausejour was incorporated as a village from the RM of Brokenhead on November 5, 1908.

Photo of the very first Councils (click photo for larger version):