BERNIER, Joseph Albert (1890-1950) was born at St. Jean, Port Joli, Que. on 2 August 1890 and was active in the Montreal area from 1916 onward . No information has been found on his education or training, but in 1922 he formed a partnership with Joseph O. Despatie. Their collaboration ended in 1925 and Bernier opened an office under his own name, specializing in the design of school buildings for several parishes in the Roman Catholic diocese. After WWII he held the position of Director of Construction for the Roman Catholic School Commission of Montreal. Bernier died in Montreal on 24 June 1950 (obit. La Presse [Montreal], 26 June 1950, 23; Le Devoir [Montreal], 27 June 1950, 8; inf. from Province of Quebec Assoc. of Architects).
BERNIER & DESPATIE (works in Montreal unless noted)
OUTREMONT, houses for L.A. Aubertin, Champagneur Avenue, 1922 (Outremon b.p. 1468, 17 April 1922)
ST. JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE., new facade and interior alterations of St. Jean Roman Catholic Church, Longueuil Street, 1923-24 (Le Prix Courant, lvi, 1 June 1923, 49; Continuite [Quebec City], No. 50, Summer 1991, 51, illus.)
OUTREMONT, triplex for Auguste Plamandon, Querbes Avenue, 1923 (Outremont b.p. 1715, 5 Nov. 1923)
STE. THERESE DE BLAINVILLE, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1924 (C.R., xxxviii, 26 March 1924, 49, t.c.)
ECOLE ST. PIERRE CLAVER, St. Joseph Boulevard East, 1924; addition, 1929; residence adjacent to the school, 1931 (C.R., xliv, 1 Oct. 1930, 71; Montreal, Les Edifices Scolaires, 1980, 262-5, illus.)
J.A. BERNIER (works in Montreal unless noted)
(with Z. Trudel) ECOLE ST. MARC, First Avenue, major addition, 1926 (C.R., xl, 4 Aug. 1926, 500; Montreal, Les Edifices Scolaires, 1980, 252-5, illus.)
HOPITAL DES INCURABLES, Cote St. Luc Road, major addition of a third floor, 1926 (Montreal, Les Couvents, 1984, 156-9, illus.)
OUTREMONT, stores and apartment block for Donat St. Jean, Van Horne Avenue at Stuart Avenue, 1928 (Outremont b.p. 2326, 12 Jan. 1928; C.R., xlii, 11 April 1928, 59)
ST. DENIS STREET, near Ste. Catherine Street, hotel for A. Laurendeau, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 29 Feb. 1928, 50)
VILLERAY STREET, at St. Gerard Street, apartment block for D. Armand Taillefer, 1928-29 (Montreal, Les appartements, 1991, 433-4, illus.)
AMHERST STREET, near Robin Street, public garage for J.C. Belanger, 1930 (C.R., xliv, 18 June 1930, 87)
ST. JOHN'S, QUE., Roman Catholic school, St. Pierre Street, 1930 (C.R., xliv, 27 Aug. 1930, 62)
CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION OF QUEBEC, Guy Street, warehouse, 1930-31 (C.R., xliv, 22 Oct. 1930, 62)
COOLBROOK AVENUE, at Queen Mary Road, apartment block, 1931 (C.R., xlv, 10 June 1931, 57)
LAFONTAINE PARK, facing Panet Street, a new park chalet, pavilion, restaurant and gymnasium, 1932 (C.R., xlvi, 3 Feb. 1932, 43, t.c.; Gazette [Montreal], 9 Feb. 1932, 4, descrip.; Montreal, Les Edifices Publics, 1981, 188-9, illus.; inf. Scott Edwards)
ST. BRENDON'S BOYS SCHOOL, Rosemont Boulevard, 1938 (C.R., li, 7 Sept. 1938, 28)
NOTRE DAME DE GRACE BOYS SCHOOL, Notre Dame de Grace Avenue at Addington Avenue, 1938 (C.R., li, 7 Sept. 1938, 29)
ECOLE ST. PIERRE APOTRE, Panet Street at Ste. Rose Street, major alterations, 1938 (Montreal, Les Couvents, 1984, 118-21, illus.)
ECOLE DU CHRIST ROI, Louvain Street at Berri Street, 1939 (C.R., lii, 19 April 1939, 45)
FRERES DES ECOLES CHRETIENNES, Brebeuf Street, a teacher's residence for the Roman Catholic School Commission, 1942 (C.R., lv, 11 Feb. 1942, 28)