Albert (Bert) Goulet was born May 12, 1918 in Biggar, Saskatchewan. Leon and Antoinette Goulet operated the General Store. It was when Bert was two years old that the family sold the store and moved towards Terrace, British Columbia to homestead near Thornhill. The family only stayed for two years before they packed up and moved to Carrot River, Saskatchewan and opened a general store and Bert attended school. The family was French Canadian, and it was at school that Bert learned English. Bert attended St. Boniface College in Manitoba, and signed up to the Canadian Military in 1941 to serve briefly in World War II. He married Patricia Hoy and with her had two sons, Greg and Bert Jr and their daughter Cheryl.Then 33 years later, Bert followed in his parent's footsteps and opened Bert's Grocery in Terrace. He operated his grocery store for close to two decades, and during this time was elected to Terrace council and then elected as Reeve.

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McRae, Helene; Yvonne Moen, Helen Haselmeyer. "Bert Goulet Corner Store A Terrace Mayor, Alderman, Businessman, and Fisherman. Albert (Bert) Goulet". Terrace: Images & Reflections of the Skeena River Valley Area. Terrace and Region Archives, Terrace Public Library and the City Of Terrace Parks and Recreation.. http://www.terracelibrary.ca/history1/bertgoulet/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-26.