Before the Barriere and District Senior’s Society became a reality, in the mid 1970s the community was served by the Old Age Pensioner’s Organization (OAPO).
The Barriere division of the OAPO, Branch #135, received its charter in 1976, and held its first meeting in March of that year, meeting in the Barriere Secondary School library. The Lions Club then graciously offered its hall (rent free) for the OAPO meetings, so subsequent meetings were held there.
