J. Melvin Moffatt
Inducted In
1981
J. Melvin Moffatt, born in Brookdale, Manitoba, became widely known in Galt for his achievements and contributions in many fields relating to community life – as alderman for two years and Mayor from 1948 to 1950; Citizen of the Year in 1962; recipient of the Canada Centennial Medal in 1967; and later the Governor-General’s Certificate of Merit for his work with the Boy Scouts.
He served the Kiwanis Club, the Canadian Legion, the Masonic Order, Waterloo Automobile Club, South Waterloo Agricultural Society, the Waterloo Historical Society, and the Christian Children Fund of Canada, an international organization. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doon Pioneer Village for two years, and Administrator from 1968 to 1973.
Moffatt served overseas with the 48th Highlanders during the First World War, and later was manager of the Galt Dairy. A member of the Kirk Session of Knox Presbyterian Church, he also taught in the Sunday School, and frequently conducted the Golden Hour, a radio service for shut- ins and elderly.