St. John Bosco Parish was officially established on September 1, 1979 with Father J. Phillip Horrigan as its first pastor. In 1984, the architectural firm of Ala-Kantti Associates of Ottawa was chosen with Vince Colizza as the project architect. In October of that year, plans began to take shape. By April of 1985, tenders were called and on June 8, 1985, the sod was turned. On January 31, 1986 (the feast of St. John Bosco), the parish celebrated the Eucharist in the parish Centre. The Centre was still incomplete: the floor was concrete, the lights were temporary and the walls were unpainted. Finally, on Sunday, June 8, 1986 (exactly one year after turning the sod), Archbishop Francis J. Spence dedicated the building to the glory of God.

We are currently in our 29th year as a parish, and we have had three wonderful Fathers along this journey. Our first was Father Phil. He was with the parish for thirteen years before leaving us in 1994 to pursue further studies. He guided our first steps and watched the parish grow. Father John Hibbard succeeded Father Phil, and led the parish for nine years. Under his leadership, St. John Bosco had three seminarians complete their internships: Fred Happy, Tom MacDonald and Stephane Pouliot. Father John left us on July 15, 2003.

We welcomed our current Pastor, Father Timothy Harrison in 2003. Unlike the previous two pastors, Father Tim's priesthood could be considered a second vocation. Prior to his ordination on August 4, 1990, Father Tim was a professional in the business world. After various jobs during his secondary, college and university days, his final job was as an accountant for a large corporation (perhaps that is why he has a reputation in the Archdiocese for enabling parishes to eliminate their debts). Father Tim is an outdoorsman and sportsman. He is a member of the Flying Fathers Hockey Club which tours North America raising money for charity. He is also an avid motorcycle enthusiast which seems to go against the stereotypical conception of a priest. Perhaps that is why he also stresses integration of the youth into all aspects of our parish and the results show. Besides being our pastor, Father Tim is also the chaplain at St. Mary Catholic High School. We look forward to the coming years with anticipation as the parish continues to grow as is evident by the many new families that have recently joined St. John Bosco.