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Noranda’s Beit Knesset Israel Synagogue

The Noranda’s Beit Knesset Israel synagogue, visible in the middle, does not have any distinctive features that make it stand out except for the Star of David on its […]

The Régal Theatre Is a Crowd Puller!

Régal Theatre was located on Perrault Street near the intersection of Principale Street. This 325-seat theatre was the first to open in Rouyn. Owner Ms. H.S. Carey began […]

The Noranda Theatre

The Noranda Theatre operated from 1930 to 1967. It was located on the 2nd Avenue (now known as Murdoch), near 7th Street, neighbouring the Noranda Hotel and sharing […]

The Alexander Theatre

The Alexander Theatre, which bore the name Allevato at one point, was located east of the Main Street, between Gamble and McQuaig (now known as Du Terminus Street), […]

Interview with Mr. Vanek, Former Chief of Staff at the Quemont Mine

“In 1952 there were many immigrant groups. French Canadians would generally refer to them as DP, but this is a fallacy. DPs were people that were displaced for […]

Interview With Anthropologist Sylvain Beaupré

Sylvain Beaupré : “In lode mines, where the deposits are at their narrowest, we still use outdated technologies. But the system is always the same. The driller gets […]

Interview with Rémi Jodouin about the Working Conditions of Miners in the 1930s

Interviewer: And then you started working at the mine in 1931. Can you tell us how it was, working in mines, at that time? What was the job […]

Interview with Léon Dumulon

Here is an interview with Rouyn’s pioneer Léon Dumulon who built his father’s General Store. Léon Dumulon: I left Ville-Marie to go to Baie Gillies with horses. From […]

“Les Fros”, a song by Richard Desjardins

We are by the Horne Mine’s barriers in 1934, in the midst of an economic crisis, there is a strike led by those we called the “Fros” when […]

A Slovak Parade for Rouyn’s 25th Anniversary in 1951

This photo was taken on Principale Street during the celebrations of Rouyn’s 25th anniversary which shows that a small Slovak community lived in the sister cities. Since they […]

Rough Caricature of Yukon Jessie, a Famous Bootlegger

Yukon Jessie, sometimes called Klondike Jessie, but whose real name is still unknown, was a bootlegger in 1925 in the Rouyn township. She worked in many cities where gold […]

The First Police Station and the Liquor Commission Space in Rouyn, 1927

This photo was taken after Rouyn was incorporated into a village municipality on May 6, 1926. Before that, the legislation did not allow the area to establish a […]