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Several Police Officers Near the Fences of the Horne Mine

Several Police Officers Near the Fences of the Horne Mine

A contingent of police officers assembled to control the strike of June 1934. Sergeant Turnbull, the Provincial Police Chief, hurriedly returned from his trip to Québec City to […]
A Crowd Gathered Outside the Horne Mine Entrance

A Crowd Gathered Outside the Horne Mine Entrance

On June 12, 1934, at the beginning of the strike, several hundred strikers and sympathizers joined in a picket line in front of the Horne mine gates. They […]
Ukrainian Celebration in Rouyn, 1938

Ukrainian Celebration in Rouyn, 1938

This celebration took place in Rouyn in 1938. It was organized by the Ukrainian Society Prosvita to honour poet Taras Shevchenko (1813–1863).
A Russian Vigil Held at the Finnish Hall

A Russian Vigil Held at the Finnish Hall

A Russian community lived in Rouyn and Noranda since the 1920s. In the 1930s, they would meet at the Russian Hall located on Taschereau Street in Rouyn. The […]
The Construction of Christ-Roi Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rouyn

The Construction of Christ-Roi Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rouyn

Until the 1950s, the Byzantine Catholic Ukrainians in Rouyn and Noranda did not have a permanent celebrant. However, a Ukrainian priest from Kirkland Lake in Ontario sometime came […]
A Slide Towards Edouard Lake in 1941

A Slide Towards Edouard Lake in 1941

This facility was built in the early 1940s and enjoyed a natural difference in elevation from this part of the city. It was demolished after a little girl […]
Jos, Agnès, Cécile and Blanche Dumulon in 1925

Jos, Agnès, Cécile and Blanche Dumulon in 1925

This photo was taken shortly after Jos Dumulon’s wife (Agnès) and daughters (Cécile and Blanche) left Ville-Marie to settle in the Rouyn township.
Skating Rink on Osisko Lake

Skating Rink on Osisko Lake

In the early days of Rouyn, the snow on Édouard Lake and Osisko Lake was cleared so that people could skate and play hockey. On Osisko Lake, the […]
A Group of People in Front of the A. Niemen Boarding House

A Group of People in Front of the A. Niemen Boarding House

International immigrants came to the area to earn a living. Since they had few ties, they were prone to moving each time a high paying job came along. […]
Interview with Léon Dumulon

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 […]