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A Portion of Rouyn South Before it was Annexed to Rouyn City

Black-and-white photograph of Galipeau Street now known as Larivière Street. In the background there is the Rouyn City Hall on the left and the Horne mine on the right.

Date: 1937

Credits: BAnQ Rouyn-Noranda, Joseph Hermann Bolduc funds, Rouyn-Noranda series. 08Y,P124,S40,SS1,D7,P421-37-1.

In 1938, the Rouyn South community was composed of squatters: people living illegally on land owned by the provincial government or the mining companies. This situation was condoned until 1930 when provincial government decided to take action. The possibility that Rouyn South would be made an independent city was considered, but it was finally annexed to Rouyn in the summer of 1940.