Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau visits during the centennial celebrations of the Rolland Company in 1982
Provenance : Société d’histoire de la Rivière-du-Nord, Rolland Company Fonds
Call number : P001, S06, SS04, D32, P15
Photographer : Unknown
Date : 1982
The photograph shows the Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, at centre, next to company president Lucien Rolland. Also seen are executive vice-president Jean-Louis Chollet (to the left of Trudeau) along with Pierre Pagé and Gilles Boivin, two plant employees.
During his visit, the Prime Minister toured the plant and machines accompanied by Lucien Rolland, gave a speech to the employees and assembled media, and cut a cake specially baked to mark the event.