Category: General

Ice Hockey on Lac Édouard

From an unknown photographer, this picture was taken in 1926 or 1927. The first hockey league in Rouyn-Noranda had four teams : the Copperfields, the Tigers and the […]

Dogsled Race During Rouyn-Noranda’s Winter Carnival

Dogsled Transportation on Perreault Street in Rouyn

Created by Indigenous people to go from one place to another during winter, the sled puled by dogs was a very popular means of transportation. For instance, we […]

‘Le nord-ouest du Québec’ Map

Clearcut Area

This photo was taken in Saint-Eugène-de-Chazel, Abitibi-Ouest. The logging industry caused the reduction of the hunting grounds for Anishinabe People and the destruction of many wildlife habitats.

Aldermac

The Aldermac mine was exploited from 1932 to 1943, then it was abandoned. The site was the Ministry’s responsibility as the companies operating it were dissolved or could […]

Miner Helmet in Boiled Leather

Considering the risks for underground miners, this type of leather helmet offered limited protection!

Miners in Front of the Bourlamaque Mine in 1969

Wood Skidding on the Kinojévis River During Winter, Around the Airport Bridge

River-driving was prohibited after as a result of the mercury pollution created by sinking trees. In the middle of the 1970s, the ‘Regroupement des mouvements populaires du Témiscamingue’ […]

Forêt noire (Black Forest)

Colonization propaganda in Abitibi

The Mérite agricole medal was awarded to a woman for the first time in 1927. Alexina Godon Croteau, a pioneer from Amos, receives this important award directly from […]

Abitibi Landscape