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The Town of Noranda and Its Foundry

Black and white photograph of Osisko Lake with the town of Noranda, the Horne smelter, and the mine headframes in the background. In the foreground, a building used by Bergeron's Boat House.

Date : Unknown

Credits : BAnQ Rouyn-Noranda, Joseph Hermann Bolduc fonds. 08Y,P124,S40,SS1,D11,P421-69-9.

When it was incorporated in March 1936, Noranda was granted a special status. It would exempt the town from certain provisions of the Quebec Cities and Towns Act. The government and the mining company hoped thereby to avoid the disorder that had prevailed in Ontario mining towns such as Cobalt.