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Shoreline Clean-Up Along the Champlain River

Black and white photograph of children playing on equipment left behind by a since-closed industrial operation. The photograph was taken during a clean-up effort along the banks of the Champlain River in August 1989.

Appartenance Mauricie Société d’histoire régionale, Le Nouvelliste Fonds (F31124-001). Unknown photographer.

A number of environmental groups emerged in the Mauricie during the 1990s. At least in part, this was a reaction to ongoing industrial pollution along the shores of the Saint-Maurice River. One such group, Conscience globale en action, was established in Saint-Louis-de-France. In August 1989, it organized a shoreline clear-up effort along the banks of the Champlain River.