The Hidden Past of Rivière-Bleue The Hidden Past of Rivière-Bleue Corporation du Patrimoine de Rivière-Bleue
In the early days of this provincial police force there were 35 officers, sub-inspectors and inspectors who were quickly nicknamed “the liqueurs”. Initially called the “Surveillance Service” of […]
After 50 years of married life, Émile died in September 1979 and his wife, Victoria, in November 1980. They passed on their seeds of wisdom: Take the time […]
More than 1,000 people are said to have attended his funeral at Edmundston Cathedral, attesting to his extensive network of acquaintances. Albertine, his wife, died on December 28, […]
You, Levesque, you were the driving force behind the whole conspiracy. It was you who set up this powerful organization so as to smuggle in and sell alcoholic […]
As shown by this advertisement in the Le Madawaska newspaper, Alfred set up a company selling firewood and providing trucking services. Later, he also began a boarding house […]
On November 13, 1933, the first raid carried out was of a suite at the Hotel Victoria in Rivière-du-Loup that was regularly occupied by Alfred Lévesque. However, this operation did […]
Despite the fact that the parish priests were opposed to everything related to alcohol, they did not refuse the smugglers’ numerous donations. In the archives of the Fabrique […]
It is even said that Rivière-Bleue’s ballpark was lit by electricity before that of Edmundston thanks to the considerable generosity of Alfred’s brother, Émile Lévesque.
The different means used by our smugglers clearly demonstrate their ingenuity: – Farms and chicken coops become warehouses. – Bottles of alcohol were sometimes hidden in hay bales, […]
