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Miner’s Equipment

As working in underground mines is particularly hazardous, miners must use the proper safety equipment. On the top left, there is a boiled leather helmet that was used […]

The First Streets and Shops of Rouyn in 1926

This is an aerial photograph of the Rouyn mining community taken in the summer of 1926. On it is written the street layout of several important streets and […]

Rouyn-Noranda: Provincial Capital of Pollution

In 1985, a group of activists march through the streets of Noranda to protest pollution caused by the mining industry.

Montbeillard Village, Located Near Rouyn-Noranda

While Rouyn and Noranda were built alongside mining developments, many cities in close proximity, such as Montbeillard, grew as a result of agriculture and logging camps.

March 23, 1986, Referendum Results

This picture, published in the local newspaper La Frontière, shows the results of the referendum held on the amalgamation of the cities Rouyn and Noranda, which occurred on […]

A Prospecting Device

A prospector, whose name is unknown, uses a device to find buried ores in the soil. Unfortunately, this method does not work for gold: one has to dig […]

Fire-Rangers’ Cabin on Rouyn Lake

These fire rangers were stationed on the shores of Rouyn Lake and lived in this log cabin. Back then, the lake was the main way to reach the […]

Jos Dumulon’s General Store in Rouyn

This general store is one of Rouyn township’s first buildings. The boardwalk allows easy access to the store. The boomtown-styled front—reminiscent of the California Gold Rush and the Klondike […]

En-d’ssour by Rémi Jodouin

In his autobiography En-d’ssour, Rémi Jodouin, then aged 61, goes into detail on the daily lives of Abitibi mine workers.

The Anthropologist Sylvain Beaupré

Sylvain Beaupré is an anthropologist who specializes in education and employment. His book Des risques, des mines et des hommes, La perception du risque chez les mineurs de […]

Two Minors in the Depths of the Earth

Noranda, 1936. Two miners using mechanical drills in a Horne mine roadway.

Réal V. Benoit: Singer and Miner

Réal V. Benoit is native to Rouyn-Noranda. He is a miner by profession, but he launched his singing career in the 1970s and released three albums over the […]