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The First Police Station and the Liquor Commission Space in Rouyn, 1927

This photo was taken after Rouyn was incorporated into a village municipality on May 6, 1926. Before that, the legislation did not allow the area to establish a […]

Aerial View of Rouyn Township in the Mid-1920s

At the top, you can see the Rouyn village south of Osisko Lake. At that time, about 600 people lived there permanently. The first newcomers settled near Osisko […]

Rouyn’s Principale Street in the Mid-1930s

This photo was taken west of Rouyn’s Principale Street, between Gamble Street and McQuaig (now called Terminus Street) in the mid-1930s. Principale Street quickly became one of the […]

“The miners’ festival” a song by Réal V. Benoit

We’re two, we’re four, we’re six, we’re eight, we talk about it, we get on board and here we go! We are two, we are ten, we are […]

Aerial View of Rouyn and Noranda in August 1933

Virtually no one lived in the Rouyn township in the early 1920s. But the number of inhabitants grew in 1933, at the time this photo was taken, to […]

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 […]