Gold Rush: Stories of Big Mines and a Little Town Named Malartic Gold Rush; stories of big mines and a little town named Malartic Musée minéralogique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The Shannon Building in the 1940s. Also in view, Malartic Beauty hairdressing salon, Bijouterie Gagnon jewlery store and, to the left, Buanderie Malartic – a laundrymat.
Dionne building in the 1940s. Also in view, the Cartier grocery store and the A & B (5-10-15¢ & $1:00) general store.
The photo is captioned Paris Vallée, one of the village’s nicknames at the time (1940s)
View of Roc-d’Or’s main street in early 1940.
One of the Roc-d’Or buildings being moved to Malartic using tractors and wood logs.
Workers struggle to lift a building over the railway.
Front page of the weekly newspaper “La Gazette du Nord” announcing the tragedy that occurred at the East Malartic Mine on April 24, 1947.
Malartic mourns its missing at a ceremony in the Catholic school. A funeral procession is organized in honour of the victims.
On the photo: City Hall Coca-Cola bottling facility Canadian Malartic Headframe (in the background)
Families enjoying the outdoor pool at Malartic Campground in the 1970s.
The curling club was adjacent to Malartic’s golf club.
Families enjoy the various water activities offered by the Lac Mourier Outdoor Recreational Facility. You can see the main building of the site in the background.