Boom and Bust in a Mining Village: The Sad Fate of Roc-d’Or Boom and Bust in a Mining Village: The Sad Fate of Roc-d’Or Société d'histoire de Malartic
Roc-d’Or was not incorporated and civil and religious authorities refused to build any school or church. The lack of a church did not cause much of a stir, […]
The 32-year-old woman had lived in Roc-d’Or since 1936. She was a Russian of Ukrainian origin of the Greek Catholic faith. In September 1941, several citizens of Roc-d’Or […]
A report dated April 6th 1936 contains the oldest reference to Roc-d’Or. Written by an inspector of the Department of Mines, it says that almost all of the occupants […]
The workforce was very mobile throughout the region. In fact, far from their roots, workers did not often settle down. Several Roc-d’Or inhabitants offered room-and-board services. A Finn […]
Quick and easy to put up, log cabins were also inexpensive. They were convenient while the owner built a house with lumber or insured his permanent settlement in […]
Roc-d’Or is not limited to a collection of rustic cabins. There were several buildings of quality. In fact, some of the houses moved to Malartic are still standing […]
The vast majority of newcomers to the mining camp had no choice but to settle in Roc-d’Or. Their families could not stay in the bunkhouses (barrack-like dormitories near […]
The beginnings of the village are unclear, but there was a definite increase in the population in the spring of 1936. The first concrete evidence of Roc-d’Or to […]
Living in these poorly-insulated houses must have been tough. Insects, especially the infamous mosquitoes, swarmed in summer and winters were worthy of Siberia. For many inhabitants, small cast […]
Besides its unflattering nickname of “Putainville”, Roc-d’Or had several appellations. One of them was Paris Valley. Was it due to its effervescent character or a reference to one […]
At the beginning, one named G. St-Louis owned at least part of the claims at Roc-d’Or. This changed in 1936, with an amendment to the Mining Act. Buildings […]
East Malartic Mines also built an attractive village close to its infrastructure. Named after Joseph Rupert Norrie, the mine manager, it was not recognised by the government. There […]
