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
Kewagama (also known as Petit-Canada) was a squatter village located in Cadillac Township. Near O’Brien Gold Mines. Effervescent — much like “Putainville” — Kewagama also lacked running water […]
The residents of Rouyn-Sud were very poor and could not afford a school. Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate took charge of instruction. Many of the children […]
Transcript of an article dated August 15, 1938, regarding the government’s wish to stop squatting in Abitibi. “Centralization : Construction of many small villages near the mines should […]
The north side of rue Royale, at the intersection of avenue Centrale. The first building on the right houses The Bank of Toronto and Malartic pharmacy. Opposite avenue […]
William B. Hetherington was chosen as Malartic Mayor in 1939. He was also Construction and Maintenance Engineer at Canadian Malartic Gold Mines. In 1934, among other tasks, he […]
The photograph shows that rue Royale was still unpaved at the time. It illustrates the difference between the town of Malartic and the squatter village of Roc-d’Or.
In 1942, of the 266 buildings erected in Roc-d’Or, 137 were log cabins. They had been built in the early days of the village in 1936 or 1937. […]
The settlement is dense and lacks waste disposal services. People simply throw all their rubbish on the ground very close to the houses. As reported by the Roc-d’Or […]
There being no sewage system in Roc-d’Or, there is no waste water treatment. Thus, according to the Roc-d’Or Inquiry Report, “a thick layer of black mud covers some […]
In May 1938, a group of Roc-d’Or citizens organised a major clean-up. They wanted to show the goodwill of the residents and spruce up the image of their […]
Transcript of La Gazette du Nord newspaper article, dated 24 July, 1925, about policing in Rouyn. “At present, the unrest that erupted in the Rouyn Township last spring has almost […]
Here, Mr. Réjean Hamel illustrates the importance of Father Joseph-Albert Renaud in Malartic. Interviewer: “Is it true that Father Renaud was responsible for Roc-d’Or’s fate?” Réjean Hamel: “Father Renaud was […]
