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William B. Hetherington, Malartic’s First Mayor (From 1939 to 1946)

William B. Hetherington, Malartic’s First Mayor (From 1939 to 1946)

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 […]
Joseph-Albert Renaud, the Founding Priest of the Church of St-Martin-de-Tours in Malartic

Joseph-Albert Renaud, the Founding Priest of the Church of St-Martin-de-Tours in Malartic

For a long time, the people of Malartic blamed Father Joseph-Albert Renaud for the dismantling of Roc-d’Or. He had come to Malartic in December 1936. He was a […]
Burroughs Pelletier, One of the Officials in Charge of the Roc-D’Or Inquiry

Burroughs Pelletier, One of the Officials in Charge of the Roc-D’Or Inquiry

The Quebec government wanted to improve its oversight of new mining towns. So, in the mid-1930s, it established its Mining Villages Division. In 1938, the head of the […]
Couple Squatting in Roc-d’Or

Couple Squatting in Roc-d’Or

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 Roc-d’Or

The Beginnings of Roc-d’Or

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 […]
Settlers

Settlers

After the arrival of the railway in Abitibi, the provincial government aided by the Catholic clergy encouraged settlement by families. Colonization propagandists, mostly clergymen, crisscrossed Quebec to promote […]
A Settler from Laferté with his Belongings

A Settler from Laferté with his Belongings

The National Transcontinental railway opened Abitibi to settlement. In 1912, trains started to run and newcomers formed parishes along the railway line. For Abitibians, the railway meant connections […]