May 1979 flood raised the Sturgeon River 19 feet above normal.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- May 1979 flood raised the Sturgeon River 19 feet above normal, flooding parts of the Abitibi mill. The company had to sandbag many parts of the mill. Employees (L to R): Ernest Cartier, ?, Mr. Maltby and Herb Fike.
- Notes
- From late April into May 1979, the Sturgeon River rampage affected many communities including: Caldwell, Crystal Falls, Field, Sturgeon Falls, Springer Township and the Nipissing First Nation territory.
- Date of Publication
- May 1979
- Dimensions
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Width: 14 in
Height: 11 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Left/Right: Ernest Cartier ; ? ; Mr. Maltby ; Herb Fike.
- Corporate Name(s)
- Abitibi-Price Inc Sturgeon Falls, ON
- Collection
- Gervais, Hubert
- Language of Item
- French
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.369159010127 Longitude: -79.934556105957
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- Donor
- Gervais, Hubert
- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- La société historique de Nipissing
- Contact
- Société historique de Nipissing OuestEmail:pn_dp@wnpl.ca
Agency street/mail address:250 chemin Fort Road
Sturgeon Falls ON P2B 2N7
Tél.: 705-753-4716
Fax: 705-753-5476
