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    The Abitibi company widened this chasm in the Sturgeon River to let the annual spring freshet waters of the river flow to Lake Nipissing following the ravaging 1979. The widening of the Sturgeon Rive

    The flow in the Sturgeon River during its height on May 1, 1979 was recorded by Ontario as being the maximum flow ever in the river which means it was a one in 300 year flood which destroyed the Fiel

    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 territo

    Premières maisons à Val des Arbres, Field, ON. / First houses in Val des Arbres, Field, ON.

    Nouveau village de Field, ON, 1979 / New town, Field, ON, 1979

    Gauche à droite / Left to right: Gilles Langevin, Bruno Langevin, Raymond Langevin, Robert Langevin, Yvon Langevin, Jacques Larocque

    Messe célébrée dans l’entrepôt municipal de Field, durant l’inondation de 1979. / Mass celebrated at the municipal hall, Field, during the 1979 flood.

    Inondation à Field, ON, 1979 / Flood in Field, ON, 1979

    École Ste-Marie à Field, ON en avril 1979 / Ste-Marie School, Field, ON, April 1979

    Radiothon de Field au centre commercial de North Bay, le 22 avril, 1979. / Field Radiothon at the North Bay Mall on April 22, 1979.

    La rue Principale, à Field, durant l’inondation de 1979. / Principal Street, in Field, during the 1979 flood.

    Rue Desjardins, Field, ON, durant l’inondation de 1979. / Desjardins Street, Field ON, during the 1979 flood.

    Maison d’André Mageau sur la rue Principale, Field, ON, le 1er mai 1979. / André Mageau’s house on Principale Street, Field ON, May 1, 1979.

    Centrale téléphonique d’urgence pendant l’inondation, Field, ON, 1979. / Emergency telephone exchange system during flood, Field, ON, 1979.

    Gauche à droite / Left to right: Mike Harris (député du Nipissing / MP), Dr. Nicol Patenaude (préfet du canton de Field / Reeve of Field Township), Léo Bernier (Ministre des Affaires du Nord / Minist