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    Ottawa area lumber magnate J.R. Booth also used the Sturgeon River to send his annual timber cuts to his mills. This trek could last up to two years. He worked in the area doing the first cut of pine

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    When logs were floated to the Field mill, rivers like the Pike in Bastedo Township were dammed lift the level of water to drive their logs. This was the site of the Pike River dam which connected wit

    Ottawa lumber baron J.R. Booth built this dam on Pike River which connects directly to the Sturgeon River. It was at this intersection that the Mageau and Field Lumber companies located their operati

    Barrage sur la rivière Pike, dans le canton de Bastedo, construit par la compagnie JR Booth, 1940. / Pike River dam in the Bastedo township built by JR Booth, Field, ON, 1940.

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    Vue aeriénne de la Rivière Sturgeon, Sturgeon Falls / Aerial view of the Sturgeon River, Sturgeon Falls

    After being in receivership from 1930, the Abitibi Power & Paper Company re-started up its mill in 1946. Construction for the new particle board mill started in September of 1955 and was completed ea

    The river provided cheap transportation until the 1960s when they were hauled by trucks.

    Gauche à droite / Left to right: Pierre Desjardins et Roger Lafond

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    Photo du moulin de l'Abitibi prise au bord de la rivière Sturgeon. / Photograph of the Abitibi Mill taken on the side of the Sturgeon River.

    Gauche à droite / Left to right: Eva Bidal, Florence Laframboise et Carmel Leach. Photo originale / Original photograph

    Vue aérienne des bateaux sur la Rivière Sturgeon. / Aerial view of boats on the Sturgeon River.

    Vue aérienne des bateaux sur la Rivière Sturgeon. / Aerial view of boats on the Sturgeon Falls.

    Vue aérienne des bateaux sur la Rivière Sturgeon. / Aerial view of boats on the Sturgeon Falls.