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I lived in Chibougamau from 1955 to 1962. My parents opened a laundry in Chibougamau, I remember that pretty well and I think I was about 4 then. We lived at the Wakanichi Hotel (Spelling?) and I also remember the Chibougamau Inn very well. The Vimmy theater and the Marcel.
My parents worked in the mines after the laundry. I think they worked at Campbell Mines or mayber Copperand, I’m not sure. I was 2 when we arrived in Chibougamau and 9 when we left. I would love to talk to someone about those days. Thank you for your posting.
I was 16 when we moved to chiboug. in 1959 & 19 when we left. My husband played guitar in a Rock & Roll band at the Wakanichi. We both worked at Campbell mines. I was paymaster, so I may remember your parents names.
I have your email through your comment. If you approve, I’ll contact you on your email. I would like to know where your family moved on to. I have been living in Montreal and a little town south of Montreal since 1963. My daughter, born in Chapais, had special education needs, so we never persued careers in the Mining industry, but are still in touch with friends from those “good old, bad old days.”:-)
Hello, I lived in Chibougamau for one year, 1956 to ‘57, worked
during the day doing office work for Betteridge & Smith who were
building 125 houses, and as a barman at the Wakanichi Hotel at night with my brother in law, Eddy Ross who your parents may
have known. Eddy and my sister Andrée have since both past
away
Retired I now live in the Lower St Lawrence region of Rimouski
and next year I am moving to Metis sur Mer
If you have a chance, do drop me a line !
HI Gil,
My husband was there at that time. He was working at one of the mines. The Wakanichi hotel has many fond memories for me, because he played guitar with bands there many times…ah the brawls!
We lived on MacKenzie St. in 1959 & you could have built those houses for Copper Rand.
We live south west of Montreal and have toured the Gaspe, and often go to NB. Love that area. I am sure that we have been in Metis sur Mer. We’re happy to be out of the North lands, but getting a fair share of snow here now.
In Chibougamau, I remember the snow banks that reached the 2nd story of the house!
Thanks for your comment.
Pat
Thanks for these words, that pushed me to call a long time friend
in Chib. and we had a very long talk and found out so many things
like who had gone to a better world and who moved and who are
the few who stayed right there like she.
I doubt if you had known her, Thérèse David, her husband was a
painter and a good one at that, who also passed away about 15 years
ago ! But you must have known Eddy Ross (ex-boxer) who was like
the bouncer at the Wacanichi and I was behind the bar 5 days/week
but I left in ‘57 and Eddy stayed there until he passed away. He was
a jovial great guy and never used excess strenght to expell brawlers out !
That also gave me the opportunity to find the addresses of my nephew
and niece, who are all now di-vor-ced (like me) !
Please do get in touch with old friends. Thanks to the internet, email and Facebook, we can reconnect to our youth and those “all important” friends from the “olden” days. I have found that I feel better knowing where, or how everyone is doing at least. I think the old friends are important because they became an integral part of our own personality, and shared our most uncertain times, which was not the case with people we met later in life. We are so blessed to have people that care about us as well.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
April 19, 2009 at 11:35 pm |
I lived in Chibougamau from 1955 to 1962. My parents opened a laundry in Chibougamau, I remember that pretty well and I think I was about 4 then. We lived at the Wakanichi Hotel (Spelling?) and I also remember the Chibougamau Inn very well. The Vimmy theater and the Marcel.
My parents worked in the mines after the laundry. I think they worked at Campbell Mines or mayber Copperand, I’m not sure. I was 2 when we arrived in Chibougamau and 9 when we left. I would love to talk to someone about those days. Thank you for your posting.
Bobbie
April 20, 2009 at 12:34 am |
I was 16 when we moved to chiboug. in 1959 & 19 when we left. My husband played guitar in a Rock & Roll band at the Wakanichi. We both worked at Campbell mines. I was paymaster, so I may remember your parents names.
I have your email through your comment. If you approve, I’ll contact you on your email. I would like to know where your family moved on to. I have been living in Montreal and a little town south of Montreal since 1963. My daughter, born in Chapais, had special education needs, so we never persued careers in the Mining industry, but are still in touch with friends from those “good old, bad old days.”:-)
December 10, 2009 at 12:52 am |
Hello, I lived in Chibougamau for one year, 1956 to ‘57, worked
during the day doing office work for Betteridge & Smith who were
building 125 houses, and as a barman at the Wakanichi Hotel at night with my brother in law, Eddy Ross who your parents may
have known. Eddy and my sister Andrée have since both past
away
Retired I now live in the Lower St Lawrence region of Rimouski
and next year I am moving to Metis sur Mer
If you have a chance, do drop me a line !
Bien amicalement,
Gil
Gil Morisset
802-375-7445 (Skype)
December 10, 2009 at 1:38 pm |
HI Gil,
My husband was there at that time. He was working at one of the mines. The Wakanichi hotel has many fond memories for me, because he played guitar with bands there many times…ah the brawls!
We lived on MacKenzie St. in 1959 & you could have built those houses for Copper Rand.
We live south west of Montreal and have toured the Gaspe, and often go to NB. Love that area. I am sure that we have been in Metis sur Mer. We’re happy to be out of the North lands, but getting a fair share of snow here now.
In Chibougamau, I remember the snow banks that reached the 2nd story of the house!
Thanks for your comment.
Pat
December 10, 2009 at 4:22 pm |
Hello Pat,
Thanks for these words, that pushed me to call a long time friend
in Chib. and we had a very long talk and found out so many things
like who had gone to a better world and who moved and who are
the few who stayed right there like she.
I doubt if you had known her, Thérèse David, her husband was a
painter and a good one at that, who also passed away about 15 years
ago ! But you must have known Eddy Ross (ex-boxer) who was like
the bouncer at the Wacanichi and I was behind the bar 5 days/week
but I left in ‘57 and Eddy stayed there until he passed away. He was
a jovial great guy and never used excess strenght to expell brawlers out !
That also gave me the opportunity to find the addresses of my nephew
and niece, who are all now di-vor-ced (like me) !
Do have a nice X Mas !
Gil
December 10, 2009 at 4:54 pm |
Please do get in touch with old friends. Thanks to the internet, email and Facebook, we can reconnect to our youth and those “all important” friends from the “olden” days. I have found that I feel better knowing where, or how everyone is doing at least. I think the old friends are important because they became an integral part of our own personality, and shared our most uncertain times, which was not the case with people we met later in life. We are so blessed to have people that care about us as well.
Have a wonderful holiday season.