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Many sprawling families lived in this sector, approximately 4–5 km to the north of the main road, on land that once belonged to the Kempffer family.1. 

It’s where you would go to get shovellers (pelleteux), who were needed to clear the railroads after big winter storms. It was a long run for the call boys (calleux),2 who would go out there to alert the labourers.

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[FRANGLAIS] Interview with Robert Munroe, Lynden Béchervaise and Marc Babin, April 8, 2025.

“It was hard work, getting up there with horses.”

The shovellers.

Memories about the train, during the war.

Memories about the train, “when the mail arrived” > Jail/Station Lane.

 

NOTES

1 Robert Henry Kempffer, businessman (1822-1901), husband of Sarah Jane Langler (1832-1907). Source : Banque des noms de lieux du Québec (Commission de toponymie du Québec), s. v. « Maison Kempffer », accessed on January 26, 2026, toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=438080 

2 Robert Munroe, Lynden Béchervaise and Marc Babin, story collected by the artist, April 11, 2025

 

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1. Marie-Claude De Souza, 2025.

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