The Hollow/The Glen [English]

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The Hollow (also known as The Glen) is a small valley where the Shigawake Brook flows into the bay.

Two generations ago, this place was as bustling as a small village: “There were three mills, powered by the little stream.”¹ There were also other businesses: “Two post offices, two stores, a gas station…”² Now, not even a single house remains. When Route 132 was built, its new alignment and the relocation of homes contributed to the abandonment of this tranquil spot where moss grows on what remains of the foundations (which can only be seen if you make your way through the brush).

One of the mills belonged to Eddie (Edward) Vautier. According to his son, he was one of the biggest employers in the area at the time. “Before he bought the mill, he was known as ‘Little Eddie Vautier,’ people stopped calling him that after.”³

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AUDIO

Interview with Gloria Hayes and Ethel Bradbury, 12 avril 2025.

Description of the shops and houses in The Glen at the time.

Her husband raised animals.

They relocated the house when the road was under construction.

Interview with Francis Vautier, 11 avril 2025.

Three mills on the stream.

Hydraulic power, animal traction.

The hurricane.

Interview with Gloria Hayes and Ethel Bradbury, 12 avril 2025.

The mills.

NOTES

¹ Jennifer Hayes, story collected by Camillia Buenestado-Pilon, November 9, 2024.

² Gloria Hayes and Ethel Bradbury, story collected by the artist, May 12, 2025.

³ Francis Vautier, entrevue, story collected by the artist, April 11, 2025.

IMAGES

1. and 2. Archives of Gloria Hayes.

3. Archives of Francis Vautier.

4. to 7. Marie-Claude De Souza, 2025.