Granada

Take advantage of your stop in front of the church and rectory in Granada to compare the vintage aerial photo with what these two buildings look like today! The changes made to the church are obvious, but the same cannot be said for the rectory. Can you spot them?

There are several lakes in this neighborhood, the largest of which are Lac Beauchastel and Lac Bruyère. You’ll pass by the lake during your walk, as well as several others. Keep your eyes peeled!

Photo Source: BAnQ

Granada Gold Mine Offices

Photo Credit: Fonds Roméo Blais

Here you can see workers inside the Noranda Gold Mine.

This photo is from the Granada Gold Mine Inc. Facebook page.

A native of Granada who was named a Knight of the Order of Quebec in 2007, Réal Lacombe made significant contributions both as a social and health care leader, and to public health in Quebec. Concerned with the overall health of the population, he initiated several projects in this area, including the Villes et villages en santé program, which he led for more than 25 years. In 1987, Rouyn-Noranda became the very first city in Quebec to benefit from this program.

Photo credit: Ordre national du Québec

Placed next to the neighborhood’s interpretive panel, this artwork depicts a gathering of settlers and their pets, paying tribute to the tremendous work accomplished by the pioneers of Granada. Through this painting, the artist, Christian Beauchemin, sought to capture the pride these settlers felt as they posed for the photograph that inspired the work.

Artist: Christian Beauchemin

Year: 2016

Material: acrylic on UHD panel

With a background in multimedia and illustration, Christian Beauchemin incorporates techniques developed for his digital projects into his artistic practice, adapting them for use in painting.

For this project, using an archival photo taken during Granada’s early days, he conducted a study of the subjects and the color palette to be applied for the colorization of this black-and-white image. The result is a blend of the new and the old, depicting the subjects with free and spontaneous brushstrokes.

Photo credit: Myriam Charconnet

1930: Mining operations begin at the Noranda Mine

1935: Arrival of the first group of 55 pioneers

1937: Mining operations cease following a fire

1948: Creation of the Maple Festival by Father Stanislas Dubois and the arrival of telephone service in the parish

1954 to 1956: Electrification

1968: Paving of the road between Rouyn and Granada

1978: Granada becomes a municipality

1995: Merger between Granada and Rouyn-Noranda