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Lumber Camps
Camp 62
Camp 62

Date: 1963 or 1964
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies, Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Léopold Couturier, Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard

Description: Camp 62 in the Green River region located near the Couturier Brook nicknamed the "Screw Brook". This camp was in operation from 1961 to 1970. These Quonset huts were built in several sections, such as: the office (in the foreground), the kitchen, the sleeping quarters, the drying room (where loggers dried their clothes) and the sanitary quarters. Mr. Léopold Couturier, Mr. Camille Raymond and Mr. Gérald (Pit) Thibodeau were foremen at this camp. Notice Mr. Gene Howie's car.

Subject: New-Brunswick,Forests, Logging, Lumber Camps, Rivière-verte, Couturier Brook.