Voyageurs National Historic Event

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Canadian voyageurs in front of the Parliament Buildings, detail from "Canadian Nile Contingent". © James Ashfield / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / C-002877
Voyageurs in front of the Parliament Buildings
© James Ashfield / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / C-002877
Canadian voyageurs in front of the Parliament Buildings, detail from "Canadian Nile Contingent". © James Ashfield / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / C-002877Scene showing a large Hudson's Bay Company freight canoe passing a waterfall, presumably on the French River. The passengers in the canoe may be the artist and her husband, Edward Hopkins, secretary to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. © Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / Acc. No. 1989-401-1 / e011153912
Address : Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1938-05-19

Other Name(s):
  • Voyageurs  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2019-CED-SDC-02

Importance: Important role in the exploration of Canada's North-West