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Forest Fire Prevention
 Fraser Companies First Iroquois Gate
Fraser Companies First Iroquois Gate

Date: 195-
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Doris Hébert, Mr. Guy Bouchard, Mr. Léopold Couturier

Description: The first gate in Iroquois was located in the 1950s at the limits of Fraser Company, from the Green River woodlands to the Québec border. This allowed a control of passers-by and thereby reduced the risks of forest fires in summer. A watchman lived in that camp during summer.

Subject: New Brunswick, Forests, Fires, Green River, Rivière Iroquois