Town of Mattice, Ontario
Voyageur (Missinaibi Voyageur)
 
Designer:
Denys Heppell (St-Jean-Port-Joli, PQ)
based on the original drawing
by Florence Dupéré.
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When Built:
October 1997
Dimensions:
Unknown
Construction Materials:
Steel structure, injected "styromousse" (French word believed
to be polyurethane foam) covered with fibreglass and bronze paint
Location:
South side of Highway 11 (Trans-Canada) at the west entrance
of town, just before the two-lane highway bridge.
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Reason for Building:
It is to signify the heart of the Missinaibi Waterway Provincial
Park. This waterway was very significant in the fur trade.
Additional Information:
It was erected by the municipality (Township) of Mattice - Val-Coté
with the financial assistance of the government of Canada and the
Province of Ontario under the Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Works
program; the Ontario Northland Railway generously offered the site.
That is the photographer's (Steve Robinson) daughter Jesse and son Kyle
helping the Voyager in the second photo.
Mattice also features Dinosaur Statues:
Denys Heppell also created the
Moose and Wolves
in Hearst, Ontario, the
Lake Trout
in Larder Lake, Ontario as well as the
Moose
in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario.
Information Sources:
Jules Plamondon
Pictures Sources:
Steve Robinson, Elizabeth Iozzo and
Gerald Kornelsen
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on November 5, 2000
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