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Ghislain Fillion, 32, loads survival gear - cable, shovel, axe, sleeping bag and food - into his truck in Matagami, Que

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Ghislain Fillion, 32, loads survival gear - cable, shovel, axe, sleeping bag and food - into his truck in Matagami, Que

Date11/25/1973

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Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Ghislain Fillion; 32; loads survival gear - cable; shovel; axe; sleeping bag and food - into his truck in Matagami; Que.; for the 420-mile trip north to the James Bay Development Corp. power project at La Grande River; called LG2. His brothers Rodrigue; 34 (left); and Michael;17; help Fillion load the truck.

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