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In 1871, Vital Laflamme was the conductor in Rivière-du-Loup. Hailing from Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, he worked for the Grand Trunk company. In 1871, Vital moved from Montmagny to Rivière-du-Loup with his family. A railwayman from a very young age, he left his native region to support his family, and again, had to leave his adopted home to work in Lac-Saint-Charles as a section man. Railway workers were often obliged to leave their home towns to fulfill the railway company’s requirements. In 1903, Vital Laflamme, now too old to work, returned to Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud to live on his retirement pension. It was there, in the town of his birth, that he buried his wife and spent the last years of his life.
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En 1871, Vital Laflamme est chef de train à Rivière-du-Loup. Originaire de Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, il devient cheminot pour la compagnie du Grand Tronc. En 1871, il quitte Montmagny avec toute sa famille pour venir vivre à Rivière-du-Loup. Cheminot dès son plus jeune âge, il quitte sa région natale pour faire vivre sa famille. Il changera à nouveau de région d’adoption pour travailler au Lac-Saint-Charles comme sectionnaire. Il n’est pas rare que les cheminots aient à s’expatrier pour satisfaire les besoins des compagnies ferroviaires. En 1903, Vital Laflamme est trop âgé pour travailler. Rentier, il revient à Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud. C’est là, dans sa paroisse natale, qu’il enterrera sa femme et qu’il passera les dernières années de sa vie.
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