JUMP with Traveling Jackie · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Recapping their visit to Val-Jalbert, the guests discuss the history of the paper mill village that was emptied overnight when production was consolidated, noting the church fire in 1926 and the immersive historical projections.
“And that burned in 1926. That's what I remember because this is 2026. And so it was 100 years ago that the church burned down and they like... put everything into rebuilding it.”
“Because there's a history of paper mills in this region of Quebec, and there were two of them at the same time, and this one got shut down because in the... ultimately, they could only put resources into one.”