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Colour photograph of the Des Prairies River Dam.

The hydroelectric dam on Des Prairies River, circa 1980

Reference: Société d’histoire et de généalogie de l’Île Jésus, P15/B3, 02.001, Fonds Jean-Paul Champagne

Electrification and energy generation were determining factors in the development of the economy of Quebec as well as of Laval. The Des Prairies River dam, built in the early 1930s, is an excellent example of this.