Commercial Archives | The mills of Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet: Celebrating 300 years of history in 2026!

The Mémoires d’Ahuntsic anthem — Official video courtesy of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

The anthem Mémoires d’Ahuntsic for the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was composed for Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebration, as a gift from Concerts Ahuntsic en fugue. The anthem’s lyrics are by […]

The commemorative structures and vestiges of the mills, spring 2022

View from the vestiges of the old installations, as seen from Du Pont Street looking toward the belvedere on the river.

Women working in wartime

Women working at the Back River Power Company take part in the war effort by preparing cardboard packaging for ammunition that will be shipped to the European front […]

The Mills site

The video starts with a shot of water running downstream from the dike. Then we see historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST), standing on top of the […]

Jeff Geoffrion’s restaurant and pool hall

A group of children and adults on the sidewalk in front of Jeff Geoffrion’s restaurant and pool hall at 1024 Gouin Boulevard, facing Du Pont Street. This building’s […]

The Sault-au-Récollet cider press

Scale model representation of the cider press built by Didier Joubert. It shows the operation of the press and its integration in the building’s structure. This scale model […]

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette and son Alfred

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette, born in 1921, and his son Alfred on the porch of their home on Du Pressoir Street, May 15, 1925.

A mountain of apples and a very large ice house

On the left, families standing behind a mountain of apples; on the right a photo of the ice house belonging to ice merchant Eugène Gendron, and later to […]

The cutting and storing of ice

On the left: workers at the ice house in 1939. On the right, ice cutting becomes mechanized over time.

The cider press house: housing for workers’ families

In the early 20th century, the cider press house was unrecognizable. Its successive owners showed little concern for its overall condition. The apple press was removed, a ceiling […]

Didier Joubert — Miller

Standing in front of “la maison du Meunier”, historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST), explains the vital role of the miller in feeding the parishioners in Sault-au-Récollet. […]

The master of the cider press

The silhouetted character at the centre of the model is the artisan who oversaw the operation of the apple press. It gives us an idea of the scale […]