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Sault-au-Récollet and Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1963

Aerial view of Sault-au-Récollet and the Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant, July 7, 1963.

The Sault’s roads

After scenes showing the heart of the Sault-au-Récollet village, the Church of the Visitation, and the Gouin Boulevard East, historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST) speaks to […]

The miller’s house during renovations, 2017

“The project aims to develop the Mills site, namely through structural consolidation, renovation, restoration and refurbishment of the miller’s house. […] The restoration project of the miller’s house […]

Offices of the Back River Power Company in 1942

The offices of the Back River Power Company occupy a section of the old seigneurial flour mill that was built on the Island of Montreal. This building, which still […]

Buildings of the Back River Power Company in 1942

The dike’s industrial buildings in 1942. On the left, a warehouse.

The nail

We see a heron standing in the shallow waters, and then from the mills’ dike, Mr. Jean Poitras (JPo) tells us how he discovered an old nail as he […]

Map of the Sault’s village core, likely drawn between 1726 and 1749 (detail)

Detail of an anonymous and undated map of the sector between Fort Lorette and the mills’ dike. The first structures on the dike are represented, but not the […]

View of the mills’ dike from La Visitation Island in 1839

Drawing representing the various structures on the mills’ dike in 1839. In the background, the first church with its single bell tower. In the foreground, a cross planted […]

The mills site in the fall of 1976

Aerial view of the mills site in the fall of 1976, a few years before the expropriation and demolition of the industrial buildings.