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This video made for the Z.E.C. de la rivière Mitis presents the strategies developed for the Mitis River to preserve and increase the salmon population in the river. […]
The arrival of a fishing camp at the mouth of the Metis River was not greeted with enthusiasm by all local residents. While many were employed building the […]
Stephen liked to build and left a legacy of extraordinary buildings. He is probably the only figure in Canadian history who built four buildings that are today national […]
Key to any fishing camp was the ice house. It was in these modest buildings that the catch of the day would have been placed preciously as the […]
Elsie and Robert Reford had two sons, Bruce (born 1895) and Eric (born 1900). As boys, they spent their summer holidays on the Metis River. It was here […]
Born in Dufftown in the highlands of Scotland near to the River Spey, Stephen had watched with interest and envy as the local laird fished the river near […]
This aerial photo shows the village of Price at the apex of its prosperity. The Price Brothers mills occupy a large terrain to east of the river and […]
The Metis River was dammed to produce hydroelectricity. Local entrepreneur Jules A. Brillant formed the Lower St. Lawrence Power Company (Compagnie de Pouvoir du Bas-Saint-Laurent) and assembled investors […]
After the nationalization of the private electricity companies in the early 1960s, Hydro-Québec began efforts to restore salmon habitat on many rivers in Québec. The Metis River was […]
Salmon naturally swim to where the current is strongest. This makes them relative easy to capture. So strong is their instinct that they were often victims of their […]
One of the features of Estevan Lodge that has disappeared since the days the building was used as a fishing lodge is the rack for the salmon fishing […]
