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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 […]
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 […]
