Economic History Archives | Laval, a Region Well Positioned for a Diversified Economy

We still love it!

Although it sounds like a cliché, our first contact with a cultural community came through restaurants, such as those serving Chinese cuisine, which everyone loves.

Interview with Jacques A. Catudal, founding president of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Laval

Interview with Jacques A. Catudal, founding president of the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Laval [Music: soft classical piano] Title on screen on black background: Interview with […]

Strength in Numbers

With the opening of the Laval public market in June 1983, a wide variety of specialized food stores came together, to the great delight of the community’s food […]

United We Stand!

The economic development of a region or city was long the domain of a boy’s club, as can be seen in this photograph of members of the Association […]

A Major Project

The arrival of shopping centres was a game changer in the 1960s. One of the largest projects was Carrefour Laval. Its construction was announced on February 27, 1969, by […]

It’s a Bargain!

In the first half of the 20th century, Montrealers began to experience a housing crisis. With the goal of finding a home for their families, many of them […]

The End of an Era

These are the ruins of the second mill built on Moulin Island in St-François, on Des Prairies River, on the southern tip of Île Jésus. The first mill, […]

The Very First Financial Report

This is an excerpt from a report written by Jean Talon, intendant of New France, to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister under King Louis XIV (Controller General of Finances from […]