Commerce Archives | Laval, a Region Well Positioned for a Diversified Economy

Businesswomen Join Forces

In the early 1980s, businesswomen began to organize and network. Laval was no exception and organized activities so that women could share their experiences. Among the businesswomen in […]

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 […]

A Variety of Services

Neighbourhood businesses sometimes offered an unusual combination of services, as can be seen here. A taxi service, a restaurant, a hairdressing salon and a drugstore were all housed […]

Only the Best!

Neighbourhood businesses had to diversify to serve their customers. J. O. Labelle ran a grocery store and a restaurant at the same address.

Everything!

The Ouimet sisters ran a general store in the village of Sainte-Rose for many years. You could find a little bit of everything there: fabric, perfume, dolls, flowers, […]