 with the creation of the colonies of Esprit-Saint, de La Trinité-des-Monts et de Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière, the inhabited area reaches its maximum.In May 1950, a fire in the sawmill of the Price Brothers spreads over large parts of Rimouski and forces the region to re-allocate its ressources towards services.The development of the mining, forestry and hydroelectric industries in Côte-Nord allows entrepreneurs like Jules-A.