LAFLEUR, Jean Marie (1903-1985), an architect who lived and worked in Valleyfield, Quebec for the duration of his career from 1930 until after 1970. Born in St. Agathe-des-Monts, Que. on 27 October 1903, he was educated at the College Bourget in Rigaud and later studied architecture at the University of Montreal from 1924 to 1929. Unlike many of his professional colleagues who gravitated to the large cities to practise, Lafleur chose to remain in the town of Valleyfield where he devoted much of career to the design of churches and school buildings. An English-language biography on the architect, published in 1951, states that he also designed “…residences and commercial plants” in the region (National Reference Book [Toronto], 1951, 327-28). Lafleur died at Valleyfield in 1985 (biog. and port. in The National Reference Book, ix, 1951, 327-28).
VALLEYFIELD, QUE., Ste. Cecile Roman Catholic Cathedral, 1935-36, recipient of Honourable Mention in the 5th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Architectural Inst. of Canada, awarded to J.M. Lafleur and J. Eugene Perron, Associate Architects to Henri S. Labelle and Consulting Architect Louis N. Audet (R.A.I.C. Journal, xii, Nov. 1935, 191; Dec. 1935, 199, 202, illus. & descrip.; C.R., xlix, 2 Oct. 1935, 99)
RIGAUD, QUE., major addition to the College Bourget, 1936; Novitiate for the College, 1939; chapel and assembly hall for the College, 1940 (C.R., Vol. 50, 1 April 1936, 311; lii, 26 April 1939, 32; liii, 7 Feb. 1940, 22)
VALLEYFIELD, QUE., a public park, with bandstand, pavilion, and restaurant, 1938-39 (C.R., li, 21 Dec. 1938, 28)
VALLEYFIELD, QUE. St. Eugene Roman Catholic Elementary School, du Havre Boulevard at Fabre Street, 1945 (DoCo Momo Quebec, Bulletin No. 15, Summer 1997)
ST. STANISLAS, QUE., reconstruction of St. Stanislas de Kostka Roman Catholic Church, 1947 (C.R., lx, July 1947, 110)
BEAUHARNOIS, QUE., Ecole Centrale, 1947-48 (C.R., lx, Nov. 1947, 142)
VALLEYFIELD, QUE., Ecole Ste. Cecile, St. Thomas Street at Ste. Cecile Street, 1949 (C.R., lxii, June 1949, 116)
BEAUHARNOIS, QUE., a new Parish Hall for the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Clement, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, April 1950, 110; July 1950, 121)
HUNTINGDON, QUE., Ecole Centrale Roman Catholic school and residence, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, May 1950, 142)
VALLEYFIELD, QUE., Roman Catholic school, 1950-51 (C.R., lxiii, Oct. 1950, 156)