A small town of 26,000 people about 45 kilometres north of Montreal was hit hard by Friday’s storm.
Some 100 homes in St-Lin-Laurentides sustained flood damage, and at least two were destroyed. Some roads were completely destroyed.
The town extended its state of emergency until Thursday as a result.
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Emergency repairs are underway, but work to fully rebuild damaged infrastructure is expected to take long.
During the worst of the storm Friday evening, the town’s mayor, Mathieu Maisonneuve, says 250 people were trapped in their homes because of flooding on the roads.
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Emergency services had to carry out several rescues in the area, including a man who disappeared in a kayak but was later found safe, and other people who were trapped in their cars and had to climb onto the roofs of their vehicles.
–With files from The Canadian Press