 Eight months later, on November 12, 1955, a Leda clay landslide carried of earth and six buildings crashing down into the Nicolet river, killing three people, injuring six and causing $10 million in damages.The incident destroyed the trade school (established in 1887) and the recently rebuilt cathedral.The event was later the subject of a book by author Louis Caron entitled "Le Bonhomme Sept-Heures."