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Pancakes

Colette Meehan, originally from Ireland, is an artist and jeweller, specialising in fine enamel pieces.  She reflects on how food can represent feast, celebration, and ritual all while serving fresh pancakes at her home in La Pocatière, Quebec, in Fall 2025. Ready in: Prep time – 75 mins; Cook time: 15 – 20 minsServes: 18 […]

Our Summer 2025 in images

Summer highlights from productive meetings with partners, HLSL staff.  Scroll down for more photo galleries from our events throughout July and August 2025. Here’s to a wonderful summer in the Lower St. Lawrence! June 29, 2025 – Fête de la Mer, Rimouski Marina, A bilingual spoken word event hosted by HLSL, and Peggy, our heritage […]

Marie-Claude Giroux

Je viens de Québec, j’ai grandi à Limoilou jusqu’à mes 17 ans. Puis j’ai habité Montréal pendant deux ans.Mais mon chez-moi est Métis-sur-Mer ! J’ai passé tous mes étés ici depuis mes 6 ans ; et les vingt-cinq premières années, ma famille louait cette maison juste en face de Turriff Beach, le charme a opéré […]

Project: Living Voices Workshop Series

Living Voices: Exploring Family Roots For four generations, Janet Madelle Feindel’s family spent summers at their property at Cap à l’Orignal, now known as Parc national du Bic. Following the expropriation by the government in the late twentieth century, the family lost access to the land. The artist is now returning to Lower Saint Lawrence […]

Summer Opening Hours

☀️ Summer Hours Announcement – Come explore, read, and connect! Métis Library & Resource Centre We’re happy to share that a special summer schedule will be in effect from June 23 to August 27 at the Métis Library and Resource Centre. 🕒 Opening Hours:Mondays | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Wednesdays | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Rimouski […]

Hub Name Suggestions

Are you creative? Entrepreneurial? Interested in your community’s vitality? We need your input!We’re looking for the perfect name to represent our vibrant new community hub — and we want your input! One suggestion currently on the table: ESPACE MÉTIS. Thumbs up or down? What are your ideas?We’re also calling for serious revenue-generating proposals to help […]

Heritage Kiosks

Catch Us in Rimouski This Summer! We’re excited to announce our presence at several key events across Rimouski this summer! We’d love for you to stop by one of our kiosks and say hello. Our Kiosks at the Terrasses Urbaines RimouskiDon’t miss the 12th edition of Terrasses Urbaines Rimouski, the summer event that brings a festive and […]