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HLSL partnering with PERT Circonflexe

HLSL is delighted to be teaming up for a second time with PERT Circonflexe to promote their language mentorship program to organizations, employers, professionals and students in the Lower Saint Lawrence. PERT Circonflexe offers the chance for French Level 5 and above anglophones and allophones to improve their spoken French through a year-long mentorship program, […]

Launch of Digital Exhibit

Heritage Lower St. Lawrence is proud to announce a new digital exhibit in collaboration with the Jardins de Métis. Developed with the support of Digital Museums Canada, an investment program managed by the Canadian Museum of History. Métis-sur-Mer: 200 years of shared history Research and writing: Alexander Reford Project management: Marjelaine Sylvestre Archive: Pamela Anderson, […]

Save the date: Burns’ Night 2026

Mark your calendars for our annual Burns Night celebration, honouring the life, poetry, and spirit of Robert Burns, Scotland’s beloved bard. Join us for a festive evening of good company, a taste of haggis (and some other treats), and a touch of Scottish flair! There will be music, and a chance to share your best […]

Community Profile: Sara Langevin

Sara Langevin is a beloved storyteller for our HLSL morning storytelling sessions in Rimouski. A lover of books since childhood, she has spent the past 15 years teaching ESL at the Cégep level in Laval, Granby, and now Rimouski. She uses her passion for literature and languages to help students gain confidence in English. After […]

Our 2025 Holiday Schedule

We will be closed for the holidays from Saturday, December 20th, 2025 to Sunday, January 4th, 2026. Wishing you all a very happy holiday season, with health, peace and good cheer for all!

Remembrance in Metis-sur-Mer 2025

Over 100 people in attendance as HLSL marked Remembrance Day in the village of Métis-sur-Mer The event would not have been possible without the support of volunteer community members, Metis Beach School students and staff. We were proud to organize both the Official Remembrance Day ceremony at Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion Church, and the half-masting of the flags […]

Community Profile: Helen Thornton

This month we give the floor to Helen Thornton, a ray of sunshine beaming out onto the Lower St. Lawrence region from Rivière-du-Loup. Read more about this upbeat, irrepressible member of our community, in her own words: A true globetrotter born in England, a Yorkshire lassie, born and bred, I earned my university teaching degree […]

Registration open for Living Voices workshop series 2 with Janet Madelle Feindel

Past Participants are Raving! ‘I’ve found Living Voices a welcome stretch into expanding writing into voice and performance. My sense of place in Bas St. Laurent is strong; I’ve appreciated the opportunity to expand it even more, with Janet’s encouraging teaching.’-participant, Living Voices Series 1 ‘I have come away from the Living Voices workshops with […]