As we wrap up 2025, it’s clear it was a good year for Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence. We’ve got several strong files up and running, and funding is looking encouraging. None of this happens by chance. We work hard for every partnership and every dollar, and that work is starting to show real results. One […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]