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Community Profile: Ting Zhang

Ting recently joined the Heritage team as Community Development Agent for the Rimouski region. She will be responsible for managing the Resource Centre and our team of volunteers who help us keep our library and events running smoothly. We are beyond thrilled to have Ting, who is as accomplished as she is warm and friendly. […]

Dynamic discussions, Pairing component

Dynamic Discussions, Pairing Component Native French or English language, or have very advanced skills of one or the other of these languages Desire to improve conversational French or English Interest in sharing one’s native French or English language with the partner in exchange for equivalent help in the other language Complete the registration form: https://forms.gle/mvDMk3N1NVdo5LSP7   […]

Community Profile: Cornelius Hammer

Community Profile: Cornelius Hammer Cornelius is a familiar face to those who visit the Rimouski Resource Centre library. He generously volunteers for our organization, working in the library, and more recently assisting Alexandra Rao synthesize the data collected from the Needs Assessment focus groups. We’re grateful to call him an active member of our community! […]

ENHANCING LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR THE QUÉBEC JOB MARKET!

Join the CIRCONFLEXE Professional and Linguistic MENTORSHIP Program What is the Circonflexe Program? Ready to make an impact? We are looking for individuals who are: Ideal candidates include: Native French speakers Bilingual professionals (native English speakers with strong French skills) Professionals with 5 to 8+ years of experience in the French-speaking job market Retired professionals […]

Community Profile: Susanne Ives

Suzanne Ives Meet our newest board member! We’re thrilled Suzanne’s joined the team as a member of our English speaking community in Rimouski. She brings a wealth of personal experience as a newcomer and mom of two busy young children, not to mention her accomplished background from the world of accounting and international leadership. Where […]

Community Profile: Lynn Fournier

Lynn Fournier is a visual artist and longtime art teacher at the Metis Beach School. She’s led countless workshops for Heritage over the years, and even volunteered for us as a board member a long time ago! She recently facilitated pottery-making workshops as part of our Earth to Earthenware project, funded by Canadian Heritage.  As […]

Community Profile: Jack Herbert

Jack Herbert 1933-2024 Heritage Lower St. Lawrence lost a friend recently with the death of Jack Herbert on October 9. Rimouski resident for the past decade, he and his partner Teri Dion were regulars at Heritage functions in Metis and Rimouski. Jack was born Jean- Jacques, as comfortable in French as he was in English. […]