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 […]
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 […]
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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. […]
Joan Sullivan – This Artist is on Fire! “Si j’étais un arbre” (If I were a tree) is the title of Heritage Board Director Joan Sullivan’s new solo installation of photographic sculptures of Quebec’s historic 2023 forest fires. The exposition runs from November 14 to December 20 at the Galerie d’art Léonard Parent, 186 Av. […]
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Scott Morgan – co-founder of Ferme Pastel, a flower farm located in Grand-Metis I was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, and went to a French immersion elementary school (the only one in Lethbridge) as it was right next to my house, and my parents said ‘why not, coconuts?’ Worked out well for me; it’s the reason […]
Meet Andrew Caddell: A dedicated Municipal Councillor for Kamouraska, accomplished author, journalist, and retired diplomat with Global Affairs Canada. Andrew’s extensive experience and passion for public service make him a remarkable figure in our community. Did you know about poutine before you arrived? Indeed. Given I have been coming to the BSL since I was […]
Support our “Third Space” Community Hub project Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence, has recently taken an exciting step forward by purchasing the Café sur Mer building at 160 rue Principale in Métis-sur-Mer. Our vision is to transform this space into a welcoming Third Space* where both English-speaking and Francophone residents—whether permanent or seasonal—can come together, combat […]