One Year Later: Adventures of our Executive Director Susan Woodfine is celebrating her one-year milestone as Executive Director at Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence (HLSL). “I’m absolutely loving my new challenge, I knew it would not be a walk in the park, but wow, we’re busy,’’ says Susan. HLSL runs 30 programs and is multisectorial: health […]
Handmade decorations donated to Heritage In honour of Canada’s national volunteer week, April 14-20, we’d like to report on a touching donation from a dedicated volunteer, Gaby Turriff. Micheline Williams, our Senior Wellness Coordinator in Metis says “Last year I had the privilege of presenting a thank you card and gift to sisters Gaby and […]
Calling all Community Members: We need YOU to volunteer! Come visit the friendly faces at the Heritage LSL kiosk at Rendez-vous de l’action bénévole on April 20 from noon to 5 p.m. to learn more about volunteer opportunities with our organization. Event will be held at Hotel Rimouski, 225 Bd René Lepage E, Rimouski, QC […]
Community Consultation a Success! On February 2, we got a step closer to achieving the goal of creating a new Rimouski Resource Centre: a community consultation, led by architect Marie-Helene Nollet, saw over 60 people participating in voicing their suggestions and considerations for our potential new centre. The atmosphere was brimming with ideas and a […]
Are you looking for a new book to read? Interested in sharing your thoughts about books with some community members? There’s a club for you, and it’s called Heritage Reads. We meet at noon on the first Friday of each month. March 2 is our first official meeting, and there’s still time to join us. […]
Community Profile: Lisa Wagner She’s well-traveled, dedicated, and an active part of the English-speaking community of the Lower Saint Lawrence. Lisa Wagner is a familiar face in the Rimouski Resource Centre where she works as a library volunteer, and she has been a frequent participant in HLSL’s cultural and historical events over the years. A […]
Thierry Leuzy, Rimouski-based author of the novel Thure, was born in Montreal. From a forced life on the streets as an adolescent, he forged his way out through the military, and then found his way out of the military through the study of dance, flying trapeze, theatre, playwriting, acting and singing. In this winding trek […]
Sometimes hidden gems rest hidden for quite some time before being discovered by the rest of the community. This is the case of Thomas Thorn, a long-time Rimouski citizen (for 32 years), originally from Belleville, Ontario, who has only discovered HLSL last year (2023). Since then, Thomas has been an assiduous community member in our […]
Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence (HLSL) is working hard to expand its outreach towards the west. Rachel McCrum is one of the newest members of HLSL. Rachel is a poet, performer, editor, and curator. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Edinburgh, Scotland between 2010 and 2016, where she was the first BBC Scotland Poet in […]