Bas-Saint-Laurent

A weatherproof box where anyone can leave books, toys or kitchen bits and take something else: sustainability can be that simple. What matters is a good spot, permission from the owner or the council, and a few people w…

Not everyone finds smartphones, online bookings or long forms easy. Often a patient half hour is all it takes to help someone. Important: never take over passwords or bank details, go through it together step by step in…

Whether it's a part-time job in a café, delivering leaflets or tutoring: your first job brings not just money but confidence too. Make sure you get a written contract and that your hours fit around school or college. Wh…

A driving licence is a big step towards independence for many, but it takes time and money. Compare offers beforehand, study the theory regularly in small chunks and stay relaxed during lessons. Bikes and public transpo…

Every place can become a little nicer to live in, and locals often have the best ideas. What would you improve in Bas-Saint-Laurent: more benches, better cycle paths, a meeting place for young and old? Share your sugges…

Not every day is sunny, and with kids you need good ideas when it pours. Where do you go in Bas-Saint-Laurent when it's wet outside: the library, the swimming pool, a board-game café, or puddle jumping after all? Share …

Almost every region has a dish you won't find anywhere else, or a recipe handed down through the generations. What food simply belongs to Bas-Saint-Laurent? Tell us your favourites and where to try them!

The Site historique maritime at Point-au-Père, a small town near Rimouski, has the second-tallest lighthouse in Canada, and a marine museum with extensive coverage of the Empress of Ireland ocean liner collision and sin…

=== Prehistory and proto-history === The first inhabitants of the area that is now known as Bas-Saint-Laurent lived on the shore of the estuary soon after the glaciers melted Archeological excavations between 1980 and 1…

The Bas-Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [ba sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃], 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this…

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Mahler Symphony No.4 in G major 3. Ruhevoil (Mahler) European Archive. The symphony was published before 1926 and is therefore in the public domain. Musopen · Public Domain

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