Lower St-Lawrence
Friday January 24, 2014
L'Ilse Verte: Pharmacist helps out
The fire at the seniors residence, Résidence du Havre, in L'Isle Verte has shocked the small community in the Lower Saint Lawrence region. As residents come to terms with the tragedy and scale of loss, the CBC's Marika Wheeler brought us the story of how the pharmacist whose shop disappeared in the fire, has moved quickly to serve those who depend his services.
Categories: Lower St-Lawrence
Tuesday September 24, 2013
Remembering Mary Molson Iversen
Mary Molson Iversen, a matriarch of the Molson family, died in Montreal earlier this month. A loving obituary talks about how she grew up in the city, but Métis Beach, on the Lower St-Lawrence, was where she spent her summers. This afternoon, we listened back to part of a conversation from a few summers ago when Jacquie spoke with Mary Iversen, joined by Ann Coulson, in Métis-sur-Mer.
Categories: Lower St-Lawrence
Wednesday August 8, 2012
Circus show inspired by Elsie Reford's life
In 1926, Elsie Reford began transforming what was once her uncle's fishing camp into a garden. That garden, Les Jardins de Métis or, the Reford Gardens, first opened to the public 50 years ago and continues to welcome visitors from all over the world. At the end of the month, an original circus show, Qualia, will tell the story of the gardens and its founder, on site in Grand-Metis. We called up the creative team behind the show to find out how this unique tribute is coming together...
Categories: Lower St-Lawrence, Rachelle Solomon
- January 2014
- Fri., 24 – L'Ilse Verte: Pharmacist helps out
- September 2013
- Tue., 24 – Remembering Mary Molson Iversen
- August 2012
- June 2012
- Fri., 22 – Métis-sur-Mer new bilingual library
- July 2011
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