Agrotourism, Nature and outdoors
To your gardens!
You've read "How do I start my first vegetable garden?" and you're ready to get your hands [...].
March 07, 2024
Portraits of 5 inspiring women
Tadam! Today, we're shining the spotlight on some inspiring, larger-than-life women, women of mind and heart, who make Laval shine every day. While we believe they deserve to be celebrated year-round, we're taking advantage of International Women's Rights Day (March 8) to shine an even brighter spotlight on them today.
Vyckie Vaillancourt
Vyckie Vaillancourt is the seventh generation to run the Chez Vaillancourt farm. Chez Vaillancourt Farm. A fixture of the Laval landscape for almost 200 years, the farm is something of an institution. Formerly active in the communications sector, Vyckie not only successfully to take over the family businessbut has taken it to new heights with O'Citrus, the first company in Quebec to grow and market citrus fruits from Asia and Europe.
Guylaine Archambault
Guylaine Archambault thought she was destined for a career in the laboratory, but things took a completely different turn. Trained in microbiology and immunology, she finally decided to follow her passion for communications and offered her services to the Armand-Frappier Health Museum as an animator. The year was 1997. Time passed, and in 2005, Guylaine Archambault became the museum's General Manager. A remarkable career for a woman of undeniable charisma.
Marie-Michèle Limoges
From the age of 9, Marie-Michèle Limoges wanted to study the stars. Passionate about astronomy and popularizing science, and with a doctorate in astrophysics, she is now Director of Science, Education and Collections at Cosmodome. Her goal: to make space science accessible and interesting, while inspiring the next generation. A mission she successfully accomplishes.
Isabelle Landry-Larue
Isabelle Landry-Larue has lost none of the creative, active and instinctive little girl she once was. Sparkling and driven by the desire to constantly innovate, it was following a trip to New Zealand (where she discovered automatic insurers) that the Clip'n Climb Laval project was born. She went from biologist, translator and fitness instructor to owner of one of Laval's largest climbing centers.
Jeanne Gauvin
A great lady at the helm of a museum that reports on... a great lady! Jeanne Gauvin is director of the Delia Tétreault Museuma place where the lives of Quebec's missionary nuns are recounted, as well as offering an encounter with history. While Délia Tétreault founded the Missionary Training Centre in 1902 (the first in Canada for women), Madame Gauvin has been the Museum's mainstay for many years. Hats off to a woman with a heart of gold.
Together, let's celebrate the excellence of Laval women and promote our local attractions. Find inspiration for your next outing by exploring all our possibilities.
Agrotourism, Gourmet, Shopping
Syrup, it's so good to be in spring!
Antioxidant, rich in polyphenols and with a low glycemic index, maple syrup has a host of benefits for the health and well-being of [...].
Agrotourism, Culture, Museums, History, Gourmet, Nature and outdoors
In Laval, 5 shades of light in anticipation of winter
November is the "garnish" month, sandwiched between the effervescence of October and the magic of December. [...]