📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Sir John A. Macdonalds was one of the main artisan of the Canadian confederation in 1867 and its first prime minister. Take part in the preservation and restoration of his history and discover the maritime region of Bas St-Laurent.
Local Organization: The non-profit « The Canadian Heritage of Quebec » was one of the first organizations in Canada to work to preserve architectural heritage Quebec. It was founded in 1956. Today its mission is the conservation on heritage buildings and sites of historical or natural importance in the province of Québec. They own many historical site among witch is the summer house of Sir. John A. Macdonalds, the first Prime minister of Canada and a founding father of the country.
💼 What the programme involves
The project is to restore and embellish a historical house in preparation for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian confederation, in 2017. Supervised by an expert in architectural heritage and an expert in natural heritage, the volunteers will:
- Restore a balcony
- Renovate a room of the house
- Recreate, according to historical archives, a flower garden
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay at the summer house itself which also serves as an inn, food will be prepared by the group in the small kitchen. Expect all comforts of a Canadian prime minister in 1867 (plus electricity and modern technologies).
📍 About the location
The work camp is located relatively near a National park, expect plenty of outdoors activities.
Location: About 5km from the town of Rivière-du-Loup, it is located about 400 km from Montréal. The nearest terminal is Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau Airport (YUL).
See: https://goo.gl/maps/wDqC4XAZzvz