Events Archives | Grondines, a Land Shaped by Rocks and Tides

River crossing, summer 2000

For 11 years, swimmers have faced the river’s tumultuous waters for the sheer pleasure of it, in the Traversée du fleuve Grondines-Leclercville.

Cartoon by Raoul Hunter (March 2, 1988)

This cartoon, dated March 2, 1988, illustrates the victory of the citizens’ protest movement in its fight against Hydro-Québec to avoid an overhead crossing for the high-voltage line […]

Lomer Gouin, circa 1900

Quebec Prime Minister from 1905 to 1920, Sir Lomer Gouin was elected member of Parliament for Portneuf in the 1908, 1912, 1916 and 1919 elections.

Christmas Parade poster, 2019

The 2019 Christmas Parade poster was designed by Grondines letterer Pierre Tardif.

Christmas Eve dinner tables, 2011

In 1994, a New Year’s Eve dinner was organized immediately after the Christmas Parade. The first edition drew no fewer than 135 guests to the Vieux Moulin restaurant […]

Down with the towers!

Jean-Paul Paré sits in the converted attic of Micheline Beauchemin’s Grondines home. Behind him are fabrics and a cupboard full of weaving threads. [Jean-Paul Paré] I remember that […]

Louis Guilbault, winner of the 1980 boxcar race

With a medal around his neck, Louis Guilbault poses with his family. His boxcar, built by none other than carpenter Jacques Mayrand, was crowned the winner of this […]

River crossing, summer 2000

In the summer of 1995, a group of swimmers tackled the 3.5 km between the Grondines and Leclercville wharves for the first time. Raymond Faucher’s idea of swimming […]