FAQS

Southern Quebec is served by several coach companies :

• Montreal to Sherbrooke: Limocar
• Montreal to Levis - Montmagny - Berthier-Sur-Mer - Saint-Jean-Port-Joli: Orléans Express
• Montreal to Victoriaville - Thetford Mines: Groupe Bourgeois
• Quebec to Saint-Georges-de-Beauce - Lac Mégantic: Autocars La Chaudière

Legal tender is the Canadian dollar, which divides into 100 cents. Bills come in 5, 10, 20 50 and 100-dollar denominations. Coins in use are 1, 5, 10 and 25 cents and 1 and 2 dollars.

• New Year's Day (January 1^st)
• Good Friday or Easter Monday
• National Patriots Day / Victoria Day ( Monday preceding May 25)
• Quebec National Holiday (June 24)
• Canada Day (July 1^st)
• Labour Day (First Monday in September)
• Thanksgiving (Second monday in October)
• Christmas (December 25)

Eastern Standard Daylight Saving Zone (April to November) GMT - 04:00
Eastern Standard Time (November to April) GMT - 05:00

French is the official language of Quebec, even if some villages in the Eastern Townships are English-speaking.

The proximity of American border and the major urban cities allow you to be welcome in the two official languages (English and French) in Southern Quebec region.

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In Quebec, most prices do not include taxes.

The goods and services taxe (GST): 5 % on the sales amount.
The Quebec sales taxe (QST): 8,5 % on the sales amount plus the GST.

Around the St.Lawrence River and south, it is a humid continental climate. The seasons are more defined with warm summers and snowy winters.

There are 4 provincial parks and 2 regional parks in Southern Quebec.

The provincial parks :

• Parc national du Mont-Mégantic
• Parc national de Frontenac
• Parc national du Mont-Orford
• Parc national de de Yamaska

The regional parks :

• Parc régional Massif du Sud
• Parc régional des Appalaches

Arthabaska: From the Cree word “ayabaskaw” meaning place of the bulrushes and reeds

Coaticook: River of the land of pine trees

Massawippi: Deep water

Mégantic: Where they preserve fish

Memphrémagog: Expanse of water

Nicolet: “Pithigan” and “Pithiganek” meaning entrance were earlier names for Nicolet

Odanak: Coming to the village

Sherbrooke: “Ktineketolekwac” meaning big forks was the Abenaki name for what is now Sherbooke

Wôlinak: Village at the bay