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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that climate change will increase the global average temperature by 2 degrees C during the 21(st) century. Regionally, one consequence is that this increase in temperature is expected to raise the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events in southwestern Quebec, Canada. A vulnerability assessment for climate change in the communities of Mont-Laurier and Ferme-Neuve was conducted during the summer of 2011. A total of 25 interviews and a focus group were conducted within these two communities, in order to relate past experiences and local knowledge with climate and socio-economic projections. This case study shows that the diversification of a population and its socio-economic activities is central to the effect of climate in local communities. Ferme-Neuve could have a greater exposure to the potential impacts of climate variability than …