Over 700 cross-country skiers raced through the woods of Saint-Férréol-les-Neiges for the inaugural Mont-Sainte-Anne Loppet on March 31. Home from his best international season yet, Alex Harvey, his father Pierre …
Daily Archives: 3 April 2018
Letter to the Editor – Re: Street Views – Rue Adrien-Pouliot
What a pleasure to read last week’s article by Bill Cox on Rue Adrien-Pouliot! It brought back fond personal memories of an extraordinary mathematician, teacher and human being. As a …
VEQ launches Connect With Your City Guide and Tell me a Story
Spring is in bloom and so too are the two completed book projects that the Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) co-ordinated over the past year.The Tell me a Story/Raconte-moi une …
Quebec gears up for autonomous car race
People of a certain generation will remember there was a time when automobiles did not converse with you, although that notion did inspire a short-lived television series in the 1960s …
Bill 166 adopted!
I am delighted to be able to officially inform you that Bill 166 was adopted by the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Finally, all homeowners in any given …
QCGN has high praise for provincial budget
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) says the recently tabled provincial budget could be a game changer for English speakers in the province. The budget, tabled March 27 by Finance …
Memorials and Things of Fame
April 2, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette As reported in 1918 – Among the improvements made in Quebec District one hundred years ago, was the laying out of a town …
The story behind Rue Ader
This street is named in honour of French engineer-inventor Clément Ader (1841-1925). Ader was an innovator in a number of electrical and mechanical engineering fields. He originally studied electrical engineering …
QCWC bursary application period extended
QCWC turns Books into Bursaries! There is something empowering about hearing the accomplishments, hopes and dreams of women on the cusp of entering university or returning to …
Morrin Centre re-elects its council members at 2018 AGM
About 50 people gathered in College Hall at the Morrin Centre on March 26, for the 194th annual general meeting of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. The society’s …