More than 500 runners from 12 schools raced through the Base de Plein Air de Sainte-Foy on a muddy Saturday morning. To the sound of chairman Stephen Burke’s voice, led …
Daily Archives: 4 October 2018
O Cannabis: Will Oct. 17 bring reefer madness or mild buzz?
There’s not much of a body of precedent for what’s going to happen on Oct. 17. When exactly was the last time a government in Canada took such a quantum …
Ford versus Kavanaugh: The battle for the soul of America
The United States is now in a state of cold civil war. The Supreme Court justice nomination process is tearing the country apart. The divide between both sides of the …
Wellness Centre activities in full swing!
Wellness Centre activities are already in full swing this autumn. There is something of interest to every age and life stage. Visit the Wellness Centre’s website at wejh.ca and follow …
Memorials and Things of Fame
October 5, 1818 – The Quebec GazetteMr. Thom, a teacher of English, Writing and Mathematics, after tendering his grateful thanks to his friends and the public for their kind encouragement …
The story behind Rue Triquet
This street honours Paul Triquet, V.C. (1910-1980), an officer of the Royal 22e Régiment, born in Cabano, Quebec. Triquet enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1927 and participated in the …
Celebrate Quebec at the Valcartier Family Centre
The Valcartier Family Centre invites anglophones to celebrate Quebec and its culture on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Valcartier Family Centre (Building 93) in …
Maison Pollack rots while city tests powers
Winter is coming and Maison Pollack, one of the city’s distinctive architectural landmarks on Grande Allée, with its six towering white columns, remains abandoned, exposed and crumbling. The building’s fate …
A celebration of song with La Grande Fête Lyrique!
Guy Lessard, one of the founding members of Tempêtes et Passions, gathered 26 of the greatest professional lyrical singers in the Quebec City region for La Grande Fête Lyrique, presented …
André Rieu’s Johann Strauss Orchestra waltzes into the Videotron Centre for spectacular performance
André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra didn’t quite waltz into the Videotron Centre on Sept. 26 – they “marched” in to the tune of “Seventy-six Trombones,” surprising members of …