Team Rive-Sud won the 54th Finale des Jeux du Québec! Other great news: the games were deemed “mission accomplished!” In nine days, 3,300 athletes competed for 1,200 medals in 22 …
Daily Archives: 12 March 2019
Stoneham hosts Jeux du Québec alpine ski races
Stoneham Ski Resort hosted the Jeux du Québec alpine skiers from March 6 to 8. Fans who wanted to get a good view of the 10 races, however, had to …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
March 13, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteLennoxvilleAt the solicitation of the inhabitants of the Township of Ascot, His Grace the Governor in Chief graciously condescended to permit them designating the …
The story behind Place Casault
Place Casault is on the campus of Université Laval in front of the pavilion named in honour of Louis-Jacques Casault (1808-1862). Casault was a priest, academic, superior of the Séminaire …
Le Diamant theatre project getting ready to sparkle
About four months from its projected completion date, the ambitious Le Diamant “black box” theatre space is more than 70 per cent built. That’s what project officials reported last week …
Commons hearings offer lessons on real people in government
To paraphrase the prime minister, many lessons have been learned from the SNC-Lavalin affair/controversy/scandal/teapot tempest. Many of those lessons have been civics lessons; so much so that, for those who …
Irish eyes were smiling at Shannon Irish Show
It may have been cool outside, but it was “hot” inside the Shannon Community Centre on March 9 as the 53rd edition of the Shannon Irish Show was presented not …