This street is named in honour of singer, actor, composer and songwriter Robert Charlebois, born in 1944 in Montreal. With a musical career that spans half a century, he is …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
May 19, 1819 – The Quebec Gazette Newfoundland FisheriesFor a considerable length of time persons interested in the Newfoundland Fisheries have sent in memorials to the Government complaining of the …
Living the zero-waste life: in Limoilou–Saint-Roch
We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” – Anne Marie Bonneau, seen in a popular meme.On a beautiful, …
New Wellness logo revealed
The new Wellness logo is a visual sub-brand of the “mother brand” of Jeffery Hale–Saint Brigid’s and Jeffery Hale Community Partners. It uses the same colours and fonts and the …
Noises Off is ready to take off
It’s the door-slammer of all door-slammers. Some tickets are still available for a very rare theatrical event courtesy of the Quebec Art Company. Noises Off takes to the stage at …
A night at the Opéra de Québec with Nabucco
Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera about Nebuchadnezzar II, the king of Babylon (c. 634-562 BC), was presented at the Grand Théâtre on May 11, 14, 16 and 18. If you receive …
The Morrin Centre hosts Some Enchanted Evening
Young artists sang their hearts out for the third of six concerts offered through the My Morrin program at the Morrin Centre. Attendees were delighted by the voices of seven …
The ups and downs of “fast fashion”
The temperature is rising … at last. It’s time to wash and put away our winter clothes, and take out our bright, lightweight summer clothes.This spring the trend seems to …
75th anniversary of the Normandy landings: Debating D-Day
This is the first in a series of four articles to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, June 6, 1944. Besides covering the Allied debate preceding the operation, …
Jean Vanier and L’Arche, his life’s work
On May 7, Jean Vanier, a Canadian philosopher, theologian and humanitarian, passed away. Vanier helped change the world’s perception of people with developmental disabilities.A Companion of the Order of Canada, …