The six FLIP Fabrique performers in Attrape-Moi are having a ball juggling, dancing, jumping on trampolines and more at MaizRêve, the Maizerets neighbourhood festival. The MaizRêve neighbourhood festival was …
Daily Archives: 20 August 2019
Making a pilgrimage to Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy
In the early 1900s, Pierre Ouellet, a native of Saint-Cyprien east of Rivière-de-Loup, left his village and, with the help of his wife and their 12 sons, undertook the clearing …
APPEAL: 35 Years of English conversation, and still going strong
This past June, some 80 people packed into Charlesbourg’s Le Grand Bourg restaurant to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of APPEAL, an acronym for Apprentissage, Pratique, Perfectionnement et …
Sports roundup: baseball, football, and hockey
The Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am Baseball League are in the final stretch of the 2019 season. As of Aug. 18, the Capitales are in last place, one game behind …
Rouge et Or to defend the RSEQ title in their 25th season
The Université Laval Rouge et Or football team will be working hard to defend their title in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and the Vanier Cup, won …
Remparts win first pre-season game as they trim the roster
The Quebec Remparts got their first win of the 2019 pre-season as they edged the Rimouski Océanic, 3-1, in Rimouski on Aug. 18. After a goal by Luka Verreault of …
Community Calendar
Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 12:05 p.m. – Musical Wednesdays concert featuring the Duo Cordes au Vent, with Peter Calkins (flute) and Lise Lavoie (classical guitar) at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, 78 …
Experience Wildlife Concerts at Forêt Montmorency
For the 13th year, Forêt Montmorency presents its famous Wildlife Concerts. Unique in North America, these unusual 90-minute concerts are musical interpretations of nature to honour the life and sounds …
Valcartier Used Book Sale and Family Day
In exchange for a donation to the library, bibliophiles went home with armloads, even boxes full of good reading material. There was a great turnout for Family Day at …
Two Quebec women’s rugby teams are provincial champions
On a hot and humid Saturday, Aug. 17, Rugby Québec held the provincial championships at the Académie Saint-Louis field in Quebec City. The Club de Rugby de Québec (CRQ), which …