From Sept. 6 to 8, the Domaine de Maizerets was transformed into a Celtic village for the Celtic Festival.For three days, tourists and locals watched professional and amateur athletes toss …
Daily Archives: 10 September 2019
Many Quebecers putting their dreams on the silver screen
When I was in Grade 13 – folks of a certain age from Ontario will recognize this as the basically useless final year of high school before university – my …
Two very different new books examine Trudeau’s government
Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in PowerBy Aaron WherryHarperCollins Publishers&Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government: 353 Promises and a Mandate for ChangeEdited by Lisa Birch and François PétryLes Presses de l’Université …
The story behind Rue Domagaya
This street is named after one of the sons of Iroquois leader Donnacona, whom Jacques Cartier met during his first voyage of discovery in what is now called Canada. In …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
September 9, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteEmigrationExtract from a letter from Argyleshire, dated June 25th – The emigration from this country is immense. When I passed Crinan [Scotland] a few …
Historical Day on the Plains of Abraham: city under siege
On the beautiful afternoon of Sept. 8, large numbers of people learned about Quebec City’s rich history. The National Battlefields Commission has a strong tradition in organizing a free Historical …
French Frogs on the road in tandem!
While visiting friends in Rivière-de-Loup over the Labour Day weekend, we happened to spot a man and woman riding an odd-looking tandem bicycle towing a large (for a bicycle) trailer. …
Morrin Centre Storytime returns with two new programs
It was music to childrens’ ears at the Morrin Centre when education co-ordinator Azanie Roy introduced two new programs at Storytime on Sept. 7, one of which is an instrument-lending …
Saving the planet, one roll of TP at a time
Toilet paper, the single-use everyday item we can’t live without, is polluting the planet and flushing our money down the drain.The only time most people think about toilet paper is …