A light breeze kept Quebec City cool on the mild and sunny morning of Sept. 13. The racecourse, which starts and finishes in front of Place George-V, gave the international …
Daily Archives: 17 September 2019
What are election ‘ballot’ questions for a blessed land?
Had a conversation the other day with a friend who teaches students looking to upgrade their general education and language skills, most of whom are refugees from a country a …
Quebec riding: Duclos faces comeback bid by longtime Bloc MP
One of the marvels of elections in this country is how, upon the drop of a writ, busy elves plaster election signs everywhere overnight so that voters wake up to …
QAC’s Fiddler coming soon to a roof near you!
You can reserve your seat now for the Quebec Art Company production of the forever popular musical Fiddler on the Roof. There will be seven performances only in the CEGEP …
The story behind Rue de la Drave and Parc des Draveurs
In Quebec, the French word drave refers to the floating of large numbers of tree trunks downriver. Log driving was a means of moving logs (sawn tree trunks) from a …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
Note from Lorie: The Ocean Limited, a passenger train operated by Via Rail on a 23-hour overnight route between Montreal and Halifax, is the oldest continuously operated named passenger train …
St-Roch XP, where the cool kids hang out
The multifaceted St-Roch XP (Expérience) festival that took place from Sept. 12 to 15 emphasized the sights, sounds, shows and flavours that make this urban neighbourhood a place “where the …
House of slaves in Togo
When Rev. Éloi Gunn was growing up in Agbodrafo, Togo, he and his brothers, sisters and cousins loved to play in their grandparents’ basement. It was the perfect hiding place, …
The party’s over. Where do the bottles go?
We are late, very late. Will we ever be able to turn the tables and save our planet? Companies must co-operate and together we must change laws and regulations to …
Walking the red carpet at the Quebec City Film Festival
As another beautiful end-of-summer day turned to dusk on Sept. 12, the crowd settled in at Place d’Youville. There they found rows of white Adirondack chairs facing a giant screen. …