Hundreds of people attended the annual SNACS Book Fair at the Eastern Québec Learning Centre on Oct. 24, 25 and 26. This year, for the first time, the event was …
Daily Archives: 29 October 2019
Halloween howl at the Morrin Centre library
A special Halloween Storytime on Oct. 26 saw many participants dressed in costume as a rehearsal for the last day of the month. Halloween cupcakes were decorated, then gobbled up …
Tough choices for cabinet with fewer Liberal seats in Quebec
With that nasty election business over and done with, now comes the fun part: speculation about who will get cabinet posts in the new Liberal minority government. Fortunately for Justin …
Bloc takes two Tory seats in Quebec City region; Liberal pair return
The hopes of the Liberal and Conservative parties of expanding their seat count in the Quebec City area hit a brick wall, or rather a Bloc Québécois, on election night.True …
A Victorian Halloween
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Halloween celebrations were less about trick or treating and more about parties and parlour games.Many of the games had their origins in courting rituals …
The story behind Rue Eiffel
This street is named in honour of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), a French civil engineer who made his name building various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
October 31, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteCourt of Oyer and TerminerEarly in the Session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, … two Bills of Indictment were preferred by the …
The Club des Cavaliers holds Halloween parade
The Club des Cavaliers held their annual Halloween parade in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier on Oct. 26. Who doesn’t love a parade, and with horses and riders in costume it’s even more interesting …
Violinist Angèle Dubeau to receive Prix du Québec
Angèle Dubeau is to be the recipient of the 2019 Denise Pelletier Award, the highest honour given to individuals for an outstanding contribution to the performing arts in Quebec. This …
Valcartier Elementary students plant Liberation 75 tulip bulbs
The students at Valcartier Elementary planted dozens of special tulip bulbs in the school’s front yard on Oct. 21. Melinda Fréchette (our Cycle 1 teacher) had the wonderful idea to …