The stage was set in Quebec City for the Grande Virée des canotiers et canotières. On March 7, under a clear blue sky, a bright sun, with above-zero temperatures, canoers …
Daily Archives: 11 March 2020
Pauline McCarthy named Grand Marshal of 2020 St. Patrick’s parade
The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec is pleased to announce that Pauline Bigaouette McCarthy will be Grand Marshal for the parade’s 11th edition. McCarthy is a pioneer and visionary …
Future of the Parti Québécois is no laughing matter
Was it only six years ago that Pierre-Karl Péladeau fist-pumped his entry onto the political scene as a star candidate for the Parti Québécois? The announcement in Saint-Jérôme is one …
Meet Jarryd Smith: the dad behind Dadventures
Jarryd Smith looks like a fitness coach, so it’s no surprise to learn that he is one. Smith, who is 6’2’’, started playing Australian Rules Football (ARF) when he was …
CANCELLED – Three days of festivities for St. Patrick’s Day
The Ville de Québec has just announced (on March 12 at 5 p.m.) that due to the government of Québec’s announcement today about preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, …
The story behind Rue Gabriel-Taschereau
This street honours the memory of Gabriel Taschereau (1915-1999), a military aviation group captain, born in Victoriaville. At the outset of the 1939-1945 war, he enrolled in the Royal Canadian …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
March 10, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteMontreal – We learn that five companies of the 60th Regiment will proceed from Quebec and the same number of the 57th Regiment from …
Bravi Productions braves interactive storytelling with kids
This wasn’t your typical Morrin Centre storytime. First of all, the children went up the other stairs to College Hall rather than into the library. Secondly, Azanie Roy was not …
Clothes and community at QBC Closet Swap
The coffee was on and a buzz of conversation in English, French, Spanish, Korean and other languages could be heard in the basement of Quebec Baptist Church (QBC) on Grande …
E-bikes on a roll at annual bike show
This could be the year that e-bikes really take off. According to Christian Rodrigue, organizer of the 35th annual Salon Info-Vélo held Feb. 28-March 1 at the cruise ship terminal, …