PUBLIC NOTICE As stipulated in the Education Act (R.S.Q., ch. I-13-3), notice is hereby given that at the regular meeting of the Council of Commissioners on June 17, 2020, at …
Daily Archives: 5 May 2020
Caution! Rainbow crossing!
The rainbow crosswalk on Avenue de Salaberry adds a touch of whimsy to walking the dog on a sunny morning. All will be well! Photo by Cassandra Kerwin Some artistic …
SLC raises $3,820 for Leucan Shaved Head Challenge
For the 10th consecutive year, CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) participated in the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge, despite the current COVID-19 enforced isolation. This year’s event was held on April 23.Pursuing …
How we learned to stop worrying and love the deficit
Chances are prior to the pandemic most Canadians would not have been able to identify Yves Giroux in a police line-up. Probably most still couldn’t put a face to the …
Simons not rushing to open stores
While many merchants in Quebec were allowed to reopen their doors this week, others were in less of a rush to get back to business.La Maison Simons, for one, won’t …
Celebrating Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1908 on the second Sunday in May, when Anna Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, began a campaign to have it …
Vaccination clinic injects a sense of community
The current COVID-19 situation means uncertain times for everyone, especially for families with young children. Routine things have become a big challenge for parents, like making a doctor’s appointment for …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
May 5, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteCommerceThe Senate of the United States has passed, 40 to 1, a bill closing their ports against British vessels from Bermuda and Lower Canada …
English school boards want to reopen on their own terms
Quebec’s English school boards have told the provincial government that they plan to make their own decisions with regard to the planned reopening of elementary schools later this month.The nine …
No graduation ceremonies for high schools, CEGEPs or universities
On April 28, Premier François Legault announced that children attending elementary schools and daycare centres would be making a gradual return to class, starting on May 11. While some parents …