It was 2009, and Julia Caron had just finished a long afternoon teaching English in Cap-Rouge. The excruciatingly slow bus ride through downtown traffic ended a few stops early, because …
Daily Archives: 2 June 2020
Opening for business, at last!
More and more businesses, such as Le Marché du Store on Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel, have reopened for business, with precautions taken to avoid the spread of COVID-19. The Centre d’hébergement Christ-Roi …
Goose-stepping yogis
Mr. and Mrs. Bird, the Canada geese who return to Lise Lafond’s pond year after year, seem to know how important regular yoga sessions are to reduce stress and improve …
Asterisk* be damned! Bring on the NHL play-ins!
Turning now to sports news. The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced its “return to play” plan. In an extraordinary move dictated by extraordinary times, the league has decided to …
Meet former QCT paperboy Patrick Guay
Patrick Guay was filming a tourism video with Québec City Business Destination (with whom he works) in Joan of Arc Garden, when this journalist overheard English being spoken. My curiosity …
Introducing Kerry-Ann King, the masked facemask maker
Premier Legault suggests that people wear a facemask, although it isn’t yet mandatory. It is strongly recommended to wear one when using public transportation, picking up groceries, and in any …
Marking 150th anniversary of Red River Expedition: Part 2
Reaching Thunder Bay at the end of May 1870, the expedition prepared for travel through the Rainy River region, down the Winnipeg River, to the Red River Settlement.As explained by …
April showers bring May … or June flowers
These Narcissus Tahiti flowers (double daffodils) could be seen in the Joan of Arc Garden on the Plains of Abraham in late May. As the saying goes, “April showers bring …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
June 3, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleFires On The Saguenay – In consequence of the state of the atmosphere in this city on Wednesday night and all day on Thursday, …
Frontier Baseball League still exploring a shortened season
The Frontier Baseball League’s board of directors are still exploring options for a shortened 2020 season for this summer. The league’s commissioner, Bill Lee, said in a press release that …