Barbara Blacker Bédard, a hairdresser who has lived in Quebec City for most of the last two decades, wanted to make absolutely sure she received her absentee ballot from her …
Daily Archives: 20 October 2020
We need to support our local businesses
Sometimes you just want to shake someone and shout, “Wake up!”Take, for example, the people who grumble about every COVID-19 aid package announced by the federal or provincial government. Yes, …
The Charlevoix Earthquake of 1870
On Oct. 20, 1870, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake, centred near Baie-Saint-Paul, was felt throughout eastern Canada and in the United States. The impact was felt as far west as Iowa and …
Sports to get $70 million in provincial aid
The Quebec government recently announced it will inject $70 million into sports associations, federations and leagues after public health authorities paused most sports activities to slow the spread of COVID-19. …
U Sports cancels national championships for winter sports
After the cancellation of national championships for fall sports, U Sports, the national university sports organization that oversees the four regional associations, decided on Oct. 15 to also cancel the …
Auger-Aliassime drops final in Cologne; university football in the spring?
Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette reached the final of the Bett1 Hulks Cologne Indoors tennis tournament in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 18, but came out (almost) empty-handed.Seeded third, Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3, …
Historic stone missing from Chalmers-Wesley property
A boundary marker dating from the 1770s, known as the B.O. stone for the two letters carved on it, is missing from the Chalmers-Wesley United Church grounds. After the arrival …
Working toward responsible consumption
Oct. 19 to 25 is Waste Reduction Week. All across Canada, residents and companies are asked to participate in ways that will help change their habits and reduce their environmental …