The newly named Liberal critic for the Capitale-Nationale region has quickly found herself in the fray over the city’s proposed tramway project. She is also unabashed that the Liberal watchdog …
Monthly Archives: February 2021
APPELE-Québec urges Quebec government to extend mail-in voting
The Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-Language Education in Québec (APPELE-Québec) welcomes the Quebec government’s proposal to expand the use of mail-in ballots during November’s municipal elections, but wants …
QAC brings back old-time radio dramas with a modern twist
Quebec Art Company (QAC), Quebec City’s foremost and longest-running English-language community theatre group, has taken a page from the glory days of radio to provide a unique form of entertainment …
Skaters take to the lake for spring break
This inflatable igloo is a skate lace-up shack for guests of the Entourage- sur-le-Lac Resort (pictured behind). The lakefront hotel has a snack kiosk on the ice, where the general …
Entertainment is zooming along!
With so many performance venues still closed due to public health regulations, entertainment organizers are becoming very creative with their programming. Here’s a brief list.• The Orchestre symphonique de …
Edward David Ashe: an unusual president of the LHSQ
Not many former presidents of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ, better known as the Morrin Centre) have been astrophysicists or have their names on a map. Edward …
My year as a ‘Wasp’ playing hockey in England
With the encouragement of good friends from Quebec City, I decided to write about my year playing in the British Ice Hockey League. I attended St. Patrick’s High School and …
A subzero walk for fresh air and healthier lifestyles
Open the door and just start walking! That seems to be what Pierre Lavoie had to say when he invited Quebecers to walk five kilometres on Feb. 20 or 21 …
A tribute to legendary QHS ‘Coach’ Dave Blinco
The first time Quebec High School principal Warren Thomson met Dave “Coach” Blinco was 14 years ago. “He arrived the first month after I was hired, him and commissioner Marty …