Kids code robots at the Morrin Centre
Karin Gomez helps her six-year-old daughter Samantha Moscoso code an Ozobot, which can be programmed simply by drawing colour-coded lines and blocks. The mini-robot changes speed and direction as it …
DDO School hosts a Money Fair in Shannon
The entrepreneurial spirit is reaching Quebec City! The first Canadian Money Fair of the 2018-2019 school year took place at Dollard-des-Ormeaux School in Shannon on Dec. 8. Nicholas Keats, who …
Meet Andrew Johnson: principal percussion with the OSQ
As many of you know, I sing with the choir of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ). At our last two concerts – La Symphonie du Jeu Vidéo and Hollywood …
Château Frontenac closes a year of 125th anniversary celebrations
In the echoes and shadows of the ancient city of Quebec, Canada, walks a man.…” These are words from the trailer of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1953 film, I Confess, set here …
A year-long adventure to help save our planet begins
At the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one, many of us take stock and think about how we can change things for the better.Well, …
Ice ring open for business on Plains of Abraham
The opening of the ever-popular ice ring on the Plains of Abraham had to be delayed for several days in December but it was ready to welcome skaters in time …
An “elf-made” man visits children at local library
Children in the Limoilou area didn’t need to go to the North Pole to get into the silly elf spirit on Dec. 14. An “elf-made” man named Flocondoux (soft snowflake) …
Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut?
It isn’t every Saturday storytime that the parents are as interested in the special guest as their kids. Canadian astronaut candidate James Veilleux gave the large group of parents and …
Birdwatching: observing our beautiful winter birds
Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan, contemporary Turkish novelist and playwright. The migratory insect-eating birds …
Santa brings cheer to Children’s Christmas party
It was a jolly, merry morning on Dec. 8, when Santa arrived with a sack full of gifts for the good little girls and boys attending the annual Children’s Christmas …