MS Read-A-Thon raises $99,500 and public awareness
The 31st MS Read-A-Thon to benefit the Quebec Division of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has raised $99,500. In all, a total of 4,200 students from 74 elementary and …
Health Canada: Beware before buying H1N1 medications
Health Canada is advising Canadians not to purchase products claiming to fight or prevent H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu). While there are approved antiviral drugs that may help prevent …
Researchers receive federal support
Quebec’s top researchers are getting support that will help them compete with the best in the world, according to Josee Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. “Our government recognizes that research …
Young Quebecers seek higher education in the U.S.
Each year, students from around the province look for extra opportunities and better education across the border as they choose to attend an American university; local teenagers are no exception. …
Family history comes to light at Chalmers performance
Following the performance of Suzanne Ozorak, who had been joined by her daughter Angelica Tombs playing the French horn in Mozart’s Concerto #1, at the first of Chalmers-Wesley’s Sunday at …
Column causes consternation
I read with resigned consternation Chantal Hebert’s article in Le Devoir in late June, cheering the lack of francpohone federalist fervour in quebec and how it ultimately aided the cause …
Jeffrey Hale memories
I am Judy (Wolff) Bray from London, Ontario. I graduated from Jeffrey Hale Hospital in 1962. My friend Margaret (Picard) Pennington is also a graduate of Jeffrey Hale. Graham, who …
Hale pipe work underway
The Jeffery Hale Hospital is replacing its two water mains in a project that will last about two weeks. “It’s been planned for over a year,” said Marcel Péloquin, the …
Night Owl band takes Off at alternative music festival
An alternative to the ever-bigger Festival d’Été takes off this week. The Festival Off de Quebec, beginning Wednesday and running through Saturday at various establishments throughout the city, offers a …
Celtic Festival organizers trying to do more with less
Organizers of the 2009 Quebec City Celtic Festival promise a bigger and better event this year, despite having to live up to the excitement of last year’s 400th-anniversary celebration. “Our …