Music helps students with math and reading say teachers
If you live near a Central Quebec School Board school, you might have heard the sound of music Monday. Student voices in three CQSB schools joined a national concert of …
Valérie Côté named Athlete of the Year at Champlain St. Lawrence
Valerie Côté was named Athlete of the Year for her overall performance in cross country running this year as Champlain St. Lawrence honoured its top athletes last Thursday evening at …
America: The Bad and the Beautiful and Harley Davidson and the NRA
In the early 1980s, the Canadian pop-rock group Rough Trade wrote a song called America: Bad and Beautiful. In the song, the band commented on the nature of American society, …
Be prepared to protect health and safety in an emergency
Emergencies can happen anywhere and anytime. They can be caused by severe weather, disease outbreaks, food or water contamination, accidents or byintentional acts. Right now you might be thinking more …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849The Morning Chronicle Riots in Montreal The greatest excitement prevailed in town throughout the whole of yesterday, knots of five or six individuals standing at every corner of the streets. …
English newcomers to Quebec City are young and educated and plan to stay, new VEQ survey finds
New English-speaking arrivals to the Quebec City region are likely to be young, educated Canadians who are eager to learn French, according to a new survey released last week by …
Quiet mutinies fill canvasses and show turning point in history of Quebec art
Good things come in small packages they say.Well, it’s certainly true if we consider the small yet wonderful art exhibition Mutineries tranquilles (Quiet mutinies) in the intimate space of the …
Newcomer to Quebec City from California fits in and finds warmth even in the cold of winter
In spite of Quebec City’s frigid winters, Herb Goss said he has received a warm welcome from the city he now calls home. The former Hollywood screenwriter moved from …
New book sheds light or gives insight about many little known details of Quebec City history
Few would notice that among the half dozen British 32-pounder cannons lining the Dufferin Terrace, two are Russian-made. Two of the cannons bear the coat of arms of the Romanoffs, …
Eastern Quebec Learning Centre dedicates its library to “Book Lady” Dorothy O’Brien
The English-language adult education and vocational training institution will bring her volunteering to light by dedicating the library to the late O’Brien next Wednesday,May 6, as part of the school’s …