RENT INCREASES: REMINDER OF THE RULES FOR ONE-YEAR LEASES ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2009
MONTREAL, Jan. 8 /CNW Telbec/ The Régie du logement wishes to remind thepublic of the rules applicable to residential rent increases. The rules arethe same when a landlord wishes to …
Shannon TCE test results in doubt
A study that was supposed to clear the air about hazardous trichloroethylene (TCE) vapours potentially seeping into the basements of Shannon homes has at least one member of the Shannon …
Nothing holy about war
It was with sadness and dismay a few days after Christmas that I was informed that my uncle-in-law Sergeant Gregory John Kruse was killed in action in Afghanistan. Greg was …
Unpredictable weather confuses humans, not plants
We have been having such strange weather lately it is hard to figure out what outside outfit you should wear, what boots to put on or whether to risk going …
Oxford offers Rhodes Scholar new options in sport and life
Clutching an acceptance letter to one of the world’s most prestigious universities last December, Quebec City’s 2007 Rhodes Scholar Annick Routhier Labadie expected the best was yet to come for …
The Fraser Recovery Program loses its best friend
Hazel Breakey dedicated most of her life to helping others and upon learning about the Fraser Recovery Program (FRP) she immediately gave it her full support. The FRP is a …
What’s wrong, can’t sleep? What insomnia costs Quebec
One in three people in Quebec can’t fall asleep at night and few of those are seeking treatment. A recent study published by a group of researchers at Université Laval …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849 The Morning Chronicle Quebec was lighted for the first time with Gas on New Year’s evening, the company being only enabled partially to illuminate our streets, …
The Party’s Over.
Quebec City’s 400 anniversary is over. The last fireworks have been set off, the last songs have been sung, the last dances have been danced, and now unfortunately, it’s time …
Fixing Canada’s political mess
COMMENTARY December 2008 Fixing Canada’s political mess By Preston ManningPresident and CEOManning Centre for Building Democracy The situation is now well known. Partisan overkill by the government (attempting to kill …