Life long learning
Lifelong learning is a great philosophy, one that is easily put into practice. Think of the number of facts and other bits of information we pick up and transfer in …
Life after driving can be tough
When the time comes to relieve someone of their driving privileges it is rarely an easy adjustment. For seniors, some of whom have spent most of their lives driving, the …
VEQ’s 400th anniversary plans are coming together
Voice of Engish-speaking Québec is rallying the troops this spring during the May long weekend with a full schedule of events for residents and visitors alike. Their hopes are …
Citadel Foundation honours past and builds for future through online portal
For some people, Citadel Foundation is a little-known English-speaking community organization. After decades of working in the background, the private, charitable organization has created a website to share its history …
Quebec gives grants to polluting farms
Quebec continues to subsidize its farmers even if they break pollution rules, a Quebec Auditor General’s report for 2007 reveals. Written by Harvey Mead, Quebec’s first sustainable development commissioner, the …
First soldiers arrive home – greeted at Base Valcartier
Tuesday night saw the return of some 40 soldiers to Base Valcartier, and another 60 headed for Montreal, Trenton, Ontario, and destinations farther west, after some six months of duty …
How we’re celebrating the 400th anniversary
To celebrate Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, our family is organizing a happy family gathering. My sister, Patricia, married a French citizen from PAU while she was working as a …
Canadian Rangers travel to share in celebrating 400 years of history
With cheery faces, the Canadian Rangers motored their way from CFB Valcartier to Quebec City Hall for an official greeting. Some 40 Rangers from 23 Northern communities, members of the …
Who will be beheaded in Valcartier?
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Municipal Library There will be strange happenings in the village of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier. On February 10, shortly before 2 p.m. a crowd will gather to decide the fate of one …
Echo[e]s will speak to the English-speaking communities of past and present
Gisèle Bouchard is collecting photos and video that depict life as an English-speaker in Quebec City over the past century. This is the final step in her information gathering for …