Morrin Centre holds virtual annual general meeting
On Oct. 21, 41 members and staff of the Morrin Centre gathered online for the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ)’s first-ever virtual annual general meeting. Normally held in …
Autumnal bounty and new manager at the Grand Marché
As Quebec City’s Grand Marché marks its second fall season, it has a second head marchand. Jean-Paul Desjardins is the new interim general director of the market after the recent …
School Zone Awareness Day at Valcartier Elementary School
We’ve all driven through one at some point. Bright neon-yellow signs suddenly come into view and sometimes lights flash to make sure you’re paying attention. A large building, usually surrounded …
The Halloween ‘trick’ this year is to stay safe
Premier François Legault has decided that even a pandemic isn’t enough to scare Quebecers away from celebrating. He announced earlier this month that trick-or-treating, considered on the low end of …
Life is beautiful … many thoughts
Growing old is a secret, a pleasure you have to figure out. Let worries be forgotten. Love one another. Be happy and think of others. Share with one another. Life …
Halloween is the scariest time of year
Back in the time when history was spoken, not written, seeing the days grow shorter was surely a frightening experience. The changing of the seasons was a mysterious process, understood …
So much with COVID-19 depends on your point of view
There are as many ways of looking at a situation as there are people; we tend to see contentious issues and alarming situations from a highly personal point of view.A …
Silver for Valois-Fortier; FAA reaches semis in Cologne
Quebec City native Antoine Valois-Fortier won the silver medal in the men’s under-81-kilogram category at the Budapest Grand Slam judo event on Oct. 24.Ranked fifth in the world, Valois-Fortier qualified …
OBITUARY: David Frederick BENNING
David Frederick BENNING1941-2020David Frederick Benning died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 27 at Saint Brigid’s Home, Quebec City, following over 20 years with Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. …
CCAA cancels 2020-21 winter sports championships
One week after U Sports announced the cancellation of its national winter sports championships, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) cancelled its own national winter sports championships. In a press …