Pandemic puts most vocational training on hold
When elementary schools outside Montreal reopened May 11, adults in certain vocational programs were also allowed to resume in-class activities, as long as social distancing could be maintained and the …
The fear pandemic: Survey indicates anglophones and allophones more worried about COVID than francophones
Anglophones and allophones are more worried than francophone Quebecers about the consequences of COVID-19, according to a survey released last week by the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and the …
What to expect this summer at Quebec City’s lakeside playground
As summer approaches, Quebecers are hoping for a return to normal: going to the beach, being with family, doing summer sports, anything to escape this new reality. Will it be …
Fascinating flora found in the park
This nosegay of purple crocuses tinged with white burst their way through the leaf litter on the grounds of the Domaine Cataraqui. These little yellow flowers were difficult to …
April showers bring May … snow?
The deep violet of the crocuses is a beautiful contrast to the white snow that fell on Quebec City during the night of May 11 to 12. Quebecers expecting spring …
Snow geese heading north for the summer
A flock of snow geese takes flight at Baie de Beauport in mid-May. A welcome sight in Quebec each spring, these birds breed north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, …
IN MEMORIAM – BILLY DOUCET
DOUCET, BILLYDec. 22, 1946-May 19, 2010If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, we’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.Love, your wife Verna & …
Morrin Centre announces winner of poetry contest
On April 10, the Morrin Centre launched its first Society Pages Poetry Contest, which generated an immense amount of interest from community members and beyond. The contest received 47 entries …
Homemade facemasks for sale
While out for a stroll along Rue Champlain on May 16, I came across young Josephine Gingras. She was selling homemade facemasks made by her grandmother, Mariette Dion, for …
Livestreamed arts events enliven festival-less summer
This summer will be unlike any other for those who love music, art and theatre. There will be no big festival stage rising over the Plains of Abraham, the bars …