Saint Vincent School holds fundraising banquet
On Friday, April 15, Saint Vincent School held a fundraising banquet at Le Bistango restaurant in the complex Germain-des-Près. Community members and local businesses were invited to take part in …
Synchronized traffic lights
Almost daily, I drive to work using a good portion of René-Lévesque Boulevard where traffic lights are synchronized to 50 kilometres an hour. When I hit the first green light …
The Auberge Saint-Antoine welcomes a new manager, reveals newly-renovated rooms and launches Panache Mobile
Spring has sprung at Quebec City’s charming Auberge Saint-Antoine bringing with it a new general manager, a fresh new look to eight of its rooms and a new gastronomic activity.Last …
The Santa Maria Manuela visits Quebec City
The Port of Quebec’s Wharf 19 was the latest docking site of the Santa Maria Manuela. The magnificent, four-masted vessel arrived from Ponta Delgada, Portugal, and spent a long weekend …
Author Louise Penny wins fourth Agatha Award
Bury Your Dead, Louise Penny’s sixth mystery novel in the Inspector Gamache series, is set in part in the library of Quebec City’s historic Morrin Centre. The book has just …
Local students donate their services
The student painting company, Etudiants À Votre Service, has been donating $100,000 of in-kind painting services to not-for-profit organizations in five cities, including Quebec. With the start of a busy …
Champlain St. Lawrence College awards its top athletes
The top athletes of Champlain St. Lawrence College were honored last Thursday evening during its annual sports banquet. Many athletes were given awards for their academic performance as well as …
Bruno Proulx achieves Distinguished Toastmaster
The Quality Speakers Fsa Université Laval Toastmasters club is proud to announce that one of its members, Mr Bruno Proulx, recently achieved the level of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). In Toastmasters, the …
Canadian Loonie hits new three-year high against American Dollar
The Canadian dollar reached a new three-year high against the American dollar last week which seems to confirm Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s January statement that the high Canadian dollar was …
Courage to spare – “Pretty Good!”
You probably know someone, like my friend Darrel, who has courage to spare.We had known one another during the 1960s when we both worked and lived with our young families …