Imagination in Wonderland at St. Lawrence College
“Dinah! Oh, Dinah! Where are you?,” calls Alice as she searches for her cat, unaware that she is about to fall into the “rabbit hole” where the world of Wonderland …
Book launch: Song of the Taxidermist poems by Aurian Haller
Poetry author and singer-songwriter, Aurian Haller, has launched a new book, Song of the Taxidermist, and has succeeded in once again creating a sense of fascination and unease in his …
School Board Executive Committee meetings still not fully open to public scrutiny
Allow me a comment following the remarks of Marcus Tabachnick, chairperson of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, concerning webcasting of school board meetings, and the openness of its executive …
Quebec hosts hockey’s up-and-coming
For over 50 years, Quebec City has been the host of the most important minor hockey tournament in the world, The Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament. The competition, which …
Thank you for your patience
Since the publication of our “first” issue on December 8, we are happy to report that we are now assembling a team that allows us to increase the number of …
Gabriel Ahmad wins the Montreal Regional Canspell 2011 National Spelling Bee with “aplomb”
Gabriel Ahmad of St. Vincent Elementary School in Quebec City won the Montreal Regional competition of the Canspell National Spelling Bee on Sunday, February 20.The word Gabriel was asked to …
George Beverly Shea receives Lifetime Achievement Award
George Beverly Shea, or “Bev” as he was familiarly known, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 13, just 12 days after his 102nd …
The Poet and the Muse: John Hart Whitt’s Visitations
“Poetry is the Muse. Poetry is tradition. Poetry is form.Poetry is symbol. Poetry is the poet,” writes Whitt in a stellar preface.Fifteen years in the making, Visitations is John Hart …
The Morrin Centre’s SongCircle is a Great Success
The Morrin Centre’s SongCircle a Great Success Randall Spear, one of Québec’s best folk musicians, has been the motivating force behind the Morrin Centre’s Songwriters Circle Series, a series of …
Great Collaboration leads to a 1st in Québec for the Waste & Recycling vehicle using Natural Gas
On December 10, 2010, EBI awarded Labrie Environmental Group the contract to manufacturer EBI’s first automated compressed natural gas (CNG) Waste & Recycling Vehicle, the Labrie CNG Automizer. This sale …