CQSB approves 2010-11 budget
The Central Quebec School Board gave formal approval to its 2010-11 operating budget Friday evening. There were no members of the public present for the vote, which was unanimous in …
Life Long Learning Registration Opens August 30
Life Long Learning provides an opportunity for growth and intellectual stimulation for mature people. Life Long Learning places an emphasis on idea exchange, peer learning and inclusive participation which is …
Snowboard film at Ozone Pub
Snowboard film maker Absinthe Films will kick off the 2010 Sphere of Influence North American Tour with the World Premiere of NOW/HERE at the Ozone Bar, 2800 Boulevard Laurier, Ste. …
Pakistanis need necessities following floods
With hundreds of thousands of homes already destroyed in what National Management Authority is calling “the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history,” people in Pakistan are in immediate need of basic …
Gaelic football Saturday on the Plains of Abraham
City youth will get an education Saturday in Ireland’s most popular sport – Gaelic football – courtesy of Les Patriotes de Quebec. The team is inviting youths 12 to 17 …
AMI-Quebec offers free caregiver support
AMI-Quebec is sponsoring free support by telephone for English-speaking caregivers across Quebec. The support is available to caregivers who are experiencing difficulty coping with the mental illness of a loved …
VEQ holds Fall Fest
The Voice of English-speaking Quebec, in partnership with the Central Québec School Board, will be the host of a community Fall Fest this year Saturday, September 18 from 11 a.m. …
Memorials and Things of Fame for August 25, 2010
1850The Morning Chronicle In looking over the statistics of death, as published by the city authorities, we observe that May is the month in which a less number of people …
Québec below national average in corporate taxes
Québec is below the Canadian average in general corporate income taxes with a combined federal-provincial rate of 29.9 percent for the year ending December 31, 2010. The average across the …
Old magazines and their advertising can tell us a lot about ourselves as a society
As a child growing up in Sillery in the 1960s and 70s, I was always surrounded by books, magazines, music, information and knowledge of all kinds. I realize now just …