Community Notes
Sillery Creators’ annual Christmas art saleThe Association des créateurs et artisans de Sillery will hold its annual Christmas Exhibition and Sale at Bibliothèque Charles-H-Blais, 1445 Ave. Maguire, from Saturday, November …
EQLC to hold student-organized blood drive
Guylaine Émond is finishing up her program in secretarial studies at Eastern Québec Learning Centre. But before she graduates, Émond wanted to get involved in something to help her community. …
Educating the public on school boards is key
What on Earth was Mario Dumont thinking when he proposed to call an election on the back of abolishing school boards? What would that solve? More importantly, who else would …
Memorials and Things of Fame
stories appear exactly as originally printed. 1847 From The Gazette Des Trois Rivieres On Saturday, the 18th instant a case was brought up before the Weekly Sittings of the …
Portneuf Elementary needs room
Students and staff at Portneuf Elementary School sure are following their motto — “where learning is growing” — to the letter! They’ve literally outgrown their space. Portneuf Elementary School, situated …
Grégoire to retire from Central Québec
Everest Elementary principal Lyse Grégoire has resigned and is set to retire at the end of December. The Central Québec School Board is scrambling to find someone to take over …
Christmas Hamper Campaign calls on community
The head elves at Jeffery Hale Community Services are preparing for their 12th annual Community Christmas Hamper Campaign. Their objective: to raise $17,000. Hamper Campaign chief Marilyn Baxter said that …
Valcartier loses three
Left:Corporal Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp, 28, and Right: Private Michel Jr. Lévesque, 25, and their Afghan interpreter were killed on Friday, November 17 in Afghanistan when their light armoured vehicle hit …
Morin-Doyle elected chair of CQSB
Michelle Morin-Doyle was acclaimed chair of the council of commissioners by her fellow school commissioners at the Central Québec School Board. Stephen Burke was elected vice-chair. Morin-Doyle, who was elected …
Time capsule reveals six newspapers
Tucked away inside a sealed lead box within the Samuel de Champlain monument were several intriguing nuggets of history, worthy of further inspection. The time capsule was dug out from …