Community Calendar
Wednesday, July 31 at 12:05 p.m. – Musical Wednesdays concert featuring Samuel Croteau (piano) and Antoine Trépanier (bassoon, voice and musical saw) at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, 78 Rue Sainte-Ursule in …
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Butt out to save our planet from going up in smoke
“You are greater than your addiction.” ~ Nasia DavosThey’re everywhere – on the beach, in front of office buildings, in parks and parking lots. Cigarette butts pollute: 30 per cent …
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Back Alley Jazz & Gin served up at Palais Montcalm
The Back Alley jazz band made its debut at the Salle d’Youville of the Palais Montcalm on July 18. Singers Vanessa Bergeron and Zita Bombardier-Touret, accompanied by Félix Dubé (piano), …
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A summer hummer
On a very hot Quebec day, as I stood under the burning sun in a field of milkweed, surrounded by bees and wasps, my camera was steaming. All this discomfort …
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Morrin Centre’s Arts Alive! festival sprouts an enchanted garden
The Morrin Centre invites you to discover exciting, new activities during its fifth annual Arts Alive! Québec festival. On Aug. 2 and 3, Quebec City’s English-language cultural hub will host …
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The Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts releases its report to federal ministers
On July 18, the Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts unveiled its final report submitted to the Government of Canada to assist with the equitable and effective implementation …
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To meat and beyond: the future of eating animals
Margaret Atwood has famously claimed that everything in her speculative fiction novels is happening now, or is possible.Which brings us to the future of meat. Is Atwood’s depiction in her …
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MNO is now EPIQ: time has come for a name change
A dozen years ago, English-speaking moms met at what was then known as Holland Centre and asked for help organizing fun activities that would get them out of the house …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
July 24, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteForged Bank NotesWithin these few days several strangers have been taken into custody, charged with circulating forged bank notes and counterfeit gold coin. The …
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The story behind Rue Dalhousie
This street is named in honour of George Ramsay (1770-1838), the ninth Earl of Dalhousie, who was governor general of British North America from 1820 to 1828. Unable to put …
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