Where will you be when election night history is made?
It’s a thing, I guess, to remember where you were when extraordinary events happened. Some details are hazy for the earlier ones, but I do recall where I was for …
McGill University receives $15-million gift from Marc Bieler
The McGill Reporter, the staff and faculty journal of McGill University, recently published an article about Quebec agro-entrepreneur Marc Bieler, a two-time graduate (Dip Agr 1958, B.A. 1964) of the …
Two candidates vying for QCGN presidency
The president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is facing a challenge for his job in an election to be held on Nov. 5. Geoffrey Chambers, who is completing …
Morrin Centre holds virtual annual general meeting
On Oct. 21, 41 members and staff of the Morrin Centre gathered online for the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ)’s first-ever virtual annual general meeting. Normally held in …
Autumnal bounty and new manager at the Grand Marché
As Quebec City’s Grand Marché marks its second fall season, it has a second head marchand. Jean-Paul Desjardins is the new interim general director of the market after the recent …
School Zone Awareness Day at Valcartier Elementary School
We’ve all driven through one at some point. Bright neon-yellow signs suddenly come into view and sometimes lights flash to make sure you’re paying attention. A large building, usually surrounded …
The Halloween ‘trick’ this year is to stay safe
Premier François Legault has decided that even a pandemic isn’t enough to scare Quebecers away from celebrating. He announced earlier this month that trick-or-treating, considered on the low end of …
Life is beautiful … many thoughts
Growing old is a secret, a pleasure you have to figure out. Let worries be forgotten. Love one another. Be happy and think of others. Share with one another. Life …
Halloween is the scariest time of year
Back in the time when history was spoken, not written, seeing the days grow shorter was surely a frightening experience. The changing of the seasons was a mysterious process, understood …
So much with COVID-19 depends on your point of view
There are as many ways of looking at a situation as there are people; we tend to see contentious issues and alarming situations from a highly personal point of view.A …