OBITUARY: Viola Atkins ABLESON
Viola Atkins Ableson1928 – 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Viola Atkins, who passed away at the CHUL of Québec on Friday, June …
Duke of Kent Tournament among Golf Quebec’s 2020 events
Golf Quebec has announced that it will go ahead with a shortened season for 2020, which will include the Duke of Kent Tournament, held annually at the Club de Golf …
Frontier League officially suspends 2020 season
The board of directors of the Frontier League has unanimously voted to suspend the 2020 season, joining the Québec Capitales and the Trois-Rivières Aigles, who decided earlier this month to …
Rain at last helps reduce forest fire hazard
After a record-breaking heat wave and a very dry month of June, rain is here at last.The heat wave has had alarming consequences. Some municipalities are worried that they might …
SNACS Summer Book Fair at Quebec High School
SNACS BOOK FAIR has popped up at Quebec High School! SNACS Entrepreneurs are holding a special summer book sale in the gymnasium of Quebec High School, at the corner of …
Principal André Gosselin retires from St. Patrick’s High School
June 26 is André Gosselin’s last day of school. After a 32-year teaching career, Gosselin is retiring as principal of St. Patrick’s High School. Gosselin grew up on a farm …
The Musée de la Civilisation is now open
Summer is here – heat waves, sun, greenery, flowers and all! Hoping to find cool, peaceful places to gather, people often flock to large air-conditioned spaces such as the Musée …
Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie doubles its 1,000,000-km goal
Nothing – not even a pandemic – was going to stop the 12th annual Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie (GDPL) from happening. One way or another, physical fitness motivator Pierre Lavoie was …
The story behind Rue Guillaume-Bresse
This street is named in honour of Guillaume Bresse, born in 1833 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu. After primary school, he became a factory worker in Montreal. It is believed that Bresse learned …
Quebec Art Company holding auditions for Hair
“Give me a head with hair!”You don’t need to have “long, beautiful hair” to be in the cast of the Quebec Art Company production of the ground-breaking “tribal rock-love musical.” …