Quebec Art Company QACStage Pass performances of vintage radio plays are uploaded to the QAC YouTube channel on the last Sunday of every month and can be viewed free of charge anytime thereafter. The Vengeful Corpse is slated for May 30. For more information, visit quebecartcompany.com.

Photo: Cassandra Kerwin

On the evening of April 26, people looking toward the southeastern sky saw the rising “pink moon,” the first of two supermoons of 2021. This moon appears no different from the average full moon to many observers, and is more orange (when near the horizon) or white (as it rises higher in the sky) than pink.

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Quebec City’s tramway project picked up serious momentum last week with the call for tenders to build and maintain the system, and the announcement of possible routes and stations for the tram lines.

Following official approval by the Quebec government on April 7, the city can now invite bids on the project contained in a 3,000-page proposal prepared by the tramway project office.

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May 5, 1821 – The Quebec Gazette
School Master Wanted

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As of this writing, nearly 3.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the province, to more than 3 million Quebecers. Are you one of them? As of May 5, anyone 40 or older can now schedule their own vaccination online at clicsante.ca and on May 7, people aged 35-39 will be eligible.

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The Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre, in conjunction with the Observatory on Aging and Society (OAS) based in Montreal, conducted a one-hour videoconference to promote ageism awareness on April 29. The event marked the launch of the Wellness Centre's new Well 50+ programming series.

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Quebec Remparts goaltender Thomas Sigouin scored a goal into the Drummondville Voltigeurs’ empty net on April 30 to lead the Remparts to a 5-2 win and a 3-0 series sweep of the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs.

European football fans (“soccer” in North America) were stunned to hear the announcement of the creation of a Super League by 12 of the wealthiest clubs in Europe on April 18.

We have already been hit with our first thunderstorm of the season and chased wind-tossed recycling bins down the road.

Storms happen. We have power failures. There are fires, explosions and other human-caused disasters in addition to whatever Mother Nature can throw our way.

Louise Dundon BORYS

With grace and surrounded by the love of family, Louise Dundon Borys, resident of Morin-Heights, formerly of Quebec City, passed away on Friday, April 16 at Maison Pallia-Vie at the age of 73.

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Spring is here! The last rainfall has washed away the winter grey and replaced it with Mother Nature’s abundant palette of greens. Walking in the forest, we realize how the scenery has transformed in just a few days. The buds have started to open on the trees, and in a few days they will be showing off their new leaves. The forest ground is now green, with a mixture of grass and ferns.

Photo: Cassandra Kerwin

To celebrate Earth Day, Mother Nature prepared a weather system worthy of a glorious winter day. After several weeks of relatively warm temperatures, residents of Quebec City ended April 21 in the midst of a windy snowfall and woke up the next day to a fluffy white blanket of snow.

Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is 34 years old, born in 1987, five years after the signing of the Canadian Constitution with its Charter of Rights and Freedoms, containing the famous Section 23, known as the Canada Clause.

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April 27, 1821 – The Quebec Gazette
Quebec Library

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The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is alarmed that Premier François Legault has foreshadowed that the Quebec government may invoke the notwithstanding clause to limit the linguistic rights of English-speaking Quebecers.