Newspapers reported last week that the federal government ordered a study of the environmental impact of making ethanol and biodiesel. The main reason for that study was evidence of harmful…
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Haiti’s Agony
Reading the stories and seeing the heartbreaking images in the media about the calamitous humanitarian disaster in Haiti is indeed humbling.One story reported was of the life-changing experience of the…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning ChronicleWe had an opportunity last week of seeing the trial of the working powers of a new Fire-Engine, made by Mr. Louis Lemoine, for the No. 7, Voltigeurs,…
Continentalism and Québec Sovereignty
I often ask myself the question: What earthly good do the Parti Québécois and the Bloc Québécois think they’re doing within the context of today’s post-modern political landscape?Even the French…
Healthcare wait times are are not humane
The Wait Time Alliance has added the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons as its 14th member. In order to improve wait times for Canada’s children and youth, CAPS worked in…
McGOLDRICK, Huguette.
McGOLDRICK, Huguette. In Quebec City, on January 15 2010, died peacefully after a long illness, Huguette Clément, wife of C. Robert McGoldrick and mother of Lisa (Dominique André Demers) and…
Loss of life in Haiti is immense
Marcel Auguste feels lucky that his numerous nieces and nephews still living in Haiti survived last week major earthquake, surviving as they are with major hardship from what he termed…
SCOTIABANK BRINGS THE STANLEY CUP TO BEAUPORT
Beauport, QC new stop on cross-country ‘Celebration of Hockey Tour’Scotiabank’s ‘Celebration of Hockey Tour’ will be making an appearance in Quebec with the Stanley Cup®, Canada’s oldest and most famous…
Shannon Public Notice on Hydro-Electric project and related referendum
PUBLIC CONSULTATION Tuesday, January 26th at 7 p.m. Shannon Community Centre 75 Gosford, Shannon In July 2009, Hydro-Québec Distribution introduced its Program to purchase 150 MW of electricity emerging from…
Ethics for managers
Ethics for managers Presented by Marie-France Lebouc, professor of Applied Ethics, Laval University Thursday, February 25 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Morrin Centre $8 members and students…