The amazing Circa acrobats receive accolades from the audience at the end of their Sacré performance. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Sacré Circa performance ‘penetrates the senses and stirs the soul’ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Ten acrobats of the Circa ensemble from Brisbane, Australia, silently and slowly appeared onstage of Le…
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the musicians of the Pomo d’Oro ensemble were heartily applauded by the appreciative audience at the end of the EDEN concert. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: EDEN reveals a whole new world of music and hope for the future Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com American lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato graced the stage of the Palais Montcalm on…
Members of the Orchestre FILMharmonique, directed by Francis Choinière, take a bow at the end of their concert of cinematic music at the Palais Montcalm. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: FILMharmonique orchestra shares the world of cinematic music Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Orchestre FILM- harmonique, directed by Francis Choinière, presented a world of cinematic music “to warm the heart”…
Tanobla Badou of the Table de concertation du Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs speaks at the launch of Black History Month celebrations on Feb. 1 at LaScène Lebourgneuf. (Photo by Ruby Pratka) Quebec City’s Black History Month celebrations take flight Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Members of Quebec City’s Black communities are looking forward to a program of vibrant and…
The red-orange area on this map shows the area of Vieux-Québec that will be pedestrianized this summer as part of a pilot project. (Image from Ville de Québec) Larger pedestrian area, bus restrictions coming to Vieux-Québec Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com City officials are planning a series of measures aimed at making Old Quebec more pedestrian-…
OBITUARY: Katherine “Kaye” (Boyd) VINER (1930-2023)
Catherine “Kaye” Viner (nee Boyd) of Ingleside, Ont. died at the St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre in Cornwall on Jan. 27, 2023 at the age of 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Reginald “Ted” Viner; the loving mother of Rosemary MacMillan of Ingleside; the cherished grandmother “KK” of Ewen, Patricia, Laurie and the late John Allen; and great- grandmother of Alyson, Myles, Maisy, James and Thomas. She was the dear daughter of the late John and Mary Boyd (nee Stubbert).
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt St., Cornwall, Ont. (613-938-3888). As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the
charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be made online at wilsonfuneralhome.ca.
The Séminaire Saint-François Blizzard U13 team, who will represent the Quebec Remparts at the 63rd edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, got a chance to practise with the Remparts before the start of the competition. (Photo courtesy of the Quebec Remparts via Twitter) It’s ‘Game On!’ for the 63rd edition of the Quebec Pee-Wee Tournament Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The 63rd edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament is now in full swing,…
Members of Team Ukraine Select get their first glimpse of the Videotron Centre minutes after arriving in Quebec City. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Team Ukraine Select arrives at Pee-Wee Tournament Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On Feb. 1 at the Videotron Centre, host families waited patiently for the members of Team Ukraine Select, participating in…
he Université Laval Rouge et Or football team won its 11th Vanier Cup on Nov. 26, 2022. No other team in the country has more than eight. City officials including Mayor Bruno Marchand (front row, third from left) and Coun. Marie-Pierre Boucher (front row right) posed for a photo with members of the winning team. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Rouge et Or athletes honoured by Marchand at City Hall Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com It has become a tradition for local and national leaders to officially honour championship-winning sports teams. South…
Bobby Hull made a number of visits to Quebec City and clearly enjoyed interacting with fans. He is seen here looking at an old hockey card of himself as he was signing autographs at the Gagné-Bergeron Pro-Am in 2019. Hull made his last trip to the city in October 2022 for the 50th anniversary of the creation of the WHA. (Photo by Luc Lang) Bobby Hull, who put the WHA on the map, dies at 84 Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Bobby Hull, one of the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League,…