About 800 striking Université Laval professors and their supporters held a rally in Saint-Roch on March 1. (Photo from SPUL via Twitter) Université Laval professors vote for indefinite strike Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com The ongoing professors’ strike at Université Laval appears set to continue beyond March Break after members…
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Pianist Nathalie Tremblay, interpretive dancer Arielle Warnke St-Pierre, violist William Foy and contralto Luce Vachon presented a fascinating concert of music, song and dance at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Feb. 26. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Music and song dance together Dans le mouvement de la nuit Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On a bright Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26, Concerts Couperin in collaboration with the Poètes de…
Venezuelan trumpeter Pacho Flores receives the accolades of Finnish guest director Anu Tali and the audience a the Grand Théâtre at the end of his performance of Roberto Sierra’s Salseando Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Three of the four trumpets he played during the concert are displayed on the benches to his left. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Pacho Flores highlights the trumpet in all its forms Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Orchestre symphonique de Québec, directed by Finnish guest conductor Anu Tali and featuring renowned Venezuelan trumpeter…
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OBITUARY: Patricia “Pattice” Mary Powell HUGHES (née Williams) (1931-2023)
Patricia “Pattice” Mary Powell Hughes (née Williams), a resident of Quebec City for close to 25 years, and lately a resident of Stratford, Ontario, died on March 1, 2023, at the age of 91. Married for 60 years to Donald Hughes (d. 2021), she leaves her daughters Aphra, Chione (Paul Robinson), and Benedicta (Tom Diavolitsis); and her grandchildren Nicholas, Victoria, Hugh, Clemency, Isabel, Samuel, Jeremy, Oliver and Esme. She was predeceased by her son Joachim (1978) and daughter Tertia (1998).
Pattice was born in Oxford, England, travelled the world and then settled in Canada. Funny, clever and warm, Pattice presided over a large, happy household where friends were as welcome as family and there was always laughter around the table. She loved books and music. She had a wonderful voice and sang in many choirs. A firm advocate for girls’ education, she was very proud that all her daughters had university degrees.
A private funeral took place with immediate family and close friends only. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the charity which Pattice had supported for the past few years, Days For Girls (daysforgirls.org), or a similar organization, through the W.G. Young Funeral Home (430 Huron Street, Stratford, Ont., 519-271-7411, wgyoungfuneralhome.com).
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