October 21 2015 Edition
No playoffs for the Fighting Irish football teams
Published: October 21, 2015
Photo: Fighting Irish football Facebook page
The Fighting Irish Senior football team needed a win against the only unbeaten team in the conference, College de Lévis, to maintain their playoff hopes alive. They battled hard, but, at the end, St. Patrick’s bowed 41-20 to the Commandeurs. With the loss, St. Pat’s is now eliminated from postseason play.
Comiccon characters congregate in Quebec City
Published: October 21, 2015
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Superheroes and characters from comic books, video games, science fiction and movies congregated at the Centre des Congrès on October 17 and 18 for the second edition of Comiccon. Also on hand were comic book artists and actor Lou Ferrigno, who played the title role in the 1978 to 1982 television series, The Incredible Hulk.
A magical night at the opera
Published: October 21, 2015
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
If you haven’t seen the Opéra de Québec (OdQ)’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Grand Théâtre yet, there are still two performances on October 22 and 24.
Étienne Papineau: Canadian Collegiate Golf Champion
Published: October 21, 2015
Photo: Photo provided by CCAA
In his last competition as a Lion golfer, St. Lawrence College’s Étienne Papineau won the gold medal at the PING Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf Nationals held in Chilliwack, B.C., from October 14 to 16.
The Asylum: an interactive Halloween experience at the Morrin Centre
Published: October 21, 2015
Photo: Jean-Sébastien St-Pierre
From October 23 to November 7, the Morrin Centre and Hérôle will host an all-new interactive Halloween experience. The former prison will open its doors, its cells and its darkened hallways to create the terrifying universe of The Asylum.
Memorials and Things of Fame
Published: October 21, 2015
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It was so dark yesterday due to the Eclipse that at about half-past ten o’clock a.m. gas had to be lighted in many offices and places of business.
Dollard-des-Ormeaux School is granted a much-welcome extension
Published: October 21, 2015
The Council of Commissioners of the Central Québec School Board (CQSB) is pleased to announce that the Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MEESR) has granted funding for a much-awaited extension to Dollard-des-Ormeaux School (DDO) located in Courcelette.
Searching for relatives of those who took part in the Battle of Hong Kong
Published: October 21, 2015
The Morrin Centre, with the collaboration of historian Patrick Donovan, is putting together an exhibit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong, that took place from December 8 to 25, 1941.
