Seniors at the Centre - A Call to Action By Bethann Merkel

Arjan Leenhouts has published a travel guide of selected places in the U.S.A. and Canada which includes a feature section on Quebec City. It was written by Mylène Moissan based on interviews with well-known street performers. See http://www.tegastin.nl/digiboek/1/9789460160219vscanadademo/magazine.htm....

The debate regarding the lack of francophone, and more specifically Quebec-born, players drafted by the Montreal Canadiens has persisted for quite some time. And, for those who believe that the franchise has a significant responsibility towards the French language and Quebec hockey, this summer has certainly provided fuel to the fire.

A couple of nearly-retired Coast Guard engineers based in Ottawa are due to arrive in the old port of Quebec next week on their way to Picton, Ontario from Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's been quite a trip already, read some great stories at halifaxtopicton.blogspot.com.

Reading through Peter Stuart's opinion column on Charles de Gaulle's famous speech, there appears to be several points in his theory with which I disagree. First, neither the US nor UK looked down on France for her capitulation to Germany in 1940. France lost more men on the Maginot Line than the US lost during the entire war, in both Pacific and European theatres.