Israeli curlers have big dreams
Vite, vite, vite, vite, vite!” “Hurry, hurry, hurry!” It’s a chilly Monday morning at the Jacques Cartier curling club on Boulevard René-Lévesque, and curlers are shouting in two languages over …
Horses rescued from barn fires
When the going gets tough, the tough get going!” This phrase was put in practice on February 16 when three barns in two locations burnt down and a total of …
Perfect weather for the Pentathlon des Neiges
It was a cold morning on Saturday, February 21, for the College and University competitions of the Pentathlon des Neiges on the Plains of Abraham but no one complained. The …
Big Air snowboarders descend on Lower Town
On February 20, despite the cold, snowboard fans packed Îlot Fleurie near the Dufferin-Montmorency autoroute for the 7th Big Air competition of the Fédération international de Ski World Cup. International-level …
Snowboarders show their prowess at Snowboard Jamboree
On February 21, the Stoneham Mountain Resort was filled with ski and snowboard enthusiasts for the 9th Snowboard Jamboree, which included the FIS World Snowboard Cup 2015 Slopestyle competition. Fans …
Rare great grey owl spotted in Beauport
A great grey owl was recently spotted in Beauport, just 15 minutes from downtown Quebec City, in a wooded area near the intersection of Rue Blanche-LaMontagne and Rue Pierre-Paul-Bertin. The …
Alfred Craig
In loving memory of Alfred Craig, who passed away on February 8, 2012. A dear husband, father, grandpa, father-in-law, brother, and a friend to many. Gone from our lives,One so …
A 65-storey “lighthouse” proposed for Sainte-Foy
The Quebec City real estate firm Groupe Dallaire announced last week that it plans to build “the highest building east of Toronto” on the site of the now defunct Hôtel …
Conservative values …. Really?
Prime Minister Harper was in Quebec City last week and, during a radio interview on 93 FM (not, to be sure, the CBC!), he stated that Quebecers are in favour …
Lorne MONAGHAN 1947-2015
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Lorne Monaghan, on January 30, 2015, in his 67th year. A life-long resident of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Lorne passed away in …