Expo Québec reaches new heights
What more wonderful way to visit the opening of Expo Québec on August 15 than by viewing it from a platform suspended by a crane some 150 feet above the …
Philippe Moussette’s astronomical photographs
Philippe Moussette’s enthusiasm for photography and his knowledge of the subject kept his audience on the edge of their chairs during his recent presentation at the Roger Lemelin Library in …
The bells of Saint-Dominique church
Living in the Montcalm district near Église Saint-Dominique, I am daily treated to the sound of bells as they mark the hours from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., preceded by …
A toast to a successful Festibière!
It was a beer drinker’s heaven from August 14 to 17 at the fifth annual Festibière de Québec at the Espace 400e. Eight microbreweries, two breweries and one cider house …
England 21 – Canada 9 in the Rugby World Cup
It wasn’t the score they wanted, but the 100 or so rugby fans packed into the Galway Pub on Sunday afternoon still went home happy. The Canadian women’s rugby team, …
Drawn to Quebec: Back to school, not back inside
Does returning to school require eschewing the outdoors? Not necessarily. A growing body of research shows children learn better, have less behavioural problems, and perform better academically, when they learn …
Panama Canal: 100 years of connecting the world
This year the world is marking the 100th anniversary of its greatest maritime construction project: the Panama Canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean at the 77 km-wide …
“Genie, I’m going to miss you”* Robin Williams 1951 – 2014
On August 11, one of the world’s most loveable, talented and comical actors left us. Robin Williams, aged 63, committed suicide after battling depression and alcoholism as well as the …
Rocking it out at the Baie de Beauport
The Rock ‘n’ Beach concert took place at the Baie de Beauport last Friday evening. The bands Wildside and Blackened paid tribute to the 1980s heavy metal bands, Mötley Crue …
Cadets’ final parade full of colourful music
A colourful graduation ceremony took place at Valcartier last Saturday. More than 300 Army, Navy and Air cadets, who had taken part in three to six weeks of elementary, intermediate …