Richard "Dick" Drake Valiquet passed away at Maison Michel Sarrazin on March 8, 2010 at the age of 76. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife Shirley Blackadder, his sons Peter (Lisa Bowen), and John (Wendy Kiley) and his grandson, dear little Connor.

National Adult Learners’ Week Special Information Session Learn how to have your out-of-province experience and education recognized in Quebec!
Thursday, March 25th at 12h00-14h00 at the Valcartier Family Centre, 1039 avenue Wolfe in Ste Foy.  Free parking! Bring your CV and a lunch. Door prizes!

According to the results of the latest monthly survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), residential construction rose in February in Quebec's centres with 10,000 or more inhabitants. In all, 1,947 dwellings were started in February 2010, compared to 1,410 a year earlier.

Friday night's Premier Basketball Leagues game in Quebec City, where the Quebec City Kebs played against the Halifax Rainmen, was just what the doctor ordered.

The Kebs finally ended their losing streak, which stood at nine, with a 100-97 overtime win against the Halifax Rainmen before 1500 fans at the PEPS on the campus of Laval University in Saint-Foy.

Photo: Christian Haerinck

"My brother and I were doing a lot of Medieval parties," said Christian Haerinck, "and we were friends with some Scots who did Medieval re-enactments and I would wonder why nobody played the bagpipes."

So began Haerinck's infatuation with the fabled Scottish instrument, which he has now been playing for 10 years.

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I have been reading with interest the plans for the Quebec City Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

Saturday night, the Catholic Women's League of Shannon will dedicate its 44th annual Irish Show to Ellen and Gene O'Grady.

Minister of State Gary Lunn this week praised the 2010 Winter Paralympic team members and Jean Labonte, the sledge hockey captain, on being named Canada's flag-bearer at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony in Vancouver on March 12.

Ladies and gentleman, meet the new Canada.

No longer the humble also-rans, in two short weeks Canada redefined itself as brash, pushy, boisterous - and not afraid to put everything on the line.

According to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey, 90 per cent of Quebec residents believe that buying a house or condominium is a good investment, with 26 per cent saying they are likely to purchase a home in the next two years, up from 22 per cent in 2009.

Popular Quebec singer Kevin Parent says he was attacked the night of Feb. 12 by a group of what he said were 10 people causing him to suffer a concussion and caused him to cut short his Feb. 17 performance at the Olympic Games. Parent, though, said he declined to press charges.

The crowd peppered with anglophones at the half-filled Pizzadelic restaurant on Rue Cartier jumped to its feet and let out a mighty roar as television sets placed strategically throughout the eatery all showed Sidney Crosby scoring the winning goal in Sunday's Olympic Gold Medal game in Vancouver.

More than a million Canadians have lost money in an investment fraud, according to recent research from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). The 2009 CSA Investor Index found that Canadians feel confident and believe they are knowledgeable and responsible when it comes to investing, yet they are not taking the next steps to put their knowledge into practice.