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St. Matthew’s Cemetery
An open grave on the grounds of St. Matthew’s Cemetery — one of many instances of the site’s disrepair. Profane graffiti mars the wall of the adjacent church and a passer-by was recently witnessed urinating on the grounds.
St. Matthew’s Cemetery desecrated
Last week, the newspaper received troubling news from a former Quebec City resident on some activities he witnessed on vacation in the city. While visiting St. Matthew’s Church and Cemetery, he observed shocking things, like grave-opening by vandals, anti-Anglo graffiti on tombstones and public urination on the walls of the historic church.
Capturing a spring moment
Congratulations to Hugh Wolff on winning the QCT’s Spring Photo Contest! His photo, Lake Ferry, impressed our judge with its composition.
Lend your voice to the 400th
Your voice and your name could be part of the Espace 400eme exhibit!
2008 photo contest winner
Congratulations to Valcartier Village resident Hugh Wolff who took first prize in the QCT’s Spring Photo Contest!
SNC-Lavalin Pharma and GlaxoSmithKline
SNC-Lavalin Pharma and GlaxoSmithKline took home the Prix Léonard for industry recently at the Grands Prix du génie conseil-québécois, held in Montreal. The two firms were honoured for their teamwork on the expansion project of GlaxoSmithKline’s Sainte-Foy vaccine production facility.
QAC’s production of Our Town an all—round success
The Quebec Art Company’s production of Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, pleased the crowd.
Director Scott Emery’s vision enabled the company to experiment with theatre in the round – a formula that worked, thanks to narration courtesy of stage manager Cheryl Rimmer.
Champlain - St. Lawrence Honors its Athletes
Cegep Champlain St. Lawrence held its annual sports banquet last Thursday, May 1st. Athletes were honored for their athletic talents as well as their academic performance.
Capturing Canadian Forces in action in Afghanistan
Pecota's technique meshes photo and painting seamlessly
The news is full of images and words about what’s happening in Afghanistan, but few have the same perspective as visual artist and photographer Silvia Pecota. She likes to capture the action up close.
Canadian Forces
Ontario artist and photographer Silvia Pecota has plunged herself into the action in Afghanistan and elsewhere on Canadian military bases to help tell soldiers’ stories through images. Read more on Pages 6 and 7. Above: Fallen Comrades was created two years ago in memory of the Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan.
