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International Snow Sculpture award winners

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34:18 -0400

Eleven teams shaved, sculpted, and smoothed snow from sunup to sundown to try to win top honours in the Winter Carnival’s Telus International Snow Sculpture contest. Creativity and likeness to the sketch submitted were the top criteria considered during the Board’s judging. Winners were announced on Sunday, February 5.

Bonhomme helps Canadian Coast Guard celebrate 50th anniversary

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:49 -0400

On Friday, February 3, Bonhomme Carnaval dropped in the Quebec City Coast Guard station’s helicopter hangar to honour the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary. While there, the Winter Carnival celeb gleefully received the symbolic key to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Titanic Talk

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:46 -0400

During a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec, John O’Connor gave a talk on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. The talk was accompanied by some 80 slides in a PowerPoint Presentation. Particular emphasis was put on Quebec’s connections to the disaster.

Cinéma Cartier and Château Frontenac honour 60th anniversary of Hitchcock in Quebec City

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:43 -0400

To celebrate the 60th year since the world-famous movie director and master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock came to Quebec City, Director Michel Savoy created the Hitchcock Film Festival to be held at the Cinéma Cartier where Hitchcock’s movie I Confess was first shown. The Festival will be devoted exclusively to the great British artist.

Operation Shoebox “Thank You”

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:40 -0400

Dear Friends, On behalf of the 679 seafarers on board 33 ships which visited the Ports of Quebec and St. Romuald during the Christmas season, we wish to express a most sincere thank you for the ‘shoebox’ gifts they received. Our thanks are addressed not only to the donors of the gifts but also to all the persons and groups whose support made ‘Operation Shoebox’ possible.

Memorials and Things of Fame for February 8, 2012

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:38 -0400

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The pleasures of skating outdoors

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:35 -0400

Last Thursday I skated on the 400-meter Gaetan Boucher oval in Sainte-Foy on a sunny winter’s day just perfect for the sport. On my first circuit I noticed a stretch of ice on the outside of one of the curves that was untouched by skate grooves, the other skaters having apparently veered away from it to cut the corner short.

CÉGEP Champlain-St.Lawrence excels in Math Competition

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:33 -0400

St. Lawrence College math students performed extremely well in the 2011 Canadian Senior Math Contest. The SLC team won their zone championship and finished fourth in the province of Quebec.

Open House at HMCS Montcalm

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:29 -0400

The Canadian Naval Reserve Division HMCS Montcalm, located at Pointe-à-Carcy in Quebec City’s Old Port, opened its doors to welcome visitors and prospective recruits on Saturday, February 4. The Commanding Officer, Étienne Landry, gave the QCT a guided tour of the building and described the many training facilities and activities which take place there.

Ice Canoe Race results

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:26 -0400

Even though those watching the 58th edition of the Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Races might have had cold feet while lining the the Quebec waterfront, the competition out on the shifting ice of the St. Lawrence River was hot! There were 46 ice canoe teams in three different categories - Men’s Elite, Women’s Elite and Sport.

Voice of English-speaking Quebec teams up with YES

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:24 -0400

The Voice of English-speaking Quebec has been supporting the region’s English-speaking community for over twenty years through a variety of initiatives. This year, they are welcoming Youth Employment Services (YES) as a partner and together they plan to provide sustainable English-language services to support Quebec’s entrepreneurs.

Eleanor Mary Carruthers

QCT admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:17 -0400

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eleanor Mary Carruthers (née Cameron), suddenly at her home on January 29, 2012.

Volunteer Appreciation Evening at the Morrin Centre

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:54:09 -0400

Last Monday evening the Morrin Centre held an event to thank its many volunteers during the past year.

After a social time which included a copious buffet, Sovita Chander, Vice-President of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, welcomed everyone to the Volunteer Appreciation Evening.

The Poet and the Haggis

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:52:06 -0400

On Saturday evening, 63 people gathered in the Morrin Centre to raise a glass of wine or whisky in honour of The Bard, Robbie Burns.

A naval review

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:50:11 -0400

Dollard-des-Ormeaux School: from Kindergarten to High School Graduation

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:47:57 -0400

Situated in picturesque Courcellette adjacent to the Valcartier Military Base and the town of Shannon, Dollard-des-Ormeaux School (DDO) has 445 students with 330 students at the elementary level and 115 at the high school level.

Grosse Île: A musical drama written by Margaret Forrest, John Halpin, and Hubert “Hubie” Radoux

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:46:20 -0400

Background - In the late 1840s, little was known about communicable diseases or of the incubation periods of disease. Many unfortunate people went aboard ship already bearers of disease. Cleanliness was impossible in the primitive conditions on board.

CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence: honouring academic excellence in well-rounded students

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:43:38 -0400

CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence held its biannual Open House for future students and their families on January 25. The only English-language cégep in Quebec City, St. Lawrence is proud of its high calibre academic, predominantly pre-university programmes. Each fall, approximately 400 students are accepted out of 800 applicants.

School Board Governance

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:41:45 -0400

I strongly believe that every child is entitled to quality educational services.

School spirit runs high at St. Patrick’s High School

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:40:10 -0400

In an effort to welcome new ‘Fighting Irish,‘ St. Patrick's High School recently had an open house to show off the school. For Alexandra Furlong, an English teacher of secondary one and two, the choice is obvious.

"We're hoping kids pick our school. They won't be disappointed. We had open house and I am pretty sure it went well; it's a waiting game," she says.

Valcartier Elementary School: A caring school in a charming country setting

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:38:04 -0400

Serving the St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier community for over sixty years, Valcartier Elementary School (VES) promotes positive self-esteem and the understanding that every individual is responsible for themselves and their actions.

The school provides an educational environment and a wide variety of activities that stimulate independent thinking, reflection and risk-taking.

Another good year in the forecast for Holland School

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:36:04 -0400

Despite three snow days in two weeks, another good year is in the forecast for Holland School. Students were welcomed back from holidays with a visit from Le Grand Défi- a province-wide initiative in which a caravan visits the school, teaches kids about nutrition, and awards them for partaking in physical activity.

Portneuf Elementary School Basketball Players Bring Home a Banner

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:34:15 -0400

Little lions at Ste-Foy Elementary start the year with a roar

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:31:00 -0400

With new staff members, a new discipline policy, and lowered incident reports, the little lions at Ste-Foy Elementary started the year with a roar.

Don't be surprised to see a few new faces in the classrooms. Dina Bhangu and Mirinda Touchette, Special Education technicians, Emilie Hamel, a French teacher substituting for maternity leave, and Joanne Louise Strasser.

Eastern Quebec Learning Centre

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:23:35 -0400

Makeover for the Eastern Québec Learning Centre ! The new website launch - easternquebec.ca - started our year with a new look and this feeling of change has continued ever since.

QHS – abuzz with activity!

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:21:08 -0400

We have often heard the expression: Think outside the box. At Quebec High School we like to say: Learning beyond the classroom. This is just one way to describe some of the excitement at our school.

Student life is alive and well with a cornucopia of activities that Student Council has organized to help ward off the February blues.

Winter Summit brings climate change discussion to Carnival

Matt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:17:01 -0400

Grégoire Legendre joins Operalia jury and confirms second Quebec City Opera Festival

Matt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:14:26 -0400

By Marie White

Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Québec sings the Ensemble Gospel’s praises

Matt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:12:23 -0400

The Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Québec chose the Ensemble Gospel de Québec for the jury's award as part of the Concours des arts de la scène. A five-member jury selects the winner who receives $5,000 to produce the Gala des Fidéides on March 15 and a $3,000 service bursary from Solotech.

Ice and cold sweat

Matt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:09:51 -0400

In the 1940s, during the Second World War, we kids had no trouble earning a few pennies. We could buy necessities like baseball cards packed with a flat three inch square piece of tasty bubble gum, a coconut jaw-breaker, or a pack of seven Turret cigarettes for a dime. We had to be careful where we smoked them and that Mom or Dad didn't find them.