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QHS Hema-Québec Blood Donor Drive
Published on: October 19, 2016 - 13:04
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Tuesday, October 25, from 1:30 - 7:30 p.m.
CQSB holds 20th Cross Country Run for students, family and friends
Published: October 5, 2016
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
On October 1, a gorgeous autumn day, the Central Quebec School Board held the 20th edition of the Cross Country Run. The event attracted over 500 students, friends and family members, who participated in six races at the Base de Plein Air de Sainte-Foy.
Shannon Community Centre resounds with Echoes of Erin
Published: October 5, 2016
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
On September 28, the Shannon Community Centre gave an enthusiastic welcome to a troupe of young musicians and dancers from Ireland, all members of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. The Association of Musicians of Ireland is dedicated to preserving Irish traditional music and culture and has spawned several touring groups.
Chloé Robichaud’s "Pays" opens Quebec City Film Festival
Published: September 21, 2016
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Place d’Youville was the place to be for movie aficionados on September 14. Crowds gathered at the foot of the stairs in front of the Palais Montcalm, where a band welcomed cinephiles to the opening film of the sixth Quebec City Film Festival – Pays (Boundaries in the English version).
The pleasures of being a tourist in your home town!
Published: September 14, 2016
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Many Quebec City locals, including yours truly and my partner in life, took advantage of the offer of the Association des Guides touristiques de Québec (AGTQ, Québec City Professional Tour Guides Association) to go on a guided walking tour and explore our city.
Celebrating the philanthropy of Jeffery Hale
Published: September 14, 2016
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Jeffery Hale Hospital, a ceremony in Jeffery Hale’s memory was held at Mount Hermon Cemetery on September 8. Sheltered from the rain under large tents, some 200 people gathered near the Hale monument in the lower level of the cemetery.
Retirement . . . it was nice while it lasted!
Published: August 10, 2016
Well, that has to be the shortest “retirement” in history!
Yes, I’m temporarily back in the saddle (or office chair) again as the QCT’s assignment editor and copy editor.
American choristers join Festival singers at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Published: August 10, 2016
Photo: Worcester Chorus website
Members of the Worcester Chorus, one of the oldest ongoing choral groups in the United States, will make their first musical visit to Canada, performing Mozart’s Requiem on Thursday, August 18, at 12:30 p.m. as part of the Midi en Musique summer concert series at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City.
Caring for caregivers at the Monastère des Augustines
Published: August 3, 2016
Photo: Sarah Barclay
There are arguably three distinct groups in Quebec City who already know about the Monastère des Augustines’ museum, hotel, restaurant, and wellness centre: the trendsetters, history buffs, and most importantly, caregivers and health professionals who rely on the monastery as a place of shelter and relief.
Crépuscule lights up Agora with celebratory fire
Published: July 7, 2016
Photo: Danielle Burns
If you are looking for an evening of entertainment this summer with incredible feats such as doing push ups over a swinging skipping rope, this is the show for you, and you don’t even need to buy tickets. For a second year in a row, acrobats from Flip FabriQue have produced a free outdoor circus show with financial support from the Ville de Quebec.
