April 16 2008 Edition
Winning conditions enable SLC to bring back a hockey/study program
Published: April 16, 2008
Photo: Christian Brosseau
Cegep Champlain-St. Lawrence has found a solution to its hockey woes. The St. Lawrence Lions will be a member of the America East Hockey League (AEHL) and offer students a chance at completing their studies and playing a season of junior collegiate hockey.
SLC Lions
Published on: April 16, 2008 - 18:54
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SLC Lions David Grimard, Jean-Philippe Tremblay pose with Eddy Bouchard of the Royal Bank, along with Lions Charles-Olivier Levasseur and Nicolas Carrier.
Norbert Cole
Published on: April 16, 2008 - 18:49
Norbert Cole brought the QCT a copy of a photo taken between 1953 and 1956 at the Quebec Armoury, while he was serving with the Royal Rifles of Canada. He recalled good times with the regiment. This group photo is online at www.qctonline.com/node/675, where you can zoom in and view the faces. Among them are decorated officers, veterans of Hong Kong and other battles fought.
Beware of plastic bags and monsters in old Quebec
Published: April 16, 2008
Earth Day is coming up soon! It’s time to think of the planet and how our actions affect our home over the short and long term. Thinking about it now will get us ready for Earth Day on April 22.
One way is to come face to face with our waste.
Young QHS scientists head to provincial finals
Published: April 16, 2008
Quebec High School students Azanie Roy and Fred Parsons will compete at the provincial Bell Science Fair in Montreal this week, representing the Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches region after placing sixth out of 112 entries at the regional Expo-sciences Bell last month.
Job Fair’s Zone Multilingue a booming success
Published: April 16, 2008
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Last weekend’s job fair at ExpoCité welcomed 10,800 visitors through its doors on Friday and Saturday.
Some 157 companies and organizations were present at the fair with jobs to be filled.
What a winter!
Published: April 16, 2008
When the month of May is finally upon us, when welcome skeins of Snow and Canada Geese noisily invade the skies on their northward migrations, when blossoms fill the air with their scent, when the celebrations for our city’s 400th anniversary get into at least medium gear, then will we be able to look backward, take a deep breath, and say, all together, “What a winter!”
Viewing the ruins of the drill hall after the fire
Published: April 16, 2008
A week ago Friday, on a cold wet evening, Joann and I smelled smoke and heard the screaming sirens but we had no idea Quebec was losing one of its most beautiful buildings.
Memorials and Things of Fame
Published: April 16, 2008
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1848-2008 – 160 years of service
Published: April 16, 2008
Photo: Mike Reshitnyk
At its most recent annual general meeting, March 26, the Mount Hermon Cemetery Association was presented with statistics regarding its history. Among other things, we found out that David E. Blinco is the ninth president of the cemetery.
This would give an average of 17.78 years of service per president if we calculate the 160 years of activity at the cemetery.
