September 6 2017 Edition
St. Lawrence independence bid denied by province
Published: September 6, 2017
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence will not go it alone, after all.
NDP leadership hopefuls look like long shots
Published: September 6, 2017
Let’s keep in mind that less than two short years ago, the New Democratic Party was poised to form the government of Canada. (En passant, is a party founded in 1961 still “new”?)
Rainbow flag rises for the Fête Arc-en-Ciel
Published: September 6, 2017
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
On August 31, local politicians and members of the LGBT+ community gathered for the raising of the rainbow flag in the gardens of City Hall in preparation for Quebec City’s annual Pride festivities, known in French as the Fête Arc-en-ciel.
Bump in CQSB enrolment numbers
Published: September 6, 2017
As the school bells rang on August 30, many of the schools administered by the Central Quebec School Board (CQSB), which oversees English-language public schools in the Quebec City area as well as Mauricie, Saguenay and smaller jurisdictions around the province, were a bit fuller than usual.
Burke wants education tax gap fixed
Published: September 6, 2017
Photo: CQSB archives
He’s not quite ready to organize a tea party, but Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) chairman Stephen Burke is nevertheless up in arms over the continuing inequality of taxes imposed upon supporters of the English-language school system.
The story behind Rue Van Gogh
Published: September 6, 2017
Memorials and Things of Fame
Published: September 6, 2017
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The Morning Chronicle
Last night, between seven and eight o’clock, our city was visited by a thunder and lightning storm accompanied by strong gusts of wind. The flashes of the lightning were intensely vivid, following each other one after another with hardly the slightest intermission.
MondoKarnaval calls for cultural harmony
Published: September 6, 2017
Photo: Juanita Craig
The fourth edition of MondoKarnaval, Quebec City's largest free, international cultural festival, took place at Parc Cartier-Brébeuf in Limoilou from September 2 to 4. Over 40 countries were represented, with 600 artists present over the weekend.
New website supports anglophones travelling for medical care
Published: September 6, 2017
A new website has been developed for both English speakers and the general population of Quebec’s eastern regions, to improve their experience when they have to leave home for medical services.
Corn husking time at Baie de Beauport
Published: September 6, 2017
Photo: Bill Cox
Sunday was a perfect day for corn husking at the Baie de Beauport beach. The delicious sweet corn, the only certified controlled-origin corn in the province, came from Neuville. Sun Life Financial Services, WKND radio, the tiki bar Monsieur Cocktail and La Mangue Verte catering service saw to the needs of the assembled crowd. About 100 people attended.
