The annual Calgary contingent did not go unnoticed at Base Valcartier, old Quebec and Charlesbourg this Carnival season. Calgary and Quebec City are sister cities and so they celebrate at …
Daily Archives: 13 February 2008
Lady Lions come out with two big wins
In a battle for a spot in the provincials, the St. Lawrence Lady Lions clinched two very important wins on the weekend. Trailing by 10 points in the third quarter …
Quebec City proud of Simons’ project
Quebec City councillor Raymond Dion praised “the quality and the pride of the Simons family – it’s a trademark.” He congratulated the family on their “environmental efforts.” To Peter Simons, …
La Maison Simons expands store while reducing footprint
Expanding the Simons store at Place Ste-Foy shopping centre won’t mean a bigger environmental footprint for the Quebec City-family-owned clothing retailer. La Maison Simons president Peter Simons said that the …
Autism fundraiser
The 17th annual fundraising brunch for the Fondation de l’autisme de Quebec will take place on Sunday, February 17, from 10 to 1 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall …
SLC takes stand during Suicide Prevention Week
Cégep Champlain-St. Lawrence is joining its counterparts in offering Sentinelle, a program managed by the Centre de prevention du suicide de Québec (CPSQ). Offering Sentinelle means training personnel to be …
Chalmers-Wesley United Church needs new minister
The Chalmers-Wesley United Church congregation is about to begin searching for a new minister. Reverend George MacDonald, who had been out on extended sick leave, recently asked for his name …
Memorials and Thing of fame
1848 The Morning ChronicleWednesday, February 13Sympathetic Inks for Secret Correspondence*(*for a paramour on St. Valentine’s Day.) Process 1. – Dissolve muriate of ammonia in water and write: the writing will …
Keep heritage walls of Saint-Dominique’s
Some time ago (months, really), an article in Le Soleil caught my eye and did something to my blood pressure. The reporter had written something about the Musée national des …