Letter to mother. Dear Mom, I wanted to go and pick you up at the home to bring you to our house for the weekend. If only I was able to, I …
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Who am I?
An English professor, writer and translator. For more than five years I have written a weekly column “Our Man Thursday” in the Sherbrooke Record. I have also been published in …
World Hockey Championships to win attendance bronze
The IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City and Halifax has been successful thus far in attracting hockey fanatics from around province, the country and the world. The tournament is …
Quebec City resident remembers the Battle of the Atlantic
During the Second World War no war front pushed closer to home than that of the Battle of the Atlantic, which raged throughout the war, from 1939-45. During that battle, …
Two human skeletons found on Plains
Construction workers have unwittingly unearthed an archaeological mystery on the Plains of Abraham. Two well-preserved human skeletons were discovered last February as workers broke ground for new bathroom facilities in …
Lutes hits town
Canadian songwriter and performer Rob Lutes is on tour promoting his new album, Ride the Shadows, which has been named by some sources as one of the best ten Canadian …
Spoiled ballots face destruction
By May 31, barring any last-minute intervention by the Charest government, the 4.8 million ballots from the 1995 sovereignty referendum will be shredded and presumably recycled into some post-consumer product …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning ChronicleEditorial We have not a light-house at Point Levi; we have none on the East India Wharf; our ships come in by chance, and go out by …
Music Suggestion
As you will soon discover, I am a huge music lover and my taste range from jazz to heavy metal. On that note, I thought it would be a good …
Baseball Season Upon Us
The Braves, Metros, Carnavals, Capitales… Quebec City’s love affair with baseball dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and although there have been ups and downs, nobody can …