A study that was supposed to clear the air about hazardous trichloroethylene (TCE) vapours potentially seeping into the basements of Shannon homes has at least one member of the Shannon …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Nothing holy about war
It was with sadness and dismay a few days after Christmas that I was informed that my uncle-in-law Sergeant Gregory John Kruse was killed in action in Afghanistan. Greg was …
Unpredictable weather confuses humans, not plants
We have been having such strange weather lately it is hard to figure out what outside outfit you should wear, what boots to put on or whether to risk going …
Oxford offers Rhodes Scholar new options in sport and life
Clutching an acceptance letter to one of the world’s most prestigious universities last December, Quebec City’s 2007 Rhodes Scholar Annick Routhier Labadie expected the best was yet to come for …
What’s wrong, can’t sleep? What insomnia costs Quebec
One in three people in Quebec can’t fall asleep at night and few of those are seeking treatment. A recent study published by a group of researchers at Université Laval …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849 The Morning Chronicle Quebec was lighted for the first time with Gas on New Year’s evening, the company being only enabled partially to illuminate our streets, …