The Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network expects there will be more incidents involving seal pups stranded on beaches in the next few weeks. Poor ice conditions in the Gulf …
Daily Archives: 10 March 2010
SLC athlete wins award
Champlain Saint Lawrence College’s Veronique Johnson has been named the top student athlete in the Provincial AAA Collegiate Basketball League. The league held its annual banquet last Saturday during the …
Maple syrup industry optimistic for 2010
After four difficult springs, the 2009 season will go down as a historic season, with Quebec maple syrup production hitting 109.4 million pounds. Producers have been thrilled with the news, …
Quebec housing starts rose in February
According to the results of the latest monthly survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), residential construction rose in February in Quebec’s centres with 10,000 or more inhabitants. …
The return of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is exciting
I have been reading with interest the plans for the Quebec City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Our Congregation, les Soeurs du Bon-Pasteur de Québec (Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec), have …
Let’s not litter
In the 1950’s and early sixties, when I started to own automobiles, there was no problem for garbage disposal. You just rolled down the window and threw out the cigarette …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning Chronicle The able and humane physician to the prison, Dr. Morrin’s remarks startled us not a little. There are some individuals it appears, who look upon the gaol, …
Time for a shoeshine
Here I am sitting on a stool surrounded by a dozen pair of black and brown shoes. About every three months I decide it’s time to shine my shoes and …
“Proclamation: The Word of the Lord” 2010
“Once again you must proclaim God’s message…” Revelation 10:11 (TEV)“Proclamation: The Word of the Lord” is in its sixteenth year in the province of Quebec. The goal of this project …
Owning the podium a noble objective
In response to Ladd Johnson’s letter in last week’s QCT entitled “Modesty is Important,” I have these words to say. As a native-born Canadian, I, along with many other millions …