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Daily Archives: 13 February 2013
Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Race results
It seemed like a perfect day out on the ice of the St. Lawrence River Sunday afternoon as 14 teams of Elite Male and another 14 teams of Elite Female …
A big condo in a small neighbourhood
A group of 13 Sillery residents were so concerned about the construction of a four-unit condominium building on rue Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine that they took the Ville de Québec and the builder …
Conservation plan for hist ic district of Sillery
The Quebec ministry of culture has released its plan for the preservation of Sillery as a heritage site. The Cultural Heritage Act provides that such plans be drawn up for …
Chef Jean Soulard gives a conference at the Garrison Club
On Wednesday, February 6, the Comité des Arts of the Quebec Garrison Club welcomed Chef Jean Soulard as a special guest to give a conference entitled “The evolution of cuisine …
Memorials and Things of Fame for February 13, 2013
1863 The Morning Chronicle His Hon Judge Meredith observed that the crime of sheep-stealing was one which the law punished severely, as it was necessary that the property of the …
Annick Papillon begins new session in Ottawa
The 2013 session of the Canadian Parliament began on January 23, and Annick Papillon, NDP Member of Parliament for the Quebec City region, was back in full swing, serving on …
Dr. Kathryn Leake: an Anglophone rainmaker at CHUQ
Dr. Kathryn Leake is an Anglophone living in Quebec City and a post-doctoral fellow of Endocrinology and Nephrology at the research centre of the Centre d’hospitalier universitaire de Quebec (CHUQ). …
Looking for the 100th Object
What would the face of Quebec’s English-speaking communities look like if 100 objects were “collaged” to create a portrait of it?That is what the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) and …
St. Lawrence Lions hockey results
The St. Lawrence Lions are battling for second place in the RSEQ hockey league and they really needed a victory, and victory there was. With a win of 8 to …