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Daily Archives: 17 April 2013
Neil Bissoondath: “Douglas Gibson changed my life”
Quebec City author Neil Bissoondath enjoyed introducing the “man who changed my life” – the man who, he says, helped set him on his path as a successful writer. That …
Ghomeshi: Q is “my love letter to Quebec City”
What does Q stand for?” asked a woman who voiced what everyone else was wondering. Q is the name of his national daily cultural affairs talk program (recorded in Studio …
Save Your Children!
Situated at the heart of the Saint-Sauveur neighborhood, Pignon Bleu is the primary actor in the fight against poverty in the region of Quebec. Created since 1991, this foundation is …
Neil Bissoondath: “Douglas Gibson changed my life”
Quebec City author Neil Bissoondath enjoyed introducing the “man who changed my life” – the man who, he says, helped set him on his path as a successful writer. That …
Bill 14 hearings continue: QCGN presents brief to protect English-language rights
On April 11, representatives of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) presented a brief to Bill 14 committee members in the Legislative Council Chamber of the National Assembly. The QCGN …
Claire Martin celebrates 99 years of living
A wonderful woman is about to celebrate her 99th birthday. She is a witty, charming, determined, fiercely independent, outspoken person whose life reads like a best-selling novel.Claire Martin was born …
Memorials and Things of Fame
April 21, 1963 A night watchman died last night in Montreal, the first victim of acts of terrorism attributed to the FLQ. The tragedy occurred in a building occupied by …
VEQ shocks Bill 14 committee with economic status of English community
Voice of English-speaking Quebec representatives – President Helen Walling, Executive Director Jean-Sébastien Gignac, and VEQ Board member Warren Thomson – recently presented a brief to the committee on Bill 14 …
Lady Lions win AA basketball banner
The St. Lawrence Lady Lions AA basketball team won the provincial banner for the first time since the mid-1980s this past Sunday in Chicoutimi. In their quarterfinal game on Friday, …