From the moment she received her team jacket, it was official. Brittany Phelan was going to the Olympics. The 22-year-old from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts had grabbed one of three coveted spots on …
Daily Archives: 2 February 2014
Ariane Lavigne: snowboarding her way to Sochi
During the Vancouver Olympics, snowboarder Ariane Lavigne was a course tester. She and other up-and-coming Canadian snowboarders zipped down the Vancouver courses before races, getting in some practice and making …
Bill 60: Ouimet committee conclusions
Philippe Couillard, Official Opposition Leader, Gilles Ouimet, opposition critic for Justice, and Marc Tanguay, opposition critic for the Charter of the French Language and Secularism, have unveiled the conclusions of …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle On the 30th of November, a man named John Davis who was in the employ of Mr. Henry Crawford, Mayor of St. Gabriel in the county …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle On the 30th of November, a man named John Davis who was in the employ of Mr. Henry Crawford, Mayor of St. Gabriel in the county …
Jeffery Hale Community Services fundraising luncheon
Jeffery Hale Community Services held an auction fundraiser luncheon on January 24 and raised over $1,200 for the 18th annual Community Christmas Hamper Campaign. Danny Roche and his beautiful assistant …
Chris Hadfield keynote speaker at INO conference
On January 22, the Institut national d’Optique (INO) held a conference at the Château Frontenac to mark its 25th anniversary. The event featured four speakers on the theme of “Innovation …
New language school at Cégep de Thetford
On January 23, 2014, the Cégep de Thetford opened a language school on its premises. The Thetford-Mines Cégep has been offering language classes for several years now, but in light …
Woodfield and its massive maples: condos or a park?
On January 22, the Coalition pour l’arrondissement historique de Sillery was to have held a demonstration and distributed pamphlets to passing motorists in front of St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Sillery …
Kicking the habit: Quebec Tobacco-Free Week
The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health recently announced the slogan “Smoking reduces life expectancy by 10 years,” for Quebec Tobacco-Free Week, which ran from January 19 to 25. The …