The Winter Carnival Parade in Upper Town was magical for the thousands of people who gathered along René-Lévesque Boulevard, Avenue Cartier, Grande Allée, and around the Tourny Fountain last Saturday …
Daily Archives: 19 February 2014
Senior actors get dramatic about elder abuse
We perpetuate these abuses at all ages, all the time,” said Micheline Dubois, describing some of the abusive situations dramatized in Grandpa is not a cash cow and Grandma won’t …
Public meeting of the Central Québec School Board
The Central Québec School Board (CQSB) held a public information meeting on February 12 to present its Annual Report. The meeting, attended by local CQSB commissioners and members of the …
The day the British bailed
Departure of the imperial troops. -At half past two o’clock on Saturday afternoon, the British troops forming the Garrison of Quebec, evacuated the city […]. The band of the 60th …
Call for students: EQLC’s Secretarial Studies program
The Eastern Quebec Learning Centre’s Secretarial Studies program is in danger of being abolished if too few students have registered for the next course by the end of March 2014. …
Dominique Maltais: “Mission accomplished”
Four years of constant preparation … and everything is decided in five mind-bending, teeth-grinding minutes. Ça passe ou ça casse. You make it or you break it. This is true …
Snowboard Cross Olympian Chris Robanske has roots in Valcartier
Calgary native Chris Robanske, who is competing in the Men’s Snowboard Cross event in Sochi this week, is the grandson of local resident Harland McBain and the late Elsie Henderson. …
Bronze medal caps career for Quebec City skier
Kim Lamarre knows what makes a good story. The Quebec City skier, a former student at Holland School, put down a thrilling final run Tuesday evening to take bronze in …
Valentine’s Day storm almost disrupts International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
Cupid sent a lot more than arrows on February 14. The Valentine’s Day snowstorm caused delays for members of some hockey teams heading into town for the 55th International Pee-Wee …
Philippe Marquis at the Olympics
For a while, Philippe Marquis wasn’t sure he’d be going to the Olympics. And then he was. And then he wasn’t. And then he was. And then he wasn’t. And …