On March 2, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that, in June this year, he would lead a Canadian delegation to France to take part in events marking the 70th …
Monthly Archives: April 2014
The ceinture fléchée more than a belt
At the Maison des Jésuites de Sillery there is a new exhibit on the ceinture fléchée and other uses of the craft of of finger weaving. The ceinture fléchée or …
“Live free and go camping”
This phrase on a banner in one of the 150 kiosks at the 2014 Quebec Recreational Vehicle Show at Expo Cité last weekend describes the atmosphere well. There were numerous …
Meatloaf “on the menu” for Fierbourg culinary students
Over 800 students at 14 cooking schools across the province of Quebec recently participated in the 11th year of La Semaine des Écoles hôtelières. During the week, three Quebec City …
Maple taffy at the Bois-de-Coulonge
Every year in March, the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec opens the sugar shack in the Bois-de-Coulonge to the Fondation de l’École Saint-Michel in Sillery. By selling sticky …
Pancakes, pyjamas and playtime
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. What better way to enjoy it than in your pyjamas with your family and friends old and new? That is just …
Couillard rallies his Quebec City team for the final stretch
On March 28, the Quebec Liberal Party held a rally at the Wilbrod-Bherer occupational training school in Quebec City to encourage everyone for the final 11 days of the campaign. …
Quebec Community Groups Network engages political parties
With promises of new legislation to strengthen Bill 101, a Charter of Values, and talk of a future referendum on Quebec sovereignty, this election will be a significant one for …
MCDC receives grant to promote bilingualism and volunteering
The Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $23,000 from the Department of Canadian Heritage – Promotion of Linguistic Duality, …